Official 2 Black Bears Fukushima Arai, Fukushima Aug 17, 2025, 09:45 PM

Description

Around 9:45 PM on August 17, along National Route 115 in Arai, Fukushima City, a male in his 30s driving toward Fukushima City from Inawashiro Town encountered two bears (both about 1 m long) that darted out from a grassy area on the right side of the direction of travel; the bears then departed.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

2

Provider Type

Official

Date & Time

Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 09:45 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.701664, 140.353396

Sources