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This 202 km route runs from Ibaraki Prefectural Government Building to Nihonmatsu Castle, passing through Ibaraki and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Koriyama 西田町丹伊田, Fukushima.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Ibaraki, Fukushima.
One bear approximately one meter in body length was sighted.
Koriyama 西田町丹伊田, Fukushima
On a municipal road, one bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Motomiya 関下, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Hikarouchi, Tanida, Nishida-machi, Koriyama City.
Koriyama 西田町丹伊田, Fukushima
Around 14:04 on 2026-07-31 in Kikutamachi Maedazawa 2-chome, Koriyama City, one bear about 1 m long was seen on the slope of the Tohoku Expressway.
Koriyama 喜久田町早稲原, Fukushima
Koriyama 喜久田町前田沢, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the roadway.
Otama, Fukushima
A resident man saw a bear about 1 meter long on a village road in Tamai, Otama Village.
Otama, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Tamai-Kodakura, Otama Village, around 05:50 on July 23.
Otama Tamanoi, Fukushima
A bear-like animal was sighted inside Yoshima Industrial Park in Iwaki City.
Iwaki 好間工業団地, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on a residential property but left for the forest.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
On the morning of 2026-07-20, a bear was seen moving in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the roadway.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima, around 4:30 PM on July 17, 2026.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
Two bears (each about 0.3 meters in body length) were sighted in the undergrowth.
Miharu 字清水畑, Fukushima
Around 6:00 a.m. in Nakano-me, Nihonmatsu City, one bear about 1.5 m long was sighted crossing a field.
Nihonmatsu 中ノ目, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Hirose-Hanmonba, Takine-machi, Tamura City around 12:50 on July 10.
Tamura, Fukushima
Peak activity at 10:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Koriyama 西田町丹伊田, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 202 km route runs from Ibaraki Prefectural Government Building to Nihonmatsu Castle, passing through Ibaraki and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Koriyama 西田町丹伊田, Fukushima. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
