Official Black Bear Inawashiro 字上川上, Fukushima Jun 18, 2026, 09:20 PM

Description

On Friday, June 19 at approximately 6:20 AM, in the Tsuchiyuzawa mountain area of Inawashiro Town on National Route 459, a witness traveling north on Route 459 in a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west. Afterwards, the bear left and went into the forested area to the west.

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

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 09:20 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.635168, 140.103563

Sources