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Official Black Bear Kitashiobara, Fukushima Nov 18, 2025, 02:38 PM

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Around 2:38 p.m. on November 18, along the Aizu-Wakamatsu Urabandai Line near Mizuhara in Hibara, Kitashiobara Village, a police officer on patrol in a patrol car observed a bear about 50 cm long standing on the road's western slope. The bear then left north into the mountain forest.

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

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 02:38 PM

Address

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

Coordinates

37.719275, 140.033448

Sources

https://www.rfc.jp/kuma/

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