Official Black Bear Minamiaizu Kawashima, Fukushima May 17, 2026, 08:45 AM

Description

On Sunday, May 17, at approximately 5:45 p.m., in Kamihiradai, Naka-Arai, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) went out into his yard to play with his dog and saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) prowling in the brush on the west side of his house. The bear then left for the woodland to the west.

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

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 08:45 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.172728, 139.744947

Sources