Location
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
Sukagawa 柱田, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.317000, 140.266179
Sources
Related Areas
Comments (1)
Alex 5 months ago
A bear actually made it inside the school building itself, not just near the grounds.
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