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This 158 km route runs from Iwaki to Minamiaizu within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Shirakawa 双石, Fukushima.
With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
One bear was seen crossing a city road in Futabishin-den, Shirakawa City, around 19:30.
Shirakawa 双石, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Kamiango, Yamada-machi, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 山田町, Fukushima
Around 8:00 on May 21, a bear was sighted in Kodairanakamori, Hirata Village, Fukushima.
Hirata Odaira, Fukushima
On 2026-05-20 a bear sighting was reported in Hirata Village, Fukushima Prefecture. The article does not specify detailed location or time of the sighting.
Hirata Nagata, Fukushima
Around 22:00 on May 19, a driver in Ono Town, Oaza Iide Aza Nagakubo, sighted an animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 meters long. The animal left toward the eastern forest; no human injuries were reported and police have urged local residents to be cautious.
Ono Iitoyo, Fukushima
At around 10:45 a.m. on the 19th, one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was seen crossing a village road in Mabase, Saigō Village and entering the mountain. No damage has been confirmed nearby; police are patrolling by patrol car and coordinating with the municipal office.
Nishigo 大字真船, Fukushima
At around 07:45 on May 19, 2026, a bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted in Ma-fune Kamiyashiki (Ōaza Mafune, Kamiyashiki), Saigō Village, Fukushima Prefecture. No damage to people or property has been confirmed so far, and the police have urged caution.
Nishigo, Fukushima
Around 11:55 on May 12, a man in Shirakawa City's Fujisawa mountain area witnessed an animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 meters long crossing a municipal road and entering the forest. No human injuries have been reported, and the police have urged caution.
Shirakawa 藤沢窪, Fukushima
Peak activity at 7:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Shirakawa 双石, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 158 km route runs from Iwaki to Minamiaizu within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Shirakawa 双石, Fukushima. With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
