News 4 Black Bears Yamagata — rice field north of the JR Ban'etsu West Line; Mitsuwa — residential property (chestnut tree); Yawata (Aza Kubohata) — fallow paddy field, Fukushima Mar 27, 2026, 09:00 AM

Description

Multiple bear sightings were reported in Inawashiro Town. On March 25 at 14:30 a 0.3 m bear was seen in a fallow paddy field at Yawata (Aza Kubohata); on March 27 at 10:45 a train driver spotted a roughly 1 m bear in a rice field north of the JR Ban'etsu West Line at Yamagata; and on March 27 at about 18:00 two bears (about 60 cm each) were observed in a residential property chestnut tree in Mitsuwa. Police have been patrolling and issuing warnings; no human injuries have been reported.

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

Summary

Between March 25 and 27, four bears were sighted across Inawashiro Town—in a fallow paddy, a rice field north of the JR Ban'etsu West Line, and a residential property's chestnut tree. Police are patrolling and warning residents; no injuries have been reported.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

4

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 09:00 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.478528, 140.172958

Sources