News Black Bear Morishuku, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Dec 9, 2025, 04:20 PM

Description

At around 16:20 on the 9th, a man walking along the riverbank in Morishuku, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, saw one bear (about 50 cm long) running from south to north across the riverbed. No damage has been reported, and police are patrolling the area while providing information to Sukagawa City to warn residents.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

At about 4:20 p.m. on the 9th, a man walking along the riverbank in Morishuku, Sukagawa City, spotted a roughly 50 cm bear running north across the riverbed. No damage has been reported; police are patrolling the area and notifying the city to raise awareness.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 04:20 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.312242, 140.360535

Sources