News Brown Bear Kasuga-cho 4-chome, Iwamizawa (near Nandai Park), Hokkaido Dec 4, 2025, 02:50 PM
Location
Description
Around 14:50 on December 4, 2025, a junior high school girl spotted a bear-like animal about 1 meter long on a road near Nandai Park in Kasuga-cho 4-chome, Iwamizawa. She ran home and her guardian reported it to the police; officers found no tracks but warned residents that it could be a bear that has not entered hibernation.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Brown Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 02:50 PM
Address
Kasuga-cho 4-chome, Iwamizawa (near Nandai Park), Hokkaido
Coordinates
43.189590, 141.780857
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Comments (1)
12月にまだ出没してるんだ、冬眠しないタイプもいるのか。
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