News Black Bear Shintsuru Station (Ishida, Aizumisato Town), Fukushima Nov 9, 2025, 08:15 AM

Description

Around 08:15 on the 9th, a train driver spotted a bear about 0.5 meters long on the tracks at Shintsuru Station (Ishida, Aizumisato) on the JR Tadami Line. The driver sounded the horn and the bear ran away. At about 10:15, there was another sighting of a similarly sized bear on the station platform.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

On the 9th, a bear about 0.5 meters long was sighted on the tracks and later on the platform at Shintsuru Station in Aizumisato; the train driver sounded the horn and the animal fled.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 08:15 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.517199, 139.828516

Sources