Waterfall Gifu

Taka Falls

38 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 7 months ago

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Nearby Incidents

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Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

7 months ago

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Around 08:30 on October 5, 2025, near the shuttle bus stop for the observation platform in Ogi, Shirakawa Village, a 40-year-old Spanish male tourist was attacked from behind by a bear and suffered a minor abrasion to his right upper arm. The bear, estimated at about 1 meter long, fled the scene; the village has closed nearby roads and walking paths and issued warnings.

Ogi, Shirakawa Village, Gifu

7 months ago

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Shirakawa Hatogaya, Gifu

9 months ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

7 months ago

News

Around 08:30 on October 5, 2025, near the shuttle bus stop for the observation platform in Ogi, Shirakawa Village, a 40-year-old Spanish male tourist was attacked from behind by a bear and suffered a minor abrasion to his right upper arm. The bear, estimated at about 1 meter long, fled the scene; the village has closed nearby roads and walking paths and issued warnings.

Ogi, Shirakawa Village, Gifu

7 months ago

Official

Shirakawa Hatogaya, Gifu

9 months ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

Official

Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu

1 year ago

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