Official Black Bear Soma Higashitamano, Fukushima Jan 27, 2026, 04:30 AM

Description

Around 1:30 PM on Tuesday, January 27, in a woodland in the Sugekari area of Tamano, Soma City, a male witness who was working at the time observed a bear-like animal, one individual, about 1 meter 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

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 04:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.777568, 140.750884

Sources