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This 71 km route runs from Iizaka Onsen to Yonezawa Castle, passing through Fukushima, Yamagata, and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 34 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Fukushima, Yamagata, Miyagi.
A bear was sighted in Iizaka-machi Yunosakudō, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
A single bear (about 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted along National Route 399.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
A bear was seen leaving into a forest in Iizakamachi Yuno Matoba, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Shinyu, Yuno, Iizakamachi, Fukushima City around 16:40 on July 11.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Hiranoboshita, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City, around 6:30 PM on June 28.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 28 at around 6:30 p.m., on the north-side walkway of Iizaka Cemetery in Hirano, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) spotted three bears approaching from the opposite direction while he was walking west. One bear (A) was about 1 m in body length, and the other two (B and C) were about 50 cm each.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult (full-grown)
Yonezawa Banseicho-Katako, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Takei, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Takahata 大字金原, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata
July 14
Shichikashuku 字東口道上, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Hanazawa, Yonezawa City, on the morning of 2026-07-14.
Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Juvenile (young bear)
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Riverbed / Size: Adult and cub
Yonezawa Hosenmachi, Yamagata
Environment: road / Size: adult (fully grown)
Yonezawa Kiwada, Yamagata
A bear was sighted around 18:00 in Takei, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yonezawa Takei, Yamagata
Environment: Agricultural land / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
July 6
Shichikashuku 字三十刈道上, Miyagi
Environment: railway / Size: adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
July 4
Shichikashuku 字長久保, Miyagi
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: On the tracks / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
July 1
Shichikashuku 字長久保, Miyagi
July 1
Shichikashuku 字角石, Miyagi
A cub was sighted on the tracks in Tori-machi 1-chome, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Higashiodori 1-chome, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: On the railway tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near railway tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Minamihara-Yokoborimachi, Yamagata
Environment: On the tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Peak activity at 16:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 34 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 71 km route runs from Iizaka Onsen to Yonezawa Castle, passing through Fukushima, Yamagata, and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 34 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
