News Black Bear Near Sendai Izumi no Mori Nursery School (Nanakita, Izumi Ward, Sendai), Miyagi Nov 23, 2025, 05:30 PM

Description

At around 17:30 on November 23, 2025, a bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted in a field east of Sendai Izumi no Mori Nursery School in Nanakita, Izumi Ward, Sendai. The bear left the scene and no injuries were reported; police say there was also a sighting on the north side of the nursery on the 21st and remain on alert.

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

Summary

A roughly one-meter-long bear was spotted in a field near a nursery school in Izumi Ward, Sendai, on the evening of November 23. The animal left the area and no one was injured; police have kept watch after an earlier sighting near the same nursery on the 21st.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 05:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

38.328495, 140.870273

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