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News Black Bear Higashi-Semboku 2-chome, Morioka City (near Minami-Ohashi, riverbank promenade), Iwate Nov 22, 2025, 03:30 PM

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Around 15:30 on November 22, a passerby spotted one adult bear on the riverbank promenade near Minami-Ohashi in Higashi-Semboku 2-chome, Morioka City, and reported it to the police at 15:55. The bear's direction of departure is unknown; there were no human injuries. Police are patrolling the area and issuing public notices.

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

Summary

In the afternoon of November 22, an adult bear was spotted on the riverbank promenade near Minami-Ohashi in Higashi-Semboku, Morioka. The sighting was reported and police are monitoring the area; there were no injuries and the city office has been notified.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 03:30 PM

Address

Higashi-Semboku 2-chome, Morioka City (near Minami-Ohashi, riverbank promenade), Iwate

Coordinates

39.679383, 141.157820

Sources

https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/tv13d74786d2f944afa4... https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/tvi/category/society/tv3904973690da... https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/tvi/category/society/tvd37d5c958e3f... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/23d04cb13c485e3162e95ac2c2...

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ゆき 5 months ago

河川敷の遊歩道か、人目につきやすい場所だ。

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