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This 152 km route runs from Namie to Sendai Castle, passing through Fukushima and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 75 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
13 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Fukushima, Miyagi.
On 2026-07-08 at around 20:50, a bear was sighted in Ohira, Yamamoto Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Yamamoto Odaira, Miyagi
Around noon on July 7, a bear was sighted in Akanumakoshido, Rifu Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Rifu Akanuma, Miyagi
July 7
Rifu Akanuma, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Sakamoto Kitahara 1, Yamamoto Town, by a person taking a walk, while it was walking in a forested area.
Yamamoto Maniwa, Miyagi
One bear was seen crossing National Route 45 in Ogimachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Sengoku, Miyagi
July 1
Sendai Fukuzumimachi, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Ogimachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Sengoku, Miyagi
On Tuesday, June 30 at around 9:00 a.m., in Akagi Ichiridan area of Soma City, on a municipal road, a man in his 70s witnessed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from north to south while he was riding a motorcycle.
Soma Akagi, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 28 at approximately 7:20 p.m., on a municipal road in the Yakikiri area of Tomizawa, Soma City, a man in his 30s, while driving, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) walking on the road. The animal believed to be a bear proceeded north along the municipal road and then left in an unknown direction.
Soma Tomizawa, Fukushima
On the night of 2026-06-28, one bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Kamino Kitanashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, and left toward the south in the direction of the Nanakita River.
Sendai Gamo, Miyagi
Around 7:20 PM on June 28, a bear-like animal was sighted in Tomisawa Yakikiri, Soma City.
Soma Tomizawa, Fukushima
June 27
Sendai Gamo, Miyagi
June 25
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
June 24
Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi
June 24, 2026
Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi
At around 11:00 PM on Friday, June 19, in Sakuta area, Rachikizaki, Shinchi Town, on the prefectural road Kaneyama–Shinchi Station Line, a man in his 30s, while driving, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in length) walking on the prefectural road. After proceeding west along the prefectural road, the animal believed to be the bear left the area in an unknown direction.
Shinchi Rachikizaki, Fukushima
A single cub, about 50 cm long, was sighted on a road in Fukuroku 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Fukumuro, Miyagi
A sighting of one bear crossing a prefectural road and leaving in Sakurawatobe Koshimizu, Matsushima Town.
Matsushima Sakurawatashido, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Sakurawatashido, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Hatsuhara-Kurogasawa, Matsushima Town, around 13:30 on June 16.
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
June 13
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Takagi Baba 2, Matsushima Town, around 17:40 on 2026-06-13.
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in Futabagaoka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
A woman passing by sighted one bear about 1 meter long walking on the road in Haramachi 3-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Motohasekura, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 7:30 PM on July 8.
Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi
Around noon on July 7, a bear was sighted in Akanumakoshido, Rifu Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Rifu Akanuma, Miyagi
July 7
Rifu Akanuma, Miyagi
July 5
Taiwa Tsurusu-Ozurusawa, Miyagi
July 5
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
July 5
Sendai Minaminometate, Miyagi
Around 17:00 on 2026-07-05, a bear was sighted in Heisei 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
A bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted in a residential area of Haramachi 6-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, and it passed through a house yard and headed north.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
July 4
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
A person reported seeing one bear enter a company premises in Saiwaicho 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai; police patrolled the area but could not confirm it.
Sendai Ninomori, Miyagi
July 2
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
Two bears, described as a parent and cub-like pair, were sighted on a road in Heisei 1-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
July 1
Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi
One bear was seen crossing National Route 45 in Ogimachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Sengoku, Miyagi
July 1
Sendai Fukuzumimachi, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Ogimachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Sengoku, Miyagi
June 30
Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Oritate 6-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi
June 29, 2026
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
June 25
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
June 24
Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi
June 24
Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi
June 24, 2026
Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi
June 24, 2026
Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi
A middle school student saw a bear in bushes in Yoshinari 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23, 2026
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 22
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 22
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
June 22
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
Around 6:20 PM on June 22, a bear was sighted in Kamiyasawa-Kannosawa, Rifu Town.
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Yagiyamahigashi 1-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
One bear was sighted around 04:10 in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a house in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Taihira 6-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi
In the early hours of the 18th, an animal resembling a bear was spotted in a residential area of Dainohara, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi
A single cub, about 50 cm long, was sighted on a road in Fukuroku 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Fukumuro, Miyagi
A sighting of one bear crossing a prefectural road and leaving in Sakurawatobe Koshimizu, Matsushima Town.
Matsushima Sakurawatashido, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Sakurawatashido, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
June 16
Sendai Hiyoridai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Hatsuhara-Kurogasawa, Matsushima Town, around 13:30 on June 16.
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
Around 10:15 PM on June 16, a bear was sighted in Akashi Nishinoiri, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Hiyoridai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
June 14
Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi
June 13
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Takagi Baba 2, Matsushima Town, around 17:40 on 2026-06-13.
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
Peak activity at 18:00 with 9 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 75 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 152 km route runs from Namie to Sendai Castle, passing through Fukushima and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 75 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
