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At around 9:30 a.m. on June 28, a witness (male in his 40s) observed a bear (approximately 1 meter in length) crossing the road on National Route 115 in the Tsuchiyu Onsen area of Fukushima City.

Fukushima, Fukushima

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on National Route 115 in Tsuchiyuonsenmachi, Fukushima City, around 9:30 a.m.

Fukushima, Fukushima

On June 24 (Wednesday) at approximately 5:53 p.m., on National Route 115 in the Kita-mon area of the Oaza Kaiko district, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 40s) observed a bear (about 1.5 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east while he was driving southbound on Route 115.

Inawashiro, Fukushima

On Monday, June 22, at approximately 11:49 a.m., on the JR Ban'etsu West Line right-of-way within Goto, Sekito, Inawashiro Town, a train driver operating a train toward Aizuwakamatsu City collided with one bear (length unknown) that entered the right-of-way from the right. No injuries reported.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

On June 21 (Sunday) at approximately 6:10 PM, near the 95.6-kilometer post on the outbound (Niigata-bound) lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway in Mochida, Kawageta, Inawashiro Town, a driver in his 40s observed a bear approximately 1 meter in body length on the south side of the road while traveling on the Ban-etsu Expressway outbound (toward Niigata). The bear’s movements after being sighted are unknown.

Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 21 at around 3:30 p.m., on the Banetsu West Line within Maeda, Sekito, Inawashiro Town, a train driver, while operating a train headed toward Aizuwakamatsu City, sighted one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) on the track area. The bear then left into the woods on the west side.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

Around 15:30 on 2026-06-21 in Sekito Maeda, Inawashiro Town, a JR Ban'etsu West Line train driver saw one bear about 0.5 m long inside the track area while operating the train.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Mitsuya, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima.

Inawashiro 字三ツ屋, Fukushima

A kei car collided with one bear that suddenly emerged on Route 115 in Wakamiya, Inawashiro Town, causing minor vehicle damage; the bear fled into the mountains.

Inawashiro 大字若宮, Fukushima

One bear was seen leaving the roadside for the mountains in Hayama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字葉山, Fukushima

On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 6:40 a.m., in the Hayama area of Inawashiro Town, beside a municipal road, a witness (male in his 60s) traveling eastbound by vehicle on the road observed one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length) on the left roadside walking off into the northern woodland.

Inawashiro 字大沢, Fukushima

On Friday, June 19 at approximately 6:20 AM, in the Tsuchiyuzawa mountain area of Inawashiro Town on National Route 459, a witness traveling north on Route 459 in a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west. Afterwards, the bear left and went into the forested area to the west.

Inawashiro 字上川上, Fukushima

In Inawashiro Town's Tsuchiyuzawa-yama, around 06:20, one bear measuring 0.5 m was crossing Route 459.

Inawashiro 字土湯沢山, 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 Wednesday, June 17, at approximately 9:25 a.m., near Akadome Bridge on the Bonari Green Line in Numajiri-yama Ko area, Koyari, Inawashiro Town, a witness traveling southbound on the Bonari Green Line in a vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east near Akadome Bridge and then leaving into the hillside forest on the east side.

Inawashiro, 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

While riding a bicycle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) walking toward them across the road.

Inawashiro 字堤東, 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

While riding in a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Inawashiro 字堤東, Fukushima

While at home, the observer spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) eating mulberries on a mulberry tree in a nearby grove of mixed trees.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (body length approx. 1 m) crossing the town road from east to west and then leaving into the woods on the west side.

Inawashiro 字平次郎沢山, 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

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Inawashiro 字平次郎沢山, Fukushima

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

Inawashiro 字葉山, 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

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Inawashiro 大字関都, Fukushima

While at home, observed four bears (length unknown for each) on the tennis courts within the Lake Hill Inawashiro southern premises.

Inawashiro 字上村西, 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

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) on the road shoulder.

Inawashiro, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7 at approximately 2:20 p.m., in the Numajiri-yama Ko area of Sangai, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 50s) was traveling northeast on a town road by vehicle when he observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) that had been on the right side of the road leaving toward the forested hillside to the east.

Inawashiro, Fukushima

While on duty, the observer spotted one bear walking through brush (approximately 0.5 m in body length).

Inawashiro 大字八幡, 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

While walking, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the underbrush.

Inawashiro 字大沢, 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

While going outside, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the thicket on the south side of the town road.

Inawashiro 字土町西裡, 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

While performing cleaning work, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) climbing a tree on the facility grounds.

Inawashiro 字村西, 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 sighted in Machinishi, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima on 2026-06-05 morning.

Inawashiro 字町西, Fukushima