Location
Description
Just after 5:30 a.m. on May 5, a bear was sighted in a rice field in Komodachi, Itakura ward, Joetsu City. Its body length was unknown and it was about 200 meters from a house.
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
Monday, May 4, 2026 at 08:30 PM
Address
Joetsu, Niigata
Coordinates
37.011446, 138.294983
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