Official Black Bear Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Oyakawabata, Fukushima Jan 16, 2026, 12:00 PM

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

Coordinates

37.387766, 139.928081

Sources