Saves as a new trip plan. The original stays as-is.
This 168 km route runs from Iwaki to Kitakata within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 106 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 19 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
Around 08:05 on 2026-06-15, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kurikisaku, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
６月１５日（月）午前８時５分頃、いわき市四倉町字栗木作地内で、目撃者（３０歳代女性）が車両を運転中、道路上いるクマと思われる動物１頭（体長約１m）を目撃。人的・物的被害は確認されておりません。
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
6月14日午後７時13分頃、いわき市四倉町字和具地内で、ツキノワグマと思われる野生動物を目撃。
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Friday, June 12 at approximately 10:10 a.m., in Kurikisaku, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 50s, while driving a car, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 40 cm in body length) on the road.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
A steel box trap was installed in Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima, amid repeated bear sightings.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 5:40 p.m., in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a woman in her 40s, while driving home, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in length) emerging from vegetation.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
Around 17:40 on 2026-06-05, a bear-like animal was sighted in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at around 3:50 p.m., in Nishi-4-chome, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 60s) saw one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) running north outside a building.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 3:21 p.m., on a municipal road in Nishisan-chome, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) at the roadside.
Iwaki 四倉町上仁井田, Fukushima
On June 3 (Wednesday) at approximately 3:12 p.m., in the Umegaoka area of Yotsukuramachi, Iwaki City, a witness (female in her 60s) while at home looked out the window and observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1.5 m in length) in the yard.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3, at approximately 3:00 p.m., in the Machida area of Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (female in her 70s) saw from inside her home, looking out a window, a single animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the yard.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 2:40 p.m., on the Iwaki-Namie Prefectural Road in Miyamaeno, Nagatomo, Yotsukura-cho, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving a car observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the prefectural road from west to east.
Iwaki 四倉町名木, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 10:20 a.m., one animal thought to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted in Gochome, Yotsukura-cho, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
In Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 70s found one bear-like animal (about 1 m long) in his yard after opening his front door.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On June 3 (Wednesday) at around 9:40 a.m., in Tayusaka area, Yotsukuramachi, Iwaki City, a man in his 70s saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) in his front yard when he opened his home’s front door.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
In Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 30s saw one bear-like animal (about 1 m long) passing through his home's grounds and heading toward the forest while he was in a car.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 7:33 a.m., in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 30s, while seated in a vehicle, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) leaving the residential premises and heading into the forest.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
A bear-like animal was sighted multiple times in Yotsukura Town, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
Around 08:05 on 2026-06-15, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kurikisaku, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
６月１５日（月）午前８時５分頃、いわき市四倉町字栗木作地内で、目撃者（３０歳代女性）が車両を運転中、道路上いるクマと思われる動物１頭（体長約１m）を目撃。人的・物的被害は確認されておりません。
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
6月14日午後７時13分頃、いわき市四倉町字和具地内で、ツキノワグマと思われる野生動物を目撃。
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Friday, June 12 at approximately 10:10 a.m., in Kurikisaku, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 50s, while driving a car, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 40 cm in body length) on the road.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
A steel box trap was installed in Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima, amid repeated bear sightings.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 5:40 p.m., in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a woman in her 40s, while driving home, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in length) emerging from vegetation.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
Around 17:40 on 2026-06-05, a bear-like animal was sighted in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at around 3:50 p.m., in Nishi-4-chome, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 60s) saw one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) running north outside a building.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 3:21 p.m., on a municipal road in Nishisan-chome, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) at the roadside.
Iwaki 四倉町上仁井田, Fukushima
On June 3 (Wednesday) at approximately 3:12 p.m., in the Umegaoka area of Yotsukuramachi, Iwaki City, a witness (female in her 60s) while at home looked out the window and observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1.5 m in length) in the yard.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3, at approximately 3:00 p.m., in the Machida area of Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (female in her 70s) saw from inside her home, looking out a window, a single animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the yard.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 2:40 p.m., on the Iwaki-Namie Prefectural Road in Miyamaeno, Nagatomo, Yotsukura-cho, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving a car observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the prefectural road from west to east.
Iwaki 四倉町名木, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 10:20 a.m., one animal thought to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted in Gochome, Yotsukura-cho, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
In Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 70s found one bear-like animal (about 1 m long) in his yard after opening his front door.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On June 3 (Wednesday) at around 9:40 a.m., in Tayusaka area, Yotsukuramachi, Iwaki City, a man in his 70s saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) in his front yard when he opened his home’s front door.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
In Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 30s saw one bear-like animal (about 1 m long) passing through his home's grounds and heading toward the forest while he was in a car.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 7:33 a.m., in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 30s, while seated in a vehicle, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) leaving the residential premises and heading into the forest.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
A bear-like animal was sighted multiple times in Yotsukura Town, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
Around 08:05 on 2026-06-15, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kurikisaku, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
６月１５日（月）午前８時５分頃、いわき市四倉町字栗木作地内で、目撃者（３０歳代女性）が車両を運転中、道路上いるクマと思われる動物１頭（体長約１m）を目撃。人的・物的被害は確認されておりません。
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
6月14日午後７時13分頃、いわき市四倉町字和具地内で、ツキノワグマと思われる野生動物を目撃。
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 14 at approximately 1:43 p.m., near the 90.9 km post on the downhill lane of the Ban-etsu Expressway by 1684 Saka-ya, Tsuboyō, Inawashiro Town, a passenger car driven by a man in his 80s, while traveling in the first lane of the downhill direction, collided with a bear cub (about 50 cm in body length) that crossed from the right to the left side of the travel direction. The driver and passenger of the vehicle were not injured. The bear left the scene of the traffic accident.
Inawashiro 大字壺楊, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 13 at approximately 7:50 a.m., a man in his 60s, while driving in Tamayama (Sumigama) area, Tategama? No — correct place: Tamayama Aza Sumikamaguchi? Wait ensure accuracy. Let's translate carefully.
Iwaki 四倉町玉山, Fukushima
On Friday, June 12 at around 5:00 p.m., on a municipal road in Kaminouchi, Iwanosato, Inawashiro Town, an eyewitness (female in her 80s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing the municipal road from west to east while she was driving.
Inawashiro 字五十軒道南, Fukushima
On Friday, June 12 at approximately 10:10 a.m., in Kurikisaku, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 50s, while driving a car, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 40 cm in body length) on the road.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Friday, June 12, at around 8:00 a.m., a witness spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the trees of a mulberry tree in a grove within a stand of mixed woods in Maehama, Tsuboyō, Inawashiro Town, to the west of the witness's residence.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
On Friday, June 12 at approximately 7:50 a.m., in Inawashiro Town, Gorinbara area, on a municipal road, a witness driving south along the road observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from east to west and leaving into the forest.
Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima
One bear was sighted crossing a town road and leaving into the forest in Gorinbara, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima
Around noon on Friday, June 12, within the Yamanaka area of Nukazawa, Motomiya City, on Prefectural Route Nihonmatsu-Kanaya, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward Motomiya on the road.
Motomiya 仁井田, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 11, at approximately 4:30 a.m., in Tegura area, Shimo-yoshima, Yoshima (Kōma) Town, Iwaki City, a man in his 50s, while driving, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) on the road. The animal believed to be a bear ran off to the south.
Iwaki 好間町下好間, Fukushima
A steel box trap was installed in Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima, amid repeated bear sightings.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
Around 4:30 AM on 2026-06-11, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Yoshima-machi Shimoyoshima Tegura, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Iwaki 好間町下好間, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 7:05 p.m., in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 50s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from south to north.
Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima
One bear crossed a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 6:05 p.m., on a town road in Tsuboyō Aza Minamihama, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his teens) driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the town road from east to west.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 10, at approximately 5:17 p.m., a driver (male in his 30s) traveling on the outbound lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway near the 87.6 km post in Kuradeyama, Asagojima, Atami-machi, Koriyama City, witnessed a bear (about 1 m in length) emerge from the central median into the south-side overtaking lane while proceeding toward the outbound (Inawashiro Town) direction. The bear then moved back into the northern central median.
Koriyama 熱海町中山, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Akedashi Gange-toge, Bandai Town.
Bandai 大字赤枝, Fukushima
Around 6:15 PM on June 8, a bear was seen moving in Amanuma Noke, Shiokawa-machi, Kitakata City.
Kitakata 塩川町天沼, Fukushima
On Monday, June 8 at around 6:15 p.m., in a rice field in Nōke, Amanuma, Shiogawa-machi, Kitakata City, a witness (male, in his teens) who was traveling by vehicle spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) in the rice field to the west. The bear then ran westward and disappeared from view.
Kitakata 塩川町天沼, Fukushima
On Monday, June 8 at around 6:00 p.m., in Nashigodaira area, Takadama, Atami Town, Koriyama City, a witness (a woman in her 40s) driving a vehicle observed one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) running across a rice paddy. The bear then ran off eastward.
Koriyama 熱海町高玉, Fukushima
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-08, a bear was sighted in Shibahara, Ogawa-machi, Iwaki City, and the city identified it as a Japanese black bear.
Iwaki 小川町上平, Fukushima
At around 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 8, a wild animal believed to be a bear was sighted in the Shibahara area of Ogawa-machi, Iwaki City. Iwaki City conducted an on-site inspection and, after reviewing images provided by the witness, determined it was an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma).
Iwaki 小川町柴原, Fukushima
In Ogawa-machi Shibahara, Iwaki City, one bear was spotted.
Iwaki 小川町柴原, Fukushima
On June 8 (Monday) at approximately 6:30 a.m., near the 94.0-kilometer post on the outbound lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway within Nyorai-do area, Sekito, Inawashiro Town, a vehicle driver (female in her 50s) saw a bear about 1 meter in length crossing the expressway from west to east while traveling on the outbound lanes (toward Koriyama). The bear left into the forested area on the east side of the road.
Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-08, a brown bear was sighted in Ogawamachi-Shibahara, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Iwaki 小川町柴原, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 7, at around 7:15 p.m., on the Tohoku Expressway (Ban-etsu Expressway) westbound near 112.6 km in Hatta, Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a passenger car driven by a man in his 40s, while traveling in the westbound passing lane, collided with a bear (approximately 1.2 m in body length) that crossed from the right toward the left across the direction of travel. Neither the driver nor the occupants were injured. The bear died near the accident site.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 7, at about 6:40 p.m., a resident of an apartment complex in Kaminomura-nishi, Inawashiro Town, witnessed four bears (body lengths unknown) that had been on the premises leave the area.
Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 7 at about 6:05 p.m., in the Matsubara area of Torimiyama, Matsuyama Town, Kitakata City, a witness (woman in her 40s) was driving north on the prefectural road when she spotted one bear (about 50 cm in length) crossing the road from west to east. The bear ran off to the east and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Kitakata 松山町鳥見山, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 7 at about 5:20 p.m., a witness (male) working in a field in Makizawa area, Ishiyama, Higashiyama-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, spotted one bear (about 1 meter in length) coming out of the forest to the south. The witness then scared the bear off with a bear-repellent firework he had; the bear turned its back on the witness and fled back into the forest.
Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima
One bear was sighted in Takatama Minami Asozawa, Atami-machi, Koriyama City.
Koriyama, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 7 at around 1:40 p.m., on National Route 49 in Takadama Aza Minamiasozawa, Atami-machi, Koriyama City, a witness (female in her 50s) driving a vehicle saw a bear (one individual, approximately 1.5 m in length) standing on the shoulder of the road. The bear then ran off to the west.
Koriyama, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 7 at approximately 11:26 a.m., on the downhill lane of the Tohoku Expressway (Ban-etsu Expressway) near 107.2 km in Shimokawamae, Sarashina, Bandai Town, a passenger car driven by a man in his 60s, traveling in the first lane of the downhill direction, collided with a bear (about 50 cm in body length) that crossed from the right to the left of the travel direction. There were no injuries to the vehicle’s driver or other occupants. The bear was found dead near the accident site.
Bandai, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 6 at about 7:20 p.m., in the mountainous area of Kyodo-yama, Tsuboyou, Inawashiro Town, on the Tsuboyou-Honmachi Prefectural Road, a witness (female in her 30s) saw two bears crossing the road from east to west (one approximately 1.5 m in length, the other about 1 m) while driving north on that road. Both bears subsequently left heading west.
Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima
One bear was beside National Route 49 in Hata, Kawahigashi Town, Aizuwakamatsu City.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 6 at around 6:30 p.m., in the Hatta area of Kawahigashi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 30s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) at the roadside while riding a motorcycle on National Route 49. The bear's subsequent movements are unknown.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 6 at about 4:30 p.m., in a forested area of Gokudoyama in Tsuboyō, Inawashiro Town, a witness (female in her 60s) saw two bears in the woods east of Prefectural Route Tsuboyō-Honmachi while riding a bicycle southbound on that road. The two bears (about 1 m and about 50 cm in body length) then left the area, heading east into the forest.
Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima
At around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, a witness (female, age unknown) spotted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) running across the grounds of a private residence in Higuchi area, Takadama, Atami-machi, Koriyama City.
Koriyama 熱海町高玉, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 6 at 1:45 p.m., a witness (male, in his 50s), while on duty at a private facility on the premises in Kawageta Aza Tennozaka, Inawashiro Town, spotted one bear (about 50 cm in body length) on the facility grounds. The bear then left heading south into the brush.
Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima
Two bears were seen crossing a city road in Shiraiwa-machi, Koriyama City.
Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 7:12 PM, on a municipal road in Yamanochi, Shiraiwa-machi, Koriyama City, a witness driving a vehicle observed two bears (each about 1 m in length).
Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima
Two bears, about 1 m in length, were sighted crossing in front of a car on a city road in Shiwamachi Yamanouchi, Koriyama.
Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 5:40 p.m., in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a woman in her 40s, while driving home, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in length) emerging from vegetation.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 1:45 PM, an elderly male witness in his 80s saw one bear (about 1 meter in body length) in the brush beside a town road in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town. The bear then left eastward through the brush.
Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima
A bear was seen in bushes beside a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at around 1:00 p.m., in a field in Makizawa, Ishiyama, Higashiyama-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male, in his 30s) spotted three bears in the field while doing farm work (one about 1 m long and two about 50 cm long). The bears fled in the direction of the forested area to the west; their subsequent movements are unknown.
Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 11:30 a.m., in the Towno-nishi area of Inawashiro Town, a witness (a man in his 70s) saw one bear (about 1 meter in length) in the bushes beside a municipal road when he went outside his home. The bear subsequently left on foot toward the forested area to the north.
Inawashiro 字中道, Fukushima
Around 10:55 a.m. on Friday, June 5, on the premises of a private facility in Yano-ki-sawa, Inawashiro Town, a facility staff member (female in her 70s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) in a tree on the facility grounds while working indoors. The bear later climbed down from the tree and left toward the forested area to the east.
Inawashiro 字諏訪西, Fukushima
A bear was seen walking out of a facility site in Ichimachi Oaza Tsuruga, Aizuwakamatsu City.
Aizuwakamatsu Ikkimachi-Tsuruga, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 12:10 a.m., in the Tsuruga area of Ikki-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a male witness driving a vehicle spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) walking out toward an area outside the facility grounds. The bear proceeded westward; its subsequent movements are unknown.
Aizuwakamatsu Ikkimachi-Tsuruga, Fukushima
Around 17:40 on 2026-06-05, a bear-like animal was sighted in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Machinishi, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima on 2026-06-05 morning.
Inawashiro 字町西, Fukushima
An animal thought to be a bear was seen in the bushes in Uchigo-uchimachi Sakuramoto, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 内郷内町, Fukushima
In Nagatsuki, Uchigo-Hakusui Town, Iwaki City, a teenage boy saw one bear-like animal while riding a bicycle.
Iwaki 常磐湯本町, Fukushima
A male high school student sighted one bear-like animal in bushes in Uchigo-Shirasu-machi, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 内郷白水町, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 4 at approximately 9:00 p.m., in Sakuramoto, Uchigo-cho, Iwaki City, a male in his teens, while riding a bicycle, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) in some brush. The animal believed to be a bear ran off toward the mountain to the east.
Iwaki 内郷内町, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 4 at about 7:15 a.m., on the prefectural road in Tsuboshita, Tsuboya, Inawashiro Town, a witness (female, in her 50s) saw two bears (both about 80 cm in body length) while driving. The bears then left the sighting area and went into the brush to the south.
Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima
On 2026-06-04, two bears were confirmed together on a prefectural road in Tsuboyanagi, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 大字壺楊, Fukushima
A bear-like animal was sighted in Uchigo-Shiramizu-machi Nagatsuki, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 常磐湯本町, Fukushima
A bear-like animal was sighted in a thicket in Uchigo-uchimachi, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 内郷内町, Fukushima
Around 7:15 AM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Tsuboyohikoshita, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at around 3:50 p.m., in Nishi-4-chome, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 60s) saw one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) running north outside a building.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 3:21 p.m., on a municipal road in Nishisan-chome, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) at the roadside.
Iwaki 四倉町上仁井田, Fukushima
On June 3 (Wednesday) at approximately 3:12 p.m., in the Umegaoka area of Yotsukuramachi, Iwaki City, a witness (female in her 60s) while at home looked out the window and observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1.5 m in length) in the yard.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3, at approximately 3:00 p.m., in the Machida area of Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (female in her 70s) saw from inside her home, looking out a window, a single animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the yard.
Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 2:40 p.m., on the Iwaki-Namie Prefectural Road in Miyamaeno, Nagatomo, Yotsukura-cho, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving a car observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the prefectural road from west to east.
Iwaki 四倉町名木, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 10:20 a.m., one animal thought to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted in Gochome, Yotsukura-cho, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
In Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 70s found one bear-like animal (about 1 m long) in his yard after opening his front door.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On June 3 (Wednesday) at around 9:40 a.m., in Tayusaka area, Yotsukuramachi, Iwaki City, a man in his 70s saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) in his front yard when he opened his home’s front door.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
In Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 30s saw one bear-like animal (about 1 m long) passing through his home's grounds and heading toward the forest while he was in a car.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 7:33 a.m., in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 30s, while seated in a vehicle, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) leaving the residential premises and heading into the forest.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
A bear-like animal was sighted multiple times in Yotsukura Town, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 2, at approximately 7:20 p.m., in the area of Nanatsumori, Bandai, Bandai-machi, a female witness driving on a town road sighted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length). The bear then crossed the town road from the sighting location and left into the grove of scrub trees to the south.
Bandai 大字更科, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 2 at approximately 11:05 a.m., in the Akai Yashikichi area of Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male) while driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) walking through brush. After being seen, the bear entered the woodland to the west, and its subsequent movements are unknown.
Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Akai, Fukushima
In Arai, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, one bear about 50 cm long was seen walking in the bushes around 9:30 AM on May 31.
Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Akai, Fukushima
On Sunday, May 31 at around 9:30 a.m., in Akai, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 50s) spotted one bear (about 50 cm in body length) walking through brush while doing farm work. The bear left toward the forested area to the west, and its subsequent movements are unknown.
Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Akai, Fukushima
On Saturday, May 30 at around 6:20 p.m., in Sasayamahara, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 70s) working in a field sighted one bear (about 80 cm in body length) walking through some brush. The bear went into the brush on the west side and its subsequent movements are unknown.
Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Akai, Fukushima
Around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, on the Inawashiro-Shiozawa main prefectural road in the Tsutsumi Higashi area of Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 30s) driving toward Fukushima City observed one bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing the road from north to south. The bear then left into the grove of trees on the south side of the road.
Inawashiro 字上村前, Fukushima
At around 6:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, a witness (female) driving on National Route 49 in Tsuboyō, Inawashiro Town, spotted one bear (about 1 m in length) on the road. The bear left and went into the scrub forest on the west side of the highway.
Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima
On Wednesday, May 27 at about 10:55 AM, on National Route 49 in Takegafukuro, Okiwasawa, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 40s) traveling eastbound by vehicle on the national route observed a bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from south to north.
Inawashiro 大字翁沢, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Takadama Futawatashi, Atami-machi, Koriyama City.
Koriyama, Fukushima
On Tuesday, May 26 at approximately 12:43 p.m., on National Route 49 Atami Bypass in Takadama, Futawatari area, Atami Town, Koriyama City, a witness (female, age unknown) observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.
Koriyama, Fukushima
On Monday, May 25 at approximately 8:50 p.m., in the Keizan 2-chome area of Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 60s) saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) in the woods from his home. The bear entered the woodland, and its subsequent movements are unknown.
Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Ishiyama, Fukushima
Around 4:18 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Takadama Futate, Atami-machi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Koriyama, Fukushima
On Monday, May 25 at approximately 4:18 p.m., a witness sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) on the Ban'etsu West Line tracks in Futawatari, Takadama, Atami-machi, Kōriyama City.
Koriyama, Fukushima
On Monday, May 25, at approximately 6:40 a.m., a witness driving on a town road in Inawashiro Town, Oaza Iwazato, Aza Kaminochi, spotted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) in the forested area on the west side of the road. The bear then left the forest heading west.
Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima
Around 6:40 AM on May 25, a bear was sighted in Iwahara, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture.
Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima
On Saturday, May 23 at around 12:40 p.m., in a woodland area in Hirakiuchi, Sugaya, Takine-machi, Tamura City, a male witness spotted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) while driving. The direction in which the animal thought to be a bear departed is unknown.
Tamura Takinemachi-Sugaya, Fukushima
On Wednesday, May 20 at around 5:00 PM, on a town road in Enhei area, Sarashina, Bandai Town, a witness driving eastbound on the town road observed one bear (approximately 70 cm in body length) crossing the road from left to right and then entering the forested area on the right side of the road.
Bandai, Fukushima
Around 5:00 PM on May 20, a bear was sighted in Sarashina Tohei, Bandai Town, Fukushima.
Bandai, 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
On Tuesday, May 19 at around 10:00 PM, a male witness sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1.5 m in length) on a town road in Nagakubo, Iide, Ono-machi. The bear then departed into the woodland to the east.
Ono Iitoyo, Fukushima
On Tuesday, May 19 at approximately 7:33 PM, in the Tenmamae area of Kitakata City, a witness (man in his 60s) driving on a municipal road observed an animal believed to be a bear (about 50 cm in body length) entering a thicket. The subsequent whereabouts of the animal believed to be a bear are unknown.
Kitakata 字天満前, Fukushima
At about 6:36 p.m. on May 19, an animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 to 1.5 m in body length) was sighted in Masaku area, Sugaya Aza, Takine-machi, Tamura City. The animal believed to be a bear left for nearby woodland.
Tamura Ogoemachi-Kuride, Fukushima
On May 19 at approximately 6:35 p.m., an animal believed to be a bear (body length about 1 to 1.5 meters) was sighted in the Kitanochi area of Kuride, Ōgoshi-machi, Tamura City. The animal believed to be a bear left the area and returned to nearby mountain forest.
Tamura Ogoemachi-Kuride, Fukushima
At approximately 1:10 p.m. on May 19, animals believed to be bears (each about 1.0 to 1.5 m in length) were sighted in the Nagashi-ta area, Kadosawa, Funahiki-machi, Tamura City. The animals believed to be bears left for the nearby forested mountains.
Tamura Funehikimachi-Kunugiyama, Fukushima
At around 11:25 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, an animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in length) was sighted in the Sodehara area, Horikoshi, Funahiki-machi, Tamura City. The animal believed to be a bear left toward nearby woodland. There were four other similar sightings in the area on Monday, May 18 from around 7:20 p.m., in Monju and Horikoshi, Funahiki-machi, Tamura City.
Tamura Funehikimachi-Kunugiyama, Fukushima
On Tuesday, May 19 at around 8:00 a.m., in Yoneoka, Shimodaira Otsu area, Netsushio-Kanocho, Kitakata City, on Prefectural Road Netsushio-Kano–Miyato–Nishi-Aizu Line, a witness (woman in her 40s) driving on the prefectural road observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from north to south.
Kitakata Atsushio-Kano-Machi Atsushio, Fukushima
On Tuesday, May 19 at approximately 7:45 a.m., near the 103.0 km post on the outbound lane of the Ban-etsu Expressway within Iwanone, Inawashiro Town, a driver of a vehicle (female in her 30s) observed a bear (one, about 1.5 m in body length) near the guardrail on the left side of the direction of travel while driving on the outbound lane of the Ban-etsu Expressway. The bear's movements after being sighted are unknown.
Bandai, Fukushima
In Tamura City, Funabiki-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, a bear-like animal about 1 meter long was sighted multiple times from the evening of the 18th into the morning of the 19th. No damage to people or property has been confirmed so far, and the police are urging caution.
Tamura Funehikimachi-Monju, Fukushima
On Monday, May 18 at approximately 6:10 p.m., on National Route 49 in Yamanoshita, Azuko-shima, Atami-machi, Koriyama City, a female witness traveling on National Route 49 toward Inawashiro Town sighted one bear (about 1.5 m in length) crossing from south to north.
Koriyama 熱海町上伊豆島, Fukushima
On Monday, May 18 at approximately 4:45 PM, in Nashinokidaira, Shōji, Miharu Town, a witness (male) observed a bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road while driving. The bear subsequently left toward the forested area on the east side.
Miharu 大字庄司, Fukushima
On May 18 (Monday) at around 3:00 PM, a witness (male) spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) in a fallow field in Nishinochi, Sasayama, Funabiki-machi, Tamura City while driving. The bear later left toward the forested area to the south.
Tamura Funehikimachi-Kanameta, Fukushima
In Sasayama, Funabiki-machi, Tamura City, around 3:00 p.m. on May 18, 2026, one bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted. No injuries or damage to property have been confirmed so far, and police are urging caution.
Tamura Funehikimachi-Kanameta, Fukushima
On Sunday, May 17 at approximately 11:20 a.m., a witness observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) near the mountain forest in Kodera area, Sanezawa, Miharu Town while working. The animal believed to be a bear then departed toward the forest to the north.
Miharu 大字実沢, Fukushima
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In the past 30 days, 106 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 19 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 168 km route runs from Iwaki to Kitakata within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 106 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 19 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
