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Description
On March 15 (Sunday) at approximately 2:50 p.m., in the Odagawa Minaminoe area of Shirakawa City, a witness (male in his 40s) driving a vehicle on Route 4 toward Tochigi Prefecture observed one creature resembling a bear (about 1 m in body length) in the grassy area of fields on the right side of the direction of travel.
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, March 15, 2026 at 05:50 AM
Address
Shirakawa 小田川, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.161122, 140.267921
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