เส้นทางเดินป่า ทะเลสาบอินาวาชิโระ-Koriyama

At around 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, a witness (female in her 60s) traveling by car in Hiragata area, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing through a field. The witness continued driving and did not follow, so the bear’s subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hirakata, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 18 at approximately 9:55 a.m., in the Takasaka area of Hara, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 30s) saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) in a rice field while driving. The bear’s movements after the sighting are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hara, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 16 at approximately 7:10 p.m., in a field in Hiragata, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City (about 1 km north of Kuromori Tunnel), a witness (female, teenager) while driving a vehicle sighted one bear (body length 1 m) in a field on the east side of National Route 294. The bear’s subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hara, Fukushima

One bear was in a field near National Route 294 in Minato-machi Oaza Hirakata, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hirakata, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 11 at approximately 12:15 PM, in a field in Hiragata, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City (about 1 km north of Kuromori Tunnel), a witness (male, in his 50s) observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) in a field east of National Route 294 while driving. The bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hara, Fukushima

A bear about 1 m long was sighted in a field along Route 294 in Minatomachi Oaza Hirata, Aizuwakamatsu City.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hirakata, Fukushima

Around 07:15, one bear was standing on a pull-off along the main prefectural road Koriyama-Konan Line in Konanmachi Funatsu, Koriyama City.

Koriyama 湖南町舟津, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 3, at around 9:00 a.m., on a municipal road in Shiogata Aza Chimako, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (female in her 70s) spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) on the road while driving. The bear fled toward the forested area to the south, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Shizukata, Fukushima

On Saturday, May 30 at around 3:25 p.m., in the Takasaka area of Hara, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (female in her 70s) saw a bear (about 1 m in body length) in a field while in a vehicle. The bear moved southwest, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hara, Fukushima

On Saturday, May 30 at approximately 2:55 p.m., in Shimizu area, Hara, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 50s) observed one bear (body length about 1 m) in a field while driving. The bear's subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hara, Fukushima

On Friday, May 29 at approximately 5:45 PM, in the Hiragata area of Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, on National Route 294 (about 1 km north of Kuromori Tunnel), a witness (male, in his 50s) while driving observed one bear (about 1 m in length) on the left (east) side of the road. The bear entered the mountains east of that location, and its subsequent movements are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima

One bear (1 m long) was sighted beside National Route 294 near Mitsumori Tunnel, about 1 km north of it, in Minato-machi Oaza Hirakata, Aizuwakamatsu.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hirakata, Fukushima

On Tuesday, May 26 at approximately 1:55 p.m., in Takasaka area, Hara, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City, a witness (male in his 20s) while driving a vehicle sighted one bear (about 1 m in length) in a rice field. The bear’s movements after the sighting are unknown.

Aizuwakamatsu Minatomachi-Hara, Fukushima