Yama-mae

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 07:20 on April 21, 2026, an animal believed to be an Asian black bear was sighted on the riverbank in Oomae-cho, Ashikaga City. The sighting occurred about 150 m southwest of the Oomae baseball field, roughly 1.4 km west of Yamamae Station on the JR Ryomo Line; it may have come down the Matsudagawa River.

Ashikaga 大前町, Tochigi

1 month ago

Around 18:20 on April 1, 2026, a bear believed to be an Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was sighted near the Myoryuji temple parking lot in Oomae-cho, Ashikaga City. The sighting location is about 2 km northwest of JR Ryomo Line Yamamae Station, near Yamamae Park and the Yaoko Ashikaga Oomae store.

Ashikaga 大前町, Tochigi

1 month ago

Under Kashima Bridge, in the river's middle bank

Ota 只上町, Gunma

2 months ago

On the morning of February 23, 2026, a bear-like animal believed to be an Asiatic black bear was sighted along riverbanks in Ashikaga City. The first sighting was at 07:13 on the riverbank 50 m upstream from Kashima Bridge in Kashima-chō, and the second at 07:30 on the riverbank 200 m upstream from Fukujuda Bridge in Iwai-chō; the sightings may be of the same individual.

Kashima-chō, Ashikaga City, Tochigi

3 months ago

Ashikaga 鹿島町, Tochigi

3 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