Location
Description
On 2026-05-13, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the grass beside a farm road in Yanai City, Yamaguchi Prefecture; a woman who saw it reported it to the police station.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
A bear roughly 1 meter long was sighted in the roadside grass along a farm road in Yanai City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the woman who saw it reported the sighting to the police station.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 03:00 PM
Address
Yanai Ekinan, Yamaguchi
Coordinates
33.963886, 132.101638
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