News Black Bear Tadano, Ouse-machi, Kōriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Fukushima Jan 19, 2026, 10:20 PM

Description

At around 07:20 on the 20th, a man in his 30s driving on the prefectural road (Koriyama-Konan Line) in Tadano, Ouse-machi, Kōriyama, spotted a single bear about 0.8 m long crossing from south to north. The bear then went into nearby brush, and no damage to people or property was reported.

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Summary

On the morning of January 20 a driver in Tadano, Ouse-machi, Kōriyama, spotted a roughly 0.8 m bear crossing a prefectural road. The animal left into nearby brush and caused no damage; police notified the city and are conducting alerts in the area, while the prefecture warns that poor mast yields this year have led some bears to remain active and advises keeping food waste indoors.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.395101, 140.234745

Sources