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This 94 km route runs from Inawashiro to Shiroishi Castle, passing through Fukushima and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 90 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Fukushima, Miyagi.
On June 21 (Sunday) at approximately 6:10 PM, near the 95.6-kilometer post on the outbound (Niigata-bound) lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway in Mochida, Kawageta, Inawashiro Town, a driver in his 40s observed a bear approximately 1 meter in body length on the south side of the road while traveling on the Ban-etsu Expressway outbound (toward Niigata). The bear’s movements after being sighted are unknown.
Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Mitsuya, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima.
Inawashiro 字三ツ屋, Fukushima
One bear was seen leaving the roadside for the mountains in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 6:40 a.m., in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town, beside a municipal road, a witness (male in his 60s) traveling eastbound by vehicle on the road observed one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length) on the left roadside walking off into the northern woodland.
Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima
On Friday, June 19 at approximately 6:20 AM, in the Tsuchiyuzawa mountain area of Inawashiro Town on National Route 459, a witness traveling north on Route 459 in a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west. Afterwards, the bear left and went into the forested area to the west.
Inawashiro 字上川上, Fukushima
In Inawashiro Town's Tsuchiyuzawa-yama, around 06:20, one bear measuring 0.5 m was crossing Route 459.
Inawashiro 字土湯沢山, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 18 at around 5:30 p.m., a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of a resident’s home in Higashinakamura, Nagata, Inawashiro Town. The resident had been tending flowers in the garden when they spotted the bear on their property. The bear subsequently left, heading into the woods to the east.
Inawashiro 字堤西, Fukushima
On Friday, June 12 at around 5:00 p.m., on a municipal road in Kaminouchi, Iwanosato, Inawashiro Town, an eyewitness (female in her 80s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing the municipal road from west to east while she was driving.
Inawashiro 字五十軒道南, Fukushima
On Friday, June 12 at approximately 7:50 a.m., in Inawashiro Town, Gorinbara area, on a municipal road, a witness driving south along the road observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from east to west and leaving into the forest.
Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima
One bear was sighted crossing a town road and leaving into the forest in Gorinbara, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 7:05 p.m., in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 50s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from south to north.
Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima
One bear crossed a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 7, at about 6:40 p.m., a resident of an apartment complex in Kaminomura-nishi, Inawashiro Town, witnessed four bears (body lengths unknown) that had been on the premises leave the area.
Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 6 at 1:45 p.m., a witness (male, in his 50s), while on duty at a private facility on the premises in Kawageta Aza Tennozaka, Inawashiro Town, spotted one bear (about 50 cm in body length) on the facility grounds. The bear then left heading south into the brush.
Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 1:45 PM, an elderly male witness in his 80s saw one bear (about 1 meter in body length) in the brush beside a town road in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town. The bear then left eastward through the brush.
Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima
A bear was seen in bushes beside a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 11:30 a.m., in the Towno-nishi area of Inawashiro Town, a witness (a man in his 70s) saw one bear (about 1 meter in length) in the bushes beside a municipal road when he went outside his home. The bear subsequently left on foot toward the forested area to the north.
Inawashiro 字中道, Fukushima
Around 10:55 a.m. on Friday, June 5, on the premises of a private facility in Yano-ki-sawa, Inawashiro Town, a facility staff member (female in her 70s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) in a tree on the facility grounds while working indoors. The bear later climbed down from the tree and left toward the forested area to the east.
Inawashiro 字諏訪西, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Machinishi, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima on 2026-06-05 morning.
Inawashiro 字町西, Fukushima
Around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, on the Inawashiro-Shiozawa main prefectural road in the Tsutsumi Higashi area of Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 30s) driving toward Fukushima City observed one bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing the road from north to south. The bear then left into the grove of trees on the south side of the road.
Inawashiro 字上村前, Fukushima
In Oyaichi, Inawashiro Town, one bear about 0.8 meters long was seen in bushes on the riverbank, then crossed the Yonezawa-Inawashiro Line and left for the forest.
Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima
On Wednesday, May 27 at about 12:55 p.m., a witness (man in his 30s) spotted one bear (about 80 cm in body length) in the riverbed (brush) in the Ooyachi area of Inawashiro Town. The bear then crossed the Yonezawa–Inawashiro Prefectural Route from the sighting location and left into the forested mountains to the northwest.
Inawashiro 字清水前, Fukushima
On Tuesday, May 26 at approximately 10:15 a.m., in the riverbed area of Otani-chi, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 60s) who was working near the sighting location observed two bears in the riverside brush (body lengths about 1 m and about 60 cm). Both bears later left to the north.
Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima
Two bears were in the riverside thicket at Ooyachi, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima
On Monday, May 25, at approximately 6:40 a.m., a witness driving on a town road in Inawashiro Town, Oaza Iwazato, Aza Kaminochi, spotted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) in the forested area on the west side of the road. The bear then left the forest heading west.
Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima
Around 6:40 AM on May 25, a bear was sighted in Iwahara, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture.
Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Mitsuya, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima.
Inawashiro 字三ツ屋, Fukushima
A kei car collided with one bear that suddenly emerged on Route 115 in Wakamiya, Inawashiro Town, causing minor vehicle damage; the bear fled into the mountains.
Inawashiro 大字若宮, Fukushima
On Friday, June 19 at approximately 6:20 AM, in the Tsuchiyuzawa mountain area of Inawashiro Town on National Route 459, a witness traveling north on Route 459 in a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west. Afterwards, the bear left and went into the forested area to the west.
Inawashiro 字上川上, Fukushima
In Inawashiro Town's Tsuchiyuzawa-yama, around 06:20, one bear measuring 0.5 m was crossing Route 459.
Inawashiro 字土湯沢山, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 17, at approximately 9:25 a.m., near Akadome Bridge on the Bonari Green Line in Numajiri-yama Ko area, Koyari, Inawashiro Town, a witness traveling southbound on the Bonari Green Line in a vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east near Akadome Bridge and then leaving into the hillside forest on the east side.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 7 at approximately 2:20 p.m., in the Numajiri-yama Ko area of Sangai, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 50s) was traveling northeast on a town road by vehicle when he observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) that had been on the right side of the road leaving toward the forested hillside to the east.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
In Oyaichi, Inawashiro Town, one bear about 0.8 meters long was seen in bushes on the riverbank, then crossed the Yonezawa-Inawashiro Line and left for the forest.
Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima
On Wednesday, May 27 at about 12:55 p.m., a witness (man in his 30s) spotted one bear (about 80 cm in body length) in the riverbed (brush) in the Ooyachi area of Inawashiro Town. The bear then crossed the Yonezawa–Inawashiro Prefectural Route from the sighting location and left into the forested mountains to the northwest.
Inawashiro 字清水前, Fukushima
On Tuesday, May 26 at approximately 10:15 a.m., in the riverbed area of Otani-chi, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 60s) who was working near the sighting location observed two bears in the riverside brush (body lengths about 1 m and about 60 cm). Both bears later left to the north.
Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima
Two bears were in the riverside thicket at Ooyachi, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字大谷地, Fukushima
A kei car collided with one bear that suddenly emerged on Route 115 in Wakamiya, Inawashiro Town, causing minor vehicle damage; the bear fled into the mountains.
Inawashiro 大字若宮, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 8:15 a.m., a single bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted crossing the road on National Route 459 in Minamisawa, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 17 at around 6:50 p.m., alongside National Route 115 in Yokomichi, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 60s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) while driving. The bear subsequently left and went deeper into the forest.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 17, at approximately 9:25 a.m., near Akadome Bridge on the Bonari Green Line in Numajiri-yama Ko area, Koyari, Inawashiro Town, a witness traveling southbound on the Bonari Green Line in a vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east near Akadome Bridge and then leaving into the hillside forest on the east side.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
On Monday, June 15, at approximately 2:40 p.m., on National Route 115 in Mizuhara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City (Nanazawa area), a witness (female in her 40s) was driving when she sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road. The bear then left into the brush on the east side of the road.
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 Sunday, June 7 at approximately 2:20 p.m., in the Numajiri-yama Ko area of Sangai, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 50s) was traveling northeast on a town road by vehicle when he observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) that had been on the right side of the road leaving toward the forested hillside to the east.
Inawashiro, 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
On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 8:15 a.m., a single bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted crossing the road on National Route 459 in Minamisawa, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima, Fukushima
On Friday, June 19 at around 12:35 PM, in the Arakawa riverbed area of Shono, Nukkawari (Shono Aza Nukibun) in Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 40s) sighted one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) on the riverbed.
Fukushima Kaminagura, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 18 at approximately 5:50 a.m., on National Route 459 in the Kinonesaka area of Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in length) cross the road from north to south and then enter the forest.
Nihonmatsu 木ノ根坂, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 m long) crossed a national road and entered the forest in Kinonesaka, Nihonmatsu City.
Nihonmatsu 木ノ根坂, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 17 at around 6:50 p.m., alongside National Route 115 in Yokomichi, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 60s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) while driving. The bear subsequently left and went deeper into the forest.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
On Monday, June 15, at approximately 2:40 p.m., on National Route 115 in Mizuhara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City (Nanazawa area), a witness (female in her 40s) was driving when she sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road. The bear then left into the brush on the east side of the road.
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 9 at approximately 8:55 a.m., on National Route 115 in the Amanuma area of Tsuchiyu Onsen Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 70s) observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) while driving. The bear then left the area and went west into the brush.
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
At around 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, in a fruit orchard in the Dozuna Kitayachi-tochi area of Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 50s) saw a single bear (about 1 m in body length) wandering through the orchard next to his home. The bear subsequently left the area heading west.
Fukushima Tsuchifune, 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
On Friday, June 19 at around 12:35 PM, in the Arakawa riverbed area of Shono, Nukkawari (Shono Aza Nukibun) in Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 40s) sighted one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) on the riverbed.
Fukushima Kaminagura, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 17 at around 6:50 p.m., alongside National Route 115 in Yokomichi, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 60s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) while driving. The bear subsequently left and went deeper into the forest.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
One bear was sighted in Zaidengasaka Jingeven, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 16 at approximately 1:15 p.m., a witness (male in his 40s) observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) in Jinga-mae area, Atezaka, Fukushima City. The bear headed toward the river to the north and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 13 at approximately 3:50 p.m., a witness (male in his 30s) spotted one bear (about 1 m in length) inside a park in Uenodera, Kamihiraba area, Fukushima City. The bear then left heading west.
Fukushima Futagozuka, Fukushima
At around 3:50 PM on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Uwanodera Kamihiraba, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Futagozuka, 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 7:00 p.m., in the Kanisawa area of Yuno, Iizaka Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) observed one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) standing in a field while driving. After noticing the vehicle, the bear departed to the north.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, 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
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 9 at around 2:00 p.m., in a field in Uenakashima, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a caller (male in his 70s) discovered footprints believed to be from a bear. When Fukushima City Hall staff arrived and inspected the scene, they confirmed the tracks were from a bear.
Fukushima Kaminodera, Fukushima
Bear tracks were found in a field in Nagabayashi, Machinobasaka, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Shimonodera, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 9 at approximately 11:40 a.m., in a field within Osanabayashi area, Machinibasaka, Fukushima City, the reporter (male) discovered footprints believed to be from a bear. Fukushima City Hall staff responded to the scene and confirmed that the tracks were from a bear.
Fukushima Shimonodera, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Amanuma, Tsuchiyuonsenmachi, Fukushima City, around 8:55 AM on June 9.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 9 at approximately 8:55 a.m., on National Route 115 in the Amanuma area of Tsuchiyu Onsen Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 70s) observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) while driving. The bear then left the area and went west into the brush.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
On Monday, June 8, at around 8:20 p.m., a witness (male in his 60s) sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) on the roadway in Uchimach in Machinawazaka, Fukushima City. The bear subsequently left the area heading west.
Fukushima Futagozuka, Fukushima
On Monday, June 8 at approximately 5:50 a.m., in a field in Nishihara, Minamisawamata area, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) in the field. Because it was a brief passing sighting, the direction in which it left and other details are unknown.
Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima
Around 5:50 on June 8, a bear-like animal was sighted in Minamisawamata Nishihara, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Uchimachi, Machinaiwazaka, Fukushima City around 8:20 PM on June 8.
Fukushima Futagozuka, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 7 at approximately 4:10 a.m., in a field in Minamisawamata, Suimonshimo, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 70s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 50 cm in body length) in the field. The animal then left the scene heading east.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 6 at around 6:30 p.m., in the riverbed area of Sakurauchi, Minamisawamata, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.
Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Sasakino Harai Kawazoe, Fukushima City, around 4:10 AM on June 5.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
On June 5 (Friday) at approximately 4:10 a.m., in a rice paddy in the Harakawazoe area of Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 60s) observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) moving south through the rice paddy.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen in a paddy field near a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen crossing a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 4 at approximately 7:40 p.m., in the area of Harakawazoe, Sasakino, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (male) driving a vehicle observed a bear (one, about 1 meter in body length) crossing the road from east to west.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Sasakino Harigawasoe, Fukushima City, around 19:40 on June 4.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 4 at around 7:00 p.m., in the Moto-Kanazawa area of Sakurashita, Fukushima City, on the cycling road, a witness (a woman in her 30s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) enter the riverside thicket from the cycling road.
Fukushima Sakurashimo, Fukushima
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Sasukurashita Motokanazawa, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Sakurashimo, Fukushima
Around 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3, in Wariishi, Machinabasaka, Fukushima City, the caller (male in his 70s) discovered what appeared to be bear scat and reported it to the police. He provided the information to Fukushima City Hall, and when city officials responded to the scene with him and inspected the area, it was confirmed to be bear scat.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
On the night of 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Sasakino Tachi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Yashimada, 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
At the Fukushimaseiko factory premises, a bear was seen on the roof of a three-story building.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Yokomichi, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Seiko in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and attacked two employees.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
At an establishment in Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear attacked four employees/residents and four people were injured. The bear is believed to still be staying inside the building.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
A bear appeared on the Fukushimaseiko premises in Sasakino, Fukushima City, and injured two employees, one nearby resident, and one security guard at another nearby company.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, at a business premises in Fukushima City, a bear that had entered the site attacked two employees, and then attacked two more people in a nearby residential area, injuring a total of four people. All sustained minor injuries and were conscious. Those attacked by the bear were two male employees in their 20s and 60s from “Fukushima Seikō” in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and an 80-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man in the surrounding area. All appear to be conscious. The scene is a residential area about 3 kilometers northwest of JR Fukushima Station.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
Around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, in Yumachi, Machinibasaka, Fukushima City, the reporter (a woman in her 30s) discovered bear droppings.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
The bear attacked four people while moving across JR Ou Main Line Sasakino Station.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Steel in Fukushima City, chased a male employee in his 20s, and injured him lightly.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
On Monday, June 1 at approximately 10:51 p.m., in a residential area of Tatsuda, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 50s) spotted a single bear (about 1 m in body length) leaving the area, moving from east to west toward the residential neighborhood as she was about to stop at a convenience store. The witness saw the bear while driving.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Sasakino Shigaido, Fukushima City, around 23:45 on May 28.
Fukushima Niida, Fukushima
On Thursday, May 28, at approximately 11:45 p.m., in the road area of Ichikaidō, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 20s) spotted one bear (approx. 1.5 m in body length) crossing the road while returning home from work. The bear then departed the scene heading west. The witness saw the bear while driving a vehicle.
Fukushima Niida, Fukushima
At around 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, in a fruit orchard in the Dozuna Kitayachi-tochi area of Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 50s) saw a single bear (about 1 m in body length) wandering through the orchard next to his home. The bear subsequently left the area heading west.
Fukushima Tsuchifune, 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
June 12
Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi
On Wednesday, June 10, at around 7:00 p.m., in the Kanisawa area of Yuno, Iizaka Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) observed one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) standing in a field while driving. After noticing the vehicle, the bear departed to the north.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
June 10
Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
June 9
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
On Saturday, June 6 at around 6:30 p.m., in the riverbed area of Sakurauchi, Minamisawamata, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.
Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a construction site in the Ohira Nakame Koyashiki area of Shiraishi City.
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
May 25
Shiroishi, Miyagi
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In the past 30 days, 90 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 94 km route runs from Inawashiro to Shiroishi Castle, passing through Fukushima and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 90 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
