Location
Description
At around 08:45 on the 29th, a male bear measuring 115 cm was found dead beside the Tokaido Line tracks in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The carcass had severe external injuries and likely contacted a train; it was later retrieved by a contractor.
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
Monday, December 29, 2025 at 08:45 AM
Address
Kakegawa City, Shizuoka
Coordinates
34.768823, 137.998413
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Comments (1)
c 4 months ago
Was this one that had been spotted in the area before, or did it just wander onto the tracks?
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