News Black Bear Ishin Park 3-chome, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Nov 12, 2025, 10:40 PM

Description

At about 22:40 on November 12, 2025, a man driving on a prefectural road in Ishin Park 3-chome, Yamaguchi City, reported seeing a roughly 50 cm bear climb up from the Kizaki River onto the road and called the police. The city inspected the site on November 13 but found no footprints or claw marks and judged it unlikely to have been a bear.

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

Summary

On the night of November 12 a motorist in Ishin Park 3-chome, near the Ishin Mirai-fu Stadium in Yamaguchi City, reported seeing an approximately 50 cm animal believed to be a bear. The city inspected the area the next day but found no traces, and officials say it is unlikely to have been a bear.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM

Address

Coordinates

34.153888, 131.441877

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