Location
Description
Around 07:00 on December 4, 2025, a single bear about 80 cm long was sighted on the hillside behind houses in Yura, Tsuruoka City, and then moved south. On the previous day (Dec 3) at around 14:30, a bear of similar size was also seen on a slope along a prefectural road in the same Yura area.
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
Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Address
Yura, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata
Coordinates
38.720479, 139.696506
Related Areas
Nearby places of interest
Comments (1)
snow551 5 months ago
由良でほぼ同じサイズのクマが2日連続で目撃されてるから、同じ個体が この辺りを行き来してるのかな。
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