Location
Description
On Wednesday, January 28, at around 4:50 p.m., in Karikado Furuuchi area, Shirakawa City: while driving on a prefectural road, a witness saw one bear (about 1 m in length) on the road.
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
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 07:50 AM
Address
Shirakawa 借宿, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.116962, 140.302476
Sources
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Comments (1)
5584 6 months ago
Late afternoon on a prefectural road is a pretty exposed time to cross paths with one.
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