News Black Bear Ikuyu-cho, Hamada City, Shimane Feb 4, 2026, 10:30 PM

Description

Around 07:30 on the 5th, one bear was sighted in a bamboo grove along a municipal road in Ikuyu-cho, Hamada City. A commuting junior high school student saw it; the bear's length is unknown, and the sighting was reported to the city on the 6th via the student's guardian. A sighting was also reported in Ikuyu-cho on January 15.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

On the morning of the 5th, a commuting junior high school student spotted a single bear in a bamboo grove beside a municipal road in Ikuyu-cho, Hamada City, and the sighting was reported to the city via the student's guardian. This was the second sighting in Ikuyu-cho this year; the bear's size is unknown.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

34.922621, 132.090545

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