Koriyama~Oguni 하이킹 루트

On Monday, May 25 at around 7:40 a.m., on the Ishimayu-Motomiya Prefectural Road in Tamai, Tamura Village, within the Kitakami upland area, a witness (male) driving a vehicle spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) sitting in the forested area to the north.

Otama Tamanoi, Fukushima

On Friday, May 22 at approximately 6:50 PM, a witness (male in his teens) observed a bear about 1.5 meters long sitting in a grassy pasture beside a municipal road in the Yamato area of Dake Onsen, Nihonmatsu City, while returning home from school.

Nihonmatsu 岳温泉大和, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 18 at around 5:30 p.m., a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of a resident’s home in Higashinakamura, Nagata, Inawashiro Town. The resident had been tending flowers in the garden when they spotted the bear on their property. The bear subsequently left, heading into the woods to the east.

Inawashiro 字堤西, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 18 at approximately 5:30 PM, in a field in Nagao-michi, Tsurunobe, Aizumisato Town, a witness (male, in his 30s) walking his dog observed two bears emerge from the brush in the field (approximate body lengths: about 1 m and about 50 cm). The subsequent movements of the bears are unknown.

Aizumisato 立石田, Fukushima

One large adult bear crossing the road heading uphill

Bandai, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 16 at about 10:15 p.m., in Kamiuhara, Oaza Otani, Bandai Town, a witness on a municipal road (woman in her 50s) observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the municipal road from north to south while she was driving.

Bandai 大字大谷, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 16, at approximately 6:06 p.m., near the 94.4-kilometer post on the downhill (eastbound) lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway in Sekito, Inawashiro Town, a vehicle driver (male, in his 50s) traveling on the expressway toward Inawashiro spotted a bear crossing the highway from west to east. The bear, about 1 meter in body length, left the highway and went into the forested area on the east side of the expressway.

Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 16 at around 5:30 p.m., on company premises in Dōhigashi, Ōtani, Bandai Town, a witness, while walking through the parking lot, spotted one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length) in the parking area. The bear left the company grounds and went into the grove of mixed trees north of the premises.

Bandai, Fukushima

Around 14:00 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted at Takatsukayama in Minamitakano, Kawanumachi, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Minamikoya, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 14 at approximately 1:43 p.m., near the 90.9 km post on the downhill lane of the Ban-etsu Expressway by 1684 Saka-ya, Tsuboyō, Inawashiro Town, a passenger car driven by a man in his 80s, while traveling in the first lane of the downhill direction, collided with a bear cub (about 50 cm in body length) that crossed from the right to the left side of the travel direction. The driver and passenger of the vehicle were not injured. The bear left the scene of the traffic accident.

Inawashiro 大字壺楊, Fukushima

On Friday, June 12 at about 5:15 p.m., on a village road in Oyama Aza Atago, Otama Village, a male witness riding a bicycle toward Nihonmatsu City spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward him.

Otama, Fukushima

On Friday, June 12 at around 5:00 p.m., on a municipal road in Kaminouchi, Iwanosato, Inawashiro Town, an eyewitness (female in her 80s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing the municipal road from west to east while she was driving.

Inawashiro 字五十軒道南, Fukushima

On Friday, June 12, at around 8:00 a.m., a witness spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the trees of a mulberry tree in a grove within a stand of mixed woods in Maehama, Tsuboyō, Inawashiro Town, to the west of the witness's residence.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

On Friday, June 12 at approximately 7:50 a.m., in Inawashiro Town, Gorinbara area, on a municipal road, a witness driving south along the road observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from east to west and leaving into the forest.

Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima

One bear was sighted crossing a town road and leaving into the forest in Gorinbara, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字五輪原, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 7:05 p.m., in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 50s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from south to north.

Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima

One bear crossed a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 6:05 p.m., on a town road in Tsuboyō Aza Minamihama, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his teens) driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the town road from east to west.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10, at approximately 5:17 p.m., a driver (male in his 30s) traveling on the outbound lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway near the 87.6 km post in Kuradeyama, Asagojima, Atami-machi, Koriyama City, witnessed a bear (about 1 m in length) emerge from the central median into the south-side overtaking lane while proceeding toward the outbound (Inawashiro Town) direction. The bear then moved back into the northern central median.

Koriyama 熱海町中山, Fukushima

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

Bandai 大字赤枝, Fukushima

On Monday, June 8 at around 6:00 p.m., in Nashigodaira area, Takadama, Atami Town, Koriyama City, a witness (a woman in her 40s) driving a vehicle observed one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) running across a rice paddy. The bear then ran off eastward.

Koriyama 熱海町高玉, Fukushima

On June 8 (Monday) at approximately 6:30 a.m., near the 94.0-kilometer post on the outbound lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway within Nyorai-do area, Sekito, Inawashiro Town, a vehicle driver (female in her 50s) saw a bear about 1 meter in length crossing the expressway from west to east while traveling on the outbound lanes (toward Koriyama). The bear left into the forested area on the east side of the road.

Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7, at around 7:15 p.m., on the Tohoku Expressway (Ban-etsu Expressway) westbound near 112.6 km in Hatta, Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a passenger car driven by a man in his 40s, while traveling in the westbound passing lane, collided with a bear (approximately 1.2 m in body length) that crossed from the right toward the left across the direction of travel. Neither the driver nor the occupants were injured. The bear died near the accident site.

Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7, at about 6:40 p.m., a resident of an apartment complex in Kaminomura-nishi, Inawashiro Town, witnessed four bears (body lengths unknown) that had been on the premises leave the area.

Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima

One bear was sighted in Takatama Minami Asozawa, Atami-machi, Koriyama City.

Koriyama, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7 at around 1:40 p.m., on National Route 49 in Takadama Aza Minamiasozawa, Atami-machi, Koriyama City, a witness (female in her 50s) driving a vehicle saw a bear (one individual, approximately 1.5 m in length) standing on the shoulder of the road. The bear then ran off to the west.

Koriyama, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7 at approximately 11:26 a.m., on the downhill lane of the Tohoku Expressway (Ban-etsu Expressway) near 107.2 km in Shimokawamae, Sarashina, Bandai Town, a passenger car driven by a man in his 60s, traveling in the first lane of the downhill direction, collided with a bear (about 50 cm in body length) that crossed from the right to the left of the travel direction. There were no injuries to the vehicle’s driver or other occupants. The bear was found dead near the accident site.

Bandai, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at about 7:20 p.m., in the mountainous area of Kyodo-yama, Tsuboyou, Inawashiro Town, on the Tsuboyou-Honmachi Prefectural Road, a witness (female in her 30s) saw two bears crossing the road from east to west (one approximately 1.5 m in length, the other about 1 m) while driving north on that road. Both bears subsequently left heading west.

Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima

One bear was beside National Route 49 in Hata, Kawahigashi Town, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at around 6:30 p.m., in the Hatta area of Kawahigashi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 30s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) at the roadside while riding a motorcycle on National Route 49. The bear's subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at about 4:30 p.m., in a forested area of Gokudoyama in Tsuboyō, Inawashiro Town, a witness (female in her 60s) saw two bears in the woods east of Prefectural Route Tsuboyō-Honmachi while riding a bicycle southbound on that road. The two bears (about 1 m and about 50 cm in body length) then left the area, heading east into the forest.

Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima

At around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, a witness (female, age unknown) spotted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) running across the grounds of a private residence in Higuchi area, Takadama, Atami-machi, Koriyama City.

Koriyama 熱海町高玉, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at 1:45 p.m., a witness (male, in his 50s), while on duty at a private facility on the premises in Kawageta Aza Tennozaka, Inawashiro Town, spotted one bear (about 50 cm in body length) on the facility grounds. The bear then left heading south into the brush.

Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 1:45 PM, an elderly male witness in his 80s saw one bear (about 1 meter in body length) in the brush beside a town road in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town. The bear then left eastward through the brush.

Inawashiro 字高塚山, Fukushima

A bear was seen in bushes beside a town road in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 11:30 a.m., in the Towno-nishi area of Inawashiro Town, a witness (a man in his 70s) saw one bear (about 1 meter in length) in the bushes beside a municipal road when he went outside his home. The bear subsequently left on foot toward the forested area to the north.

Inawashiro 字中道, Fukushima

Around 10:55 a.m. on Friday, June 5, on the premises of a private facility in Yano-ki-sawa, Inawashiro Town, a facility staff member (female in her 70s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) in a tree on the facility grounds while working indoors. The bear later climbed down from the tree and left toward the forested area to the east.

Inawashiro 字諏訪西, Fukushima

A bear was seen walking out of a facility site in Ichimachi Oaza Tsuruga, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Ikkimachi-Tsuruga, Fukushima

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 12:10 a.m., in the Tsuruga area of Ikki-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a male witness driving a vehicle spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) walking out toward an area outside the facility grounds. The bear proceeded westward; its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Ikkimachi-Tsuruga, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Machinishi, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima on 2026-06-05 morning.

Inawashiro 字町西, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 4 at about 7:15 a.m., on the prefectural road in Tsuboshita, Tsuboya, Inawashiro Town, a witness (female, in her 50s) saw two bears (both about 80 cm in body length) while driving. The bears then left the sighting area and went into the brush to the south.

Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima

On 2026-06-04, two bears were confirmed together on a prefectural road in Tsuboyanagi, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 大字壺楊, Fukushima

Around 7:15 AM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Tsuboyohikoshita, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 2, at approximately 7:20 p.m., in the area of Nanatsumori, Bandai, Bandai-machi, a female witness driving on a town road sighted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length). The bear then crossed the town road from the sighting location and left into the grove of scrub trees to the south.

Bandai 大字更科, Fukushima

Around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, on the Inawashiro-Shiozawa main prefectural road in the Tsutsumi Higashi area of Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 30s) driving toward Fukushima City observed one bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing the road from north to south. The bear then left into the grove of trees on the south side of the road.

Inawashiro 字上村前, Fukushima

At around 6:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, a witness (female) driving on National Route 49 in Tsuboyō, Inawashiro Town, spotted one bear (about 1 m in length) on the road. The bear left and went into the scrub forest on the west side of the highway.

Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima

On Wednesday, May 27 at about 10:55 AM, on National Route 49 in Takegafukuro, Okiwasawa, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 40s) traveling eastbound by vehicle on the national route observed a bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from south to north.

Inawashiro 大字翁沢, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Takadama Futawatashi, Atami-machi, Koriyama City.

Koriyama, Fukushima

On Tuesday, May 26 at approximately 12:43 p.m., on National Route 49 Atami Bypass in Takadama, Futawatari area, Atami Town, Koriyama City, a witness (female, age unknown) observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Koriyama, Fukushima

Around 4:18 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Takadama Futate, Atami-machi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Koriyama, Fukushima

On Monday, May 25 at approximately 4:18 p.m., a witness sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) on the Ban'etsu West Line tracks in Futawatari, Takadama, Atami-machi, Kōriyama City.

Koriyama, Fukushima

On Monday, May 25 at around 11:20 a.m., in the Nagaisaka area of Tamai, Otama Village, a male witness driving in a vehicle spotted a bear approximately 1 m long in the roadside brush. The bear crossed the road and went off to the south.

Otama Tamanoi, Fukushima

On Monday, May 25 at around 7:40 a.m., on the Ishimayu-Motomiya Prefectural Road in Tamai, Tamura Village, within the Kitakami upland area, a witness (male) driving a vehicle spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) sitting in the forested area to the north.

Otama Tamanoi, Fukushima

On Monday, May 25, at approximately 6:40 a.m., a witness driving on a town road in Inawashiro Town, Oaza Iwazato, Aza Kaminochi, spotted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) in the forested area on the west side of the road. The bear then left the forest heading west.

Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima

Around 6:40 AM on May 25, a bear was sighted in Iwahara, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima

A teenage boy on the way home from school sighted one bear, about 1.5 meters long, in a pasture area in Daito, Dakeonsen, Nihonmatsu City.

Nihonmatsu 岳温泉大和, Fukushima

On Friday, May 22 at approximately 6:50 PM, a witness (male in his teens) observed a bear about 1.5 meters long sitting in a grassy pasture beside a municipal road in the Yamato area of Dake Onsen, Nihonmatsu City, while returning home from school.

Nihonmatsu 岳温泉大和, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7 at about 6:05 p.m., in the Matsubara area of Torimiyama, Matsuyama Town, Kitakata City, a witness (woman in her 40s) was driving north on the prefectural road when she spotted one bear (about 50 cm in length) crossing the road from west to east. The bear ran off to the east and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Kitakata 松山町鳥見山, Fukushima

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult and cub

Kawanishi, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Kawanishi, Yamagata

Size: Unknown

Yonezawa Toyamamachi, Yamagata

Size: adult and cub

Kawanishi 大字上奥田, Yamagata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Tateishi, Yamagata

Environment: Near human residences / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Fukuda, Yamagata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata

One bear, about 1.2 meters long, was sighted in Sekine, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult and cub

Kawanishi, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Kawanishi, Yamagata

A dark object believed to be a bear climbed a tree / Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown

Yonezawa Hosenmachi, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Fukuda, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Ota-machi, Yonezawa City, crossing the road from west to east.

Yonezawa Fukuda, Yamagata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Hosencho, Yonezawa City.

Yonezawa Hosenmachi, Yamagata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Ekimae 1-chome, Yonezawa City.

Yonezawa Shimohanazawa, Yamagata

Environment: On the railway tracks / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Shimohanazawa, Yamagata

Size: cub/juvenile

Yonezawa Naoe-sekitei, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Naoeishizutsumi, Yonezawa City.

Yonezawa Naoe-sekitei, Yamagata

Environment: around human habitation / Size: juvenile

Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata

Around 4:30 PM on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in Sekine, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. It was estimated to be about 80 cm long.

Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata

Body length: 1 m / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Tateishi, Yamagata

Size: Unknown

Yonezawa Toyamamachi, Yamagata

Size: Adult

Yonezawa Banseicho-Kanaya, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Katako, Mansei-machi, Yonezawa City, Yamagata.

Yonezawa Banseicho-Katako, Yamagata

Size: adult and cub

Kawanishi 大字上奥田, Yamagata

A traffic guide directing vehicles along National Route 49 sighted a bear (one). The bear ran toward the guide (approaching to about 30 meters), but noticed the sound of vehicles on the national highway and retreated back into the woods.

Aga 八ツ田, Niigata

On Sunday, June 7, at approximately 4:50 a.m., in the area of Kamiokinobara, Uenojiri, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 60s) observed one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) moving westward beside a roadside earthen storehouse and warehouses as he was leaving his home. The bear ran off to the west and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nishiaizu Kaminojiri, Fukushima

Around 7:45 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Noguchiotsu, Teshima, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Nishiaizu Tosejima, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 4 at approximately 7:45 p.m., on the Kitakata–Nishiaizu Prefectural Road in Noguchi Otsu area, Toyeshima, Nishi-Aizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) saw one bear (about 1.5 m in length) on the road while driving. The bear walked south into a grassy area and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nishiaizu Tosejima, Fukushima

On the Ban-etsu Expressway, a small bear (one individual) was sighted inside the construction yard of Ryūgatake Tunnel. It then ran off into the nearby forested area.

Aga 福取, Niigata

On Monday, June 1 at around 10:00 a.m., in the mountain forest west of Tofukuji Temple in Misonomiya, Yamato-machi, Kitakata City, a witness (female in her 40s) saw a bear (approximately 1 m in length) in the mountain forest to the north while walking. The bear then left toward the southern mountain forest.

Kitakata 山都町, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Yamato-machi Sannomiya, Kitakata City, Fukushima, on 2026-06-01 around 10:00.

Kitakata 山都町, Fukushima

On Thursday, May 28 at around 3:00 p.m., on a municipal road in Kobune-ji area, Yamato-machi, Kitakata City, a witness (woman in her 40s) observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) on the road while traveling in a vehicle (as a passenger). The bear left toward the forest to the north, and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Kitakata 山都町小舟寺, Fukushima

One bear about 1 m long was sighted on a city road in Yamatocho Kobuneji, Kitakata City.

Kitakata 山都町小舟寺, Fukushima

At Hibara Lake in Kitashiobara, two bears were filmed crossing a suspension bridge.

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 17 at around 7:00 p.m., on National Route 49 in Kunioka, Kaminoyama Ko, Nishi-Aizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) while traveling by vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) dash out from the forest beside the road. The bear returned to the forest it had come from.

Nishiaizu Muraoka, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 16 at approximately 3:55 a.m., in an open lot in Suwanishi Ko, Nozawa, Nishi-Aizu Town, a witness (female in her 60s) observed two bears (about 1 m in body length) in the grass of the lot while passing by in a vehicle. After being seen, the bears fled into a cedar grove in the lot.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 13 at about 1:15 p.m., on National Route 252 in Iitani Aza Shinden Hei, Yaizu Town, a witness riding in a vehicle saw one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) walking on the road. The bear’s subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Yanaizu Iitani, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 11 at around 6:00 p.m., near National Route 252 in Iitani, Yanaizu Town (Aza Shinden Hei), a witness, while driving, observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) climbing a tree along the roadside. The bear’s subsequent movements are unknown.

Yanaizu Iitani, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 11 at about 5:15 p.m., on the Yanizu–Showa Prefectural Road (Main Prefectural Road Yanizu–Showa Line) in the Shimonoyu area of Gojōjiki, Yanizu Town, a witness driving a vehicle spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) at the roadside. The bear then left toward the mountains to the east.

Yanaizu Gojojiki, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 5:00 p.m., in the Ibirada area of Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, on a prefectural road, a witness driving a vehicle saw one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length) crossing the road. The bear then left on foot into the brush to the west.

Yanaizu 居平, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 4:00 p.m., a witness walking in the Ibirahira area of Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, spotted one bear (about 70 cm in body length) in the roadside brush. The bear then moved off into the forest to the north.

Yanaizu 居平, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 4:00 a.m., in an open lot in Nozawa, Suwanishi-ko, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 60s) spotted two bears (approximately 1 m in length) in the grass of the lot while traveling by vehicle.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

A bear was sighted around 4 PM on June 10 in Sankohara-Ihei, Yanizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Yanaizu 居平, Fukushima

A traffic guide directing vehicles along National Route 49 sighted a bear (one). The bear ran toward the guide (approaching to about 30 meters), but noticed the sound of vehicles on the national highway and retreated back into the woods.

Aga 八ツ田, Niigata

On Monday, June 8, at around 7:00 p.m., on a town road in Yanaizu-machi, Oaza Yanaizu, Aza Yahashomaki Ko, a witness (male in his 70s), while in a vehicle, observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length). The bear then left and went north into the forested area.

Yanaizu Godo, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7, at approximately 4:50 a.m., in the area of Kamiokinobara, Uenojiri, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 60s) observed one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) moving westward beside a roadside earthen storehouse and warehouses as he was leaving his home. The bear ran off to the west and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nishiaizu Kaminojiri, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at around 3:00 PM, in the Nagasaka area of Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, a witness (woman in her 70s) walking along the Yanaizu-Shōwa Prefectural Road saw two bears (each about 50 cm in length) crossing the road from east to west. Their destination after crossing is unknown.

Yanaizu Sunakohara, Fukushima

On June 5 (Friday) at approximately 6:25 a.m., on National Route 252 within the area of Shimoharamichi-nishi甲, Oaza Yanaitsucho, a witness (a woman in her 40s) driving on Route 252 observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east. Its destination after leaving the road to the east is unknown.

Yanaizu Kotsubaki, Fukushima

A bear was seen crossing National Route 252 in Shimohara-michi Nishi-ko, Yanaizu Town.

Yanaizu Kotsubaki, Fukushima

On June 5 (Friday) at approximately 4:26 a.m., in the Toriya area of Tsukematsu, Nishi-Aizu Town, a vehicle driver (male in his 60s) passing near the 138.4 km post on the outbound (upward) lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway reported seeing a bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the expressway from north to south while traveling on the outbound lanes toward Iwaki. The bear left the area via the south-side slope of the road.

Nishiaizu Tabanematsu, Fukushima

Around 04:00 on June 5, a bear was sighted in Nozawa Suwanishi-ko, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

On June 5 (Friday) at around 4:00 a.m., in a vacant lot in Suwanishi Ko, Nozawa, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 60s) saw two bears (about 1.5 m and about 1 m in length) in a roadside vacant lot while driving.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

Around 7:45 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Noguchiotsu, Teshima, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Nishiaizu Tosejima, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 4 at approximately 7:45 p.m., on the Kitakata–Nishiaizu Prefectural Road in Noguchi Otsu area, Toyeshima, Nishi-Aizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) saw one bear (about 1.5 m in length) on the road while driving. The bear walked south into a grassy area and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nishiaizu Tosejima, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Yanaizu, Yanaizu Town, Fukushima.

Yanaizu, Fukushima

On June 4 at approximately 6:22 a.m., while patrolling in Yanitsu (Yanitsu-aza Shimoharamichi Nishi Ko area), police officers spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) beside the road.

Yanaizu 椿, Fukushima

On the Ban-etsu Expressway, a small bear (one individual) was sighted inside the construction yard of Ryūgatake Tunnel. It then ran off into the nearby forested area.

Aga 福取, Niigata

On May 28 at approximately 6:10 PM, in Nagasaka area, Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, a witness (woman in her 20s) while on her property spotted an adult bear (about 1 m in length) and a cub (about 50 cm in length) walking along the riverbed.

Yanaizu Sunakohara, Fukushima

In Takamoriyama in Tamarashi, Kaneyama Town, a man in his 70s doing trail maintenance was attacked by a bear and injured on his right arm and right leg.

Kaneyama, Fukushima

Around 14:40 on May 25, two bears, about 1 m and 0.5 m long, were sighted in Onohon Shitahira-ko, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

On Monday, May 25 at approximately 2:40 p.m., in a river in Onohon Shimodaira Ko area, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (man in his 60s) observed two bears moving southward in the river while walking. One bear was about 1.0 m in length and the other about 50 cm. The subsequent whereabouts of the bears are unknown.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 16 at approximately 3:55 a.m., in an open lot in Suwanishi Ko, Nozawa, Nishi-Aizu Town, a witness (female in her 60s) observed two bears (about 1 m in body length) in the grass of the lot while passing by in a vehicle. After being seen, the bears fled into a cedar grove in the lot.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 13 at about 1:15 p.m., on National Route 252 in Iitani Aza Shinden Hei, Yaizu Town, a witness riding in a vehicle saw one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) walking on the road. The bear’s subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Yanaizu Iitani, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 11 at around 6:00 p.m., near National Route 252 in Iitani, Yanaizu Town (Aza Shinden Hei), a witness, while driving, observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) climbing a tree along the roadside. The bear’s subsequent movements are unknown.

Yanaizu Iitani, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 11 at about 5:15 p.m., on the Yanizu–Showa Prefectural Road (Main Prefectural Road Yanizu–Showa Line) in the Shimonoyu area of Gojōjiki, Yanizu Town, a witness driving a vehicle spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) at the roadside. The bear then left toward the mountains to the east.

Yanaizu Gojojiki, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 5:00 p.m., in the Ibirada area of Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, on a prefectural road, a witness driving a vehicle saw one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length) crossing the road. The bear then left on foot into the brush to the west.

Yanaizu 居平, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 4:00 p.m., a witness walking in the Ibirahira area of Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, spotted one bear (about 70 cm in body length) in the roadside brush. The bear then moved off into the forest to the north.

Yanaizu 居平, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 4:00 a.m., in an open lot in Nozawa, Suwanishi-ko, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 60s) spotted two bears (approximately 1 m in length) in the grass of the lot while traveling by vehicle.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

A bear was sighted around 4 PM on June 10 in Sankohara-Ihei, Yanizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Yanaizu 居平, Fukushima

On Monday, June 8, at around 7:00 p.m., on a town road in Yanaizu-machi, Oaza Yanaizu, Aza Yahashomaki Ko, a witness (male in his 70s), while in a vehicle, observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length). The bear then left and went north into the forested area.

Yanaizu Godo, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7, at approximately 4:50 a.m., in the area of Kamiokinobara, Uenojiri, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 60s) observed one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) moving westward beside a roadside earthen storehouse and warehouses as he was leaving his home. The bear ran off to the west and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nishiaizu Kaminojiri, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 6 at around 3:00 PM, in the Nagasaka area of Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, a witness (woman in her 70s) walking along the Yanaizu-Shōwa Prefectural Road saw two bears (each about 50 cm in length) crossing the road from east to west. Their destination after crossing is unknown.

Yanaizu Sunakohara, Fukushima

On June 5 (Friday) at approximately 6:25 a.m., on National Route 252 within the area of Shimoharamichi-nishi甲, Oaza Yanaitsucho, a witness (a woman in her 40s) driving on Route 252 observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east. Its destination after leaving the road to the east is unknown.

Yanaizu Kotsubaki, Fukushima

A bear was seen crossing National Route 252 in Shimohara-michi Nishi-ko, Yanaizu Town.

Yanaizu Kotsubaki, Fukushima

On June 5 (Friday) at approximately 4:26 a.m., in the Toriya area of Tsukematsu, Nishi-Aizu Town, a vehicle driver (male in his 60s) passing near the 138.4 km post on the outbound (upward) lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway reported seeing a bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the expressway from north to south while traveling on the outbound lanes toward Iwaki. The bear left the area via the south-side slope of the road.

Nishiaizu Tabanematsu, Fukushima

Around 04:00 on June 5, a bear was sighted in Nozawa Suwanishi-ko, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

On June 5 (Friday) at around 4:00 a.m., in a vacant lot in Suwanishi Ko, Nozawa, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 60s) saw two bears (about 1.5 m and about 1 m in length) in a roadside vacant lot while driving.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

Around 7:45 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Noguchiotsu, Teshima, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Nishiaizu Tosejima, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 4 at approximately 7:45 p.m., on the Kitakata–Nishiaizu Prefectural Road in Noguchi Otsu area, Toyeshima, Nishi-Aizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) saw one bear (about 1.5 m in length) on the road while driving. The bear walked south into a grassy area and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nishiaizu Tosejima, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Yanaizu, Yanaizu Town, Fukushima.

Yanaizu, Fukushima

On June 4 at approximately 6:22 a.m., while patrolling in Yanitsu (Yanitsu-aza Shimoharamichi Nishi Ko area), police officers spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) beside the road.

Yanaizu 椿, Fukushima

On May 28 at approximately 6:10 PM, in Nagasaka area, Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, a witness (woman in her 20s) while on her property spotted an adult bear (about 1 m in length) and a cub (about 50 cm in length) walking along the riverbed.

Yanaizu Sunakohara, Fukushima

In Takamoriyama in Tamarashi, Kaneyama Town, a man in his 70s doing trail maintenance was attacked by a bear and injured on his right arm and right leg.

Kaneyama, Fukushima

Around 14:40 on May 25, two bears, about 1 m and 0.5 m long, were sighted in Onohon Shitahira-ko, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

On Monday, May 25 at approximately 2:40 p.m., in a river in Onohon Shimodaira Ko area, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (man in his 60s) observed two bears moving southward in the river while walking. One bear was about 1.0 m in length and the other about 50 cm. The subsequent whereabouts of the bears are unknown.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

In Kanamizu, Oguni Town, Yamagata Prefecture, schoolchildren commuting to school saw two bears, a parent and cub, on the road.

Oguni Kanomizu, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Oguni Aramata, Yamagata