Location
Description
Just after sunset, still dim but safe to see without a light. While looking at shrimp burrows and passing in front of the illegal-fishing monitoring building, I muttered to myself and saw two bears about 100 m ahead on the sea side, moving into the brush. They were well-fed and so may have looked large; the one that appeared to be the parent looked about 150 cm, and the one behind about 100 cm. A friend in Nishina has seen a similar sow and cub, so they might even be the same animals. This wasn't my first bear sighting — I’ve also hit a bear on the Tohoku Expressway.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
2
Provider Type
Community
Date & Time
Friday, May 15, 2026 at 09:50 AM
Address
Minamiizu, Shizuoka
Coordinates
34.632901, 138.899261
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Comments (1)
追伸。
すみません。
熊との距離は100mではなく、50mくらいでした。
地図上で再確認しました。
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