Miwa Shrine เหตุการณ์หมีดำ

Miwa Shrine is watching a sharp recent escalation nearby: on April 19, 2026 at 14:00, a black bear was reported in Minoh Gein 3-chome when it gave a low growl from halfway up a slope, with water flowing on the right and the hillside on the left. That kind of close roadside encounter shows how brazen these animals have become in the area around Miwa Shrine.

The most active places have been the communities around Kyotanabe, Nagaokakyo, Muko City, Joyo City, and Minoh, where reports keep coming from neighborhood roads and residential edges rather than deep mountain country. Activity has been strongest in November 2025 with 18 reports, then September 2024 with 11, while December 2025 still held 5 reports, showing that bear presence has stayed steady into winter. Across the area, there have been 137 black bear sightings in total.