News 4 Black Bears Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Ishiyama, Fukushima May 13, 2026, 10:40 PM
Location
Description
On May 14, 2026 at about 07:40, a bear approximately 1.0 m long was sighted on the riverbank in Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Higashiyama-cho Oaza Ishiyama Innai. The same day, another ~1.0 m bear was seen in Hanamigaoka 2-chome climbing a tree, a ~0.6 m bear was seen climbing a residential fence in Hanamigaoka 1-chome, and a ~0.5 m bear was observed walking along a forest road and entering woodland in Shirakawa-shi, Daisin Masumi Oaza Ohninata — four bears were reported in total.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
On May 14, four bears were sighted in Aizuwakamatsu and Shirakawa in Fukushima Prefecture. In Aizuwakamatsu bears were seen on a riverbank, in a tree and on a residential fence; in Shirakawa a bear was observed walking along a forest road into woodland.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
4
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Address
Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Ishiyama, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.481643, 139.954987
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