Location
Description
Around 9:20 PM on Saturday, February 7, in Okomizawa, Oaza Manya, Owazawa area of Inawashiro Town, an observer saw a bear about 1 meter long on the opposite lane while driving toward Koriyama City on National Route 49. Its subsequent movements are 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, February 7, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Address
Inawashiro 大字翁沢, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.511265, 140.030777
Sources
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Comments (1)
夜の９時半か、そんな時間に国道に出てくるんだ。
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