Location
Description
Someone witnessed a bear sleeping in a residence's kitchen (one bear, about 0.5 meters in body length).
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
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 09:00 AM
Address
Kitakata 高郷町上郷, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.617067, 139.724263
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Comments (1)
WY 4 months ago
A bear made it all the way into a kitchen in Kitakata and just settled in there.
Hiking in bear country
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