Location
Description
Around 6:30 PM on October 15, on the riverbank along the Tadami Line in Iwaki City, the witness (a man in his 20s) working at a material yard observed a black animal resembling a bear about 1 m long on the riverbank. The bear moved to the south into dense brush; its subsequent direction is unknown.
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
Official
Date & Time
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 06:30 PM
Address
Iwaki 常磐岩ケ岡町, Fukushima
Coordinates
36.985697, 140.867673
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