Location
Description
Around 15:50 on the 4th, a schoolchild returning home spotted one bear cub on the road in Nagatecho, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture. The child was uninjured; after a cub carcass and another sighting were found in the city, the municipality canceled a planned mikan-picking event for nursery children.
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
Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 03:50 PM
Address
Nagatecho, Ota City, Gunma
Coordinates
36.316781, 139.367853
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Comments (1)
同じ日に死骸も見つかって目撃情報も重なるって、何か起きてるんだろう。
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