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Mount Kurikoma saw its most striking recent report on November 16, 2025, when 1 black bear was recorded in Kurihara. Just before that, October 27, 2025, brought a cluster of grave incidents in Genbi and Genbi cho in Ichinoseki City, where black bear activity was tied to fatal attacks and repeated sightings near homes.

The heaviest activity has centered on Kurihara, Ichinoseki City, Higashinaruse, and Yuzawa, with October 2025 standing out as the busiest month in the record and November 2025 already adding new reports. Across 37 black bear sightings in this area, the pattern has been strongest in the fall, especially around the towns and foothills where people and bears have been crossing paths most often.