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This 101 km route runs from Hinoemata to Nasushiobara, passing through Fukushima and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 11 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Minamiaizu Anabara, Fukushima.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
On National Route 352, one bear (approximately 0.5 meters in body length) was sighted.
Minamiaizu Anabara, Fukushima
One bear was sighted on Route 352 at Anahara in Minamiaizu.
Minamiaizu Anabara, Fukushima
A bear about 150 cm long was walking on the roadway. When a car approached, it fled into the thicket on the side opposite the river.
Hinoemata Kuroiwasan, Fukushima
Hinoemata Kuroiwasan, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Itazawa, Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima, around 9:00 on July 11.
Minamiaizu Itozawa, Fukushima
Nasu つつじヶ丘, Tochigi
A bear was sighted moving in Takihara Fukuroguchi, Minamiaizu Town, around 19:37 on July 7.
Minamiaizu Takinohara, Fukushima
Around 12:14 on July 7, a bear was sighted in Itazawa Ōkura-do, Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.
Minamiaizu Itozawa, Fukushima
Nasushiobara, Tochigi
On Friday, July 3 at around 6:00 p.m., a single bear (about 50 cm in body length) was sighted on the railway tracks near Aizu-Kōgen-Ozeguchi Station, Haneko area, Takihara, Minamiaizu Town. The bear reportedly left the tracks and went into the forested area east of the tracks; its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu Takinohara, Fukushima
On Wednesday, July 1 at around 4:00 p.m., on National Route 121 in Jinja area, Itosawa, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 50s) driving a vehicle northbound on Route 121 toward Tochigi Prefecture saw one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from the river on the south side of the highway toward the forest on the north side. The bear entered the forest and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu, Fukushima
Peak activity at 12:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 11 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Minamiaizu Anabara, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 12:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 101 km route runs from Hinoemata to Nasushiobara, passing through Fukushima and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 11 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Minamiaizu Anabara, Fukushima. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
