Kindergarten Fukushima

Aizu Jikou Youchien ( Shiritsu )

会津慈光幼稚園(私立)

120 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 4 days ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

On Sunday, June 7 at about 5:20 p.m., a witness (male) working in a field in Makizawa area, Ishiyama, Higashiyama-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, spotted one bear (about 1 meter in length) coming out of the forest to the south. The witness then scared the bear off with a bear-repellent firework he had; the bear turned its back on the witness and fled back into the forest.

Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima

4 days ago

Official

On Friday, June 5 at around 1:00 p.m., in a field in Makizawa, Ishiyama, Higashiyama-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male, in his 30s) spotted three bears in the field while doing farm work (one about 1 m long and two about 50 cm long). The bears fled in the direction of the forested area to the west; their subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima

1 week ago

Official

On Monday, May 25 at approximately 8:50 p.m., in the Keizan 2-chome area of Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 60s) saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) in the woods from his home. The bear entered the woodland, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Ishiyama, Fukushima

2 weeks ago

Official

On Saturday, May 23 at about 3:40 p.m., in the Kuroiwa Aza Notokakegaoka area of Kadota-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (female, in her 50s) observed one bear (approximately 1 m in length) on a municipal road while driving. The bear entered a field to the south after being sighted, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Kitaaoki, Fukushima

2 weeks ago

News

Around 08:15 on May 19, 2026, a park user and a manager spotted one bear about 1 meter long at the 'Kodomo no Mori' park in Kuroiwa Hanamigaoka, Kadota-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, and reported it to the Aizuwakamatsu Police via the city. The city has closed the park temporarily.

Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima

3 weeks ago

Official

On Tuesday, May 19 at approximately 8:15 a.m., in a forested area in Hanamigaoka, Kuroiwa, Kadonamachi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 70s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in length) at the foot of the forest. The bear fled into the forest to the south and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima

3 weeks ago

Official

On Sunday, May 17 at around 3:15 p.m., a witness (female in her 50s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) near a cemetery while at home in Kuroiwa, Kadota-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, in the Nobotakegaoka area. The bear entered the mountain northwest of the cemetery, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Kitaaoki, Fukushima

3 weeks ago

Official

On May 14 (Thursday) at about 12:50 p.m., in the Hanamigaoka 1-chome area of Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 70s) observed a bear (about 60 cm in body length) climbing on the fence on the east side of his home while he was at home. After being sighted, the bear climbed down from the fence and ran north; its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Takaramachi, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

On Sunday, June 7 at about 5:20 p.m., a witness (male) working in a field in Makizawa area, Ishiyama, Higashiyama-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, spotted one bear (about 1 meter in length) coming out of the forest to the south. The witness then scared the bear off with a bear-repellent firework he had; the bear turned its back on the witness and fled back into the forest.

Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima

4 days ago

Official

On Friday, June 5 at around 1:00 p.m., in a field in Makizawa, Ishiyama, Higashiyama-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male, in his 30s) spotted three bears in the field while doing farm work (one about 1 m long and two about 50 cm long). The bears fled in the direction of the forested area to the west; their subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima

1 week ago

Official

On Monday, May 25 at approximately 8:50 p.m., in the Keizan 2-chome area of Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 60s) saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) in the woods from his home. The bear entered the woodland, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Ishiyama, Fukushima

2 weeks ago

Official

On Saturday, May 23 at about 3:40 p.m., in the Kuroiwa Aza Notokakegaoka area of Kadota-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (female, in her 50s) observed one bear (approximately 1 m in length) on a municipal road while driving. The bear entered a field to the south after being sighted, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Kitaaoki, Fukushima

2 weeks ago

News

Around 08:15 on May 19, 2026, a park user and a manager spotted one bear about 1 meter long at the 'Kodomo no Mori' park in Kuroiwa Hanamigaoka, Kadota-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, and reported it to the Aizuwakamatsu Police via the city. The city has closed the park temporarily.

Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima

3 weeks ago

Official

On Tuesday, May 19 at approximately 8:15 a.m., in a forested area in Hanamigaoka, Kuroiwa, Kadonamachi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 70s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in length) at the foot of the forest. The bear fled into the forest to the south and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Yugawaminami, Fukushima

3 weeks ago

Official

On Sunday, May 17 at around 3:15 p.m., a witness (female in her 50s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) near a cemetery while at home in Kuroiwa, Kadota-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, in the Nobotakegaoka area. The bear entered the mountain northwest of the cemetery, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Kitaaoki, Fukushima

3 weeks ago

Official

On May 14 (Thursday) at about 12:50 p.m., in the Hanamigaoka 1-chome area of Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 70s) observed a bear (about 60 cm in body length) climbing on the fence on the east side of his home while he was at home. After being sighted, the bear climbed down from the fence and ran north; its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Takaramachi, Fukushima

1 month ago

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