News Black Bear Izumidaira, Haruno-cho, Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu (near Shinguuike), Shizuoka Dec 26, 2025, 03:00 PM

Description

On December 26, 2025, Hamamatsu City announced that a citizen driving a truck sighted one bear-like animal about 1 meter long around 15:00 on the Haruno-Shingu city road near Shinguuike (Izumidaira, Haruno-cho, Tenryu Ward). The sighting location is in the mountains about 5 km northeast of the town center.

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Summary

Hamamatsu City announced on December 26 that a single bear-like animal about 1 meter long was sighted around 15:00 near Shinguuike in Izumidaira, Haruno-cho, Tenryu Ward. The sighting was reported by a motorist in a truck and occurred in the mountains about 5 km northeast of the town center.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, December 26, 2025 at 03:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

34.968613, 137.926767

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