News Black Bear Yamaguchi, Fujiwara-cho, Inabe City (Fujiwara-dake trail), Mie Nov 21, 2025, 02:30 PM

Description

Around 14:30 on November 21, 2025, on the Fujiwara-dake trail in Yamaguchi, Fujiwara-cho, Inabe City, a man in his 60s descending the mountain spotted a bear about 1 meter long approximately 50 meters ahead. The bear did not flee when firecrackers were set off; the Inabe police mountain rescue team responded, met the man about 2.5 hours later, and he descended by about 18:00 with no injuries.

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Summary

On the Fujiwara-dake trail a man in his 60s spotted a roughly 1-meter bear about 50 meters ahead while descending. The bear did not flee when firecrackers were used, so the man moved away; the mountain rescue team responded and reunited with him safely, and there were no injuries. Police are advising caution when hiking.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, November 21, 2025 at 02:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

35.187849, 136.444112

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