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This 56 km route runs from Kitakata to Yonezawa Castle, passing through Fukushima and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Kitakata 豊川町米室, Fukushima.
At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Fukushima, Yamagata.
A bear about 1 m long was present in a vacant lot in Toyokawamachi Yoneshitsu, Kitakata City.
Kitakata 豊川町米室, Fukushima
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
In a home in Shiokawa-machi, Kitakata, a chicken coop was damaged in a suspected bear incident, leaving four chickens dead and three missing.
Kitakata 塩川町, Fukushima
Environment: Road / Size: Adult (full-grown)
Yonezawa Banseicho-Katako, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Takei, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Kuchitazawa, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata
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
Environment: railway / Size: adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Kuchitazawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
On the evening of 2026-07-03 in Tamaniwa, Kawanishi Town, a potato field was damaged, and bear-like footprints were found nearby.
Kawanishi 大字玉庭, Yamagata
Environment: On the tracks / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
On Wednesday, July 1 at approximately 6:43 p.m., in the Suwa area of Kitakata City, a witness (female, in her teens) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) sitting on the grounds of a building while passing by. The subsequent whereabouts of the animal are unknown.
Kitakata 字寺町, Fukushima
Around 18:43 on 2026-07-01, a bear-like animal was seen in Suwa, Kitakata City, Fukushima.
Kitakata 塩川町窪, Fukushima
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 18:00 with 6 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Kitakata 豊川町米室, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 56 km route runs from Kitakata to Yonezawa Castle, passing through Fukushima and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Kitakata 豊川町米室, Fukushima. At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
