เส้นทางจักรยาน พระราชวังหลวงเฮอัง-Iwashimizu Hachimangū

Kiho Kitahizue, Mie

Kihoku, Mie

Kihoku, Mie

Around 20:00 on May 20, 2026, a woman in her 50s living in the city spotted an Asian black bear (about 1 meter long) on the road near Yanokawa in Minamiura, Owase City, Mie Prefecture. The bear then ran toward the river, and the city has increased patrols and urged residents to be cautious.

Owase Minamiura, Mie

Owase Yanohama-Masago, Mie

On May 17, 2026 at around 14:00, a member of a hunting association entering the forest in Hirame district, Isozaki-cho, Kumano City, Mie Prefecture to check traps sighted a single bear-like animal about 1 meter long, which disappeared deeper into the mountains. The site was about 50 meters south of a settlement, and the city issued a warning via its disaster administrative wireless on the morning of the 18th.

Kumano Isozakicho, Mie