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This 57 km route runs from Nasu to Ouchi Dam, passing through Tochigi and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Shimogo, Fukushima.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tochigi, Fukushima.
On Sunday, June 28 at approximately 3:40 p.m., on the Ouchi–Aizu-Takada prefectural road in Ouchi Yaku-mizu area, Shimogō Town, a witness (woman in her 70s) saw a single bear (about 1 m in body length) sitting on the road while driving. The bear then left toward the woods to the north.
Shimogo, Fukushima
At approximately 11:57 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, in the parking lot of the Shimogō Town Civic Gymnasium (Takasato Aza Ninzuhira Otsu area), a witness (male in his 30s) saw one bear (about 50 cm in body length) in the parking lot where he was. The bear left the scene and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Shimogo 大字湯野上, Fukushima
A bear was seen moving in Takamuro Ninzudaira Otsu, Shimogo Town, Fukushima.
Shimogo 大字湯野上, 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 Thursday, June 25 at approximately 1:45 p.m., a witness (male, in his 50s) driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in length) in the forested area of Hiwada, Higashiogi, Aizumisato Town. The bear left the area heading east into the forest, and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Aizumisato 東尾岐, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 24 at approximately 7:03 p.m., in the Yabari area of Shimogō Town on Prefectural Route Toaka-Eitomi, a witness (male in his 60s) who was driving eastbound on the road spotted one bear (about 1 m in length) lying on the roadway. The bear ran into the forested area to the north and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Shimogo 大字栄富, Fukushima
One bear was seen lying on the Toga-Sakae Tomi Prefectural Road in Anbaru, Shimogo Town, around 19:03.
Shimogo, Fukushima
A man driving a car saw one bear cross the road in Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City.
Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Ashinomaki, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 16 at around 11:20 a.m., on Route 289 in the Inhira area of Minamikurazawa, Shimogō, a witness (male in his 50s) reported that while driving from Shimogō toward Nishigō Village, he saw a bear (about 1 m in length) emerge from the mountains on the left side of the road. The bear noticed the car and returned into the mountains.
Shimogo 大字大松川, 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
Peak activity at 11:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Shimogo, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 11:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 57 km route runs from Nasu to Ouchi Dam, passing through Tochigi and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Shimogo, Fukushima. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
