Location
Description
Around 5:30 AM on June 29, a bear was sighted in Nagasato, Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture.
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
Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 03:00 PM
Address
Higashine 大字長瀞, Yamagata
This news pin shows the reported area, not an exact point.
Coordinates
38.454757, 140.364179
Sources
https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/fushinsha_joho/regio... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2a0d162753d0c7edf5e83c8367... https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/tuy/2765779 https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/yb9258b00478fd4451bb... https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/ybc/category/society/yb9258b00478fd... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/8a69639912bb456db2f142593f...
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