News Black Bear Izumidaira, Haruno-cho, Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu (near Shinguuike), Shizuoka Dec 26, 2025, 03:00 PM
Location
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.
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, December 26, 2025 at 03:00 PM
Address
Izumidaira, Haruno-cho, Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu (near Shinguuike), Shizuoka
Coordinates
34.968613, 137.926767
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Comments (1)
A truck driver spotting one that small in the mountains 5 km out from town on the 26th, and it's still being tracked.
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