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This 90 km route runs from Fukushima to Inawashiro within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Fukushima Kamitoriwata, Fukushima.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
Bear tracks were found in the rice paddy.
Fukushima Kamitoriwata, Fukushima
Crossed the road. I thought it was still a small young bear.
Fukushima Machiniwasaka, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Fukushima, Fukushima
One bear was sighted in Tsuchiyu Onsenmachi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima, Fukushima
A single bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted on National Route 115 (about 4,400 meters southwest of the Fukushima Police Station Toyu substation), near the east side of the Higashi-Ugawa Bridge.
Fukushima, Fukushima
In Kaya Nujiriyama Ko, Inawashiro Town, a man on a walk saw one bear cross a town road and leave into a杂木林.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Koyasanjujiyama-ko, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
It headed toward Lake Hibara.
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
One bear appeared in an apartment complex parking lot in Kaminish, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima
Three bears (lengths unknown) were sighted in the mountains beside the municipal road.
Inawashiro 字堤東, Fukushima
Around 7:20 PM on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Iwasato-Ueno, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture.
Inawashiro 字五十軒道南, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted in the forested area on the east side of Prefectural Route 322.
Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima
A vehicle collided with one bear on the Bandai Mountain Gold Line in Hibara, Kitashiobara Village.
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
One bear was inside a building lot in Dōmachi Minami, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima
A single bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the paved road.
Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima
Peak activity at 8:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Fukushima Kamitoriwata, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 90 km route runs from Fukushima to Inawashiro within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Fukushima Kamitoriwata, Fukushima. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
