Train Station Shimane

Kirohara

9 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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Nearby Incidents

Official

Around 1:20 p.m. on June 15, 2026, near the Tada Tunnel in Kawamoto Town, one adult bear approximately 1 meter in body length was observed.

Kawamoto Tata, Shimane

1 week ago

Official

Around 5:50 p.m. on May 5, 2026, near the Imazu Tunnel on Prefectural Route Kawamoto-Hata in Kawamoto Town, one adult bear was [encountered].

Kawamoto Tata, Shimane

1 month ago

Official

October 15, 2024, around 9:30 AM, near the Kamiyaba area of Kawamoto Town (upper valley area), one adult bear about 1 m long.

Kawamoto, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 5:35 PM on Oct 13, 2024, near the former JR San-ei Line crossing in Kamoto’s Uemachi district, one adult bear fleeing into the mountains.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 6:30 AM on Sept 7, 2024, near Kawamoto Joint Government Building, Shimane Prefecture: bear cub of unknown length. About 9:00 AM that day, it crossed the nearby old JR San’ei Line tracks and headed into the mountains; cub about 60 cm long.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 6:20 a.m. on Sept 6, 2024, a bear about 60 cm long sighted near the Kawamoto Prefectural Joint Government Building in Kawamoto Town. No injuries. This was the third consecutive day of sightings at the site. A male security guard spotted a bear climbing a walnut tree; it then fled into the mountains.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 2:15 PM on Sept 5, 2024, near the Kawamoto Joint Government Building in Kawamoto Town, Shimane Prefecture, one bear about 60 cm long was sighted. No injuries. Sightings had occurred at the site on the 4th as well; authorities heightened vigilance.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 6:30 AM and 6:05 PM on Sept 4, 2024, a bear about 60 cm long was sighted near the Kawamoto Joint Government Building in Kawamoto Town, Shimane Prefecture. No injuries. The building is adjacent to Kawamoto Town Hall; nearby are Shimane Chuo High School, and the town, prefecture, and Kawamoto Police Station are on alert.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 1:20 p.m. on June 15, 2026, near the Tada Tunnel in Kawamoto Town, one adult bear approximately 1 meter in body length was observed.

Kawamoto Tata, Shimane

1 week ago

Official

Around 5:50 p.m. on May 5, 2026, near the Imazu Tunnel on Prefectural Route Kawamoto-Hata in Kawamoto Town, one adult bear was [encountered].

Kawamoto Tata, Shimane

1 month ago

Official

October 15, 2024, around 9:30 AM, near the Kamiyaba area of Kawamoto Town (upper valley area), one adult bear about 1 m long.

Kawamoto, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 5:35 PM on Oct 13, 2024, near the former JR San-ei Line crossing in Kamoto’s Uemachi district, one adult bear fleeing into the mountains.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 6:30 AM on Sept 7, 2024, near Kawamoto Joint Government Building, Shimane Prefecture: bear cub of unknown length. About 9:00 AM that day, it crossed the nearby old JR San’ei Line tracks and headed into the mountains; cub about 60 cm long.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 6:20 a.m. on Sept 6, 2024, a bear about 60 cm long sighted near the Kawamoto Prefectural Joint Government Building in Kawamoto Town. No injuries. This was the third consecutive day of sightings at the site. A male security guard spotted a bear climbing a walnut tree; it then fled into the mountains.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 2:15 PM on Sept 5, 2024, near the Kawamoto Joint Government Building in Kawamoto Town, Shimane Prefecture, one bear about 60 cm long was sighted. No injuries. Sightings had occurred at the site on the 4th as well; authorities heightened vigilance.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

Official

Around 6:30 AM and 6:05 PM on Sept 4, 2024, a bear about 60 cm long was sighted near the Kawamoto Joint Government Building in Kawamoto Town, Shimane Prefecture. No injuries. The building is adjacent to Kawamoto Town Hall; nearby are Shimane Chuo High School, and the town, prefecture, and Kawamoto Police Station are on alert.

Kawamoto Kuzani, Shimane

1 year ago

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