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About 8:45 a.m. on July 18, 2026, two bears were near the Shinmei community hall area in Enda-machi, Masuda City.

Masuda Todacho, Shimane

Around 9:30 p.m. on July 15, 2026, one bear was sighted near the entrance of the Hirahara settlement on the Toda-Shirakami Line in Nakagaitocho, Masuda City.

Masuda Nakagauchicho, Shimane

Hagi, Yamaguchi

One bear about 50 cm long was seen climbing a roadside embankment in Shimodama, Hagi, Yamaguchi.

Hagi Shimotama, Yamaguchi

Around 6:37 p.m. on July 14, 2026, one bear was sighted on the JR Sanin Main Line, near the midpoint between Iwami-Tsuda Station and Kamate Station.

Masuda Kibecho, Shimane

A bear was sighted in Kibe Town, Masuda City, around 6:37 PM on July 14.

Masuda Kibecho, Shimane

Hagi Tsubaki, Yamaguchi

Around 6:00 p.m. on July 12, 2026, one bear was near the Noji taxi stop in Shimotanecho, Masuda City.

Masuda Shimotanecho, Shimane

At around 6:20 PM on July 11, 2026, one young bear was observed approximately 200 meters along the road leading from the Masuda-Abu Line in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City, toward the national farmland development area.

Masuda Musocho, Shimane

Around 7:10 a.m. on July 11, 2026, an adult bear was sighted about 200 meters south of Okami Police Box in Okami, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.

Hamada Misumicho-Okami, Shimane

Around 7:10 a.m. on July 11, 2026, one adult bear was observed about 200 meters south of Okami police box in Okami, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.

Hamada Misumicho-Okami, Shimane

Around 7:14 p.m. on July 10, 2026, one bear was observed near the intersection of the Mochiishi Airport municipal road and the Ichihara-Mochiishi farm road in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane

Around 5:40 p.m. on July 10, 2026, one (bear) near Sakonmaiyama Shrine in Otsugocho, Masuda City.

Masuda Otokocho, Shimane

Around 17:40 on 2026-07-10, one bear was sighted in Otsukocho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.

Masuda Otokocho, Shimane

Around 7:14 PM on 2026-07-10, one bear was sighted in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.

Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane

Around 8:45 p.m. on July 9, 2026, one bear was (sighted) near the intersection of Prefectural Route 309 (Tosen-dotsu Tsuda Station Line) and the terminus of Municipal Nakatsuda East Line in Tsuda-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane

Around 9:00 p.m. on July 8, 2026, one bear was sighted approximately 600 meters from JR Kamate Station toward Okami Station in Nishi-Hirahara-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Nishihirabaracho, Shimane

Around 11:25 a.m. on July 7, 2026, one bear was found along National Route 9 near the Nishinotani community center in Okami, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.

Hamada Misumicho-Okami, Shimane

Around 7:30 on July 6, a bear was sighted in Tsubakihigashinakanokura, Hagi City.

Hagi Chinto, Yamaguchi

Hagi Chinto, Yamaguchi

A woman in her 70s saw one bear in Chinto, Hagi City, while stepping out to take out the garbage.

Hagi Chinto, Yamaguchi

A bear was sighted in Misumi-cho Nishikawachi, Hamada City.

Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane

At around 8:10 a.m. on July 5, 2026, a young bear was seen along National Route 9 near the JA Funeral Center in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.

Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane

On July 5, 2026, at approximately 10:40 a.m., one juvenile bear was [observed/located] on the road connecting the Harumidai settlement in Nishi-Kawachi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, to the Fukuura settlement.

Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane

Around 19:45 on 2026-07-04, one bear was sighted in Tonda-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.

Masuda Todacho, Shimane

Around 7:45 PM on July 4, 2026, three bears were near Inosako Community Center in Enda-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Todacho, Shimane

Around 19:20 on 2026-07-04, a bear was sighted in Ōkusachō, Masuda City.

Masuda Okusacho, Shimane

About 7:20 p.m. on July 4, 2026, one bear was near Myokenji Temple in Okusa-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Otokocho, Shimane

Hagi Hijiwara, Yamaguchi

At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 3, 2026, one bear was spotted about 200 meters west of the Matsubarashita bus stop in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City, at the foot of the mountain.

Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane

Around 5:30 a.m. on July 3, a bear was sighted in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane

At approximately 12:40 p.m. on June 30, 2026, one bear was observed about 1 kilometer northeast of the Masuda Regional Clean Center in Otani-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Tadacho, Shimane

Around 5:00 a.m. on June 30, 2026, two bears were sighted approximately 100 meters from the intersection of Okuda Street and Dojo Street in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane

Around 9:20 a.m. on June 29, 2026, one bear was (sighted) near the Kawashimo community center in Shimotane Town, Masuda City.

Masuda Shimotanecho, Shimane

At around 9:00 a.m. on June 29, 2026, one bear was [sighted/encountered] near the intersection of National Route 9 and the Okuda Kamisen city road in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane

Around 7:15 p.m. on June 28, 2026, one juvenile bear was observed on the Nishi-Iwami Regional Farm Road near the Masuda District Wide-area Clean Center in Tada Town, Masuda City.

Masuda Tadacho, Shimane

Around 6:00 p.m. on June 28, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Karitō embankment at the intersection of the Karitō Line city road and the Sakoda-Karitō Line city road in Kiami-cho, Masuda City.

Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane

About 6:00 p.m. on June 28, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Kanchō embankment, at the intersection of the municipal roads Kanchō Line and Sakoda-Kanchō Line in Kiaimi Town, Masuda City.

Masuda Kiamicho, Shimane

A local train from Masuda to Hamada collided with a bear and stopped in Kibe-cho, Masuda City, on the San'in Line between Kammate and Iwami-Tsuda stations.

Masuda Kibecho, Shimane

At approximately 7:50 a.m. on June 28, 2026, a local JR Sanin Line train collided with a bear between Kamate and Iwami-Tsuda stations in Kibecho, Masuda City, and came to a stop.

Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane

Around 2:50 p.m. on June 26, 2026, one young bear was reported approximately 150 meters south of Fukuura Community Hall in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.

Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane