Official Black Bear Nishiaizu Mutsuai, Fukushima Oct 23, 2025, 07:37 PM

Description

Around 7:37 PM on October 23, on National Route 49 in the Nishiaizu area, a 40s male driving observed a bear about 1 m that suddenly darted out from the left side of the direction of travel and contacted the car. The bear then stood on the right side of the vehicle and left. No human injuries.

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

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 07:37 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.576647, 139.691202

Sources