Location
Description
A bear was sighted east of the Shimizu Ihara Interchange on the Shin-Tomei Expressway (Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City); witnesses reported the bear fled into a nearby irrigation pond.
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
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Address
Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
Coordinates
35.113234, 138.498721
Related Areas
Nearby places of interest
Comments (1)
trail161 5 months ago
新東名高速のインターチェンジ付近までツキノワグマが来るんだ、相当な勢いで里に降りてきてるんだな。
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