In the winter of 1915, a settlement in the Hokkaido wilderness was besieged by a bear that had awoken far earlier than normal hibernation patterns would expect. The resultant carnage was something that left indelible scars on the psyche of Japan.

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Sources:

• The article Bear Attack by Verity Jorgensen-Lane, formerly on Tofugu
• The Kumamori Society website
• Picchio Wildlife Research Centre website
• Injury Patterns of Fatal Bear Attacks, PubMed
• Bear Attacks in Japan, All About Japan
• Death of a Japanese Man by a Bear Sparks Conversation, SoraNews24
• The Sankebetsu Brown Bear Incident, Vintage News
• Ursine Terror, The Guardian
• Japan Town Deploys Monster Wolf Statues to Deter Bears, The Guardian