Official Black Bear Tamura Takinemachi-Sugaya, Fukushima May 23, 2026, 03:40 AM

Description

On Saturday, May 23 at around 12:40 p.m., in a woodland area in Hirakiuchi, Sugaya, Takine-machi, Tamura City, a male witness spotted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) while driving. The direction in which the animal thought to be a bear departed 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

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 03:40 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.342721, 140.649986

Sources