TOKYO – A Canadian tourist was injured Friday after a bear attacked her in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, local media reported.

The woman in her 30s was strolling alone at Goshikinuma Ponds, a popular tourist spot in the foothills of Mount Bandai, when the bear scratched her face and right arm at around 3 pm local time Friday, Kyodo News reported.

The woman was taken to the hospital after the incident, but her injuries are not life-threatening, the report said.

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In recent months, there has been a surge in sightings as bears emerge from hibernation, resulting in a series of bear-related incidents across the country.

On Thursday night, a 73-year-old local woman in Iwate Prefecture, also in northeastern Japan, suffered injuries after being attacked by a bear outside a barn where she had milked some cows.