News Black Bear Koriyama 並木五丁目, Fukushima Apr 6, 2026, 09:30 PM
Location
Description
At around 06:30 on April 7, 2026, a black bear (about 150 cm long) was confirmed at Oshima Nature Fureai Hiroba in Tonda-cho, Kōriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. The city and prefectural police cordoned off the area, attempted capture using fireworks, water jets and box traps, and asked nearby schools to refrain from sending pupils to school.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
After multiple sightings in central Kōriyama from the night of April 6, a roughly 1.5-metre bear was confirmed on the morning of April 7 at Oshima Nature Fureai Hiroba in Tonda-cho. The city cordoned off the area and used fireworks, water jets and box traps while calling for school attendance restrictions to protect residents; the bear was not captured there and later moved, being culled by emergency shooting on April 8.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Monday, April 6, 2026 at 09:30 PM
Address
Koriyama 並木五丁目, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.415943, 140.355200
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