News Black Bear Nakado district, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi Nov 22, 2025, 07:00 AM
Location
Description
Around 07:00 on November 22, 2025, a driver reported seeing an animal believed to be a bear about 1 meter long cross a national road from east to west roughly 1 km north of the Usaguchi Tunnel in Kofu City's Nakado area. There were no injuries. The city has put up warning signs, increased patrols and is issuing alerts via disaster radio.
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
Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Address
Nakado district, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi
Coordinates
35.595436, 138.575990
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Comments (1)
Wonder if it kept moving north along that national road or turned back after crossing.
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