Official Black Bear Bandai 大字更科, Fukushima Oct 25, 2025, 02:15 PM

Description

Around 2:15 PM on October 25, on the main prefectural route Inawashiro–Shio-kawa (Route 7) with the witness driving toward Kitakata, observed a bear about 1 m on the north-side sidewalk; the bear then left toward the north into the forest.

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

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 02:15 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.559489, 140.021094

Sources