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Yamaguchi 吉敷畑, Yamaguchi

1 week ago

Yamaguchi Ogoriozakicho, Yamaguchi

5 months ago

Around 00:00 on the 3rd, a bear-like animal about 70 cm long was sighted on a municipal road in Ogori Shimmachi, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture; it fled west. The site was about 150 meters east of Ogori Kamigo Nursery School; there are no reports of injuries, and police have notified relevant agencies and are patrolling the area by patrol car.

Ogori Kamigo Nursery School, Yamaguchi

5 months ago

Yamaguchi Ogorikamigo, Yamaguchi

5 months ago

At around 22:40 on the 12th, a bear sighting was reported near Ishin Park 3-chome in Yamaguchi City. On Prefectural Road Miyano-Otoshisen about 150 meters from Ishin Miraifu Stadium, a roughly 50 cm bear climbed from the river onto the road and ran away in the direction opposite the stadium; police are monitoring the area.

Ishin Miraifu Stadium, Yamaguchi

6 months ago

At about 22:40 on November 12, 2025, a man driving on a prefectural road in Ishin Park 3-chome, Yamaguchi City, reported seeing a roughly 50 cm bear climb up from the Kizaki River onto the road and called the police. The city inspected the site on November 13 but found no footprints or claw marks and judged it unlikely to have been a bear.

Ishin Park 3-chome, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi

6 months ago

Yamaguchi Ishinkouen 3-chome, Yamaguchi

6 months ago

Around 23:00 on the 6th, a resident woman saw through a window a single bear about 1 meter long digging up soil in a residential property in Yoshiki-Sabata, Yamaguchi City. There were no injuries; multiple sightings have been reported in the area since late October and police are patrolling nearby.

Ryojo Elementary School, Yamaguchi

6 months ago