Location
Description
Around 21:30 on November 7, at the parking lot of a hot-spring inn near JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station in Yuzawa Town, a man in his 30s visiting from another prefecture was attacked by a bear, suffering a bite to his left arm and scratches to the back of his left hand. The bear, about 1 meter long, ran off toward another hot-spring facility.
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
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 09:30 PM
Address
Yuzawa Town, Niigata
Coordinates
36.934929, 138.818324
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