Location
Description
One animal believed to be a bear, about the size of a large dog, was sighted.
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
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 08:00 PM
Address
Morioka Kotorizawa 2-chome, Iwate
Coordinates
39.766808, 141.170571
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Comments (1)
Kenji 6 months ago
A juvenile like that in a residential neighborhood isn't something you see every day in Morioka.
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