Location
Description
At around 16:00 on December 16, 2025, an elementary school student returning home sighted one adult bear on the road west of Nanase Community Hall in Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture. Police and municipal authorities checked and patrolled the area but did not locate the bear, and residents were warned to be cautious.
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
News
Date & Time
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 04:00 PM
Address
Nanase Community Hall, Nagano
Coordinates
36.755538, 138.349598
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Comments (1)
下校時間帯に公会堂の近くで成獣が出るなんて、相当危ない状況だったんだな。
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