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Sunakoda Kouen

砂子田公園

5 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 months ago

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Nearby Incidents

Official

On April 8 (Wednesday) at around 7:30 a.m., a bear was sighted near Tomita Elementary School in Machihigashi, Kōriyama City. The bear is still on the move, so please avoid nonessential outings and take precautions to prevent encountering the bear. (Kōriyama City)

Koriyama 富田町, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

While at home, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) moving north through the residential premises. The subsequent direction in which the bear departed is unknown.

Koriyama 字原中, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

On the night of April 6, 2026, a single bear about 1.5 m long was sighted near Oshima Shizen Fureai Hiroba in Tomita, Kōriyama. The animal stayed in riverside thickets along the Ouse River; the city, police and hunting association used drones, fireworks, water cannon and box traps to try to drive and capture it but failed. The bear moved north on April 8 and sheltered in vegetation near the Banetsu Expressway embankment, where the city carried out an emergency shooting and the bear was killed in the afternoon (around 15:40–15:45). No human injuries were reported.

Koriyama 並木五丁目, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

Around 13:00 on April 1, in Tomita-nishi 5-chome, Tomita-machi, Koriyama City, a man driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long entering a bamboo grove. No damage to people or buildings has been confirmed, and police are patrolling the area and warning nearby residents.

Koriyama Tomitanishi 5-chome, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

While driving a vehicle, the reporter sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) on the road.

Koriyama 喜久田町, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

On April 8 (Wednesday) at around 7:30 a.m., a bear was sighted near Tomita Elementary School in Machihigashi, Kōriyama City. The bear is still on the move, so please avoid nonessential outings and take precautions to prevent encountering the bear. (Kōriyama City)

Koriyama 富田町, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

While at home, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) moving north through the residential premises. The subsequent direction in which the bear departed is unknown.

Koriyama 字原中, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

On the night of April 6, 2026, a single bear about 1.5 m long was sighted near Oshima Shizen Fureai Hiroba in Tomita, Kōriyama. The animal stayed in riverside thickets along the Ouse River; the city, police and hunting association used drones, fireworks, water cannon and box traps to try to drive and capture it but failed. The bear moved north on April 8 and sheltered in vegetation near the Banetsu Expressway embankment, where the city carried out an emergency shooting and the bear was killed in the afternoon (around 15:40–15:45). No human injuries were reported.

Koriyama 並木五丁目, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

Around 13:00 on April 1, in Tomita-nishi 5-chome, Tomita-machi, Koriyama City, a man driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long entering a bamboo grove. No damage to people or buildings has been confirmed, and police are patrolling the area and warning nearby residents.

Koriyama Tomitanishi 5-chome, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

While driving a vehicle, the reporter sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) on the road.

Koriyama 喜久田町, Fukushima

2 months ago

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