Official Black Bear Sukagawa 柱田, Fukushima Feb 9, 2026, 08:10 AM

Description

Around 5:10 PM on Monday, February 9, in a rice field within the area of Yanagidani-maechi, Sugagawa City, teachers and students who were enrolled at a nearby middle school near the sighting location witnessed a single bear running from east to west inside a classroom (about 1.5 meters in body length).

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

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 08:10 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.317000, 140.266179

Sources