Location
Description
Around 8:30 AM on July 13, on a hiking path from the Hakakao Takai trailhead in Hibara, Kitashiobara Village toward Kobozawa Shimizu, a witness walking the Bandai Mountains trail observed one bear about 1.5 m long in the brush to the south of the trail; the bear then left toward the south into the brush.
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
Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 08:30 AM
Address
Bandai, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.611039, 140.063199
Sources
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