Official Black Bear Soma Ishigami, Fukushima Nov 2, 2025, 04:30 PM

Description

Around 4:30 p.m. on November 2, in Ishigamicho, Kawamata Town, on shrine grounds, a 40-something male witnessed a bear about 1 m long on the road-side ditch inside the shrine. The bear then left toward the forest beside the shrine.

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

Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 04:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.825320, 140.915389

Sources