Official Black Bear Joetsu 中郷区宮野原, Niigata Aug 2, 2018, 10:05 PM

Description

In Nakago District, Katakai area, a woman spotted a bear about 80 cm in body length near her home (near the Joetsu City Katakai Jomon Museum). Also, around 7:20, a man doing farm work sighted what is believed to be the same bear along the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myoko Haneuma Line tracks. Afterwards, the bear came into contact with a southbound Echigo Tokimeki Railway train.

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

Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 10:05 PM

Address

Coordinates

36.958210, 138.232000

Sources