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Hayashi Shiroato

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2 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Around 07:00 on May 21, 2026, one bear was sighted in a residential area near the Kobo-yama kofun in Namiyanagi, Matsumoto City. Namiyanagi Elementary School was closed temporarily and 54 pupils who had already arrived were handed over to their guardians. Police and municipal authorities searched the area but did not find the bear; footprints believed to be from a bear were found in a nearby field. No human injuries were reported.

Matsumoto Namiyanagi, Nagano

1 month ago
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Size: juvenile.

Matsumoto, Nagano

8 months ago

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