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News 2 Black Bears Morikata, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Jan 26, 2026, 12:45 PM

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Around 21:45 on the 26th, two bears were sighted in the Morikata area of Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. One measured about 1.2 meters and the other about 80 centimeters, and their subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

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

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

2

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 12:45 PM

Address

Morikata, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata

Coordinates

38.711070, 139.777365

Sources

https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/tuy/2426659

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Lorelei NeutralLisa Wischofskyhttps://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Remix of „Lorelei Neutral” (https://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639) by „Lisa Wischofsky”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
匿名 4 months ago

午後9時45分って、相当遅い時間に出歩いてるんだな。

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