News Black Bear Prefectural Kitakata Kirizakura High School, Fukushima Nov 26, 2025, 12:50 AM
Location
Description
At around 00:50 on November 26, a woman in her 50s spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a municipal road south of the Prefectural Kitakata Kirizakura High School in Toyokawa-machi, Kitakata City. The bear moved into fields to the south and disappeared; no injuries or property damage have been reported. Police are sharing information with Kitakata City and conducting patrols in the area.
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
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Address
Prefectural Kitakata Kirizakura High School, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.637937, 139.870473
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Comments (1)
夜中の0時50分に高校の敷地のすぐ近くなんて、相当肝を冷やされただろう。
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