News Black Bear Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi May 4, 2026, 06:40 PM

Description

At around 03:40 on the 5th, a resident spotted a single bear heading east on a road in Kuwabara 1-chome, Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. According to the prefectural police, the bear was about 1 meter long; officers patrolled the area but the animal had already left.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

In the early morning of the 5th, a roughly one-meter-long bear was sighted in a residential area in central Iwanuma City, prompting increased police patrols after a resident reported the animal. Officers checked the area, but the bear had already left and no injuries were reported.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 06:40 PM

Address

Coordinates

38.101744, 140.862330

Sources