Location
Description
On 2025-12-29 a male bear carcass (about 115 cm long), believed to have collided with a train, was found beside the JR Tokaido Line tracks in Mansui, Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Authorities said the animal is thought to be the same individual sighted in Kakegawa and Kikugawa on Dec 24–25; police, city staff and hunting association members inspected the scene.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
On December 29 a male bear about 115 cm long was found dead beside the JR Tokaido Line in Mansui, Kakegawa City. Officials believe it is the same individual sighted in Kakegawa and Kikugawa on Dec 24–25; police, city staff and hunting association members inspected the scene. Earlier, on Dec 27 a city employee in Kikugawa filmed a bear (about 150 cm) climbing over a fence, and sightings in the area had been ongoing.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Monday, December 29, 2025
Address
Mansui, Kakegawa City, Shizuoka
Coordinates
34.771908, 138.054367
Related Areas
Comments (1)
24～25日に目撃されたのと同じ個体が線路で見つかるとは、結局逃げ場がなくなったということなのか。
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