熊

black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

Ainu bear-sacrifice festival; Iomante

bear bell

Cryptotympana facialis (species of cicada)

bear-sacrifice ceremony; ritual killing of a bear

common vervain (Verbena officinalis); common verbena

Organization name

Kumamoto Gakuen University

From the names of two stock characters in rakugo

the average Joe; the man in the street

Berchemia racemosa (species of flowering plant related to buckthorn)

Chlorostoma xanthostigma (species of sea snail)

three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

Dryopteris lacera (species of wood fern)

damages caused by bears (on human settlements, including attacks on humans)

On trail signage, etc.

Beware of Bears; watch out for bears

Korean raspberry (Rubus crataegifolius)

Organization name

Kumagai Morikazu Museum

Organization name

Kumamoto Industrial Research Center

Organization name

Prefectural University of Kumamoto

Organization name

Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art

Organization name

Kumamoto Institute of Technology

Organization name

Kumamoto Women's University

Organization name

Kumamoto University of Commerce

Organization name

Kumamoto Health Science University