Location
Description
Shortly after 18:00 on May 8, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a roadside drainage ditch in Higashidera, Yoshikawa Ward, Joetsu City; it was about 150 meters from a house, the Joetsu police reported.
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
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 09:00 AM
Address
Joetsu, Niigata
Coordinates
37.217192, 138.461598
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