Kumano Jinja

On May 15 in Kitakata City, bears were sighted separately in the residential areas of Machinishi and Ougida in the early morning, and a bear was also seen crossing the playground of Matsuyama Elementary School around 07:30. The city set a box trap and captured one bear at about 18:30 the same day; no injuries or property damage have been reported.

Kitakata 字長源段, Fukushima

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On the morning of May 15, 2026, multiple bear sightings were reported in Kitakata City. Around 08:00 a.m., a police officer on patrol spotted a single bear about 1 meter long in the grove east of Matsuyama Elementary School; the bear remained there and was later culled in the woods in the evening.

Kitakata 字町西, Fukushima

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At around 06:30 on April 9, 2026, a local woman spotted a single bear about 1 meter long walking west across a rice field in Takadota aza Murahigashi, Toyokawa-machi, Kitakata City. The bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown and no injuries have been reported. Police are patrolling the area and warning residents to be cautious.

Kitakata 字中島, Fukushima

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At around 00:50 on November 26, a woman in her 50s spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a municipal road south of the Prefectural Kitakata Kirizakura High School in Toyokawa-machi, Kitakata City. The bear moved into fields to the south and disappeared; no injuries or property damage have been reported. Police are sharing information with Kitakata City and conducting patrols in the area.

Prefectural Kitakata Kirizakura High School, Fukushima

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Kitakata 字さつきが丘, Fukushima

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Kitakata 字慶徳道下, Fukushima

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In Matsuyama-machi, Kitakata City, at around 10:00 a.m. on the 15th, one bear about 1 meter long was seen climbing persimmon trees and hiding in bushes. There are nurseries and houses nearby, and since a sighting believed to be the same individual was reported on the 14th, authorities have continued to monitor the area and set box traps.

Matsuyama-machi, Kitakata City, Fukushima

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Around 9:54 p.m. on November 4, in Matsuyama, Kitakata City, a witness driving saw a bear about 1 m in the middle of a bridge, which then went east into the forest.

Kitakata 字押切南二丁目, Fukushima

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