Official Black Bear Kitakata 高郷町夏井, Fukushima Aug 28, 2025, 07:50 PM

Description

Around 7:50 PM on August 28, on Prefectural Route 151 near Kawai in Takyo-chō, Kitakata City, a witness (a man in his 50s) driving from Kitakata's Takyo-chō area toward Yamato-chō encountered one bear (about 1 m long) that darted out from the left side of the direction of travel; the bear then walked away.

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, August 28, 2025 at 07:50 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.625920, 139.755199

Sources