Official Black Bear Fukushima, Fukushima Jul 18, 2025, 06:30 AM

Description

Around 6:30 AM on July 18, on National Route 115 in Tobu Onsen-cho, Fukushima City, a man in his 40s driving toward Inawashiro Town encountered a bear about 1 m long that suddenly darted out from the right (west) side of the direction of travel; the bear turned around and returned to the woods.

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, July 18, 2025 at 06:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.657442, 140.283059

Sources