Location
Description
Around 07:30 on November 7, 2025, a bear about 1.2 meters long entered the Fukushimaya hot-spring inn in Osawa, Yonezawa (Yamagata Prefecture) via the crawlspace, remained on the first floor, ransacked a refrigerator and tore shoji screens. The inn's three family members escaped via an emergency staircase unharmed, and the bear was culled in an emergency shooting by hunters around 11:50.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
On the morning of November 7, a full-grown bear entered the longtime Fukushimaya hot-spring inn in the mountains of Osawa, Yonezawa, staying on the first floor and damaging a refrigerator and shoji screens. The inn was closed for the season and the owners' three family members escaped safely via an emergency staircase. Authorities authorized the use of firearms due to the risk to people, and hunters carried out an emergency shooting that resulted in the bear being dispatched that morning.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 07:30 AM
Address
Osawa, Yonezawa, Yamagata
Coordinates
37.793192, 140.224648
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