News Black Bear Horinouchi Community Hall (western Kikugawa City), Shizuoka Dec 27, 2025, 08:30 AM
Location
Description
On December 27 in western Kikugawa City, a city official photographed a single bear about 150 cm long climbing over a fence at around 08:30. A driver had reported seeing a bear running on the sidewalk at about 01:00, and footprints were found during morning patrols; the bear appears to be moving toward a nearby cemetery.
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, December 27, 2025 at 08:30 AM
Address
Horinouchi Community Hall (western Kikugawa City), Shizuoka
Coordinates
34.765184, 138.084791
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Comments (1)
夜中から朝まで同じエリアで目撃が続いてるから、このクマはまだ菊川市西方を彷徨いてるんだろうか。
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