Official Black Bear Minamiaizu Shioe, Fukushima Feb 22, 2026, 02:30 AM

Description

Around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 22, in Harada-kochi, Shioe, Minamiaizu Town, an eyewitness (a man in his 70s) reported seeing a bear wandering through a rice field on his way home, about 1 meter in body length. The bear then entered the forested mountain area to the north.

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

Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 02:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.206602, 139.746486

Sources