
Official Black Bear Tamakawa Ganpoji, Fukushima Jan 14, 2026, 04:00 PM
Location
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
Tamakawa Ganpoji, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.227445, 140.419026
Sources
Comments (1)
1月14日の時点で道路上に足跡が残ってるってことは、まだ冬眠に入ってない個体がいるんだ。
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