News Black Bear Azumino 豊科南穂高, Nagano May 3, 2026

Description

On 2026-05-03, one bear appeared in the garden of a private home in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture and remained there for about four hours before the hunting association captured it with a tranquillizer gun. The bear was an adult about one meter long; there were no injuries or property damage.

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

Summary

In Azumino City a bear appeared in a home's garden and lingered for about four hours before being captured with a tranquillizer gun by the hunting association. The animal was an adult roughly one meter long, and there were no injuries or property damage.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Address

Coordinates

36.303979, 137.905801

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