Kanayagawa

At around 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the fields in Fujikubo, Sekiya, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his teens) saw one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) crossing the fields near Kanayagawa Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line while he was walking. The bear then departed south from that location.

Fukushima Kanayagawa, Fukushima

3 days ago

Around 19:15 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted on a city road in Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

1 week ago

When I stepped out from my house onto the road, I saw what appeared to be bear tracks.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

1 month ago

While on festival duty, an officer from the Matsukawa police box discovered animal footprints in a field believed to be from a bear.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

2 months ago

On April 5, 2026, multiple sightings and tracks of bears or bear-like animals were reported across Fukushima Prefecture. Reported body lengths were estimated at 0.5–1.0 meters; sightings occurred at locations including a field in Matsukawamachi Sekiya Numakata, Fukushima City, and a field in Keizan 2-chome, Aizuwakamatsu City (2 bears), among others.

Fukushima Kanayagawa, Fukushima

2 months ago

Around 13:30 on the 15th, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the Sekiya Kitagawara district of Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City; it left the area and its whereabouts are unknown. No injuries to people were reported; police patrolled with patrol cars and informed the city office.

Sekiya Kitagawara district, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima

6 months ago

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

6 months ago

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

7 months ago