This 2.0 km route starts and ends around Fukushima, passing through Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 9 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima.
With activity this close, ride with a partner, fit a bike bell, and avoid forested passes at dawn and dusk.
Bear, juvenile try to cross a road
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
According to police, around 20:30 on the 12th a male driver in Machinawabazaka, Fukushima City, saw a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road. The bear entered the forest and disappeared; police are conducting patrols.
Fukushima, Fukushima
Before 11:00 on the 9th, one bear was sighted crossing a road in Sahara, Fukushima City. There were no reports of injuries.
Fukushima, Fukushima
At around 10:50 a.m. on the 9th, a male driver spotted one bear (about 1.5 m long) crossing the road in Takenomori, Sahara, Fukushima City. The bear left for nearby woodland afterwards, and no damage has been reported. Police are patrolling by cruiser and coordinating with Fukushima City Hall.
Fukushima, Fukushima
In a woodland in Sakuramoto, Fukushima City, before 9:30 a.m. on April 26, a man in his 50s who was collecting wild plants was attacked by a single bear about 1 meter long and suffered injuries to both legs, including a bite to his left foot. The bear left after the man resisted; he received treatment at a hospital and his life is not in danger. His wife was uninjured.
Fukushima, Fukushima
In a woodland in Sakuramoto Aizawa, Fukushima City, on April 26 at about 09:25, a man in his 50s was attacked by a bear about 1 meter long and suffered injuries to both legs. He was taken to a hospital in Fukushima City and his life is not in danger; his wife, who was nearby at the time, was not injured. The bear fled into the woods afterwards.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
On April 26, 2026 at about 9:25 AM, a man in his 50s picking wild plants with his wife in a woodland in Sakuramoto, Fukushima City, was attacked by a bear about 1 meter long and suffered bites to both legs. He was reported to have no life-threatening injuries.
Fukushima, Fukushima
Before 9:30 a.m. on April 26, a man in his 50s gathering wild plants in a mountain forest in Sakuramoto, Fukushima City, was attacked by a bear about 1 meter long and sustained injuries to both legs, including a bite to his left leg. The bear left after the man resisted; he received treatment at a hospital and is not in life-threatening condition. His wife was unharmed.
Fukushima, Fukushima
On April 26, 2026, in Sakuramoto Aizawa (桜本字会沢), Fukushima City, a person gathering wild plants in the mountain was attacked by a bear. Detailed information about injuries has not been released.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
Peak activity at 9:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 9 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 2.0 km route starts and ends around Fukushima, passing through Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 9 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima. With activity this close, ride with a partner, fit a bike bell, and avoid forested passes at dawn and dusk.
