Location
Description
A single Asiatic black bear (approx. 1.5 m long) was sighted near Kuwano 5-chome, Kōriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. The bear moved from a residential area to Ōshima Nature Fureai Plaza and the Ouse Riverbank; the city and police set box traps, used fireworks to drive it away, and considered emergency shooting while warning residents and asking nearby elementary and junior high schools to refrain from sending students or to close temporarily. No human injuries have been 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
News
Date & Time
Monday, April 6, 2026 at 08:58 PM
Address
Koriyama 桑野五丁目, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.410696, 140.353990
Sources
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