Location
Description
On May 17, 2026, shortly after 14:30, a bear appeared from the woods during a middle school soccer match at a school ground in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture. About 100 players and guardians evacuated and the match was cancelled (the sighting was filmed by a TV Shinshu reporter).
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, May 17, 2026 at 05:30 AM
Address
Ueda Ninomaru, Nagano
Coordinates
36.401913, 138.249075
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