Kataoka Shrine 반달가슴곰 출몰 정보

Kataoka Shrine has been seeing black bear activity across the wider area, and the most alarming recent report came on April 10, 2026 in Heguri Midorigaoka 6 chome, where a bear came down from the hill beside a pond and was only about 5 meters away before it ran off after the person shouted. That kind of close encounter shows how near these animals have been getting to people’s paths and homes.

The busiest places in these reports have been around Tenri, Nara, and Sakurai, with sightings also turning up in Seika, Ikoma, and Heguri. Activity was strongest in October 2025, November 2025, and December 2025, when reports stayed high, and the area has logged 18 black bear sightings overall.