Kōzu-gū เหตุการณ์หมีดำ

Kōzu-gū saw its most striking recent encounter on April 10, 2026 in Heguri Midorigaoka 6 chome, where a black bear came down from the hill beside the pond and got to within about 5 meters before it was chased off by shouting. That close call shows that bears are still moving through the hill country and reaching the edges of settled ground.

The area has had 6 black bear sightings in all, with the strongest activity centered around Ibaraki Higashinara 1 chome and later reports also coming from Ikoma Ogurajicho and Heguri Midorigaoka 6 chome. The activity peaks that stand out in the record are April, May, and July of 2022, then October 2024, January 2026, and April 2026, which shows reports arriving in different seasons rather than in one short burst.