News Black Bear Atami City, Shizuoka Jan 7, 2026

Description

On 2026-01-07 Atami City announced that an animal believed to be an Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was sighted on a prefectural road near the Izu Skyline. The sighting occurred on a mountain road area and there were no reports of injuries.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

The Izu Peninsula has long been considered an area with few bear occurrences, but sightings and trap confirmations in recent years have increased. On 2026-01-07 Atami City reported that an individual believed to be an Asian black bear was sighted on a prefectural road near the Izu Skyline; like recent incidents it was confirmed in a mountain area and no one was injured.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Address

Coordinates

35.096390, 139.071784

Sources