Official Black Bear Inawashiro 大字翁沢, Fukushima May 4, 2026, 04:50 AM

Description

On Monday, May 4 at around 1:50 p.m., in the mountain forest on the west side of National Route 49 within Goten-yama, Oogisawa, Inawashiro Town, a witness traveling northbound on Route 49 by vehicle sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the forest on the west side of the road. The direction in which the bear later left 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

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 04:50 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.520250, 140.045372

Sources