Official Black Bear Tamakawa Ganpoji, Fukushima Jan 14, 2026, 04:00 PM

Description

Around 4:00 PM on Wednesday, January 14, on a road in the area of Take no Uchi, Iwabaji, Tamagawa Village (Oaza Iwabaji, Takenouchi), a bear footprint was found. There were no sightings of the bear itself, and no damage was confirmed. On January 16, village hall staff and Tamagawa Village Wildlife Damage Countermeasure Team members confirmed the footprint and identified it as a bear's footprint.

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

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 04:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.227445, 140.419026

Sources