Location
Description
At around 16:15 on May 15, 2026, a woman spotted one bear about 0.5 meters long at the Japanese garden Shiki-no-Sato Ryokusui-en in Iwane Kawara, Motomiya City. The bear stayed on the premises briefly but then left toward the adjacent Iokawa River, and the city placed box traps in the nearby woods along the river.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
On the afternoon of May 15 a visitor at the Shiki-no-Sato Ryokusui-en garden in Motomiya City spotted a small bear. The animal moved toward the Iokawa River and the city set box traps in nearby woods in response.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Friday, May 15, 2026 at 07:15 AM
Address
Motomiya 岩根, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.473417, 140.334299
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