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This 150 km route runs from Nasu Animal Kingdom to Nasushiobara, passing through Tochigi and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 37 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Nasu つつじヶ丘, Tochigi.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tochigi, Fukushima.
Around 6:30 a.m. in Konanmachi Tachi, Koriyama City, two bears were seen crossing the road.
Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima
Around 6:30 on 2026-07-07, one bear was sighted moving in Tatenotate, Konan-machi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima
On Saturday, July 4 at approximately 1:30 p.m., in the Shibakusachi area of Tarao, Ten'ei Village, a witness (female in her 70s) was in the living room on the first floor of her home when she observed a bear (about 1 meter in body length) in her yard.
Ten-ei, Fukushima
On Friday, June 26 at around 11:40 a.m., in forested land in Makabune Akirii area, Saigo Village, a man in his 50s, while working outdoors, sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) in the forest.
Nishigo 大字鶴生, 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 Sunday, June 21 at around 4:00 p.m., in the area of Shibakusa in Terao, Ten’ei Village, on the prefectural road, a witness driving on the road observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) that had been on the road enter the mountain forest to the south.
Ten-ei Hatori, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Seishidoyashiki, Sukagawa City.
Sukagawa 勢至堂, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 20 at about 10:50 a.m., in Shibakusachi area, Terao, Ten'ei Village, beside a village road, a witness traveling by car observed a bear (about 1 m in body length) on the road shoulder enter the forested area to the northeast. The witness reported the sighting to the Sukagawa Police Station on June 21.
Ten-ei, Fukushima
Nasu, Tochigi
On Thursday, June 18 at about 2:30 p.m., on a village road in the Shibakusa area of Tarao, Tenei Village, a witness driving on the village road observed one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) crossing from west to east and entering the forest.
Ten-ei, Fukushima
Nasu Yumoto, Tochigi
Nasu つつじヶ丘, Tochigi
Around 6:30 a.m. in Konanmachi Tachi, Koriyama City, two bears were seen crossing the road.
Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima
Nasushiobara, Tochigi
Around 6:30 on 2026-07-07, one bear was sighted moving in Tatenotate, Konan-machi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima
On July 1 (Wednesday) at around 1:30 p.m., on a private road in Umeda Ushiike area, Sukagawa City, a witness (a woman in her 40s) saw one bear (approximately 1 m in length) on the road while driving. The bear subsequently left for the woods.
Sukagawa, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Takakuotsu, Nasu Town, around 11:30 on June 29.
Nasu 高久乙, Tochigi
Nasu, Tochigi
Nasu, Tochigi
Nasu, Tochigi
A woman in her 40s saw one bear about 1 meter long crossing the Nakano-Sukagawa Line in Umeda, Sukagawa City. The bear then left into brush on the north side of the road.
Sukagawa, Fukushima
On Friday, June 26, at around 7:40 a.m., on the Nakano–Sukagawa main prefectural road in Umeda Ushi-butsu area, Sukagawa City, a witness (woman in her 40s) while driving spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road. The bear then left into the brush on the north side of the road.
Sukagawa, Fukushima
Nasu, Tochigi
On Thursday, June 25 at approximately 5:50 a.m., near the garbage collection area beside the Yarokunai Community Center at 228 Yarokunai, Hashirada, Sukagawa City, a neighbor witnessed one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) walking on the municipal road from south to north near that location.
Sukagawa 柱田, Fukushima
One bear, about 1.5 meters long, was sighted on a city road in Hatada, Sukagawa City, and was walking from south to north.
Sukagawa 柱田, Fukushima
Nasu 千景台, Tochigi
On June 24 (Wednesday) at around 2:00 p.m., on National Route 118 in Shinbayashi, Makinochi, Ten’ei Village, Iwase District, the driver involved in the accident (a man in his 50s) was traveling east on the highway when he collided with a bear (about 1 m in length) that jumped out from the right side of the road. The bear then left on foot into the forest south of the road. The vehicle sustained minor damage in the traffic accident, and the driver was not injured.
Ten-ei Makinouchi, Fukushima
On June 24 (Wednesday) at around 9:50 a.m., in a forested area of Akaniida, Oaza Kumado, Daishin, Shirakawa City, a man in his 60s, while driving, sighted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) in the forest.
Shirakawa 大信隈戸, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Oshin Kumado Akanida, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 大信隈戸, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 7:19 a.m., on the road in Ikenoue, Oshinjo, Daishin, Shirakawa City, a man in his 40s, while driving, saw one bear (about 1 m in length) cross the road and head into the forest.
Shirakawa 大信上新城, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Oishinashinjō Ikenoue, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 大信上新城, 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 Friday, June 19 at around 9:00 a.m., in the Odagawa Ushishimizu area of Shirakawa City, while driving through a mountain forest, a man in his 50s sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the mountain forest.
Shirakawa 豊地, Fukushima
In Shirakawa City Odagawa Ushimizu, around 09:00, one bear-like animal measuring 1 m was in a forest.
Shirakawa 豊地, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 16 at approximately 1:05 p.m., an man in his 80s, while doing farm work in a forested area of Atagoyama in Daishin Masumi, Shirakawa City, sighted two bears in the woods (one about 1 m in body length and the other about 50 cm).
Shirakawa 大信増見, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 16 at around 4:00 a.m., on a village road in Obokura (Obokura, Habisawa area), Saigō Village, a man driving a car sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length).
Nishigo, Fukushima
A bear was sighted at Atagoyama in Oshin Masumi, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 大信増見, Fukushima
Nasu 守子, Tochigi
Around 5:30 AM on June 12, a bear was sighted in Takakuhei, Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture.
Nasu 一ツ樅, Tochigi
Peak activity at 5:00 with 4 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 37 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Nasu つつじヶ丘, Tochigi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 5:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 150 km route runs from Nasu Animal Kingdom to Nasushiobara, passing through Tochigi and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 37 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Nasu つつじヶ丘, Tochigi. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
