Semboku เหตุการณ์หมีดำ

Semboku’s most recent hard sighting came on May 8, 2026 in Kakunodatemachi Sonoda, where 3 black bears were observed about 100 meters from nearby houses, including 2 bears about 0.5 meters long and 1 bear about 1 meter long. Just days earlier, on May 6, 2026, 3 more bears were seen on the slope of the old ski resort, and on May 4, 2026 a bear about 1 meter long was spotted up in a tree about 200 meters from nearby buildings.

The busiest ground has been around Kuroyu Onsen, Kakunodatemachi Sonoda, Kakunodatemachi Kumoshikari, Kakunodatemachi Yamayakawasaki, and Nishikicho Koyamada, with sightings brushing right up against houses, roads, rice fields, and the resort slopes. Activity reached its highest point in October 2025 with 338 reports, stayed very heavy in November 2025 with 174, and still showed up in April 2026 with 21 reports; across this area, 1,343 black bear sightings have been recorded overall.