Ashikaga Shiritsu Daiichi Chuugakkou

At around 04:40 on May 20, 2026, one presumed Asiatic black bear was sighted near the riverbank north of Watarase Bridge in Tori 4-chome, Ashikaga City. The city also reported a related incident on May 10 in Omata Town where an approximately 100 kg bear was mistakenly caught in a trap and culled.

Ashikaga 南町, Tochigi

1 week ago

At around 08:10 on May 18, 2026, a presumed Asiatic black bear was sighted near the underside of the Kita-Kanto Expressway overpass in Isohe-cho, Ashikaga City. The site is along the Watarase River about 1 km south of Yamamae Station (JR Ryomo Line), near Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital.

Ashikaga 五十部町, Tochigi

1 week ago

Around 18:00 on April 25, 2026, a suspected Asian black bear was sighted in Ashikaga City, near 100 m east of Kotani Benten in Honjo 1-chome. This location is about 1.7 km north of Orihime Park where a bear was seen on April 17.

Ashikaga 江川町, Tochigi

1 month ago

Around 18:30 on April 17, 2026, a bear believed to be an Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) was sighted at Orihime Park in Tomoecho, Ashikaga City. The report was based on Ashikaga City's official X account; the sighting occurred in an urban area near Orihime Shrine and the city hall.

Ashikaga 巴町, Tochigi

1 month ago

Ashikaga 巴町, Tochigi

1 month ago

An animal believed to be a bear was reported sighted in a forest in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture. The published article is partly behind a membership paywall, and specific details such as the exact time and circumstances of the sighting are not provided.

Ashikaga City (forest), Tochigi

4 months ago

A bear was reportedly sighted by a nearby resident in the residential area of Isobe-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture. It was reported that the bear may have appeared again, and there is an elementary school in the vicinity.

Isobe-cho, Ashikaga, Tochigi

6 months ago

A bear was reported in Isobe-cho, Ashikaga City (evening Nov 3).

Isobe-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi

6 months ago