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News Black Bear Nakayokoyama, Myoko City, Niigata Jan 8, 2026, 04:36 AM

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Description

At about 04:36 on January 8, a single bear approximately 1.2 meters long was sighted on a city road near Shinkyodo Bridge in Nakayokoyama, Myoko City. The bear was about 100 meters from a house and left the scene toward the mountains to the east.

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

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 04:36 AM

Address

Nakayokoyama, Myoko City, Niigata

Coordinates

36.973077, 138.275128

Sources

https://www.niigata-nippo.co.jp/articles/-/758337 https://joetsu.yukiguni.town/saigai/310633/ https://www.47news.jp/13695258.html https://www.niikei.jp/1993261/

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Lorelei NeutralLisa Wischofskyhttps://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Remix of „Lorelei Neutral” (https://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639) by „Lisa Wischofsky”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
Naomi 5 months ago

100 meters from a house at that hour means someone was actually awake to catch it.

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