เส้นทางเดินป่า Chikusei-Aizuwakamatsu

Nasushiobara, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Shiguracho, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya 問屋町, Tochigi

A man sighted one bear in a field in Oto-machi Kaminamizunami, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Kamimiyorikashu, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 9 at approximately 12:15 PM, a witness (male, in his 60s) spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) in a field within Kamimiyori-Nambara, Oto Town, Aizuwakamatsu City. The bear entered the forested area to the east, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Kamimiyorikashu, Fukushima

Nasushiobara, Tochigi

On June 8 (Monday) at around 12:15 PM, on Prefectural Route Shimogō-Aizuhongō in Ōuchi, Shimogō Town, a witness (male in his 40s) observed, while driving, a single bear (approximately 50 cm in length) coming down from the forest beside the road. The bear attempted to climb the rockfall-prevention wire mesh but noticed the approaching vehicle and returned to the forest.

Shimogo, Fukushima

Around 12:15 on June 8, one bear was sighted in Ouchi Yakusui, Shimogo Town.

Shimogo, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Tando Nasuzawa-yama, Minamiaizu town.

Shimogo, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7 at approximately 10:40 a.m., in the Nasu-zawayama area of Tando, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 30s) saw one bear (about 50 cm in body length) on the slope of the forest to the right of the roadway while traveling west on National Route 121 at the above sighting location. The bear then ran back into the forest.

Minamiaizu Koya, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Sekiya, Nasu-Shiobara City.

Nasushiobara 関谷, Tochigi

Around 06:10 on 2026-06-06, a bear was sighted in Sekiya, Nasu-Shiobara City.

Nasushiobara 関谷, Tochigi

Nasushiobara 関谷, Tochigi

Nasushiobara, Tochigi

Around 13:40 on June 5, a bear was sighted in Nakamisui, Nikko City.

Nikkō 中三依, Tochigi

At around 2:00 a.m., one bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted within the grounds of a house in Yamada, Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture.

Yaita Yamada, Tochigi

Yaita Yamada, Tochigi

On Thursday, June 4 at approximately 11:50 a.m., near Aizu-Kogen-Ozeguchi Station in Takihara Haneko area, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 60s) observed one bear (about 1 m in length) entering the mountain forest east of the railway tracks.

Minamiaizu Takinohara, Fukushima

A railway employee spotted one bear at Yagan Railway Naka-Miyori Onsen Station in Nikkō, Tochigi.

Nikkō 独鈷沢, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Takihara Haneko, Minamiaizu Town.

Minamiaizu Takinohara, Fukushima

Nikkō 独鈷沢, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Nakamiyori, Nikko City, Tochigi on the morning of 2026-06-04.

Nikkō 中三依, Tochigi

Nasushiobara, Tochigi

Nasushiobara, Tochigi

On Sunday, May 31 at approximately 3:50 p.m., on National Route 121 in Itozawa Aza Toishizawa, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) observed one bear (about 1 meter in length) while driving. The witness passed by the bear, and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Minamiaizu, Fukushima

On Thursday, May 28 at approximately 6:54 p.m., in the Shimohara area of Takihara, Minamiaizu Town, on National Route 352, an eyewitness (male in his 80s) while driving observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the national highway from east to west. The bear proceeded toward the river on the west side of the highway, and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Minamiaizu, Fukushima

On Thursday, May 28 at approximately 5:15 p.m., in Dangoishi, Itosawa, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (woman in her 60s) traveling by vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) wandering in the roadside brush. The bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Minamiaizu, Fukushima

Nasushiobara 折戸, Tochigi

Nasushiobara 遅野沢, Tochigi

On Saturday, May 23 at around 5:10 p.m., in the Yanoshita area of Nagano, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) saw one bear (about 1 m in length) sitting on a slope in the forest while walking. The bear then left the forest heading east.

Minamiaizu Nagano, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Kami-Ōnuki, Nasushiobara City, Tochigi.

Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi

Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi

Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi

On Thursday, May 21 at approximately 6:35 p.m., in the Ookurado area of Itosawa, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 30s) observed a bear (about 1 m in length) crossing the road from west to east while driving. The bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Minamiaizu Itozawa, Fukushima

On Wednesday, May 20 at approximately 5:10 p.m., in Osandanji, Nagano, Minamiaizu Town, a witness driving a vehicle spotted one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road. The bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Minamiaizu Tabe, Fukushima

Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi

On Tuesday, May 19 at around 5:00 PM, in Tabebara area, Tajima, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 40s) observed one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) running up a slope while driving. The bear’s subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Minamiaizu, Fukushima

On May 19 (Tuesday) at around 12:30 p.m., in the Shimoyamane area of Tabe, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 20s) spotted a bear (about 50 cm in body length) in a nearby field while walking. The bear climbed a tree and wandered around the field; its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Minamiaizu Tabe, Fukushima

Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi

On Sunday, May 17, at approximately 5:45 p.m., in Kamihiradai, Naka-Arai, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) went out into his yard to play with his dog and saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) prowling in the brush on the west side of his house. The bear then left for the woodland to the west.

Minamiaizu Kawashima, Fukushima

Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi

Yaita, Tochigi

Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi