Ootama Mura Hoken Sentaa

A bear sighting was reported in Ōtama Village, Fukushima Prefecture. The bear is believed to be a single individual, and authorities have urged caution.

Otama Tamanoi, Fukushima

3 weeks ago

Between Ōyama Elementary School and Yaya. Cub bear

Otama 木ノ下, Fukushima

1 month ago

Shortly after 08:00 on April 4, 2026, a female resident in Ootama Village, Ooyama, Fukushima Prefecture, sighted a bear about 1 meter long through her home window. The bear entered the woodland and disappeared from view; no damage to people or property has been confirmed and police are patrolling the area.

Otama 木ノ下, Fukushima

1 month ago

Reports indicate a bear sighting in Ōtama Village, Fukushima Prefecture, as carried by local newspapers. Multiple outlets published the same sighting report.

Otama 星内, Fukushima

1 month ago

While getting into the vehicle, he/she observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) in the fields.

Otama Oyama, Fukushima

1 month ago

On March 31, at around 07:55 a bear about 1.0 m long was seen walking from a paddy field toward the forest in Oyama Aza Ikeshita, Ōtama-mura; at 11:21 the same day a bear about 0.6 m long was observed sitting in the bushes beside National Route 49 in Yamagata Aza Kukubo, Inawashiro-machi.

Oyama Aza Ikeshita (Ōtama-mura) — one bear (about 1.0 m) walking from a paddy field toward the forest; Yamagata Aza Kukubo (Inawashiro-machi) — one bear (about 0.6 m) sitting in the bushes beside National Route 49, Fukushima

1 month ago

At a farm in Otama Village, a man in his 50s was attacked by a bear and injured; two bears over 1 meter in length were reported nearby.

Otama Village, Fukushima

6 months ago

Otama 南町, Fukushima

8 months ago