Futagoyama

A bear was sighted in Akedashi Gange-toge, Bandai Town.

Bandai 大字赤枝, Fukushima

1 week ago

Around 15:00 on April 11, 2026, a single bear about 80 cm long was sighted crossing a prefectural road (Major Local Road Inawashiro-Shiogawa Line) north to south in Sarashina, Bandai Town, Fukushima. The bear went into rice fields on the south side of the road and its whereabouts are unknown; no injuries or property damage have been reported. Police have shared information with the town, are patrolling the area by patrol car, and have urged residents to be cautious.

Bandai 大字更科, Fukushima

2 months ago

Kitakata 塩川町中屋沢, Fukushima

6 months ago

Around 16:40 on the 23rd, two bears were sighted near a persimmon tree by the roadside along the Inawashiro-Shiogawa prefectural route in Bandai Town. Their lengths were about 1 meter and about 50 cm; no injuries have been reported and police are urging caution.

Bandai Town, Fukushima

6 months ago

Adult bear (around 1m?). In the km ~2.7 to the way up to Oguninuma. Approached from the bushes but at some point it run uphill. I did not finish the trail

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

7 months ago

At about 08:05 on November 16, in Bandai Town, Fukushima Prefecture, a man in his 80s removing an electric fence for nuisance animals on an agricultural road was attacked by a bear and sustained injuries to his head and right leg. Witnesses called 110 and shouted to drive the bear away; the man could speak but had difficulty walking and was taken to hospital.

Bandai Town, Fukushima

7 months ago

On November 16, 2025 at around 08:05, an elderly man in his 80s removing an electric fence on a farm road in Bandai (Bandai Town), Fukushima, was attacked by a single bear about 1 meter long, suffering injuries to the back of his head and his right leg. Other workers shouted and the bear left for the woods; the man was taken to hospital, conscious but having difficulty walking.

Bandai (Bandai Town), Fukushima

7 months ago

Kitakata 塩川町中屋沢, Fukushima

7 months ago