Mountain Fukushima

Eboshi Gaku

烏帽子岳

10 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Nearby Incidents

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At around 12:40 PM on April 15, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Otocho, Aizuwakamatsu City; it later entered the mountain. No injuries were reported, and police patrolled the area by patrol car and warned residents to be cautious.

Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Ashinomaki, Fukushima

1 month ago

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At around 12:30 PM on the 18th, a man spotted a single bear about 0.5 m long under a ginkgo tree along the Agagawa River in Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu. The bear was driven off and left toward the Agagawa; no significant damage has been reported, and police are patrolling the area and warning residents.

Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu (along the Agagawa River, under a ginkgo tree), Fukushima

3 months ago

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On 2026-02-18, a bear was seen eating something in Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima

3 months ago

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Around 19:00 on the 5th, in Oto-Ashimaki, Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, a teenage male spotted one bear (about 0.7 m long) resting in a tree. No injuries or property damage have been reported; the police, coordinating with Aizuwakamatsu City, are carrying out patrols in the area.

Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima

3 months ago

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At around 16:15 on January 29, 2026, a woman in a car sighted one bear about 1 meter long on an embankment beside the road in Ashimaki, Oto, Aizuwakamatsu City. The bear entered the woodland east of the road afterward; no damage has been reported. Police are patrolling the area and advising residents to be cautious.

Ashimaki, Oto (Oto-machi), Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima

3 months ago

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Around 22:45 on November 15, 2025, on National Route 118 in Kotanihara, Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu, a man in his 30s driving a car collided with a roughly 1-meter-long bear crossing east. The bear fled into the mountain forest to the east and the front of the car was damaged. Police are coordinating with Aizuwakamatsu City to carry out patrols and public alerts in the area.

Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima

6 months ago

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A bear appeared in Otocho Ashimaki Yumaira, Aizuwakamatsu City (evening of November 3).

Otomachi Ashimaki Yumaira, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima

6 months ago

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A bear was seen crossing a national road in Oto, Aizuwakamatsu City shortly after 11:00 AM on the 20th.

Oto, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima

7 months ago

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At around 12:40 PM on April 15, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Otocho, Aizuwakamatsu City; it later entered the mountain. No injuries were reported, and police patrolled the area by patrol car and warned residents to be cautious.

Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Ashinomaki, Fukushima

1 month ago

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At around 12:30 PM on the 18th, a man spotted a single bear about 0.5 m long under a ginkgo tree along the Agagawa River in Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu. The bear was driven off and left toward the Agagawa; no significant damage has been reported, and police are patrolling the area and warning residents.

Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu (along the Agagawa River, under a ginkgo tree), Fukushima

3 months ago

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On 2026-02-18, a bear was seen eating something in Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima

3 months ago

News

Around 19:00 on the 5th, in Oto-Ashimaki, Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, a teenage male spotted one bear (about 0.7 m long) resting in a tree. No injuries or property damage have been reported; the police, coordinating with Aizuwakamatsu City, are carrying out patrols in the area.

Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima

3 months ago

News

At around 16:15 on January 29, 2026, a woman in a car sighted one bear about 1 meter long on an embankment beside the road in Ashimaki, Oto, Aizuwakamatsu City. The bear entered the woodland east of the road afterward; no damage has been reported. Police are patrolling the area and advising residents to be cautious.

Ashimaki, Oto (Oto-machi), Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima

3 months ago

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Around 22:45 on November 15, 2025, on National Route 118 in Kotanihara, Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu, a man in his 30s driving a car collided with a roughly 1-meter-long bear crossing east. The bear fled into the mountain forest to the east and the front of the car was damaged. Police are coordinating with Aizuwakamatsu City to carry out patrols and public alerts in the area.

Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima

6 months ago

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A bear appeared in Otocho Ashimaki Yumaira, Aizuwakamatsu City (evening of November 3).

Otomachi Ashimaki Yumaira, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima

6 months ago

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A bear was seen crossing a national road in Oto, Aizuwakamatsu City shortly after 11:00 AM on the 20th.

Oto, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima

7 months ago

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