Official Black Bear Aga 向鹿瀬, Niigata Nov 4, 2025, 05:15 PM

Description

A witness walking along a town road beside the Banetsu West Line toward the Hidotani area observed a bear emerge from the bushes beside the stairs leading up to a shrine. The bear, startled, climbed the shrine stairs.

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

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 05:15 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.696933, 139.485041

Sources