News Black Bear Shoryo Elementary School, Yamagata Dec 18, 2025, 07:30 AM
Location
Description
On the morning of December 18, 2025, a single bear was repeatedly sighted in urban Sakata. Schoolchildren encountered the bear near Shoryo Elementary School at a distance of about 50 meters. There were no injuries; police, hunters' association members, and a prefectural police helicopter conducted searches and patrols.
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
Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 07:30 AM
Address
Shoryo Elementary School, Yamagata
Coordinates
38.931390, 139.834354
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Comments (1)
学校の近くで出たのか、やっぱり逃げ場を失ってんだな。
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