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This 8.1 km route runs from Hirata to Ono within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 2 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 2 weeks ago near Ono Shioniwa, Fukushima.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
On Tuesday, June 23 at around 6:25 p.m., on a town road in the Shioniwa area of Ono Town, a female witness driving north on the road saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from east to west. The animal then ran off toward the mountains to the west.
Ono Shioniwa, Fukushima
An animal believed to be a bear crossed a town road in Shio-niwa.
Ono Shioniwa, Fukushima
Peak activity at 18:00 with 2 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 2 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 2 weeks ago near Ono Shioniwa, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 8.1 km route runs from Hirata to Ono within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 2 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 2 weeks ago near Ono Shioniwa, Fukushima. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
