News Black Bear near Shinkyoji-cho community center (Nakado, Kofu), Yamanashi Dec 7, 2025, 10:17 PM

Description

At around 22:17 on the 7th, a resident returning home reported seeing a bear about 1 m long walking on a road near the Shinkyoji-cho community center in Nakado, Kofu. The city issued warnings via disaster radio, put up signs, and carried out patrols.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

On the night of the 7th a roughly 1 m bear was seen walking on a road near the Shinkyoji-cho community center in Nakado, Kofu; the city warned residents and deployed signs and patrols.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Address

Coordinates

35.574183, 138.602318

Sources