Location
Description
At around 17:20 on the 13th, police officers found one bear cub (about 70–80 cm long) in a shed on a residential property in Kariya, Miyako City. As the cub remained on site, municipal staff captured it with a box trap about an hour later; there were no human or property damages. Rice bran was found inside the shed.
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
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 05:20 PM
Address
Kariya, Miyako City, Iwate
Coordinates
39.648326, 141.735541
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Comments (1)
太田 4 months ago
小屋に米ぬかがあったから入ってたんだろうけど、子グマだけで来てるのか。
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