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This 67 km route runs from Issai kyousan to Azuma yama, passing through Fukushima and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 5 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima.
With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
5 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Fukushima, Yamagata.
Two bears were in the riverside thicket at Ooyachi, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima
At Hibara Lake in Kitashiobara, two bears were filmed crossing a suspension bridge.
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
At about 14:50 on the 5th, a man in his 50s reported to the Inawashiro Police Station that he had sighted one bear about 1 meter long in a parking lot in Tsumachi, Inawashiro Town. The bear fled into the forest east of the parking lot, and the police are patrolling the area.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima
A bear was walking south from Iwahashi Shrine.
Inawashiro 字西峰, Fukushima
At around 15:05 on April 29, 2026, a man collecting wild plants at the edge of the ski slope in the Minero area of Inawashiro Ski Resort, Nakamaruyama, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture, sighted one bear about 1.2 meters long. The bear returned to the woods afterward, and no injuries or property damage were reported.
Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima
Peak activity at 14:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 5 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 67 km route runs from Issai kyousan to Azuma yama, passing through Fukushima and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 5 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima. With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
