Location
Description
On the night of April 6, 2026, a single bear about 1.5 m long was sighted near Oshima Shizen Fureai Hiroba in Tomita, Kōriyama. The animal stayed in riverside thickets along the Ouse River; the city, police and hunting association used drones, fireworks, water cannon and box traps to try to drive and capture it but failed. The bear moved north on April 8 and sheltered in vegetation near the Banetsu Expressway embankment, where the city carried out an emergency shooting and the bear was killed in the afternoon (around 15:40–15:45). No human injuries were reported.
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
News
Date & Time
Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Address
Koriyama 並木五丁目, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.415943, 140.355200
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