เส้นทางเดินป่า Hiroshima Castle-Sumiyoshi Shrine

A bear has been sighted.

Ōtake Onihara, Hiroshima

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

Sanyo-Onoda Habu, Yamaguchi

Sanyo-Onoda Yamanoi, Yamaguchi

There was a bear sighting.

Ōtake Mitsuishicho, Hiroshima

Kudamatsu 大字河内, Yamaguchi

A person in a car saw one bear crossing a prefectural road in Kawachi, Kudamatsu City.

Kudamatsu 大字河内, Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi 佐山, Yamaguchi

Ube 大字山中, Yamaguchi

Hofu 大字牟礼, Yamaguchi

One bear-like animal was sighted walking on a road in Mure, Hofu City.

Hofu 大字牟礼, Yamaguchi

Signs of a bear sighting have been confirmed

Ōtake Mitsuishicho, Hiroshima

Shunan 大字譲羽, Yamaguchi

Ube 大字東万倉, Yamaguchi

Iwakuni 六呂師, Yamaguchi

At about 08:45 on May 21, 2026, a report was received that a bear crossed a prefectural road in Miyauchi, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and tracks believed to be from a bear were confirmed at the scene. There had been a sighting near a housing complex the previous day, and elementary and junior high schools in the school district dismissed students at the same time.

Hatsukaichi Miyauchi-kogyodanchi, Hiroshima

Reported that a bear crossed the road while driving.

Hatsukaichi Toge, Hiroshima

A caller to emergency services reported one bear-like animal on a slope between a residential area and the mountains.

Hatsukaichi Shikigaoka-kami, Hiroshima

Around 22:00 on May 18, a passenger car struck a bear near the ramp of the Hatsukaichi Junction on the Sanyo Expressway/Hiroshima-Iwakuni Road (up line) in Miyauchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and the driver called 110. The bear died from the collision.

Hatsukaichi Miyauchi-kogyodanchi, Hiroshima