News Black Bear Manohara, Shibata City, Niigata Mar 15, 2026, 09:20 AM
Location
Description
A single bear about 1.0 m long was sighted near a road in the Manohara area of Shibata City (approximately 300 m northwest of the JA Kita-Niigata Shiunji branch) at around 18:20 on March 15. Its direction of travel was unknown, and the city warned that the bear may still be in the area and urged caution.
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
Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 09:20 AM
Address
Manohara, Shibata City, Niigata
Coordinates
37.990449, 139.291847
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Comments (1)
夜間の18時20分っていうのが気になるな。
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