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This 510 km route runs from Hachinohe to Minamisoma, passing through Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 170 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 32 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Higashimatsushima Kawakudari, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
7 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima.
One cub. It ran northeast along the road.
Hashikami Tsunogaraori, Aomori
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Hachinohe Kanehama, Aomori
Was around the house, but went out onto the road. Direction taken is unknown.
Hashikami Kaneyamasawa, Aomori
Around 09:50 on 2026-06-11, one bear about 80 to 90 cm long was sighted in front of Universe Shirogane store in Shirogane 4-chome, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Chikukogai-Daiichifuto, Aomori
A single bear approximately 80–90 cm in body length was sighted in front of the Universe Shirogane store. The bear departed toward the sea.
Hachinohe Chikukogai-Daiichifuto, Aomori
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Hachinohe Korekawa, Aomori
A person reported sighting one bear believed to be an adult in front of the old Zekawa Higashi Elementary School. The bear left heading west.
Hachinohe Korekawa, Aomori
In Natsui-cho, Kuji City, Iwate, one adult bear was seen entering the grounds of a private home.
Kuji, Iwate
A 110 emergency call reported that it roared "Gao" and headed in the direction of Hakusandai (west side).
Hachinohe Sawasato, Aomori
Passed through the parking lot from northeast to southwest
Hashikami Dobutsu, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Okubo Oyama, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Mihono, Aomori
Approximately 700 m southeast of Hiranai Park
Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Sametahama-cho Horikiri 11th district, Kuji City.
Kuji, Iwate
One bear about 1 meter long walked toward the woods on the north side of the Miyazaki poultry farm.
Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
A young bear entered the grass/brush.
Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
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Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
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Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
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Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
On 2026-05-28 in Ookubo Kamimachibata, Hachinohe City, Aomori, a bear was sighted.
Hachinohe Myo, Aomori
A bear was reported in a farm property in Okubo, Hachinohe, and city staff confirmed tracks.
Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
Crossed the road from south to north
Hashikami Tsunogaraori, Aomori
Was seen walking
Hashikami Tsunogaraori, Aomori
At around 7:10 AM on 2026-05-27, a bear was seen moving in Kakadareori Higashidaira, Hashikami Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Hashikami Tsunogaraori, Aomori
A single bear was observed walking.
Hashikami Tsunogaraori, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Kadoyabari, Hashikami Town.
Hashikami Tsunogaraori, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Nakaihayashi-Komagasawa, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Ishitearai, Aomori
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Hachinohe Ishitearai, Aomori
At around 4:50 AM on May 21, 2026, one bear was sighted near Motonami No.12 Chiwari, Samurahama-cho, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, and near the Motonami fishing port. The report was provided by the Daily Tohoku Shimbun.
Kuji, Iwate
Around 04:30 on May 19, 2026, one bear was sighted in Shiramae No.2 Chiwari, Samurihama-cho, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture (near Shiramae fishing port).
Kuji, Iwate
A single bear was reported sighted near Shiramai Fishing Port and Shiramai Daini-Chiwari, Samurahamacho, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture at around 05:00 on May 18.
Kuji, Iwate
At around 07:30 on May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted near 300 meters west of Hachinohe Koudai Daini High School in Myodaikai, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hachinohe Myo, Aomori
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Hachinohe Niida, Aomori
Around 10:45 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Ubecho 22-chiwari, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kuji, Iwate
A bear was sighted at Minato Chuo Green Park near Kuji Port in Naganouchi-cho, Kuji City.
Kuji Minatocho, Iwate
In Natsui-cho, Kuji City, Iwate, one adult bear was seen entering the grounds of a private home.
Kuji, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Sametahama-cho Horikiri 11th district, Kuji City.
Kuji, Iwate
Around 3:00 PM on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Ubecho, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kuji, Iwate
Around 20:30 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Kawasaki-cho, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kuji Kawasakicho, Iwate
On 2026-05-22 around noon, one bear was sighted in Naganouchi-cho 28th district, Kuji City.
Kuji 長内町, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Osanai-cho 36-chome, Kuji City, around 7:05 PM on May 21.
Kuji Minatocho, Iwate
At around 18:58 on May 21, a resident reported that an adult bear was seated on the roof of a shed within private property in Nagauchi-cho, Kuji City. No human injuries have been confirmed; property damage is under investigation and the police are keeping the area under surveillance.
Kuji Niida, Iwate
Around 5:40 PM on 2026-05-21, a bear was sighted in Obanai-machi 29-chiwari, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kuji Niida, Iwate
At around 4:50 AM on May 21, 2026, one bear was sighted near Motonami No.12 Chiwari, Samurahama-cho, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, and near the Motonami fishing port. The report was provided by the Daily Tohoku Shimbun.
Kuji, Iwate
Around 04:30 on May 19, 2026, one bear was sighted in Shiramae No.2 Chiwari, Samurihama-cho, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture (near Shiramae fishing port).
Kuji, Iwate
A single bear was reported sighted near Shiramai Fishing Port and Shiramai Daini-Chiwari, Samurahamacho, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture at around 05:00 on May 18.
Kuji, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Oki 7-chome district, Miyako City.
Miyako Takusari, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Omo 19-chiwari, Miyako City, on June 8.
Miyako, Iwate
On 2026-06-05, a bear was sighted in Sakiyama 6-chiwari, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Sakikuwagasaki, Iwate
On 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Itaya 4-chome, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Matsuyama, Iwate
On 2026-06-02, a bear was sighted in Tsugaruishi 15-chiwari, Miyako City.
Miyako Tsugaruishi, Iwate
On 2026-06-01, a bear was sighted in Hitachihama-cho, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Kuwagasaki, Iwate
Close to the forest exit to get to the beach 森、ビーチの出口
Miyako, Iwate
On 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Nishigaoka 3-chome, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Chikanai, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Hirata 3rd district, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi Heita, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kamikamishima-cho 1-chome, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi, Iwate
Around 00:30 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Owatari 3-chome, Kamaishi City, Iwate.
Kamaishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Hirata 3rd district, Kamaishi City, around 13:45 on June 10.
Kamaishi Heita, Iwate
Around 10:30 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Ato 2-chome, Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture.
Otsuchi Minatomachi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Otsutsugocho 1-chome, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, around 5:10 PM on 2026-06-09.
Kamaishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Otsuchi 23rd district, Otsuchi Town, Iwate.
Otsuchi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Omo 19-chiwari, Miyako City, on June 8.
Miyako, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Nakatazumacho 1-chome, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Otsuchi Town Otsuchi 15th district around 8:00 on June 5.
Otsuchi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kōshi-cho 10-chome district, Kamaishi City, around 13:40 on June 5.
Kamaishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted around 08:00 on June 4 in Otsuchi 13th district, Otsuchi Town.
Otsuchi Kozuchi, Iwate
Around 5:20 PM on 2026-06-01, a bear was sighted in Ukishicho 3-chome, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi, Iwate
In Ogawacho, Kamaishi, Iwate, one adult bear chased a pet dog and entered a house after breaking a screen door, but left after the woman shouted.
Kamaishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted around 14:15 in Kōshi-machi 9-chome district, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi, Iwate
Around 10:00 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Ohira-cho 3-chome, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kamaishi Heita, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Daitogoecho 1-chome, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kozuchi 21st district, Otsuchi Town, around 4:30 PM on May 26.
Otsuchi Kozuchi, Iwate
Around 10:00 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Kawayome, Toni-cho, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kamaishi Tonicho, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kuribayashi-cho 16-chome, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi Kuribayashicho, Iwate
Around 5:00 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Noda-cho 3-chome, Kamaishi, Iwate.
Kamaishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kirikiri 4-chome, Ōtsuchi Town, on the morning of 2026-05-24.
Otsuchi Kirikiri, Iwate
Around 12:35 on 2026-06-12, a bear was sighted in Nagasawa, Ofunato-cho, Ofunato City, Iwate.
Ofunato Ofunatocho, Iwate
Around 08:55 on 2026-06-10, one bear was sighted in grassland in Tateshimmacho Kubo, Ofunato City, Iwate, and then went into the western woods. No human or property damage was reported.
Ofunato Takkoncho, Iwate
One bear was sighted crossing National Route 45 in Kesenncho, Rikuzentakata City.
Rikuzen-Takata Kesencho, Iwate
June 5
Kesennuma 唐桑町港, Miyagi
Around 12:30 on 2026-05-28, a resident spotted one bear, believed to be a cub, on the premises of an apartment complex parking lot in Tatekone-cho, Ofunato City. The bear then moved into adjacent thickets.
Ofunato, Iwate
A resident spotted one bear cub on a city road in Tatekonecho Sekiguchi, Ofunato City. The bear ran off toward bushes to the north.
Ofunato Ikawacho, Iwate
May 27
Kesennuma 上西側, Miyagi
May 19
Kesennuma 唐桑町明戸, Miyagi
May 19
Kesennuma 唐桑町高石浜, Miyagi
May 19
Kesennuma 常楽, Miyagi
May 19
Kesennuma 東八幡前, Miyagi
May 27
Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Utatsu Hiradana, Minamisanriku Town.
Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi
May 19
Kesennuma 唐桑町明戸, Miyagi
May 19
Kesennuma 唐桑町高石浜, Miyagi
May 19
Kesennuma 常楽, Miyagi
May 19
Kesennuma 東八幡前, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Naritakozuka Danchi, Ishinomaki City, around 21:45 on May 24.
Ishinomaki 相野谷, Miyagi
May 24
Ishinomaki 相野谷, Miyagi
May 20
Ishinomaki 相野谷, Miyagi
May 19
Ishinomaki 福地, Miyagi
May 18
Ishinomaki 相野谷, Miyagi
May 18
Ishinomaki 福地, Miyagi
June 14
Higashimatsushima Kawakudari, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Takagi Baba 2, Matsushima Town, around 17:40 on 2026-06-13.
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted walking east along the riverbank in Takadate Kumano-do Nakagawa, Natori City.
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
One bear about 1.5 meters long was seen walking downstream in the Sasa River in Kagitori 4-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Oyachi, Miyagi
June 11
Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Sugaya-Kamihinokuchi, Rifu Town, around 4:10 a.m.
Rifu Iidoi, Miyagi
June 10
Rifu Iidoi, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 9
Taiwa Tsurusu-Ozurusawa, Miyagi
Around late morning on 2026-06-09, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted at Dainohara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 7
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
June 5
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
A bear was seen walking in a residential area in Akebono-cho, Aoba Ward.
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
Twenty minutes later, there was also a bear sighting at Akebonocho Park, about 1 km to the southeast.
Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-05, a bear was sighted in Takagido-den-ichi, Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomita-Uenonaka, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, in the early morning.
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
One bear was found captured in a box trap set in a forest in Asai, Higashimatsushima, Miyagi, and was culled.
Higashimatsushima Asai, Miyagi
June 2
Higashimatsushima Otsuka, Miyagi
June 2
Higashimatsushima Nobiru, Miyagi
June 2
Higashimatsushima Nobiru, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 11:30 on 2026-06-02 in Nobirugaoka 1-chome, Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Higashimatsushima Nobiru, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Nobiru Omo-kura, Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture, around 3:00 PM on 2026-06-02.
Higashimatsushima Nobiru, Miyagi
June 1st
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
June 1st
Higashimatsushima Otsuka, Miyagi
June 1st
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
June 1st
Higashimatsushima Otsuka, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Iwakiri Higashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
May 31
Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Hayakawahigashi, Terutama, Matsushima Town.
Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi
May 29
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
May 29
Iwanuma Kita-Hase, Miyagi
May 28
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
A bear about 80 cm long was sighted in a drainage canal in Saiwai-cho 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
Around 05:10 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Nitsusawa, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi
May 28
Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi
May 27
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Negaori-Kirita, Matsushima town.
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
A newspaper delivery person spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kuwahara, Iwanuma City.
Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi
May 27
Iwanuma Inarichō, Miyagi
A newspaper delivery worker saw one bear on a city road in Kuwabara 1-chome, Iwanuma City.
Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
May 26
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
May 26
Higashimatsushima Asai, Miyagi
May 26
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
May 25
Matsushima Sakurawatashido, Miyagi
May 25
Osato Kawauchi, Miyagi
May 23
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
May 23
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
May 22
Higashimatsushima Oshio, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Oshio Tenjindō, Higashimatsushima City.
Higashimatsushima Oshio, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi
May 21
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
May 21
Sendai Kadan, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Iwakiri-Higashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
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
Near the brush above the forest park, it was crossing the gravel path.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, 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
On May 20, 2026 at around 05:50, a woman walking in Taihaku Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported seeing a bear walking south to north. There were no injuries; Sendai North Police said a single bear about 1 meter long was seen near the rock garden by the HOKUSHU Science Museum. Officers patrolled but could not confirm it. A bear had also been sighted about 1.5 km south on the 14th, and police cannot tell if it is the same individual.
Sendai Kitane-Kuromatsu, Miyagi
At around 05:50 on the 20th, one adult bear was sighted walking from south to north near the science museum in Taihaku Forest Park, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
May 20
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
May 20
Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi
May 20
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
On May 20, 2026, Sendai City reported a bear sighting in Taihara Forest Park in Aoba Ward and has temporarily banned passage on most of the park, including paths without street lighting.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
May 18
Natori Medeshimashiote, Miyagi
May 18
Higashimatsushima Neko, Miyagi
May 18
Higashimatsushima Oshio, Miyagi
May 17
Natori Medeshimashiote, Miyagi
On Saturday, May 30 at approximately 10:45 a.m., in the Suzuyama area of Sugime, Shinchi Town, a witness (male in his 60s) saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) on the road while driving.
Shinchi Suginome, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Ukita, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City, Fukushima on 2026-05-30.
Minamisoma 鹿島区浮田, Fukushima
On Saturday, May 30 at approximately 9:40 a.m., on the Somawanami Line major prefectural road in Momikizawa, Ukita, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City, a witness (male in his 40s) driving a car observed one bear (about 1 meter in length) walking north along the road.
Minamisoma 鹿島区浮田, Fukushima
Around 10:43 PM on May 29, a bear-like animal was sighted in Oyamada Tonouchi, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City.
Minamisoma 鹿島区浮田, Fukushima
On Friday, May 29 at approximately 10:43 PM, in the Tonouchi area of Oyamada, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City, a witness (female) driving a car observed two animals believed to be bears (each approximately 60 cm in body length) walking along a roadside path.
Minamisoma 鹿島区岡和田, Fukushima
A newspaper delivery person spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kuwahara, Iwanuma City.
Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi
May 27
Iwanuma Inarichō, Miyagi
A newspaper delivery worker saw one bear on a city road in Kuwabara 1-chome, Iwanuma City.
Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi
Around 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, a man in his 60s, while driving on a road in the Kitauruzawa area of Yachigoya, Shinchi Town, sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) on the road.
Shinchi Fukuda, Fukushima
On Thursday, May 21 at around 4:30 a.m., on National Route 6 in Kawako, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City, a male caller, while driving near the sighting location, observed one animal thought to be a bear (body length approximately 50–80 cm) attempting to cross the highway from west to east.
Minamisoma 鹿島区川子, Fukushima
One bear-like animal was seen attempting to cross Route 6 in Kawago, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City.
Minamisoma 鹿島区川子, Fukushima
A bear-like animal was sighted in Kawakotakizawa, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City.
Minamisoma 鹿島区川子, Fukushima
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In the past 30 days, 170 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 32 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Higashimatsushima Kawakudari, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 510 km route runs from Hachinohe to Minamisoma, passing through Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. In the past 30 days, 170 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 32 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Higashimatsushima Kawakudari, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
