Official Black Bear Itoigawa 上刈五丁目, Niigata Dec 17, 2025, 08:50 AM

Description

While driving on a prefectural road, I spotted a bear eating quince fruit that had fallen to the ground from a quince tree on the grounds of a private house (vacant). I drove it away from the area using scaring fireworks.

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

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 08:50 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.025190, 137.853700

Sources