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29 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Nearby Incidents

News

Around 18:30 on the 7th, a woman spotted one bear (about 50 cm long) on the riverbank along Ubadogawa in Takado-ta, Yabaku, Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture. No damage has been confirmed in the area; police are patrolling by patrol car and coordinating with Kitakata City Hall.

Kitashiobara 大字下吉, Fukushima

1 month ago

Kitayama Aza Kaminodai — on the grounds of Kitashiobara First Junior High School (north-side slope), Fukushima

News

On March 26, around 23:07, a single bear about 0.5 m long was sighted climbing a slope on the grounds (north side) of Kitashiobara First Junior High School in Kitayama, Kitashiobara Village. The bear ran off afterwards and no damage has been confirmed; police are patrolling the area and urging residents to be cautious.

Kitayama Aza Kaminodai — on the grounds of Kitashiobara First Junior High School (north-side slope), Fukushima

2 months ago

News

At around 23:07 on March 26, 2026, a single bear approximately 0.5 m long was sighted climbing a slope inside the grounds of Kita Shiobara No.1 Junior High School in Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture.

Kitashiobara 大字北山, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

On Thursday, March 26 at approximately 11:07 a.m., on the premises of Kitashiobara Village First Junior High School (2850 Kamino-dai, Kitayama, Kitaashiobara Village), a witness in a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) climbing the slope on the north side of the grounds. The bear then ran away. No human injuries or property damage have been confirmed.

Kitashiobara 大字北山, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

While aboard a vehicle, observed a bear (about 0.5 m in body length) climbing up the slope on the north side of the premises.

Kitashiobara 大字下吉, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

On January 30 in Kitashiobara Village, officials received reports of a small bear; a village staff member found a roughly 50 cm bear in a garage and attempted to drive it off but it did not leave. At 15:45 it was captured and euthanized using an emergency dart hunt. This was the second emergency dart hunt in Fukushima Prefecture.

Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima

4 months ago

News

In Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture, a bear about 50 cm long stayed in the area and was captured and culled during an emergency gun hunt. This was reported to be the second such capture/culling in the prefecture.

Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima

4 months ago

Official

Posted: Around 3:36 PM on Thursday, December 18, inside a general residential area in Kitashiobara Village, captured a bear about 50 cm climbing a persimmon tree.

Kitashiobara 大字北山, Fukushima

6 months ago

News

Around 18:30 on the 7th, a woman spotted one bear (about 50 cm long) on the riverbank along Ubadogawa in Takado-ta, Yabaku, Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture. No damage has been confirmed in the area; police are patrolling by patrol car and coordinating with Kitakata City Hall.

Kitashiobara 大字下吉, Fukushima

1 month ago

News

On March 26, around 23:07, a single bear about 0.5 m long was sighted climbing a slope on the grounds (north side) of Kitashiobara First Junior High School in Kitayama, Kitashiobara Village. The bear ran off afterwards and no damage has been confirmed; police are patrolling the area and urging residents to be cautious.

Kitayama Aza Kaminodai — on the grounds of Kitashiobara First Junior High School (north-side slope), Fukushima

2 months ago

News

At around 23:07 on March 26, 2026, a single bear approximately 0.5 m long was sighted climbing a slope inside the grounds of Kita Shiobara No.1 Junior High School in Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture.

Kitashiobara 大字北山, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

On Thursday, March 26 at approximately 11:07 a.m., on the premises of Kitashiobara Village First Junior High School (2850 Kamino-dai, Kitayama, Kitaashiobara Village), a witness in a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) climbing the slope on the north side of the grounds. The bear then ran away. No human injuries or property damage have been confirmed.

Kitashiobara 大字北山, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

While aboard a vehicle, observed a bear (about 0.5 m in body length) climbing up the slope on the north side of the premises.

Kitashiobara 大字下吉, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

On January 30 in Kitashiobara Village, officials received reports of a small bear; a village staff member found a roughly 50 cm bear in a garage and attempted to drive it off but it did not leave. At 15:45 it was captured and euthanized using an emergency dart hunt. This was the second emergency dart hunt in Fukushima Prefecture.

Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima

4 months ago

News

In Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture, a bear about 50 cm long stayed in the area and was captured and culled during an emergency gun hunt. This was reported to be the second such capture/culling in the prefecture.

Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima

4 months ago

Official

Posted: Around 3:36 PM on Thursday, December 18, inside a general residential area in Kitashiobara Village, captured a bear about 50 cm climbing a persimmon tree.

Kitashiobara 大字北山, Fukushima

6 months ago

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