Park Yamagata

Kamisato Fureai Kouen

上郷ふれあい公園

48 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Nearby Incidents

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On the morning of May 16, 2026, a bear was seen around 05:20 near the municipal Seventh Junior High School in Azusagawa, Yonezawa City; about an hour later another bear was reported in Mansei-cho Ushimori at 06:20, and roughly an hour after that a bear was sighted in Hachimabara 4-chome. All observed bears were about 1 meter long; it is unknown whether they were the same individual. The police have increased patrols and the prefecture issued a bear sighting warning.

Yonezawa Takei, Yamagata

1 month ago

Official

November 7, 8:20 (Kawai, Yonezawa City)

Yonezawa Arcadia 1-chome, Yamagata

8 months ago

Official

October 10 at 18:18 (Yonezawa City, Yawarahara)

Yonezawa Banseicho-Domori, Yamagata

9 months ago

Official

Aug 26 (Tue) 8:40 PM (Yonezawa City, Mansei-cho, Domori).

Yonezawa Banseicho-Domori, Yamagata

10 months ago

Official

August 26, 8:40 PM (Yonezawa City Domori)

Yonezawa Banseicho-Domori, Yamagata

10 months ago

Official

8/23 (Sat) 7:10 p.m. — Kanaya, Mansei-cho, Yonezawa City.

Yonezawa Banseicho-Kanaya, Yamagata

10 months ago

Official

August 23, 7:10 PM (Yonezawa City Mansei-cho Kanaya)

Yonezawa Banseicho-Kanaya, Yamagata

10 months ago

Official

August 23, 6:05 AM (Yonezawa City Arcadia 1-chome)

Yonezawa Arcadia 1-chome, Yamagata

10 months ago

News

On the morning of May 16, 2026, a bear was seen around 05:20 near the municipal Seventh Junior High School in Azusagawa, Yonezawa City; about an hour later another bear was reported in Mansei-cho Ushimori at 06:20, and roughly an hour after that a bear was sighted in Hachimabara 4-chome. All observed bears were about 1 meter long; it is unknown whether they were the same individual. The police have increased patrols and the prefecture issued a bear sighting warning.

Yonezawa Takei, Yamagata

1 month ago

Official

November 7, 8:20 (Kawai, Yonezawa City)

Yonezawa Arcadia 1-chome, Yamagata

8 months ago

Official

October 10 at 18:18 (Yonezawa City, Yawarahara)

Yonezawa Banseicho-Domori, Yamagata

9 months ago

Official

Aug 26 (Tue) 8:40 PM (Yonezawa City, Mansei-cho, Domori).

Yonezawa Banseicho-Domori, Yamagata

10 months ago

Official

August 26, 8:40 PM (Yonezawa City Domori)

Yonezawa Banseicho-Domori, Yamagata

10 months ago

Official

8/23 (Sat) 7:10 p.m. — Kanaya, Mansei-cho, Yonezawa City.

Yonezawa Banseicho-Kanaya, Yamagata

10 months ago

Official

August 23, 7:10 PM (Yonezawa City Mansei-cho Kanaya)

Yonezawa Banseicho-Kanaya, Yamagata

10 months ago

Official

August 23, 6:05 AM (Yonezawa City Arcadia 1-chome)

Yonezawa Arcadia 1-chome, Yamagata

10 months ago

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