Location
Description
Around 06:30 on the 4th, on a road in Isawa Koyama, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, a woman tracking her missing dog's footprints in the snow was scratched in the face by a bear that suddenly appeared from beside the road. The woman walked about 100 meters back home, relatives called emergency services and she was transported; the dog later returned home safely. The bear has not been found.
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 06:30 AM
Address
Isawa Koyama, Oshu City, Iwate
Coordinates
39.102308, 141.063531
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Comments (1)
Someone was actually out there on the road when it happened, and it was over a dog in the snow.
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