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.
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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