News Black Bear Mukoshima Nishitsutsumachi (Fushimi Ward, Kyoto), Kyoto Nov 18, 2025, 06:30 PM

Description

Around 18:30 on November 18, 2025, on the Uji Riverbank near the south end of Kangetsu Bridge in Mukoshima Nishitsutsumachi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, a male junior-high student running there reported seeing a roughly 2-meter-long black animal resembling a bear and reported it to the police box. The Fushimi Police Station urged nearby residents to be cautious.

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

Summary

On the evening of November 18, in the Uji Riverbank area near the south end of Kangetsu Bridge in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, a junior-high school boy running there reported seeing a roughly 2-meter-long black animal that appeared to be a bear. Because the sighting was close to residential areas, the prefectural police warned local residents to be cautious.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 06:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

34.925102, 135.766612

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