News Black Bear Kitakayahara-chō, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Nov 4, 2025, 06:05 AM

Description

In the early morning a roughly 1.5-meter bear was seen in the parking lot of a commercial area in Tsuruoka City. Because the sighting occurred where busy stores such as Yamazawa and DAIYU EIGHT are located, the city and police have stepped up patrols and warnings, and no damage has been reported.

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

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 06:05 AM

Address

Coordinates

38.755690, 139.841476

Sources