News Black Bear Umedani Hige-dani, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Nov 7, 2025, 07:15 PM

Description

At around 19:15 on November 7, a bear believed to be an Asian black bear was sighted near Umedani Hige-dani in Kizugawa City (about 200 m south from the Nara-Kamo prefectural road onto City Road Ki33 Miyano-yadera-no-shita line). The municipality is urging measures to prevent attractants such as proper garbage management and removal of unnecessary fruit trees.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

On November 7 at about 19:15 a sighting of an Asian black bear was reported in Umedani Hige-dani, Kizugawa City. The town is advising residents to manage garbage and remove unnecessary fruit trees to prevent bears from being attracted to homes.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, November 7, 2025 at 07:15 PM

Address

Coordinates

34.720948, 135.845626

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