Official Black Bear Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Oyakawabata, Fukushima Jan 16, 2026, 12:00 PM
Location
Description
Around 12:00 PM on Friday, January 16, an eyewitness (a man in his 50s) observed a single bear about 40 cm in body length near the area along the Koyagawa riverbank in Ohtomachi, Aizuwakamatsu City. The bear subsequently fled toward the forest to the east, and its subsequent movements are unknown.
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
Friday, January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Address
Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Oyakawabata, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.387766, 139.928081
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Comments (1)
体長40cmってことは子グマなんだろうけど、１月の昼間に会津若松市街地付近で出歩いてるのは相当珍しいな。
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