Location
Description
In September 2023, near Hayasaka Plateau in Iwaizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, Mr. Seishi Sato (59) encountered a cub in a tree and a mother bear while mushroom picking; the mother bear charged and attacked. He defended himself with a roughly 1.6-meter wooden stick, sustaining bites and scratches to his elbow and thigh, and the bear eventually left.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
2
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 03:00 PM
Address
Iwaizumi, Iwate
Coordinates
39.848463, 141.510201
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