News Black Bear Kakizaki-ku, Kamiono, Niigata Dec 2, 2025, 08:30 PM
Location
Description
At around 20:30 on December 2, 2025, a single bear about 100 cm long was sighted in a rice field in Kamiono, Kakizaki-ku, Joetsu City. The report was received at about 20:50, and patrols did not locate the bear.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
Joetsu City reported that on the night of December 2 a roughly 1-meter-long bear was sighted in a rice field in Kamiono, Kakizaki-ku. Patrols were conducted after the report but the bear was not found. The city has warned local residents to be cautious.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 08:30 PM
Address
Kakizaki-ku, Kamiono, Niigata
Coordinates
37.255215, 138.423159
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Comments (1)
夜間の田んぼに出没して、パトロール時には見つからないとなると、行動がだいぶ機敏なのか。
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