News Black Bear A middle school near Yachim-mae, Hashirata, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima Feb 9, 2026, 08:10 AM
Location
Description
At around 17:10 on the 9th, students and teachers inside a classroom at a middle school near Yachim-mae, Hashirata, Sukagawa City, saw a single bear about 1.5 meters long running east to west across a nearby rice field. The bear later left toward a river to the west, and no injuries or property damage have been reported.
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
News
Date & Time
Monday, February 9, 2026 at 08:10 AM
Address
A middle school near Yachim-mae, Hashirata, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.318371, 140.263085
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Comments (1)
Lucky it was just crossing through during class time rather than when kids were outside.
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