News Black Bear Gotsu City, Shimane Dec 17, 2025, 03:03 PM
Location
Description
A single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a municipal road in Gotsu City, Shimane Prefecture. The sighting was reported on December 17 at 15:03.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
On December 17 a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a municipal road in Gotsu City, Shimane Prefecture.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 03:03 PM
Address
Gotsu City, Shimane
Coordinates
35.011294, 132.220794
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Comments (1)
A meter-long one crossing the municipal road in Gotsu in mid-December is unusual timing for that size.
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