News Black Bear Namerikawa Onsen Fukushima-ya (Osawa, Yonezawa, Yamagata), Yamagata Nov 7, 2025, 07:30 AM

Description

At around 07:30 on November 7, 2025, a single bear about 1.5 meters long was found inside the first floor of the Namerikawa Onsen ryokan Fukushima-ya in Yonezawa, Yamagata. The inn's owning family of three were briefly trapped on the second floor but escaped via an emergency staircase; the bear was culled under an emergency shooting order by the city at around 11:50.

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

Friday, November 7, 2025 at 07:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.782288, 140.227810

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