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Yurihonjo saw one of its most serious bear encounters on May 5 in Taniyamakoji, where a black bear about 1 meter long attacked a man patrolling rice fields and injured his face and right arm. The same day in Higashiyuri there was another attack in a rice field at Miyano-mae, Honnaishi, and the reports show bears pressing close to homes and work areas in the same part of town.

Yurihonjo has now recorded 1,049 black bear sightings overall, with the heaviest pressure in October 2025 at 241 incidents and November 2025 at 177. The most active areas in the recent reports include Higashiyuri, Taniyamakoji, and other edge of settlement places like Tatesaki, Oguriyama, and Twenty Six Trees, where bears have crossed roads, passed rice fields, and moved toward the mountains after being seen.