Official Black Bear Kitakata 字天満前, Fukushima May 19, 2026, 10:33 AM

Description

On Tuesday, May 19 at approximately 7:33 PM, in the Tenmamae area of Kitakata City, a witness (man in his 60s) driving on a municipal road observed an animal believed to be a bear (about 50 cm in body length) entering a thicket. The subsequent whereabouts of the animal believed to be a bear 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

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.645939, 139.865970

Sources