Location
Description
Around 11:00 on the 8th, a 69-year-old man from Morioka fell waist-deep into a snow hole near the 5th station of the Iwakami-yama trail in Kugai, Miyako City, and was bitten on the left calf by an adult bear inside the hole. The man escaped on his own, and his companions drove the bear off with trekking poles; he sustained minor injuries with an estimated recovery of about two weeks.
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, March 8, 2026 at 02:00 AM
Address
Kugai, Miyako City, Iwate
Coordinates
39.641688, 141.426229
Related Areas
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Comments (1)
Tom 3 months ago
A bear was actually in the snow hole when he fell through it.
Hiking in bear country
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