Location
Description
Around 10:30 on the 30th, a student spotted one bear-like animal in the grass near Kasano Elementary School in Yamakita, Tsubata Town. Town staff and the local hunter association searched the area but found no traces; the town said there was also a sighting around Kariyasu Elementary (about 3 km from the school) on the 28th and asked parents to take children by car.
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, April 30, 2026 at 01:30 AM
Address
Tsubata Yamakita, Ishikawa
Coordinates
36.692917, 136.777078
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