News Black Bear Yamashita Elementary School (Yamamoto Town), Miyagi Nov 30, 2025, 03:00 PM
Location
Description
In December 2025, the town of Yamamoto captured one bear that had appeared in the woodland. The town distributed about 780 bear bells to all elementary and junior high schools and incoming students, and Mayor Shinichi Hashimoto handed them to student representatives at Yamashita Elementary School.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 03:00 PM
Address
Yamashita Elementary School (Yamamoto Town), Miyagi
Coordinates
37.969527, 140.874236
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Comments (1)
780 bells for one captured bear in December feels like they're preparing for more than just that single incident.
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