Location
Description
On the morning of May 16, 2026, a bear was seen around 05:20 near the municipal Seventh Junior High School in Azusagawa, Yonezawa City; about an hour later another bear was reported in Mansei-cho Ushimori at 06:20, and roughly an hour after that a bear was sighted in Hachimabara 4-chome. All observed bears were about 1 meter long; it is unknown whether they were the same individual. The police have increased patrols and the prefecture issued a bear sighting warning.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
3
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Friday, May 15, 2026 at 08:20 PM
Address
Yonezawa Takei, Yamagata
Coordinates
37.921230, 140.147258
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