
News Black Bear Morishuku, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Dec 9, 2025, 04:20 PM
Location
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
Morishuku, Sukagawa City, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.312242, 140.360535
Comments (1)
Riverbed crossings in Morishuku seem to be a regular transit route for them.
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