HEP 반달가슴곰 출몰 정보

HEP’s most striking recent encounter came on April 19, 2026 in Minoh Gein 3-chome, where a black bear watched a person from halfway up a slope and answered with a low growl while water ran on one side and the hillside rose on the other. That kind of close, tense meeting is the kind of thing hikers here need to notice, because the area has now recorded 22 black bear sightings in all.

The activity is centered around the mountain edge communities, especially Ibaraki City, Minoh, and Ikoma, with repeated reports also reaching Ikeda. The busiest stretch came in September 2024 with 3 sightings, followed by October 2024 with 2, while another rise appeared in November 2023 and October 2023, each with 2 reports, showing that bear presence has clustered in several short bursts rather than staying even through the year.