Location
Description
At around 9:30 PM on Feb 7, a motorist spotted one bear about 1 meter long on Route 49 in Onisawa/Nakurayama area of Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture. The bear's subsequent movements were unknown, and no injuries or damage were reported.
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
News
Date & Time
Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Address
Inawashiro Town, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.557764, 140.104839
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Comments (1)
nine thirty at night on a major route
Hiking in bear country
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