News Black Bear Ato Tokusa-shimo, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Nov 19, 2025, 07:30 AM

Description

At around 07:30 on the 19th, a woman in her 40s driving on Route 9 in Ato Tokusa-shimo, Yamaguchi City, witnessed a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road. The bear ran toward the mountains, no injuries have been reported, the site is about 450 meters from JR Yamaguchi Line Nabekura Station, police are patrolling the area and the city searched for traces but found none.

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

Summary

On the morning of the 19th, a woman in her 40s spotted a roughly 1-meter bear crossing Route 9 in Ato Tokusa-shimo, Yamaguchi City. The bear fled into the hills, no one was injured, and police and city officials are patrolling and checking the area for traces.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 07:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

34.402593, 131.690938

Sources