News Black Bear Tokuyama, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Feb 22, 2026, 02:34 AM
Location
Description
At around 11:34 on the 22nd, a roughly 50 cm bear was seen by the roadside on National Route 315 in Tokuyama, Shunan City; a woman in her 60s who passed by in a car discovered it and reported it to the Shunan police station.
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
Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 02:34 AM
Address
Tokuyama, Shunan City, Yamaguchi
Coordinates
34.062610, 131.817293
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Comments (1)
国道315号の脇にいるって、交通量の多いところに出てくるもんなんだ。
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