News Black Bear Yamashita Elementary School (Yamamoto Town), Miyagi Feb 25, 2026, 03:00 PM
Location
Description
Yamamoto Town in Miyagi Prefecture prepared 777 bear-deterrent bells at a cost of about ¥600,000 and held a presentation ceremony at Yamashita Elementary School on February 26 to give them to all elementary and junior high students. The town decided to distribute the bells after a roughly 1-meter bear was captured in December in a forested area of the Ohira district using a box trap; this is believed to be the town's first captured bear.
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
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 03:00 PM
Address
Yamashita Elementary School (Yamamoto Town), Miyagi
Coordinates
37.969527, 140.874236
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777 bells for all the students here
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