News Black Bear Nakatsugawa riverbed (central Morioka), Iwate Dec 5, 2025, 09:00 AM
Location
Description
Bush-clearing work was carried out on the Nakatsugawa riverbed in central Morioka. Staff of 10 used machinery to clear about a 700m section between Yonoji Bridge and Shimo-no-hashi after an adult bear stayed in October and six sightings were reported between Nov 28 and Dec 3.
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 5, 2025 at 09:00 AM
Address
Nakatsugawa riverbed (central Morioka), Iwate
Coordinates
39.704723, 141.171641
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Comments (1)
中心部に6件も目撃されてるのか、相当な頻度だ。
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