Viewpoint Yamagata

Shounai Sakyuu

庄内砂丘

10 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Nearby Incidents

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Around 14:00 on April 26, 2026, a parent-and-child bear was sighted near the nursing home Shoto-so in Sugasato, Yusa Town, and the town urged nearby residents to be cautious. Since late February, sightings of bears and wild boar have been frequent in Yusa Town, and there have been 74 bear sightings in the prefecture so far, an increase at a pace exceeding last year's record.

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

1 month ago

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Oct 1, 16:25 (Yuza Town Sugari/Sugano Minami-yama)

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

7 months ago

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September 29, 09:20 (Yuza Town Sugari Sugano Minamiyama)

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

7 months ago

Official

May 23, 17:50 (Yuza Town Minamiyama)

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

1 year ago

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May 23 (Fri) 5:50 p.m. (Yuza Town, Minamiyama).

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

1 year ago

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May 23 (Fri) 9:20 AM (Yuza Town, Shimo-Fujisaki).

Yuza 江地, Yamagata

1 year ago

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May 23, 9:20 (Yuza Town Shimofujisaki)

Yuza 江地, Yamagata

1 year ago

Official

May 19, 15:30 (Minami-yama, Yuza Town)

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

1 year ago

News

Around 14:00 on April 26, 2026, a parent-and-child bear was sighted near the nursing home Shoto-so in Sugasato, Yusa Town, and the town urged nearby residents to be cautious. Since late February, sightings of bears and wild boar have been frequent in Yusa Town, and there have been 74 bear sightings in the prefecture so far, an increase at a pace exceeding last year's record.

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

1 month ago

Official

Oct 1, 16:25 (Yuza Town Sugari/Sugano Minami-yama)

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

7 months ago

Official

September 29, 09:20 (Yuza Town Sugari Sugano Minamiyama)

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

7 months ago

Official

May 23, 17:50 (Yuza Town Minamiyama)

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

1 year ago

Official

May 23 (Fri) 5:50 p.m. (Yuza Town, Minamiyama).

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

1 year ago

Official

May 23 (Fri) 9:20 AM (Yuza Town, Shimo-Fujisaki).

Yuza 江地, Yamagata

1 year ago

Official

May 23, 9:20 (Yuza Town Shimofujisaki)

Yuza 江地, Yamagata

1 year ago

Official

May 19, 15:30 (Minami-yama, Yuza Town)

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

1 year ago

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