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Kifune Shrine is watching the bear situation closely after a black bear was seen on the back mountain of Ninna ji in Kyoto on May 3, 2026, following the late evening report from Nishigamo in Kita Ward on May 6, 2026 that led residents to alert police and the ward office. Those sightings sit right beside a cluster of April reports in Ukyo Ward and the Kiyotaki River area, where a mother and cubs and other groups were seen near temples and roads.

Across this region, the most active places have been Kyoto City, especially Ukyo Ward around Ninna ji, Arashiyama, and the Kiyotaki River, with another sighting along National Route 477 in Otsu. Activity peaked in November with 50 incidents and stayed heavy in October with 25 and December with 11, before easing through January with 5, March with 3, and April with 10; this area has recorded 504 black bear sightings overall.