Official Black Bear Inawashiro 大字山潟, Fukushima Mar 27, 2026, 01:45 AM
Location
Description
On March 27 (Friday) at about 10:45 a.m., the driver of an up (northbound) JR Ban'etsu West Line train spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) in a paddy field on the north side of the tracks within the Shimoyashiki area of Yamagata, Inawashiro Town.
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
Friday, March 27, 2026 at 01:45 AM
Address
Inawashiro 大字山潟, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.482359, 140.176982
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