News Black Bear Kotaki, Iizaka (Fukushima City), Fukushima Dec 4, 2025, 06:20 AM
Location
Description
At around 06:20 on December 4, 2025, a man in his 30s spotted a bear about 1 meter long in the roadside brush at Kotaki, Iizaka, Fukushima City. The bear fled northward toward the Surikamigawa River.
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
News
Date & Time
Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 06:20 AM
Address
Kotaki, Iizaka (Fukushima City), Fukushima
Coordinates
37.836665, 140.449479
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Comments (1)
A juvenile that small heading straight for the river suggests those brush areas along Surikamigawa aren't just passing routes for them.
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