Location
Description
At around 06:10 on February 25, 2026, a single bear about 1 m long was sighted in a vacant lot approximately 200 m south of Shin-Yoshimizu No.2 Park, in front of Yoshimizu Station in Sano City. Nearby are the Domannaka Tanuma roadside station and Bando Taro Sano restaurant, and the Akiyama River flows close by.
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
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 09:10 PM
Address
Yoshimizu Station, Tochigi
Coordinates
36.345548, 139.579588
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Comments (1)
Has something been drawing them to that station area, or is this just a one-off?
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