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This 279 km route runs from Toride to Morohashi Museum of Modern Art, passing through Ibaraki and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Koriyama 熱海町高玉, 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 Ibaraki, Fukushima.
While driving northbound on the Nakanosawa-Atami line, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) at the roadside appearing to be checking the road with the intent to cross.
Koriyama 熱海町高玉, 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
It headed toward Lake Hibara.
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
One bear appeared in an apartment complex parking lot in Kaminish, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima
Around 7:30 AM on July 24, a bear was sighted in Tsuboyo Minamihama, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
Three bears (lengths unknown) were sighted in the mountains beside the municipal road.
Inawashiro 字堤東, Fukushima
Around 7:20 PM on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Iwasato-Ueno, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture.
Inawashiro 字五十軒道南, Fukushima
A bear-like animal was sighted inside Yoshima Industrial Park in Iwaki City.
Iwaki 好間工業団地, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted in the forested area on the east side of Prefectural Route 322.
Inawashiro 大字八幡, 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
A bear was sighted in Toyomae-hama, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in length) was sighted beside National Route 49.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
A vehicle collided with one bear on the Bandai Mountain Gold Line in Hibara, Kitashiobara Village.
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
One bear was inside a building lot in Dōmachi Minami, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, 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
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted. The bear has since already departed.
Koriyama, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Naka-yasuda, Atami-machi, Koriyama City around 6:00 PM on July 16.
Koriyama, Fukushima
A single bear (about 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted in the grassy area north of National Route 49.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
Two bears (each about 0.3 meters in body length) were sighted in the undergrowth.
Miharu 字清水畑, Fukushima
A single bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the paved road.
Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Hirose-Hanmonba, Takine-machi, Tamura City around 12:50 on July 10.
Tamura, Fukushima
Peak activity at 18:00 with 6 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Koriyama 熱海町高玉, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 279 km route runs from Toride to Morohashi Museum of Modern Art, passing through Ibaraki and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Koriyama 熱海町高玉, Fukushima. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
