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Shiritsu Daiichi Chuugakkou

市立第一中学校

6 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 3 weeks ago

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Around 02:30 on May 1, 2026, a single adult bear about 1 meter long was seen by a passerby near the Hikarigaoka Athletic Stadium in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, at an intersection where a national and prefectural road meet, and was reported to the city. No further sightings have been reported, and the city has urged residents to keep warehouse and garage entrances closed.

Sakata 新町, Yamagata

3 weeks ago
Sakata, Yamagata
Official

December 19, 6:51 PM (酒田市光ケ丘三丁目)

Sakata, Yamagata

5 months ago
Sakata 住吉町, Yamagata
Community

Went from Hikari-ga-oka 1-chome to Sumiyoshi-cho, then to Sennichicho and Kita-Sennicho, and climbed toward the forest toward Matsuryo Elementary School from the direction of Hokuryo High School.

Sakata 住吉町, Yamagata

5 months ago
Shoryo Elementary School, Yamagata
News

On the morning of December 18, 2025, a single bear was repeatedly sighted in urban Sakata. Schoolchildren encountered the bear near Shoryo Elementary School at a distance of about 50 meters. There were no injuries; police, hunters' association members, and a prefectural police helicopter conducted searches and patrols.

Shoryo Elementary School, Yamagata

5 months ago
1-chome, Funaba-cho (Funabamachi), Sakata City, Yamagata
News

Around 05:00 on December 18, 2025, a bear was sighted in 1-chome, Funaba-cho, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The full article is behind a paywall, so further details are not available.

1-chome, Funaba-cho (Funabamachi), Sakata City, Yamagata

5 months ago
Sakata 大浜一丁目, Yamagata
Official

December 1, 20:16 (Sakata City Ohama 2-chome)

Sakata 大浜一丁目, Yamagata

5 months ago

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