Fukushima to Sanriku Fukko National Park Drive

At around 18:10 on May 20, a bear about 1 m long was sighted on the riverbank near Iwakiri Ohashi on the Nanakita River in Iwakiri, Miyagino Ward, Sendai; within about 20 minutes there were three reports extending to the Imaichi Bridge area. After hunters set off firecrackers after 20:00, the bear emerged from a thicket and moved westward; no further sightings or damages have been confirmed.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

Early on the morning of May 20, 2026, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Iwakiri, Miyagino Ward, Sendai. A nearby elementary school conducted group dismissal and police are on alert.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

In the early hours of the 15th, a male passerby reported seeing one bear about 1 meter long on the prefectural road near Kesennuma Police Station in Akaiwa-Suginosawa, Kesennuma City. Officers searched the area but did not find the bear, and there were no injuries.

Kesennuma 赤岩杉ノ沢, Miyagi

Around 01:10 on May 15, a male pedestrian sighted one bear on a prefectural road east of the Kesennuma Police Station in Akaiwa Suginosawa, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Kesennuma 赤岩杉ノ沢, Miyagi

A bear was reported to have appeared in front of the Kesennuma Police Station in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. The article does not state whether anyone was injured or whether the bear was captured.

Kesennuma 赤岩杉ノ沢, Miyagi

Around 2:00 a.m. on the 13th, two bears were sighted in front of Tohoku University Aobayama Campus in Aramaki Aoba, Aoba Ward, Sendai. A student reported it to the university, which notified the police in the afternoon; there were no injuries.

Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi

Around 02:00 on the 13th, a Tohoku University student in Aramaki Aoba, Aoba Ward, Sendai, called 110 reporting a cub and an adult bear in the bushes; the two bears fled into the bushes. The Sendai Central Police Station has urged caution in the area.

Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi

At around 20:35 on the 12th, a driver spotted one bear crossing a road from east to west near a pond in Taihaku 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai. The bear left the area; there are childcare facilities and houses nearby, and police are patrolling and standing by.

Sendai Hagigaoka, Miyagi

Around 20:30 on the 12th, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of a factory in Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City. The bear ran away into the forest without causing any injuries; police have stepped up their vigilance.

Fukushima Shinobuyama, Fukushima

At around 17:35 on the 12th, a resident in Higashimatsushima City, Nobirugaoka 1-chome, spotted a bear about 1 meter long crossing a road. The bear emerged from a forest to the north, crossed the municipal road near Sato no Koen Higashi, and left toward the southern forest; the site is about 300 meters north of JR Nobiru Station and police are patrolling the area and urging caution.

Higashimatsushima Nobiru, Miyagi

According to police, at around 17:35 on May 12, 2026, a resident sighted a single bear about 1 meter long crossing a road in Nobirugaoka 1-chome, Higashimatsushima. The bear emerged from woodland to the north, crossed a municipal road near 'Sato no Koen Higashi', then left toward the southern woodland; the site is about 300 m north of JR Nobiru Station near residential areas, and police are patrolling and warning residents.

Higashimatsushima Nobiru, Miyagi

At around 05:10 on the 7th, a man in his 40s spotted one bear (about 1 m long) in a field in Yunohigashiyama, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City. There were no injuries, and the police are urging caution.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

Around 21:30 on May 5, a person in a car saw a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road in Moniwa Hitokurada Higashi, Taihaku Ward, Sendai (near the Tohoku Expressway Sendai Minami IC). Later, at about 22:10 the same day, a bear was also seen crossing a road in a residential area in Nihondaira, roughly 600 meters north of the first sighting.

Sendai Nihondaira, Miyagi

On the night of the 5th, a person in a car in Moniwa Hitokurita Higashi, Taihaku Ward, Sendai, spotted a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road at around 21:30. The bear headed toward the Natori River, and at 22:10 another sighting of a bear crossing a road was reported about 600 meters north in the Nihondaira residential area; police have issued a warning.

Sendai Nihondaira, Miyagi

At around 11:10 a.m. on May 2, 2026, a man in a car spotted one bear (about 50 cm in length) moving north on a town road in Miyahara, Ookido, Kunimi Town, Fukushima Prefecture. No damage has been reported nearby; the police are patrolling with patrol cars and coordinating the response with the Kunimi town office.

Kunimi 大字高城, Fukushima

Around 06:55 on the 2nd, a man working in an orchard at Sakashita, Matsubara, Koori Town, Fukushima Prefecture, spotted a single bear about 1.5 meters long moving west along the orchard's north side. No significant damage has been confirmed; police are patrolling the area by patrol car and coordinating the response with Date City Hall.

Koori 大字松原, Fukushima

At around 06:55 on May 2, 2026, a man in his 70s working in a peach orchard at Kensho Momo no Sato in Koori Town spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long. The bear left the scene and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown; no injuries were reported. Police are patrolling the area and urging caution.

Koori 字堰合, Fukushima

At around 06:30 on May 2, 2026, a man driving in Fukushima-shi, Iizaka-machi Higashiyuno Aza Kamioka, saw a bear about 1 meter long cross a municipal road from west to east. The bear then left heading east along a nearby irrigation canal.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Higashiyuno, Fukushima

A bear sighting was reported in Fukushima City. The article does not provide specific details on the exact location, time, or number of bears (published: 2026-05-02).

Fukushima Shinobuyama, Fukushima

On May 2 a bear-like animal was sighted on the mountain designated as an evacuation site, so Ishinomaki Otayachi Elementary School postponed the tsunami evacuation drill for children that had been scheduled for May 7, when they would walk to the mountain.

Ishinomaki 小船越, Miyagi

Body length 1 m, was walking

Natori Sogodai-Higashi 1-chome, Miyagi

According to police, on the morning of the 30th a man in his 30s driving on National Route 4 in Kunimi Town, Isomoda Aza Kunimimae, Fukushima Prefecture, spotted one bear (about 0.5 m long) wandering on the central median. The bear later left toward the riverbed to the east.

Kunimi 大字大木戸, Fukushima

At around 06:30 on April 30, 2026, a man in his 30s driving on Route 4 in Kunimi Town sighted a bear about 50 cm long wandering near the central median. No one was injured; the bear later moved toward the Takigawa riverbed, and police and the town remain on alert.

Kunimi 大字大木戸, Fukushima

On April 30, 2026 at around 06:30, a man in his 30s driving on Route 4 in Kunimi Town spotted a single bear about 50 cm in body length walking near the central median. The bear was also seen near a river on the east side of the road and its whereabouts are currently unknown; no damage to people or buildings has been confirmed. Police and town officials are patrolling the area and remaining on alert.

Kunimi 大字森山, Fukushima

Around 06:30 on the 30th, a man in his 30s reported a bear wandering near the central median on National Route 4 in Kunimi-machi, Ishiboda Kunimemae. There were no injuries; according to the Koori branch, the bear was about 0.5 meters long and ran toward the riverbank on the east side of the road. Around the same time a bear was also sighted on Route 4 at Ishiboda Ueno.

Kunimi 大字大木戸, Fukushima

At around 06:28 on April 30, 2026, a single bear about 0.5 meters long was sighted near the central divider of National Route 4 in Kunimi Town, Ishiboda, Kunimemae. The bear later left toward the riverbank on the east side of the road; no injuries or damage have been reported.

Kunimi 大字大木戸, Fukushima

On April 30, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Kunimi Town, Fukushima Prefecture. The article does not report any injuries or details of capture.

Kunimi 大字藤田, Fukushima

At 02:45 on April 28, 2026, a roughly 1-meter-long bear was seen walking on a road in a residential area near Taihaku Park, Taihaku 1-chome, Sendai; a passing motorist reported it to police. The bear left northward into the woods; there were no injuries and police patrolled the area but did not find it.

Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi

I saw a bear sleeping at the entrance of the bamboo grove next to the joint seaweed processing plant in Hama City.

Higashimatsushima Hamaichi, Miyagi