This 4.5 km route from Inawashiro to Inawashiro crosses Fukushima. Over the past 30 days, 3 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 5 days ago near Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima; the location sits about 4.3 km from the start of the route and 1.0 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 1 week ago at Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima, sitting about 4.3 km from the start and 471 m off the route line.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
At about 14:50 on the 5th, a man in his 50s reported to the Inawashiro Police Station that he had sighted one bear about 1 meter long in a parking lot in Tsumachi, Inawashiro Town. The bear fled into the forest east of the parking lot, and the police are patrolling the area.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima
A bear was walking south from Iwahashi Shrine.
Inawashiro 字西峰, Fukushima
At around 15:05 on April 29, 2026, a man collecting wild plants at the edge of the ski slope in the Minero area of Inawashiro Ski Resort, Nakamaruyama, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture, sighted one bear about 1.2 meters long. The bear returned to the woods afterward, and no injuries or property damage were reported.
Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima
Peak activity at 14:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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Over the past 30 days, 3 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 5 days ago near Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima; the location sits about 4.3 km from the start of the route and 1.0 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 4.5 km route from Inawashiro to Inawashiro crosses Fukushima. Over the past 30 days, 3 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 5 days ago near Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima; the location sits about 4.3 km from the start of the route and 1.0 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 1 week ago at Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima, sitting about 4.3 km from the start and 471 m off the route line. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
