Location
Description
A bear spotted sitting on the road in Maeda-machi, Yamagata City was reported to possibly have been a woman wearing a costume with ears. The full article is available in the Yamagata Shimbun digital edition for subscribers.
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
Address
Maeda-machi, Yamagata City, Yamagata
Coordinates
38.237387, 140.350112
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Comments (1)
着ぐるみだったのか、それとも本物なのか曖昧だな。
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