News Black Bear Mogami River Furusato General Park (Sagae City), Yamagata Dec 1, 2025, 11:00 PM
Location
Description
Around 23:00 on December 1, 2025, a bear was sighted near the community plaza of Mogami River Furusato General Park in Sagae City. The prefectural government restricted access to the community plaza and the History Hill area for safety and increased park patrols from once to three times to strengthen vigilance.
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, December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Address
Mogami River Furusato General Park (Sagae City), Yamagata
Coordinates
38.365227, 140.262352
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Comments (1)
Late night sighting at the community plaza itself, not somewhere remote in the park.
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