This 304 km route from Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park to Issai kyousan crosses Tokyo, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Saitama, and Tochigi. Over the past 30 days, 46 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 10 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fukushima, Fukushima; the location sits about 295.2 km from the start of the route and 2.2 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Kagamiishi 中央, Fukushima, sitting about 236.1 km from the start and 67 m off the route line.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
8 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tochigi.
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
A bear was sighted on a road in Nasu-Shiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture. Detailed circumstances and responses have not been confirmed from the article.
Nasushiobara 共墾社, Tochigi
A single bear was sighted swimming in a dam in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture. The man who saw it told reporters that it swam about 300 meters.
Nasushiobara 共墾社, Tochigi
At around 14:25 on the 8th, a single bear was observed swimming in a dam in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture. The male witness told reporters that the bear swam about 300 meters.
Nasushiobara 共墾社, Tochigi
A bear was sighted swimming in a dam in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture. A male witness told reporters that it swam about 300 meters.
Nasushiobara 共墾社, Tochigi
On 2026-05-08, a sighting of a 'bear-like animal' walking in a rice field was reported in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture (Fukushima TV). No specific time or more detailed location was provided.
Sukagawa 加治町, Fukushima
A bear sighting was reported in Ōtama Village, Fukushima Prefecture. The bear is believed to be a single individual, and authorities have urged caution.
Otama Tamanoi, 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
Around 10:50 a.m. on the 30th, an woman in her 80s spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on a farm road in the Harasekawara area of Nihonmatsu City. No human injuries or property damage have been confirmed.
Nihonmatsu 原セ川原, Fukushima
At around 09:45 on April 28, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the fields at Fukuroda Aza-Miya, Sukagawa City, by a person driving by; the bear then left toward fields to the north. No injuries or damage have been reported; police are patrolling by patrol car and coordinating with Sukagawa City Hall.
Sukagawa 袋田, 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
A bear was reported sighted on a road in Nasu-Shiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture. The article did not specify the exact time or location of the sighting, nor whether anyone was injured.
Nasushiobara 共墾社, Tochigi
On April 26, 2026, a bear was sighted on a road in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture. The article reports the sighting; no detailed circumstances or information on injuries were provided.
Nasu 富岡, Tochigi
At about 08:00 on April 23, 2026, a single bear approximately 1.5 meters long was sighted in In (稲), Sukagawa City. No injuries or property damage were reported.
Sukagawa 稲, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture. The full article is behind a paywall on the Shimotsuke Shimbun, so detailed information is not accessible.
Nasushiobara 共墾社, Tochigi
Around 20:00 on April 22, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Satsukisame, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. No injuries or property damage have been reported, and the police have urged caution.
Sukagawa 五月雨, Fukushima
At around 13:15 on April 22, 2026, a bear about 1.5 m long was sighted on a municipal road near Inada Gakuen (a compulsory education school) in Iwabuchi, Okaya-chi, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. Subsequent sightings occurred in the city: Samidare (around 20:00 on April 22, about 1.0 m), Ina (Akagishimo) (shortly after 08:00 on April 23, about 1.5 m), Hashirata (around 11:20 on April 23), and at a kindergarten site in neighboring Kagamiishi Town on April 21. No injuries or property damage have been confirmed so far.
Sukagawa 岩渕, Fukushima
A single bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted inside the grounds of a kindergarten in Okanochi, Kagamiishi Town by a person driving nearby. No injuries or property damage have been reported so far.
Kagamiishi 岡ノ内, Fukushima
On the night of April 21, 2026, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted in the parking lot of a kindergarten in Okanochi, Kagamiishi Town, Fukushima Prefecture, and footprints were found nearby. No injuries or damage to crops have been confirmed, and the police and town authorities continue to remain on alert.
Kagamiishi 岡ノ内, Fukushima
Around 20:00 on April 21, a single bear about 150 cm long was sighted on the grounds of the certified children's center Kodomo no Mori Okanochi Kindergarten in Kagamiishi Town. The bear left the area with no injuries or property damage reported; the Sukagawa Police carried out patrols and vehicle-based surveillance around the kindergarten and nearby school routes on the 22nd.
Kagamiishi 岡ノ内, Fukushima
Around 20:00 on April 21, a bear was reported inside the grounds of Okanochi Kindergarten in Okanochi, Kagamiishi Town, Fukushima Prefecture. According to Sukagawa Police, the bear was about 1.5 meters long; officers did not find it on arrival, but the kindergarten's security camera captured a dark object wandering near the parking area. There were two other sightings nearby that morning, and the police and town planned to strengthen patrols on the morning of the 22nd.
Kagamiishi 岡ノ内, Fukushima
Around 14:00 on the 21st, an angler spotted a single bear about 1.5 meters long emerge from brush on the riverbed of the Shakadogawa in Nishikawa, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. The bear crossed the road and fled into the forest to the north; no damage has been reported. Police and the city office are urging residents to be cautious.
Sukagawa 西田町, Fukushima
Around 11:00 on April 21, 2026, a single bear about 150 cm long was sighted on the grounds of a private residence in Gotomaki, Kagamiishi Town. According to Sukagawa Police, the bear fled from the property toward the mountain to the north.
Kagamiishi 五斗蒔町, Fukushima
A bear sighting was reported in Kagamiishi Town, Fukushima Prefecture. The article reports the sighting but does not provide specific location, time, or whether there were any human injuries or damage.
Kagamiishi 中央, Fukushima
At approximately 05:33 on April 20, a single animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted moving north from a rice field in Fukuroda (Sukagawa City). No human injuries were reported, and police have urged local residents to be cautious.
Sukagawa 袋田, Fukushima
Around 23:45 on April 19, an animal about 50 cm long resembling a bear was sighted on the Abukuma River riverbank at Tokusada-Kamikawahara, Tamuramachi, Koriyama City. There were no human injuries; the animal's whereabouts are unknown after the sighting, and the Koriyama police increased patrols by patrol cars and reported the information to the city.
Koriyama 笹川二丁目, Fukushima
A bear was reported in Nishigo Village, Fukushima Prefecture. The article reports the sighting but does not specify the exact location or whether there were any damages or injuries.
Nishigo 大字熊倉, Fukushima
Around 13:30 on the 18th, a man driving on a prefectural road in Kyūishihara, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima, spotted a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road from north to south. The bear reportedly entered the forest afterward; no damage has been confirmed in the area, and police are patrolling by patrol car and urging residents to be cautious.
Nihonmatsu 休石原, Fukushima
At around 10:20 on April 18, 2026, a man driving on a prefectural road in Kumakura, Nishigo Village, Fukushima Prefecture, sighted a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road. No damage has been confirmed in the area; the police are patrolling by patrol car and, in cooperation with the Nishigo village office, are urging residents to be cautious.
Nishigo 大字熊倉, Fukushima
On April 18 at around 10:20 AM in Kumakura Okanezuka, Saigō-mura, a single bear approximately 1 m in length was seen crossing the road.
Nishigo 大字熊倉, Fukushima
At around 20:00 on April 17, 2026, on National Route 115 in Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City, a passenger car traveling from Inawashiro toward Fukushima City struck one bear that had entered the road. The vehicle was partly damaged but the male driver was not injured; the bear left the scene. Police, working with Fukushima City Hall, warned people in the area to be cautious.
Fukushima, Fukushima
At around 17:45 on April 16, 2026, a man driving in Izumida, Sukagawa City reported seeing a bear about 1.3 meters long cross the road. The bear reportedly returned to the mountains afterward, and no damage has been confirmed.
Sukagawa 泉田, Fukushima
At around 17:45 on the 16th, a bear approximately 150 cm long was sighted in the forest at Ikeda Sakuta, Izumida, Sukagawa City. Later the same day at around 20:50, an animal thought to be a bear about 50 cm long was observed in the forest at Shiraishizaka, Morijuku, Sukagawa City (Sukagawa Police Station).
Sukagawa 泉田, Fukushima
Fukushima Minpo reported a bear sighting in Koriyama City. The article does not provide specific details on the location, time, or whether there were any damages or injuries.
Koriyama 朝日一丁目, Fukushima
Between Ōyama Elementary School and Yaya. Cub bear
Otama 木ノ下, Fukushima
A bear sighting report was issued for Nishigo Village, Fukushima Prefecture on 2026-04-15. The article body provides no specific details on the exact location, time, or number of bears.
Nishigo 大字熊倉, Fukushima
On April 14, 2026, a single bear was reported sighted in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture, according to local newspapers. The reports mention sightings on roads and in forested areas, but do not give precise locations or indicate any damage or injuries.
Nasushiobara 共墾社, Tochigi
A bear sighting notice for Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, was published on April 14, 2026. The article reports the presence of a bear but does not specify detailed location, time, or the number of bears in the text available.
Sukagawa 中町, Fukushima
On 2026-04-14, a bear sighting was reported in Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture. The articles indicate there were sightings, but they did not provide detailed information on the number of bears or any damage.
Motomiya 本宮, Fukushima
At around 09:30 on April 13, a woman in her 30s spotted one bear approximately 0.8 m long in the fields of Aota-maehara, Motomiya City. No human injuries were reported, and the police have urged local residents to remain cautious.
Motomiya 青田, Fukushima
At around 07:45 on April 13, 2026, a person riding a bicycle spotted one bear-like animal (about 50 cm long) in a field in Moriyado, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. No damage has been reported; police are patrolling by patrol car and warning nearby residents to be cautious.
Sukagawa 森宿, Fukushima
A bear sighting was reported in Kōriyama City. The article contains no specifics on the exact location, time, or number of bears, so details are unknown.
Koriyama 朝日一丁目, Fukushima
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Over the past 30 days, 46 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 10 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fukushima, Fukushima; the location sits about 295.2 km from the start of the route and 2.2 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 304 km route from Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park to Issai kyousan crosses Tokyo, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Saitama, and Tochigi. Over the past 30 days, 46 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 10 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fukushima, Fukushima; the location sits about 295.2 km from the start of the route and 2.2 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Kagamiishi 中央, Fukushima, sitting about 236.1 km from the start and 67 m off the route line. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
