Location
Description
A bear-related human injury occurred on the promenade at Shomyo Falls in Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, and the so-called Shomyo Road was closed; part of the road between Katsuradai Gate and Shomyo-daira rest area partially reopened on the 20th. At reopening, leaflets warning visitors about bears were distributed and a radio/cassette player was installed at the Shomyo-daira lookout.
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
Monday, May 18, 2026 at 03:00 PM
Address
Tateyama, Toyama
Coordinates
36.575513, 137.523805
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