Official Black Bear Sanjo 鹿峠, Niigata Jul 31, 2025

Description

A witness, driving from Hirotani A (Tochibori) toward Hirotani C (Urushizawa, Semi), observed one bear sitting in the roadside grass. The witness only saw it briefly while passing by in the car, so the bear’s subsequent movements 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

1

Provider Type

Official

Date & Time

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Address

Coordinates

37.587560, 139.042800

Sources