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3 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 months ago

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Kyoto Matsugasaki-Kotakeyabucho, Kyoto
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Around 7:40 AM on the 19th, one bear sighting reported on the Takano River embankment along Matsugasaki Kotakezawa-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City.

Kyoto Matsugasaki-Kotakeyabucho, Kyoto

6 months ago
Matsugasaki Elementary School (Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki), Kyoto
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At around 07:40 on November 19, 2025, something believed to be a bear was sighted on the riverbed of the Kōno River about 50 meters upstream from Kitaizumi Bridge in Matsugasaki Kotakeyabu-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Nearby elementary schools requested parents pick up students, conducted escorted group dismissals, and urged children to refrain from nonessential outings after school.

Matsugasaki Elementary School (Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki), Kyoto

6 months ago
Matsugasaki Kotakeyabu-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City (Takano River riverbank), Kyoto
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At around 07:40 on November 19, 2025, police received a report of one bear sighted on the riverbank of the Takano River in Matsugasaki Kotakeyabu-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. No injuries or damage have been confirmed, and the Kyoto Prefectural Police have warned nearby residents to be cautious.

Matsugasaki Kotakeyabu-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City (Takano River riverbank), Kyoto

6 months ago

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