News Black Bear Namerikawa Onsen Fukushima-ya (Osawa, Yonezawa, Yamagata), Yamagata Nov 7, 2025, 07:30 AM
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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.
Summary
A disturbance occurred on the morning of November 7 at the Namerikawa Onsen ryokan Fukushima-ya in the mountains of Yonezawa, Yamagata, when a roughly 1.5-meter-long bear took up residence on the first floor. The inn was closed for the season and no guests were present; the owning family of three were briefly trapped on the second floor but escaped via an emergency stairway. The city carried out an emergency shooting at about 11:50, and the bear was culled. Authorities had set traps and been on alert after sightings near the site several days earlier.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 07:30 AM
Address
Namerikawa Onsen Fukushima-ya (Osawa, Yonezawa, Yamagata), Yamagata
Coordinates
37.782288, 140.227810
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