Official Black Bear Morioka Ueda 3-chome, Iwate Feb 20, 2026, 01:30 PM
Location
Description
The informant was working in a rice field when they spotted one medium-sized bear at the foot of the mountain behind them. They intimidated it with rocket fireworks, and it ran into the mountain.
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
Friday, February 20, 2026 at 01:30 PM
Address
Morioka Ueda 3-chome, Iwate
Coordinates
39.715995, 141.137034
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Comments (1)
working the field when it appeared
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