News Black Bear Shimoda, Tateyama Town, Toyama Dec 13, 2025, 04:15 PM
Location
Description
On December 13, 2025, a juvenile bear was sighted around 11:30 in Shimoda, Tateyama Town. Town staff, hunters and firefighters tried to bring it down from a tree using water hoses; the mayor authorized emergency shooting in the afternoon and the juvenile bear was captured with a tranquillizer gun at about 16:15. No injuries were reported.
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
Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 04:15 PM
Address
Shimoda, Tateyama Town, Toyama
Coordinates
36.615143, 137.325378
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Comments (1)
is Shimoda getting hit frequently?
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