This 9.1 km route from Fukushima to Fukushima crosses Fukushima. Over the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 6 days ago near Fukushima, Fukushima; the location sits about 0 m from the start of the route and 2.9 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 6 days ago at Fukushima, Fukushima, sitting about 1.6 km from the start and 1.9 km off the route line.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
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 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
At about 11:25 on May 5, a woman driving in Mizuhara Minamisawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, sighted a single bear about 1 meter long standing with its paws on a guardrail. No human or property damage has been reported so far.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, 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
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
Peak activity at 9:00 with 3 incidents
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Over the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 6 days ago near Fukushima, Fukushima; the location sits about 0 m from the start of the route and 2.9 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 9.1 km route from Fukushima to Fukushima crosses Fukushima. Over the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 6 days ago near Fukushima, Fukushima; the location sits about 0 m from the start of the route and 2.9 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 6 days ago at Fukushima, Fukushima, sitting about 1.6 km from the start and 1.9 km off the route line. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
