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Obanazawa saw its most serious recent incident in Kitago, Obanazawa City, on November 20, 2025, when a 77 year old woman was attacked beneath a persimmon tree near a house and suffered bites and scratches to her face, arm, and leg. That same area stayed active with another bear report in Kitago on November 19, 2025, showing how close these encounters have been getting to homes and fields.

Across Obanazawa, the busiest ground has been around Kitago, Nokurosawa, Nakajima, Terauchi, and the Nobesawa and Rokusawa areas, with reports clustering along settled edges and farm country rather than deep mountain trails. Activity peaked in October 2025 with 69 incidents, followed by November 2025 with 23, and the city has recorded 333 black bear sightings overall.