เส้นทางเดินป่า Kitakata-Aizuwakamatsu

In Shiokawamachi Nakayazawa, Kitakata City, a chicken coop was broken and 4 of 7 chickens being raised were found dead; the damage is believed to have been caused by a bear.

Kitakata 塩川町中屋沢, Fukushima

In a home in Shiokawa-machi, Kitakata, a chicken coop was damaged in a suspected bear incident, leaving four chickens dead and three missing.

Kitakata 塩川町, Fukushima

A bear was sighted moving in Katō-machi Hatta Ōnonahara, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima

One bear (about 0.5 meters in body length) was sighted.

Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima

One bear about 0.5 meters long crossed a road in Hatta, Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima

A bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing the road in Hiyoshi, Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu, with no injuries reported.

Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Koya, Fukushima

One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted. The bear departed into the forested area to the east, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Ishiyama, Fukushima

One bear about 1.5 meters long was seen crossing National Route 49 in Hatta Ohnohara, Kawanohigashi-cho, Aizuwakamatsu.

Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima

One bear (approximately 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted.

Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima

On Friday, July 3 at around 5:25 p.m., on National Route 49 within Ukiribajichi, Ogasawara, Inawashiro Town, a witness (male in his 60s) saw a bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from north to south while he was driving eastbound on Route 49. The bear then left into the brush to the south.

Inawashiro 大字翁沢, Fukushima

On Wednesday, July 1 at approximately 6:43 p.m., in the Suwa area of Kitakata City, a witness (female, in her teens) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) sitting on the grounds of a building while passing by. The subsequent whereabouts of the animal are unknown.

Kitakata 字寺町, Fukushima

Around 18:43 on 2026-07-01, a bear-like animal was seen in Suwa, Kitakata City, Fukushima.

Kitakata 塩川町窪, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in the thicket of Matsunaga 5-chome, Ikki-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Ikkimachi-Matsunaga, Fukushima

On Wednesday, July 1 at around 6:20 p.m., in Matsunaga 5-chome, Ikkimachi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 40s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the brush on the east side of his home while he was at home. After being seen, the bear moved deeper into the brush and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Ikkimachi-Matsunaga, Fukushima

On July 1 (Wednesday) at approximately 11:10 a.m., on Prefectural Road Yukawa-Omachi Line in Innaichi, Ishiyama, Higashiyama-cho, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male, in his 50s) driving a vehicle sighted one bear (about 80 cm in body length) emerge from the brush on the south side onto the road. After being sighted, the bear returned to the brush on the south side, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Yumoto, Fukushima