Location
Description
An adult bear was sighted in a field in Sakanobe-Shinden, Sakata City, and the field owner reported it to police.
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
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 09:00 PM
Address
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
This news pin shows the reported area, not an exact point.
Coordinates
38.873841, 139.823663
Sources
https://www.sakuranbo.co.jp/news/2026/06/11/2026061100000005... https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/tuy/2724281 https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/52f735549283b0af5115a366ce... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a5c51ead4dd91e8c2e3848104f... https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/fushinsha_joho/regio...
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