This 139 km route from Hachinohe to Mount Osore crosses Aomori. Over the past 30 days, 59 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 3 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 4 days ago near Rokunohe Komatsugaoka 1-chome, Aomori; the location sits about 30.4 km from the start of the route and 53 m off the route line.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
There were bear tracks in the field. From the tracks, it looked like the bear had been coming and going through the field.
Rokunohe Komatsugaoka 1-chome, Aomori
I heard the sound of a branch breaking, looked toward the slope, and saw a bear, so I backed away and ran. It was at a distance, but I think it was about 150 cm. I was panicked and did not take any photos.
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
A bear cub was sighted in the hot spring area 'Tenku no Onsenkyo' in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, and the head priest urged visitors to take their offerings home. Bears have been appearing in many places, and sightings in Hachinohe have continued for five consecutive days.
Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori
Around 8:10 a.m. on May 10, 2026, one bear was sighted in the woodland north of Misawa Park in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture.
Misawa Inuotose, Aomori
At around 08:10 on May 10, 2026, one bear was sighted in Shinmachi 4-chome and around Misawa Park in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture.
Misawa Furumakiyama, Aomori
At around 07:10 on May 8, 2026, one bear was sighted near Nakairin, Nakairin-aza, Hachinohe City. No damage was reported; the location is about 400 meters west of Nakairin Park.
Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori
At around 07:10 on May 8, a single bear was sighted in Nakaibayashi, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture (about 400 meters west of Nakaibayashi Park). No damage was reported; the city has warned local residents and the hunters' association is responding by setting box traps.
Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori
Around 07:10 on 2026-05-08, one bear was sighted in Nakairin, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. The sighting occurred in an area with homes and educational facilities; no damage was reported, and the city has warned residents and schools, deploying capture traps and maintaining vigilance.
Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori
On the afternoon of May 7, 2026, a single bear was reported sighted near Nakairin Park in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. No specific damages were reported.
Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori
At around 12:40 on May 7, 2026, one bear was sighted in Ōsawa (Nukazuka), Hachinohe City; no damage was reported. The city has urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Hachinohe Nukazuka, Aomori
Around 12:40 p.m. on May 7, 2026, one bear was sighted in a roadside forest about 600 meters west of Nakairin Park in Nukazuka-Osawa, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori
On May 7, 2026 at around 11:30 AM, a single bear cub was sighted in Oura-Kubokashira, Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Tohoku, Aomori
Around 08:00 on the 7th, one bear was sighted near the Kaneya Industrial Park in Kaneya, Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture. The article does not report any injuries or damage.
Rokunohe, Aomori
At 18:45 on May 6, 2026, one bear was sighted near Oura Suketajurosaki in Tohoku-machi, Aomori Prefecture. The report only notes the sighting; no further damage was reported.
Tohoku, Aomori
On May 6, 2026, shortly before 16:00, Hachinohe City conducted an emergency shooting at the city's sewerage office in Eiyo 3-chome, killing one adult female Asiatic black bear (about 1 m long, 50 kg). The bear had been seen at Numadate Ryokuchi Park about 2.5 hours earlier; authorities herded it away from commercial facilities and culled it in a location where safety could be ensured.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
On May 6, 2026 at about 13:10, a bear was sighted in Numadate Ryokuchi Park in Numadate 4-chome, Hachinohe. The bear moved to the premises of the city sewerage office, and with the mayor's authorization for shooting, hunters culled a female Asian black bear about 1.0 m long at around 15:50 the same day (the first emergency shooting in Aomori Prefecture).
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, announced on May 6, 2026 that it captured one adult female Asiatic black bear (about 1 meter long, ~50 kg) at the municipal sewerage office by emergency shooting. The bear had been sighted near Numadate Green Park, and an operation member shot and captured it at 15:48.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
On 2026-05-06, an emergency shooting hunt was carried out in a commercial area of Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture by a wildlife damage response team and five hunters; after about a 40-minute pursuit a single bear was shot at 15:48. The shooters used shotguns loaded with slug ammunition and drove the bear near the city sewage office grounds before firing.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
On the 6th shortly after 13:00 a bear was reported spotted at Numadate Green Park in Numadate 4-chome, Hachinohe City, and shortly after 15:00 the same day one bear was culled in an emergency shooting. It was reported to be the first time a bear was culled by emergency shooting in the prefecture.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
A bear was sighted near Numadate Green Park in Numadate, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, prompting an emergency culling and temporary road restrictions. After a report from a facility user, the facility and municipal public-address vehicles issued warnings.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
A single bear was sighted near Numadate Ryokuchi Park in Numadate 4-chome, Hachinohe City, around 13:10 on the 6th. Warnings have been issued for the area.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
Shortly after 13:00 on May 6, 2026, a bear was sighted at Numadate Ryokuchi Park (Numadate 4-chome) in Hachinohe City, and one bear was culled in an emergency shooting. This was the first time a bear was culled by an emergency shooting in the prefecture.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
Around 13:00 on May 6, 2026, a black bear (about 1 meter long) was spotted in a residential area of Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture; the prefecture carried out its first-ever 'emergency gunning' to cull the individual. Warnings about bear appearances had been issued since April.
Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori
Around 12:30 PM on May 6, 2026, one bear was sighted at Oura Sukesaburozaki in Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Tohoku, Aomori
A bear sighting in Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture, was reported on May 6, 2026. The article did not provide detailed time, location, or the number of bears.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
On May 6, 2026, one bear spotted in the Numadate area of Hachinohe City was culled through an "emergency shooting" authorized by the municipality. This was the first cull by emergency shooting in Aomori Prefecture.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
On May 6, Hachinohe City in Aomori Prefecture captured one adult female Asian black bear (about 1 meter long, 50 kg) by emergency shooting on the grounds of the city sewerage office. The action followed sightings at Numadate Ryokuchi Park a few hundred meters away and nearby commercial facilities; it was the first capture by emergency shooting in the prefecture.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
On May 6, 2026, Hachinohe City in Aomori Prefecture announced that an adult female Asiatic black bear (approximately 1 meter long, weighing about 50 kg) was captured by emergency shooting on the grounds of the municipal sewerage office in Eiyo 3-chome.
Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori
Around 18:00 on May 5, 2026, one bear was sighted near Furudate in Ichikawa-cho, Hachinohe City. The sighting was reported approximately 500 meters southwest of the Ichikawa post office.
Hachinohe, Aomori
Around 17:00 on 2026-05-05, a parent-and-cub bear appeared in the precincts (cemetery) of Ganjoji temple in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture; people visiting the graves sighted the bears. Three people sheltered in a nearby hall, police arrived about ten minutes after the report, and the temple posted warnings asking visitors to take offerings home.
Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori
A bear sighting was reported on 2026-05-05 in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. The article only reports the sighting and does not specify the exact location, time, or number of animals.
Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori
At around 08:00 on May 4, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Yonezawa Community Center in Shimoyoshida Yonezawa, Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Rokunohe Shimoyoshita, Aomori
At around 06:30 on May 4, one bear was reported sighted in Nejo-Okubo, Hachinohe City. No injuries or reports of capture were reported.
Hachinohe Sawasato, Aomori
On April 29, two bear sightings were reported in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. The article reports the sightings but does not provide details on any damage or precise locations.
Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori
An adult bear was sighted in Hachinohe (Myobunshi area, about 200 m north of Kanisawa Waterworks Park) on April 28, 2026 at around 18:40. On the previous day, April 27, 2026 at about 17:00, an adult bear was also reported near an agricultural road about 400 m south of the municipal final waste disposal site in Kushibiki Iri-sawa, Hachinohe.
Hachinohe Myo, Aomori
Around 17:00 on April 28, 2026, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was sighted in Hachinohe City, Samecho Takamori (near the north side of Hachinohe Gakuin University); no damage or injuries were reported. The city has urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Hachinohe, Aomori
In Hachinohe's Okubo, a bear was filmed shortly after 1:00 PM putting its paws on a fence along the grounds of a school. Between about 10:30 AM on April 28 and before 8:00 AM on April 29 there were five sightings in the Kanahama and Okubo areas; the prefecture has issued an Asiatic black bear advisory and urged people not to approach.
Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
At around 08:30 on April 28, 2026, one bear cub was sighted in Shindate Hachiman, Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Tohoku 新舘, Aomori
At around 07:56 on April 28, 2026, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was sighted near the west side of Korekawa Central Park in Korekawa 1-chome, Hachinohe. No damage was reported, and the city has urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Hachinohe Korekawa, Aomori
In Hachinohe City, bear sightings in residential areas have increased; on April 28 a bear was seen leaning on a fence along the grounds of Hachinohe Daiichi Special Needs School. The city judged the situation dangerous, set new capture traps, is consulting with universities on countermeasures, and plans to conduct an emergency hunting drill later this month.
Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
A bear sighting was reported in Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture. The incident date is April 27, 2026; the article does not specify the exact time, precise location, or number of bears.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
At around 14:00 on April 26, 2026, one bear was sighted near Fureai Dome Kamikita in Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
Around 14:00 on April 26, a bear was sighted in Oura Aketomukai, Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture. A bear was also reported the same day near the Fureai Dome Kamikita.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
A single bear was sighted in Myodaikai, Hachinohe City on April 25, 2026 at around 16:40. Sightings were also reported near Hachinohe Institute of Technology Second High School.
Hachinohe Myo, Aomori
Around 16:30 on April 25, 2026, a security camera at a residence in Sōmaenishi 2-chome, Hashikami Town, captured a bear over one meter long running through the property. The bear headed toward the road and then entered the bushes; the area near the scene includes a junior high school, high school, and university.
Hashikami, Aomori
At around 10:30 AM on April 25, 2026, the town reported that one bear was sighted near the Shichinohe Sewage Treatment Center in the Oike area of Shichinohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Shichinohe 大池, Aomori
At around 15:30 on April 24, 2026, one bear was sighted near the former Fureai Shoyo-kan in Inuarase, Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Rokunohe, Aomori
On April 24 at around 10:00 AM, one bear cub was sighted near the Sakae-cho community hall in Tohoku Town, and at around 11:10 AM the same day a bear cub believed to be the same individual was sighted near the Minami General Sports Park in the same town.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
A single bear was sighted near the community center in Sakaemachi, Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture on the morning of April 24, 2026.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
Around 07:00 on April 24, 2026, the town announced that a single juvenile bear was sighted on the road west of Tatenodai housing complex in Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture. No injuries were reported.
Rokunohe Inuotose, Aomori
Before 16:00 on April 23, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted near Tsutsumijiri, Tatesaki, Towada City, crossing a prefectural road and walking south. No damage was reported, and the city is urging nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Towada Tachizaki, Aomori
Around 15:48 on April 23, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted at Tsukasaki Tsutsumijiri (Takasaki?), Towada City; it crossed a prefectural road and walked south. No injuries or damage were reported, and the city has urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Towada Tachizaki, Aomori
At around 09:00 on April 22, 2026, one bear was sighted south of the Hachinohe Liquefied Gas Shichinohe office in the Arakuma-uchi district of Shichinohe Town.
Shichinohe 荒熊内, Aomori
At around 17:10 on April 21, 2026, one bear was sighted near Toedanai Bridge in Toedanai, Shichinohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Shichinohe 夏間木, Aomori
On April 21, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture. The article does not provide specific details on the sighting location or time.
Misawa Hirahata 1-chome, Aomori
On April 20, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture. The article reports the sighting but does not provide specifics on the exact location, time, or any damage.
Tohoku 上北南四丁目, Aomori
Witnessed by several people. It appears to be a cub.
Gonohe, Aomori
A single bear was sighted in Oura Nakakubohira, Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture at around 10:30 AM on April 19, 2026.
Tohoku, Aomori
A bear sighting was reported in Tōhoku-machi, Aomori Prefecture on April 19, 2026. The article does not specify the exact location, time, or number of bears involved.
Tohoku 上北南四丁目, Aomori
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Over the past 30 days, 59 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 3 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 4 days ago near Rokunohe Komatsugaoka 1-chome, Aomori; the location sits about 30.4 km from the start of the route and 53 m off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 15:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 139 km route from Hachinohe to Mount Osore crosses Aomori. Over the past 30 days, 59 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 3 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 4 days ago near Rokunohe Komatsugaoka 1-chome, Aomori; the location sits about 30.4 km from the start of the route and 53 m off the route line. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
