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Sakurayama Gokoku Jinja

櫻山護國神社

175 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Kazuno, Akita
Official

Fallow field / body length 70 cm / 20 m from a house: One small bear was seen wandering in a fallow field from inside a residence. Distance to the witness: 20 m. The bear left the area. Direction of departure unknown.

Kazuno, Akita

1 month ago
Fallow paddy field in Fukushikawa, Hanawa, Kazuno City, Akita
News

At around 08:30 on the 31st, a woman in her 60s at home spotted one bear about 70 cm long in a fallow paddy field in Fukushikawa, Hanawa, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture. The bear was about 20 meters from the nearest house; police notified related agencies and carried out patrol-car warnings in the area.

Fallow paddy field in Fukushikawa, Hanawa, Kazuno City, Akita

1 month ago
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
Official

[Post] Walked north from a vacant house about 50 m to the south, around the vicinity of houses. Footprints around several nearby houses, including footprints under eaves.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

6 months ago
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
Official

A bear about 0.8 m long was seen near a persimmon tree, and the bear later moved west. The observer and the nearest house were about 10 m away.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

6 months ago
Kazuno, Akita
Official

One bear about 1 m long was seen moving through the site of a special needs school toward the south. The observer was about 10 m away, and the nearest house about 60 m.

Kazuno, Akita

6 months ago
Hinai Special Support School (Kazuno campus, Hanawa Anai), Kazuno City, Akita
News

At around 11:30 on November 18, 2025, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the parking lot of the Hinai Special Support School Kazuno campus in Hanawa Anai, Kazuno City. The Kazuno Police Station has urged nearby residents and related parties to be cautious.

Hinai Special Support School (Kazuno campus, Hanawa Anai), Kazuno City, Akita

6 months ago
Kazuno, Akita
Official

A witness walking a dog found tracks of what appears to be an adult bear. The tracks were moving from east to west.

Kazuno, Akita

6 months ago
Kazuno, Akita
Official

While walking, saw a bear about 80 cm long moving from the forest toward the Welfare Council area; direction of movement unknown.

Kazuno, Akita

6 months ago

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