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Aizu Sanju-San Kannon

31 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 months ago

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News

A bear was sighted entering the shrine grounds in Monta-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Oyama, Fukushima

2 months ago

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Kuroiwa, Fukushima

Official

A witness spotted one bear (body length approximately 0.8 m) on their residential property.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Kuroiwa, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

Just after noon on May 12, a single animal believed to be a bear about 0.5 m long was sighted in a cemetery in Kuroiwa, Kanda-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. The animal walked toward the mountain to the east and its whereabouts are currently unknown; no injuries or damage have been confirmed. Police continue patrols by cruiser and are sharing information with Aizuwakamatsu City Hall.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Oyama, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

Around 14:40 on the 7th, a man walking on a promenade in Kuroiwa, Motoda-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, sighted one bear about 1 meter long. The bear then walked south along the promenade, and no damage in the surrounding area has been reported so far.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Yumoto, Fukushima

3 months ago

News

At around 09:20 on May 4, a single bear was sighted up in a tree in Kuroiwa, Monden-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City. The police have warned residents to be cautious, and no injuries or property damage have been reported so far.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Yumoto, Fukushima

3 months ago

Official

On Monday, May 4 at around 9:20 a.m., in Kuroiwa, Monden-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness in a vehicle observed one bear (body length unknown) in a nearby tree. The witness drove away, so the bear’s subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Kuroiwa, Fukushima

3 months ago

News

Around noon on 2026-04-22, a man in his 40s preparing to use a campsite in Kadota-cho, Aizuwakamatsu City, spotted a single bear about 1 m long in the brush south of the site. The bear left toward the forest to the south; the man was unharmed and no other damage has been confirmed. Police are patrolling by patrol car and urging caution.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Oyama, Fukushima

3 months ago

News

At around 14:35 on April 1, a man in his 70s sighted one bear approximately 1 meter long on a forest trail in Kadota-machi Kuroiwa, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. The bear entered the undergrowth and its whereabouts are unknown; no human or property damage has been reported. Police are on alert in the area and have urged local residents to be cautious.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Yumoto, Fukushima

4 months ago

News

A bear was sighted entering the shrine grounds in Monta-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Oyama, Fukushima

2 months ago

Official

A witness spotted one bear (body length approximately 0.8 m) on their residential property.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Kuroiwa, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

Just after noon on May 12, a single animal believed to be a bear about 0.5 m long was sighted in a cemetery in Kuroiwa, Kanda-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. The animal walked toward the mountain to the east and its whereabouts are currently unknown; no injuries or damage have been confirmed. Police continue patrols by cruiser and are sharing information with Aizuwakamatsu City Hall.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Oyama, Fukushima

2 months ago

News

Around 14:40 on the 7th, a man walking on a promenade in Kuroiwa, Motoda-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, sighted one bear about 1 meter long. The bear then walked south along the promenade, and no damage in the surrounding area has been reported so far.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Yumoto, Fukushima

3 months ago

News

At around 09:20 on May 4, a single bear was sighted up in a tree in Kuroiwa, Monden-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City. The police have warned residents to be cautious, and no injuries or property damage have been reported so far.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Yumoto, Fukushima

3 months ago

Official

On Monday, May 4 at around 9:20 a.m., in Kuroiwa, Monden-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness in a vehicle observed one bear (body length unknown) in a nearby tree. The witness drove away, so the bear’s subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Kuroiwa, Fukushima

3 months ago

News

Around noon on 2026-04-22, a man in his 40s preparing to use a campsite in Kadota-cho, Aizuwakamatsu City, spotted a single bear about 1 m long in the brush south of the site. The bear left toward the forest to the south; the man was unharmed and no other damage has been confirmed. Police are patrolling by patrol car and urging caution.

Aizuwakamatsu Mondenmachi-Oyama, Fukushima

3 months ago

News

At around 14:35 on April 1, a man in his 70s sighted one bear approximately 1 meter long on a forest trail in Kadota-machi Kuroiwa, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. The bear entered the undergrowth and its whereabouts are unknown; no human or property damage has been reported. Police are on alert in the area and have urged local residents to be cautious.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Yumoto, Fukushima

4 months ago

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