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This 9.9 km route starts and ends around Fukushima, passing through Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 4 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Fukushima Omori, Fukushima.
With activity this close, ride with a partner, fit a bike bell, and avoid forested passes at dawn and dusk.
At around 06:10 on May 16, 2026, a man walking in Omori Nishiomote, Fukushima City, spotted a single bear about 1.5 meters long. The bear returned to the mountains afterward, and no injuries have been reported.
Fukushima Omori, Fukushima
At around 05:05 on May 13, in a municipal road in Shibukawa Kubo, Nihonmatsu City, a woman in her 50s walking her dog sighted a bear about 1 meter long entering the forest from the road. The witness was not injured, and police are on alert in the area.
Nihonmatsu 上原, Fukushima
In Fukushima City's Matsukawamachi Mizuhara Minamisawa area, a single bear about 1 m long was seen standing with its paw on a guardrail. No human or property damage was reported; the bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown and police are patrolling by patrol car.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima
Around 18:30 on April 27, a single bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted on a road in Hiraiishi Aza Uehara, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Fushiogami, Fukushima
Peak activity at 5:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 4 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Fukushima Omori, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 5:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 9.9 km route starts and ends around Fukushima, passing through Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 4 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Fukushima Omori, Fukushima. With activity this close, ride with a partner, fit a bike bell, and avoid forested passes at dawn and dusk.
