Location
Description
Around 2:00 p.m. on June 6, near 103.3 km post on the Ban'etsu Expressway (southbound), a man driving observed a bear about 1.2 m walking along the south shoulder toward the west. Police and Nexco Patrol Tohoku personnel monitored the area but did not locate the bear.
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
Friday, June 6, 2025 at 02:00 PM
Address
Inawashiro 大字磐根, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.540384, 140.052531
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