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This 12 km route runs from Nihommatsu to Mount Adatara within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Fukushima.
One bear was sighted crossing the road on National Route 115 in Matsukawa-machi Mizuhara, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima
６月１５日（月）午後２時４０分頃、福島市松川町水原字南沢地内 国道１１５号上で、目撃者（４０歳代、女性）が車両で走行中、道路を横断するクマ１頭（体長約１m）を目撃。その後、クマは道路東側の藪の中へと立ち去っています。
Fukushima, 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
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 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
A bear was sighted in Amanuma, Tsuchiyuonsenmachi, Fukushima City, around 8:55 AM on June 9.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, 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
A bear was sighted in Yokomichi, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
On Wednesday, May 27 at approximately 6:20 p.m., in the Yokomichi area of Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City, on National Route 115, a witness (male in his 40s) driving a car observed a single bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the road from east to west.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
One bear was sighted in Yokomichi, Tsuchiyuonsenmachi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
On Tuesday, May 26 at around 10:30 p.m., in the Tsutsumiga-hira area of Tsuchiyu Onsen Town, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (woman in her 20s) driving a car observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing the road from west to east.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
A teenage boy on the way home from school sighted one bear, about 1.5 meters long, in a pasture area in Daito, Dakeonsen, Nihonmatsu City.
Nihonmatsu 岳温泉大和, Fukushima
On Friday, May 22 at approximately 6:50 PM, a witness (male in his teens) observed a bear about 1.5 meters long sitting in a grassy pasture beside a municipal road in the Yamato area of Dake Onsen, Nihonmatsu City, while returning home from school.
Nihonmatsu 岳温泉大和, Fukushima
On Friday, May 22 at around 11:55 a.m., near a private residence on a slope in Narita-machi 1-chome, Nihonmatsu City, an eyewitness (female in her 80s) went to a field and saw two bears (each about 1.5 meters long) walking on the slope; both bears were later seen entering the woodland to the west.
Nihonmatsu 三保内, Fukushima
On Monday, May 18 at approximately 11:10 a.m., in the Nagata 2-chome area of Nihonmatsu City, a witness (woman in her 30s) observed a bear (about 1 m in body length) on the premises of a residence while at home; the bear was later seen entering the forest to the northeast.
Nihonmatsu 永田馬保内, Fukushima
In Nagata 2-chome, Nihonmatsu City, at around 11:10 on May 18, a single bear approximately 1 meter long was observed on residential premises.
Nihonmatsu 永田鍛治内, Fukushima
Peak activity at 18:00 with 4 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 12 km route runs from Nihommatsu to Mount Adatara within Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
