Location
Description
Shortly after 18:00 on May 9, city staff and members of a hunters' association found one bear in a rice field in Osaki Kidoguchi, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture; the mayor authorized an emergency culling. The hunters fired a shot and the bear—a roughly 1.5-meter adult male—was killed.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
Over the weekend, a bear was spotted in a rice field in Osaki Kidoguchi, Hirakawa City. Citing nearby homes and routine agricultural activity, the mayor authorized an emergency shoot; hunters shot and killed an approximately 1.5-meter adult male, marking the second emergency culling in Aomori Prefecture following the Hachinohe case.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 09:00 AM
Address
Hirakawa Osaki, Aomori
Coordinates
40.578207, 140.629749
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