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This 94 km route runs from Inawashiro to Shiroishi Castle, passing through Fukushima and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 33 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, 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.
One bear appeared in an apartment complex parking lot in Kaminish, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字上村西, 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
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 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
A single bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the paved road.
Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on Prefectural Route 52.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
One bear was sighted in Tsuchiyu Onsenmachi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima, Fukushima
A single bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted on National Route 115 (about 4,400 meters southwest of the Fukushima Police Station Toyu substation), near the east side of the Higashi-Ugawa Bridge.
Fukushima, Fukushima
In Kaya Nujiriyama Ko, Inawashiro Town, a man on a walk saw one bear cross a town road and leave into a杂木林.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Koyasanjujiyama-ko, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on Prefectural Route 52.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
Bear tracks were found in the rice paddy.
Fukushima Kamitoriwata, Fukushima
One bear was sighted in Tsuchiyu Onsenmachi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima, Fukushima
A single bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted on National Route 115 (about 4,400 meters southwest of the Fukushima Police Station Toyu substation), near the east side of the Higashi-Ugawa Bridge.
Fukushima, Fukushima
One bear (about 0.5 meters in body length) was sighted on National Route 115.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
A single bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the national highway. The bear then ran off into the forested area to the west.
Nihonmatsu 不動平, Fukushima
Around 6:40 PM on July 14 in Fudodaira, Nihonmatsu City, one bear was seen crossing National Route 459 and then entering the mountainside forest.
Nihonmatsu 不動平, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on Prefectural Route 52.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
Bear tracks were found in the rice paddy.
Fukushima Kamitoriwata, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
One bear (about 0.5 meters in body length) was sighted on National Route 115.
Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Iizaka-machi Yunosakudō, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
A single bear (about 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted along National Route 399.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Fukushima, Fukushima
A bear was seen leaving into a forest in Iizakamachi Yuno Matoba, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Shinyu, Yuno, Iizakamachi, Fukushima City around 16:40 on July 11.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
One bear was sighted in Kozukehira, Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi
August 2
Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi
July 25
Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi
July 21
Shiroishi 福岡長袋, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Fukuoka Kuramoto Chazono in Shiroishi City.
Shiroishi 福岡長袋, Miyagi
In Fukuoka Kuramoto, Shiroishi City, an elderly-home employee saw one bear about 1 meter long in a rice paddy.
Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi
July 17
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Iizaka-machi Yunosakudō, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
A single bear (about 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted along National Route 399.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
July 12
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
A woman walking her dog spotted one bear about 1 meter long at Shiroishi River Kiridoshi Park in Fukukakuramoto Iwanoue, Shiroishi City.
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
A bear was seen leaving into a forest in Iizakamachi Yuno Matoba, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Shinyu, Yuno, Iizakamachi, Fukushima City around 16:40 on July 11.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
Around 16:20 on 2026-07-10, a bear was sighted in Fukurokumoto Yokomukai, Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi
July 10
Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi
Peak activity at 7:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 33 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. 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, 33 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Fukushima Tsuchiya-onsenmachi, Fukushima. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
