Koriyama to Kawanishi Hiking Route

On Thursday, June 25 at about 5:30 a.m., in a forested area of Oyama Osarakubo, Otama Village, a witness (male in his 70s) observed one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) walking along the woodland near nearby houses. The bear then left into the forest.

Otama, Fukushima

Around noon on Thursday, June 25, in the Ashiike area of Hiraishi, Fukushima City, on Prefectural Route 148, a witness (male in his 70s) observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west while driving.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

A man in his 70s driving a car saw one bear crossing Route 148 in Hiraishi, Fukushima City, from east to west.

Fukushima Hiraishi, Fukushima

Around noon on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted at Hiraishi Ashiike, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 24 at approximately 6:40 p.m., in the Koyama area of Iwane, Motomiya City, a nearby resident spotted two bears walking through a field (one about 1 m in length, the other about 50 cm). The bears subsequently left on foot toward the forested area to the north.

Motomiya 岩根, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 24 at approximately 10:30 a.m., on the Heiwa Line main farm road in Ōzaka, Ōtama Village (Ōyama, Ōsarakkubo area), a witness (male in his 60s) driving a vehicle observed a single bear (about 50 cm in body length) sitting in the woodland adjacent to the road. The bear then ran off east into the forested area.

Otama, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 6:45 p.m., near the 245-kilometer post on the southbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway underpass in Akagai-Mori area, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a driver (male, in his 40s) traveling on the expressway observed a bear (one animal, about 50 cm in body length) attempting to cross the road from the shoulder into the lanes of the southbound Tohoku Expressway (toward Sendai). When the witness sounded his horn, the bear returned to the shoulder. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

On 2026-06-23 at about 18:22, a bear was sighted in Yui Kamekubo, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Nihonmatsu 油井, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 6:22 PM, in the Kabuko area of Yui, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 60s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 meter in body length) moving north through fields. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nihonmatsu 矢ノ戸, Fukushima

On Monday, June 22 at about 12:30 p.m., on the Koriyama-Konan main prefectural road in Tachi, Kitabashime area, Konan Town, Koriyama City, a witness (male), while traveling by vehicle, saw one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) crossing the road from north to south and entering brush to the south.

Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima

On Monday, June 22 at approximately 11:45 a.m., on the Koriyama-Konan Line (principal prefectural road) in Kitaboshime area, Tachi, Konan-machi, Koriyama City, a male witness driving observed one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) crossing the road from north to south and entering brush to the south.

Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 16 at around 7:00 a.m., in the Yayoi area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, a witness observed one animal believed to be a bear (body length unknown) leaving through the forest on the east side of a municipal road heading toward the Abukuma River. There were no human injuries or property damage.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 13 at around 3:25 p.m., on a municipal road in Minamimukoudai 3-chome, Fukushima City, an eyewitness (male in his 80s) driving a vehicle spotted two bears (each about 1.5 m in body length). The bears subsequently left heading west.

Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted two bears crossing the road (each approximately 1.5 m in body length).

Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima

At around 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the fields in Fujikubo, Sekiya, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his teens) saw one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) crossing the fields near Kanayagawa Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line while he was walking. The bear then departed south from that location.

Fukushima Kanayagawa, Fukushima

While walking, the observer sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the fields.

Otama, Fukushima

Two bears about 1.5 meters long were sighted on a city road in Minamimukai-dai 3-chome, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima

On Friday, June 12 at about 5:15 p.m., on a village road in Oyama Aza Atago, Otama Village, a male witness riding a bicycle toward Nihonmatsu City spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward him.

Otama, Fukushima

June 12

Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in length) on the roadway.

Motomiya 仁井田, Fukushima

Around noon on Friday, June 12, within the Yamanaka area of Nukazawa, Motomiya City, on Prefectural Route Nihonmatsu-Kanaya, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward Motomiya on the road.

Motomiya 仁井田, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 11 at approximately 2:55 a.m., on National Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear crossing the road (about 50 cm in body length). There were no human injuries or property damage.

Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle eastbound on National Route 13, while waiting at a traffic signal at an intersection, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 0.5 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima

An animal thought to be a bear was sighted crossing Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10, at around 7:00 p.m., in the Kanisawa area of Yuno, Iizaka Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) observed one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) standing in a field while driving. After noticing the vehicle, the bear departed to the north.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approx. 1.5 m in body length) in a field/cultivated land.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

June 10

Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi

On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 1:20 p.m., in the Suwayama area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (female in her 20s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the road while traveling by vehicle.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 meter in length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

June 9

Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi

On Monday, June 8 at around 2:00 p.m., a single bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted within the golf course area in Gakudan, Kuroiwa, Fukushima City. The bear later left and went into the grove of mixed woods.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

A single bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the golf course.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) on the road shoulder.

Koriyama 湖南町福良, Fukushima

Around 07:15, one bear was standing on a pull-off along the main prefectural road Koriyama-Konan Line in Konanmachi Funatsu, Koriyama City.

Koriyama 湖南町舟津, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) walking in a field.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

On Monday, June 8 at approximately 5:50 a.m., in a field in Nishihara, Minamisawamata area, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) in the field. Because it was a brief passing sighting, the direction in which it left and other details are unknown.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

Around 2 PM on June 8, a bear was sighted in Kuroiwa Gakudan, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

Around 5:50 on June 8, a bear-like animal was sighted in Minamisawamata Nishihara, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

While working in the fields, someone sighted a bear running through a rice paddy (one bear, approximately 1 m in body length).

Koriyama 片平町, Fukushima

At around 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, a witness (male, in his 60s) observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) running across a rice field in the Higashikubo area of Katahira Town, Koriyama City. The bear then left toward the mountain to the northwest.

Koriyama 片平町, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at around 6:30 p.m., in the riverbed area of Sakurauchi, Minamisawamata, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

While walking, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

June 6

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

One bear was sighted at a construction site in the Ohira Nakame Koyashiki area of Shiraishi City.

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

June 6

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) running through fields.

Koriyama 湖南町福良, Fukushima

In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen in a paddy field near a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen crossing a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

At around 19:15 on June 3, a bear was sighted in Matsukawa-machi Asakawa Hato, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

Around 19:15 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted on a city road in Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, they observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 7:15 p.m., in the area of Namiwataru, Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 20s) driving observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from north to south.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

On the night of 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Sasakino Tachi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

Attacked by one bear (body length approximately 1 m).

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At the Fukushimaseiko factory premises, a bear was seen on the roof of a three-story building.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Seiko in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and attacked two employees.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At an establishment in Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear attacked four employees/residents and four people were injured. The bear is believed to still be staying inside the building.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

A bear appeared on the Fukushimaseiko premises in Sasakino, Fukushima City, and injured two employees, one nearby resident, and one security guard at another nearby company.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, at a business premises in Fukushima City, a bear that had entered the site attacked two employees, and then attacked two more people in a nearby residential area, injuring a total of four people. All sustained minor injuries and were conscious. Those attacked by the bear were two male employees in their 20s and 60s from “Fukushima Seikō” in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and an 80-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man in the surrounding area. All appear to be conscious. The scene is a residential area about 3 kilometers northwest of JR Fukushima Station.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

The bear attacked four people while moving across JR Ou Main Line Sasakino Station.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Steel in Fukushima City, chased a male employee in his 20s, and injured him lightly.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

On Monday, June 1 at approximately 10:51 p.m., in a residential area of Tatsuda, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 50s) spotted a single bear (about 1 m in body length) leaving the area, moving from east to west toward the residential neighborhood as she was about to stop at a convenience store. The witness saw the bear while driving.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

While attempting to drive into the Seven-Eleven Sasakino Tateita store, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) running away into the residential area west of the store.

Fukushima Yashimada, 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

On June 28 at approximately 4:15 p.m., in the Tsuchiyu Onsen area of Fukushima City on National Route 115, a witness (female in her 50s) observed a single bear (about 1 meter in body length) while passing by in a vehicle.

Fukushima, Fukushima

At around 11:10 a.m. on June 28, in the Mizubayashi natural forest area, Arai, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 70s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) while walking.

Fukushima Arai, Fukushima

At around 9:30 a.m. on June 28, a witness (male in his 40s) observed a bear (approximately 1 meter in length) crossing the road on National Route 115 in the Tsuchiyu Onsen area of Fukushima City.

Fukushima, Fukushima

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on National Route 115 in Tsuchiyuonsenmachi, Fukushima City, around 9:30 a.m.

Fukushima, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 25 at approximately 7:20 p.m., in the Arai area, Yokotsuka, Fukushima City, a witness (female, in her 50s) sighted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length). The bear headed north into the brush and its whereabouts are unknown.

Fukushima Arai, Fukushima

Around 16:30, one bear (1 m) was spotted in Matsukawa-machi Mizuhara, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 25 at around 4:30 p.m., in the Mizuhara area of Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 50s) sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) coming out of the brush.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima

Around noon on Thursday, June 25, in the Ashiike area of Hiraishi, Fukushima City, on Prefectural Route 148, a witness (male in his 70s) observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west while driving.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

A man in his 70s driving a car saw one bear crossing Route 148 in Hiraishi, Fukushima City, from east to west.

Fukushima Hiraishi, Fukushima

Around noon on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted at Hiraishi Ashiike, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

On June 24 (Wednesday) at approximately 5:53 p.m., on National Route 115 in the Kita-mon area of the Oaza Kaiko district, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 40s) observed a bear (about 1.5 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east while he was driving southbound on Route 115.

Inawashiro, Fukushima

One bear was seen crossing a prefectural road in Kinonezaka, Nihonmatsu City.

Nihonmatsu 木ノ根坂, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 24 at about 9:30 a.m., on the prefectural road within Kinonezaka in Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 40s) driving a vehicle observed a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the prefectural road from south to north. The bear then ran into the woodland on the north side of the road.

Nihonmatsu 木ノ根坂, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 6:45 p.m., near the 245-kilometer post on the southbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway underpass in Akagai-Mori area, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a driver (male, in his 40s) traveling on the expressway observed a bear (one animal, about 50 cm in body length) attempting to cross the road from the shoulder into the lanes of the southbound Tohoku Expressway (toward Sendai). When the witness sounded his horn, the bear returned to the shoulder. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Mitsuya, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima.

Inawashiro 字三ツ屋, Fukushima

A kei car collided with one bear that suddenly emerged on Route 115 in Wakamiya, Inawashiro Town, causing minor vehicle damage; the bear fled into the mountains.

Inawashiro 大字若宮, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 8:15 a.m., a single bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted crossing the road on National Route 459 in Minamisawa, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima, Fukushima

One bear was seen leaving the roadside for the mountains in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 6:40 a.m., in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town, beside a municipal road, a witness (male in his 60s) traveling eastbound by vehicle on the road observed one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length) on the left roadside walking off into the northern woodland.

Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima

On Friday, June 19 at approximately 6:20 AM, in the Tsuchiyuzawa mountain area of Inawashiro Town on National Route 459, a witness traveling north on Route 459 in a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west. Afterwards, the bear left and went into the forested area to the west.

Inawashiro 字上川上, Fukushima

In Inawashiro Town's Tsuchiyuzawa-yama, around 06:20, one bear measuring 0.5 m was crossing Route 459.

Inawashiro 字土湯沢山, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 18 at around 5:30 p.m., a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of a resident’s home in Higashinakamura, Nagata, Inawashiro Town. The resident had been tending flowers in the garden when they spotted the bear on their property. The bear subsequently left, heading into the woods to the east.

Inawashiro 字堤西, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 18 at approximately 5:50 a.m., on National Route 459 in the Kinonesaka area of Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in length) cross the road from north to south and then enter the forest.

Nihonmatsu 木ノ根坂, Fukushima

One bear (about 1 m long) crossed a national road and entered the forest in Kinonesaka, Nihonmatsu City.

Nihonmatsu 木ノ根坂, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 17 at around 6:50 p.m., alongside National Route 115 in Yokomichi, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 60s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) while driving. The bear subsequently left and went deeper into the forest.

Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima

One large adult bear crossing the road heading uphill

Bandai, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 17, at approximately 9:25 a.m., near Akadome Bridge on the Bonari Green Line in Numajiri-yama Ko area, Koyari, Inawashiro Town, a witness traveling southbound on the Bonari Green Line in a vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east near Akadome Bridge and then leaving into the hillside forest on the east side.

Inawashiro, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 16 at around 7:00 a.m., in the Yayoi area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, a witness observed one animal believed to be a bear (body length unknown) leaving through the forest on the east side of a municipal road heading toward the Abukuma River. There were no human injuries or property damage.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

One bear was sighted crossing the road on National Route 115 in Matsukawa-machi Mizuhara, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima, Fukushima

On Monday, June 15, at approximately 2:40 p.m., on National Route 115 in Mizuhara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City (Nanazawa area), a witness (female in her 40s) was driving when she sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road. The bear then left into the brush on the east side of the road.

Fukushima, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Matsukawa-machi Mizuhara Minamisawa, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 13 at around 3:25 p.m., on a municipal road in Minamimukoudai 3-chome, Fukushima City, an eyewitness (male in his 80s) driving a vehicle spotted two bears (each about 1.5 m in body length). The bears subsequently left heading west.

Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted two bears crossing the road (each approximately 1.5 m in body length).

Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima

At around 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, on National Route 459 in Minamisawa, Suibara, Matsukawamachi, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 30s) saw one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) while driving. The bear later left and went deeper into the forest.

Fukushima, Fukushima

While a vehicle was passing, one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) was observed crossing the road.

Fukushima, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 0.5 m in body length) crossing the road.

Inawashiro 大字磐根, Fukushima

At around 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the fields in Fujikubo, Sekiya, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his teens) saw one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) crossing the fields near Kanayagawa Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line while he was walking. The bear then departed south from that location.

Fukushima Kanayagawa, Fukushima

Two bears about 1.5 meters long were sighted on a city road in Minamimukai-dai 3-chome, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima

While riding a bicycle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) walking toward them across the road.

Inawashiro 字堤東, Fukushima

On Friday, June 12 at around 5:00 p.m., on a municipal road in Kaminouchi, Iwanosato, Inawashiro Town, an eyewitness (female in her 80s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing the municipal road from west to east while she was driving.

Inawashiro 字五十軒道南, Fukushima

While riding in a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Inawashiro 字堤東, Fukushima

June 12

Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (body length approx. 1 m) crossing the town road from east to west and then leaving into the woods on the west side.

Inawashiro 字平次郎沢山, Fukushima

On Friday, June 12 at approximately 7:50 a.m., in Inawashiro Town, Gorinbara area, on a municipal road, a witness driving south along the road observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from east to west and leaving into the forest.

Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima

One bear was sighted crossing a town road and leaving into the forest in Gorinbara, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima

While walking, they observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 11 at approximately 5:40 p.m., in the Sakanoue area of Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City, on the main prefectural road Tsuchiyu Onsen Line, a witness (woman in her 40s) saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the main prefectural road Tsuchiyu Onsen Line from north to south while she was walking.

Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 11 at approximately 2:55 a.m., on National Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear crossing the road (about 50 cm in body length). There were no human injuries or property damage.

Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle eastbound on National Route 13, while waiting at a traffic signal at an intersection, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 0.5 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima

An animal thought to be a bear was sighted crossing Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 7:05 p.m., in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 50s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from south to north.

Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Inawashiro 字平次郎沢山, Fukushima

One bear crossed a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10, at around 7:00 p.m., in the Kanisawa area of Yuno, Iizaka Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) observed one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) standing in a field while driving. After noticing the vehicle, the bear departed to the north.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approx. 1.5 m in body length) in a field/cultivated land.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

June 10

Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the woods beside the road.

Fukushima, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 3:46 p.m., in a forested area along Prefectural Route 52 in Murozawa, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 70s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) while driving. The bear subsequently went deeper into the forest and left the area.

Fukushima, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Matsukawa-machi Mizuwara Murasawa, Fukushima City.

Fukushima, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 1:20 p.m., in the Suwayama area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (female in her 20s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the road while traveling by vehicle.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 meter in length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

While working in the fields, (they) discovered bear footprints on the mulch sheets in the field.

Fukushima Kaminodera, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Amanuma, Tsuchiyuonsenmachi, Fukushima City, around 8:55 AM on June 9.

Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the person sighted one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) on the road.

Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 9 at approximately 8:55 a.m., on National Route 115 in the Amanuma area of Tsuchiyu Onsen Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 70s) observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) while driving. The bear then left the area and went west into the brush.

Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima

June 9

Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi

On Monday, June 8 at around 2:00 p.m., a single bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted within the golf course area in Gakudan, Kuroiwa, Fukushima City. The bear later left and went into the grove of mixed woods.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

A single bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the golf course.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) walking in a field.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

On Monday, June 8 at approximately 5:50 a.m., in a field in Nishihara, Minamisawamata area, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) in the field. Because it was a brief passing sighting, the direction in which it left and other details are unknown.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

Around 2 PM on June 8, a bear was sighted in Kuroiwa Gakudan, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

Around 5:50 on June 8, a bear-like animal was sighted in Minamisawamata Nishihara, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

While at home, observed four bears (length unknown for each) on the tennis courts within the Lake Hill Inawashiro southern premises.

Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7, at about 6:40 p.m., a resident of an apartment complex in Kaminomura-nishi, Inawashiro Town, witnessed four bears (body lengths unknown) that had been on the premises leave the area.

Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) on the road shoulder.

Inawashiro, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7 at approximately 2:20 p.m., in the Numajiri-yama Ko area of Sangai, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 50s) was traveling northeast on a town road by vehicle when he observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) that had been on the right side of the road leaving toward the forested hillside to the east.

Inawashiro, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at around 6:30 p.m., in the riverbed area of Sakurauchi, Minamisawamata, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

While walking, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

While on duty, the observer spotted one bear walking through brush (approximately 0.5 m in body length).

Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at 1:45 p.m., a witness (male, in his 50s), while on duty at a private facility on the premises in Kawageta Aza Tennozaka, Inawashiro Town, spotted one bear (about 50 cm in body length) on the facility grounds. The bear then left heading south into the brush.

Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima

June 6

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

One bear was sighted at a construction site in the Ohira Nakame Koyashiki area of Shiraishi City.

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

June 6

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

While walking, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the underbrush.

Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 1:45 PM, an elderly male witness in his 80s saw one bear (about 1 meter in body length) in the brush beside a town road in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town. The bear then left eastward through the brush.

Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima

A bear was seen in bushes beside a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima

While going outside, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the thicket on the south side of the town road.

Inawashiro 字土町西裡, Fukushima

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 11:30 a.m., in the Towno-nishi area of Inawashiro Town, a witness (a man in his 70s) saw one bear (about 1 meter in length) in the bushes beside a municipal road when he went outside his home. The bear subsequently left on foot toward the forested area to the north.

Inawashiro 字中道, Fukushima

While performing cleaning work, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) climbing a tree on the facility grounds.

Inawashiro 字村西, Fukushima

Around 10:55 a.m. on Friday, June 5, on the premises of a private facility in Yano-ki-sawa, Inawashiro Town, a facility staff member (female in her 70s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) in a tree on the facility grounds while working indoors. The bear later climbed down from the tree and left toward the forested area to the east.

Inawashiro 字諏訪西, Fukushima

In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen in a paddy field near a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Machinishi, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima on 2026-06-05 morning.

Inawashiro 字町西, Fukushima

In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen crossing a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the reporter observed one bear (body length approximately 1 m) entering brush in the riverbed on the north side of Fukushima Cannon Co., Ltd.

Fukushima Sakurashimo, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 4 at around 7:00 p.m., in the Moto-Kanazawa area of Sakurashita, Fukushima City, on the cycling road, a witness (a woman in her 30s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) enter the riverside thicket from the cycling road.

Fukushima Sakurashimo, Fukushima

Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Sasukurashita Motokanazawa, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Sakurashimo, Fukushima

At around 19:15 on June 3, a bear was sighted in Matsukawa-machi Asakawa Hato, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

Around 19:15 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted on a city road in Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, they observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 7:15 p.m., in the area of Namiwataru, Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 20s) driving observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from north to south.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

On the night of 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Sasakino Tachi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 0.5 m in body length) crossing the road.

Bandai 大字更科, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 2, at approximately 7:20 p.m., in the area of Nanatsumori, Bandai, Bandai-machi, a female witness driving on a town road sighted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length). The bear then crossed the town road from the sighting location and left into the grove of scrub trees to the south.

Bandai 大字更科, Fukushima

Attacked by one bear (body length approximately 1 m).

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 2 at approximately 6:56 p.m., on Route 115 in Yokomichi, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 50s) driving a car observed a bear (about 1.5 m in body length) crossing the roadway from north to south.

Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima

Witness observed one bear (approx. 1.5 m in body length) crossing the road while driving a vehicle.

Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima

At the Fukushimaseiko factory premises, a bear was seen on the roof of a three-story building.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Yokomichi, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima

A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Seiko in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and attacked two employees.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At an establishment in Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear attacked four employees/residents and four people were injured. The bear is believed to still be staying inside the building.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

A bear appeared on the Fukushimaseiko premises in Sasakino, Fukushima City, and injured two employees, one nearby resident, and one security guard at another nearby company.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, at a business premises in Fukushima City, a bear that had entered the site attacked two employees, and then attacked two more people in a nearby residential area, injuring a total of four people. All sustained minor injuries and were conscious. Those attacked by the bear were two male employees in their 20s and 60s from “Fukushima Seikō” in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and an 80-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man in the surrounding area. All appear to be conscious. The scene is a residential area about 3 kilometers northwest of JR Fukushima Station.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

The bear attacked four people while moving across JR Ou Main Line Sasakino Station.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Steel in Fukushima City, chased a male employee in his 20s, and injured him lightly.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

On Monday, June 1 at approximately 10:51 p.m., in a residential area of Tatsuda, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 50s) spotted a single bear (about 1 m in body length) leaving the area, moving from east to west toward the residential neighborhood as she was about to stop at a convenience store. The witness saw the bear while driving.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

While attempting to drive into the Seven-Eleven Sasakino Tateita store, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) running away into the residential area west of the store.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 24 at about 2:30 p.m., at 1157 Minamiorenzawayama, Hibara, Kitashiobara Village (on the road southeast of Michi-no-Eki Urabandai), a witness (age unknown, female) observed one bear (approx. 1 m in body length) crossing the national road from west to east. The subsequent whereabouts of the bear are unknown.

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Mitsuya, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima.

Inawashiro 字三ツ屋, Fukushima

Environment: riverbank / Size: adult

Takahata 大字上平柳, Yamagata

One bear was seen leaving the roadside for the mountains in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 6:40 a.m., in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town, beside a municipal road, a witness (male in his 60s) traveling eastbound by vehicle on the road observed one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length) on the left roadside walking off into the northern woodland.

Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima

On Friday, June 19 at approximately 6:20 AM, in the Tsuchiyuzawa mountain area of Inawashiro Town on National Route 459, a witness traveling north on Route 459 in a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west. Afterwards, the bear left and went into the forested area to the west.

Inawashiro 字上川上, Fukushima

In Inawashiro Town's Tsuchiyuzawa-yama, around 06:20, one bear measuring 0.5 m was crossing Route 459.

Inawashiro 字土湯沢山, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 18 at around 5:30 p.m., a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of a resident’s home in Higashinakamura, Nagata, Inawashiro Town. The resident had been tending flowers in the garden when they spotted the bear on their property. The bear subsequently left, heading into the woods to the east.

Inawashiro 字堤西, Fukushima

Around 11:20 on 2026-06-18, one bear was sighted in Hibara, Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture.

Kitashiobara 大字桧原, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 18, at around 11:20 a.m., near Nakatsugawa Bridge in the Nakatsugawa Gorge on the Bandai-Azuma Lake Line (major prefectural road connecting Fukushima and Azuma, commonly called Bandai-Azuma Lake Line) in Wakamiyaza Azumayama Ko, Inawashiro Town, a witness (woman in her 50s) traveling eastbound by vehicle on the main road sighted a bear (approximately 70 cm in body length) crossing the road from north to south. The bear left on foot into the mountain forest south of the road.

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

One bear (about 0.7 m long) was near the Nakatsugawa Gorge on the Bandai-Azuma Lake Line in Kitashiobara Village.

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

Environment: Around residences / Size: Adult

Takahata 福沢南, Yamagata

One large adult bear crossing the road heading uphill

Bandai, Fukushima

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile

Yonezawa Yanazawa, Yamagata

Was walking on the road. Approximately 1.0 m in body length.

Nanyo 郡山, Yamagata

Environment: Around houses / Size: Unknown

Nanyo 島貫, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown

Nanyo 島貫, Yamagata

Environment: Around houses / Size: Unknown

Nanyo 郡山, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Tsuyubashi, Nanyo City, and later culled.

Nanyo 露橋, Yamagata

Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult

Nanyo 二色根, Yamagata

Environment: Near homes / Size: Juvenile

Yonezawa Onogawamachi, Yamagata

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 0.5 m in body length) crossing the road.

Inawashiro 大字磐根, Fukushima

While riding a bicycle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) walking toward them across the road.

Inawashiro 字堤東, Fukushima

On Friday, June 12 at around 5:00 p.m., on a municipal road in Kaminouchi, Iwanosato, Inawashiro Town, an eyewitness (female in her 80s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing the municipal road from west to east while she was driving.

Inawashiro 字五十軒道南, Fukushima

While riding in a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Inawashiro 字堤東, Fukushima

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Tateishi, Yamagata

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (body length approx. 1 m) crossing the town road from east to west and then leaving into the woods on the west side.

Inawashiro 字平次郎沢山, Fukushima

On Friday, June 12 at approximately 7:50 a.m., in Inawashiro Town, Gorinbara area, on a municipal road, a witness driving south along the road observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from east to west and leaving into the forest.

Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima

One bear was sighted crossing a town road and leaving into the forest in Gorinbara, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima

Environment: Near human residences / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Fukuda, Yamagata

On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 7:05 p.m., in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 50s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from south to north.

Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Inawashiro 字平次郎沢山, Fukushima

One bear crossed a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Kawanishi, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Fukuda, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Ota-machi, Yonezawa City, crossing the road from west to east.

Yonezawa Fukuda, Yamagata

While at home, observed four bears (length unknown for each) on the tennis courts within the Lake Hill Inawashiro southern premises.

Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7, at about 6:40 p.m., a resident of an apartment complex in Kaminomura-nishi, Inawashiro Town, witnessed four bears (body lengths unknown) that had been on the premises leave the area.

Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Ekimae 1-chome, Yonezawa City.

Yonezawa Shimohanazawa, Yamagata

Environment: On the railway tracks / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Shimohanazawa, Yamagata

While on duty, the observer spotted one bear walking through brush (approximately 0.5 m in body length).

Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at 1:45 p.m., a witness (male, in his 50s), while on duty at a private facility on the premises in Kawageta Aza Tennozaka, Inawashiro Town, spotted one bear (about 50 cm in body length) on the facility grounds. The bear then left heading south into the brush.

Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima

While walking, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the underbrush.

Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 1:45 PM, an elderly male witness in his 80s saw one bear (about 1 meter in body length) in the brush beside a town road in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town. The bear then left eastward through the brush.

Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima

A bear was seen in bushes beside a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima

While going outside, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the thicket on the south side of the town road.

Inawashiro 字土町西裡, Fukushima

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 11:30 a.m., in the Towno-nishi area of Inawashiro Town, a witness (a man in his 70s) saw one bear (about 1 meter in length) in the bushes beside a municipal road when he went outside his home. The bear subsequently left on foot toward the forested area to the north.

Inawashiro 字中道, Fukushima

While performing cleaning work, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) climbing a tree on the facility grounds.

Inawashiro 字村西, Fukushima

Around 10:55 a.m. on Friday, June 5, on the premises of a private facility in Yano-ki-sawa, Inawashiro Town, a facility staff member (female in her 70s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) in a tree on the facility grounds while working indoors. The bear later climbed down from the tree and left toward the forested area to the east.

Inawashiro 字諏訪西, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Machinishi, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima on 2026-06-05 morning.

Inawashiro 字町西, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 0.5 m in body length) crossing the road.

Bandai 大字更科, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 2, at approximately 7:20 p.m., in the area of Nanatsumori, Bandai, Bandai-machi, a female witness driving on a town road sighted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length). The bear then crossed the town road from the sighting location and left into the grove of scrub trees to the south.

Bandai 大字更科, Fukushima