Location
Description
On Wednesday, May 13 at around 5:00 p.m., in the woodland area of Tateno, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his teens) was riding a bicycle nearby when he observed a bear (one animal, approximately 1 m in body length) on a slope of the woodland moving into the eastern part of the forest.
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, May 13, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Address
Nihonmatsu 舘野原, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.567629, 140.401368
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