News Black Bear Sugimoto, Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Nov 1, 2025, 03:00 PM

Description

Bear sightings were reported on multiple days in Nagahama City. On November 1 a bear in a rice field was driven back by a resident using firecrackers, and on November 3 a roughly 1-meter bear was seen near a prefectural road and reported; authorities have warned local residents to be cautious.

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

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 03:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

35.556937, 136.249832

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