Location
Description
At around 22:20 on April 26, 2026, a woman in her 20s returning home by car sighted a single bear about 1.5–2 meters long on the slope beside a prefectural road in Izenji, Yamaguchi City, and reported it to the police. Police checked the site but did not find the bear; no injuries were reported, and patrols and school-time warnings are being carried out in the area.
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, April 26, 2026 at 01:20 PM
Address
Yamaguchi 鋳銭司, Yamaguchi
Coordinates
34.078336, 131.454304
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