Official Black Bear Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima Jun 22, 2026, 02:49 AM
Location
Description
On Monday, June 22, at approximately 11:49 a.m., on the JR Ban'etsu West Line right-of-way within Goto, Sekito, Inawashiro Town, a train driver operating a train toward Aizuwakamatsu City collided with one bear (length unknown) that entered the right-of-way from the right. No injuries reported.
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
Monday, June 22, 2026 at 02:49 AM
Address
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.518493, 140.142827
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