Kikuchi Iin

On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 1:20 p.m., in the Suwayama area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (female in her 20s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the road while traveling by vehicle.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

1 week ago

On Saturday, May 16, at approximately 6:10 a.m., a male caller walking in the Omori Nishihyō area of Fukushima City sighted one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) moving east. The bear later returned into the mountains to the west and departed.

Fukushima Shimotoriwata, Fukushima

1 month ago

At around 06:10 on May 16, 2026, a man walking in Omori Nishiomote, Fukushima City, spotted a single bear about 1.5 meters long. The bear returned to the mountains afterward, and no injuries have been reported.

Fukushima Omori, Fukushima

1 month ago

Around 18:30 on April 27, a single bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted on a road in Hiraiishi Aza Uehara, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Fushiogami, Fukushima

1 month ago

While driving a vehicle, the reporter sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) in the roadside vegetation.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

3 months ago

On March 1 (Sunday) at around 8:00 p.m., in the Minamimukodai 1-chome area of Fukushima City, a witness (a woman in her 20s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving westward through the bushes.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

3 months ago

Fukushima Gonome, Fukushima

6 months ago

At around 21:05 on December 8, 2025, a teenage woman walking along the Nigori River in Toriyano Hino, Fukushima City, sighted a single bear approximately 1 meter long. No human or property damage was reported; police notified the city and are conducting patrols near the scene.

Toriyano Hino, Fukushima City, Fukushima

6 months ago