Ep. 31: Legend of Kesagake: Worst Bear Incident in Japanese History

Force of Nature - Een podcast door Matthew D. Hamilton

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This week we look into the famous story of the Sankebetsu brown bear incident.  This is the worst bear attack in Japanese history, a real true crime story.  The bear even has his own name "Kesagake".  This is a fascinating story of an angry bear who woke up too early from hibernation and unleashed terror to local visitors.  In two days he killed 7 people, injuring many more and making homes look like slaughterhouses.  We also get to meet the drunk hunter named Yamamoto who is a poor mans Jim Corbett, but still managed to kill the bear.  At the end we also go into what to do if you encounter a bear and how to protect yourself.    If you would like to give a donation you can on PayPal at either [email protected] or simply forceofnaturepod On Venmo is my personal account at Matthew-Hamilton-51  We would appreciate any donations very much and we will give shout outs to anyone that does. Thank you! If you want us to give you a shout out please go to iTunes subscribe/rate/review give us 5 stars, say whatever you want.  It really helps us standout and get noticed. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/force-of-nature/id1416902126 Also available on Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Play Please add us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ForceofNaturePod/ Also feel free to send us and email if you want or have any cool animal stories you would like to share [email protected]     

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