Location
Description
On Thursday, May 7 at around 6:30 p.m., in the Yabaki area, Takadota, Toyokawa Town, Kitakata City, near Ubadogawa, a witness (female in her 60s) was walking along the Ubadogawa when she spotted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) on the riverbank. She left the area immediately, so the bear’s subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
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
Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 09:30 AM
Address
Kitakata 豊川町高堂太, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.627399, 139.894677
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