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News Black Bear Nakatsugawa riverbank (Morioka), Iwate Dec 5, 2025, 10:55 AM

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On December 5, Morioka City carried out mowing on the Nakatsugawa riverbank in the city center to remove brush where bears could hide. Because bears have been appearing repeatedly near the urban area during winter, the city specially cleared the nationally managed riverbank.

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

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM

Address

Nakatsugawa riverbank (Morioka), Iwate

Coordinates

39.708347, 141.353628

Sources

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20251206/ddl/k03/040/003000c

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Lorelei NeutralLisa Wischofskyhttps://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Remix of „Lorelei Neutral” (https://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639) by „Lisa Wischofsky”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
太田けん 6 months ago

市街地すぐそばの川沿いだから、クマが身を隠しやすい環境だったんだな。

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