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This 611 km route runs from Hodogaya-juku to Daisen, passing through Kanagawa, Akita, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Saitama, Tochigi, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 175 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Nasu 北沢, Tochigi.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Kanagawa, Akita, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo.
Nasu 北沢, Tochigi
A bear was sighted around 2:00 a.m. in Niji-no-oka 4-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi
A security guard sighted a cub about 1 meter long on company premises in Meito 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
Around 10:15 on 2026-08-05, a bear was sighted in Tomiya Ochiai, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
Posted: On the downhill side of the Akita Expressway. One cub sighted. Afterwards whereabouts unknown.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Akita Expressway, southbound. One cub. Afterwards unknown.
Akita, Akita
A man driving in Kamo 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, saw a bear-like black animal.
Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi
One bear approximately 1 meter in size moved from the levee road toward the town (in the direction of Kariwano police box).
Daisen Kariwano, Akita
While driving on the old national road from Akita City toward Daisen City, I spotted one adult bear approximately 1.2 m in body length in a nearby rice field. Because I was driving, no further information is available.
Daisen Kariwano, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kariyawano, Daisen, Akita around 16:20, and was seen moving.
Daisen Kariwano, Akita
One bear approximately one meter in body length was sighted.
Koriyama 西田町丹伊田, Fukushima
August 3
Osaki 岩出山池月, Miyagi
On a municipal road, one bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Motomiya 関下, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Hikarouchi, Tanida, Nishida-machi, Koriyama City.
Koriyama 西田町丹伊田, Fukushima
[Report] A bear cub was by the roadside. As I passed by, it ran into the bushes.
Daisen, Akita
One bear was sighted near National Route 4 in Yurigakubo, Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima, emerging from bushes on the east side of the road.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on National Route 4.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in Kozukehira, Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi
August 2
Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
Around 7:35 a.m. on August 2, a bear-like animal was sighted in Suehirocho, Yaita City.
Yaita Tomita, Tochigi
There was a sighting report of one bear with the same characteristics in a residential area in Minaminakayama 3-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yoshioka-Higashishibasaki, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi
August 1
Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi
August 1
Taiwa Ochiai-Maino, Miyagi
A man driving a car sighted one bear about 1 meter long crossing Route 3 in Maino 3-chome, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Ochiai-Maino, Miyagi
A single cub was sighted in the parking lot on the east side of Akita Prefectural Rehabilitation. It left into the brush. Body length about 60 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kyowa Kamiyodogawa Botai, Daisen City.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
It came out from the mountain onto the highway, was startled by a car, and returned to the mountain. Body length about 60 cm.
Daisen Kitanome, Akita
One bear was sighted crossing Route 3 in Yoshioka, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi
On 2026-08-01 in the evening, one bear was sighted at a medical institution parking lot in Kyowa Kamiyodogawa, Daisen City.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 11:35 PM on 2026-07-31.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
July 31
Kurihara, Miyagi
Around 14:04 on 2026-07-31 in Kikutamachi Maedazawa 2-chome, Koriyama City, one bear about 1 m long was seen on the slope of the Tohoku Expressway.
Koriyama 喜久田町早稲原, Fukushima
In Yamato Town, at Miyakodomach倉 on National Route 457, a woman driving a car saw one bear about 70 cm long cross the road.
Taiwa, Miyagi
Around 13:20 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Tomiya Karatakezawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
One bear was seen moving in Kokubu Uenodai, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Kushoda, Akita
(Posted) Ran through northwest between the hut and the grove
Daisen Kushoda, Akita
July 28
Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi
July 28
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 28
Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 8:10 a.m. on July 28 in Yoshida Higashi Gofukuin, Yamato Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi
July 27
Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi
July 27
Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi
July 27
Shikama 一の関, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Takamori 3-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
July 26
Sendai 寺岡, Miyagi
Around 7:45 AM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Furukawa-Shimizu, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi
Around 5:00 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Togatakezawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
Around 09:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Narukoonsen Suzawa, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osaki, Miyagi
Around 07:00 on 2026-07-25, bear-like traces were found in Omori-machi Sugouda, Yokote City, Akita, and corn was damaged.
Yokote 大森町, Akita
[Post] The corn I had planted at home was knocked over by the stalks and eaten.
Yokote 大森町, Akita
One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 25
Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi
Posted: Spotted along Prefectural Route 108 on the Akita-facing side.
Yuzawa, Akita
July 24
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
Around 00:40 on 2026-07-24, a driver saw one bear, about 1 meter long, on a city road in Komatsushima Shिंtei, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear crossed the road heading north and left the area.
Sendai Komatsu-Shintsutsumi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomiya Ochiai, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Haramachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, and captured on a camera installed on the riverbank.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
July 23
Osaki 三本木新沼, Miyagi
July 23
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
July 23
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
July 23
Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi
Confirmed one bear over 1 meter in length in the woods.
Yokote, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near the community hall. It crossed the road and departed to the west.
Yokote, Akita
Around 8:15 on July 23, a bear was sighted in Daio Ichinosekiminami, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote, Akita
July 23
Ohira 中央平, Miyagi
July 23
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Miyakodo Yotsutsuji in Taiwa Town around 5:30 a.m.
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
A driver saw what appeared to be a bear about 1 meter long crossing a city road in Haramachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
Around 3:20 PM on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
A driver sighted one bear about 1 m long crossing the road on the Sendai-Sambongi Line in Imaizumi Miyamae, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Imaizumi Hachimanshita, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture, at around 21:08 on July 22.
Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi
July 22
Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi
July 22
Osaki 岩出山下野目, Miyagi
July 22
Osaki, Miyagi
July 21
Shiroishi 福岡長袋, Miyagi
A bear cub was sighted behind a private house. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. Distance to the house approximately 5 meters.
Yuzawa 山田, Akita
In Jinguji Kakekake, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was sighted around 16:50 on July 21, 2026, and was seen moving.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
There were eyewitness reports from residents. Someone saw it running past in front of a house. Its body length was about 1 m. Afterwards it headed toward the bypass but was startled by a car and went into a nearby thicket.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
Spotted a bear on the slope east of the expressway. Body length approximately 80 cm.
Daisen Osawagotera, Akita
Sighted a bear on the slope east of the highway. Body length approximately 80 cm.
Daisen Osawagotera, Akita
July 21
Ohira 奥田, Miyagi
July 21
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
Around 9:40 on July 21, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomiya Futsusho, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
July 21
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
At around 6:00 PM on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Yamada-Kamidozawa, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture.
Yuzawa 山田, Akita
Spotted a bear about 80 cm long on the property. It ran off toward the mountains to the south.
Daisen, Akita
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on a residential property but left for the forest.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
On the morning of 2026-07-20, a bear was seen moving in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
A young bear crossed the road from the rice field toward the mountain.
Daisen Teradate, Akita
July 20
Kurihara, Miyagi
While harvesting fruit near my home, I spotted a bear about 50 cm in length. The bear left the area; its direction is unknown.
Daisen, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kokeyamaokita, Tsuchikawa, Daisen City, Akita.
Daisen, Akita
July 19
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Morinohashi 2-chome, Tomiya City, around 11:13 on July 19.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
July 19
Osaki 岩出山池月, Miyagi
Spotted a bear in a field about 20 meters from my home. It then crossed National Route 108 and fled eastward. Body length approximately 1 meter.
Yuzawa, Akita
Around 05:10 on July 19, a bear was seen moving in Akino-miya Yunodai, Yuzawa City, Akita.
Yuzawa, Akita
July 18
Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi
July 18
Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi
July 18
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 18
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Ichinoseki-nezumiyama, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 一ノ関, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Matsuzakadaira, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Ryutsudaira, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi
One bear, about 1 m long, was sighted on a road in Matsuzakahira 2-chome, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi
July 17
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
July 17
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
One bear, about 1.5 m long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Negisizawa, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
July 17
Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi
One bear, about 70 cm long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Ogochi, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the roadway.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima, around 4:30 PM on July 17, 2026.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
bear cub
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
Spotted one cub on the slope beside the expressway. Body length approximately 50 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yoshidanishikaze, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Fukuoka Kuramoto Chazono in Shiroishi City.
Shiroishi 福岡長袋, Miyagi
July 17
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in Kyowa-Nakadonagawa, Daisen City.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted at Miyadoko Yotsuji, Yamato Town, Miyagi.
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
[Report] I heard via word of mouth that a bear was sighted (a photo was taken) near the back of Satō Civil Engineering. I’m a local resident, and since it hadn’t yet been added to the map, I’m providing this information on behalf of the community for local safety.
Yuzawa, Akita
After being sighted, it went into the woods. Distance to the nearest house approximately 10 meters.
Yuzawa, Akita
Sighted a bear crossing Dewa Green Road from west to east. Body length approximately 1 m.
Yokote 大森町猿田, Akita
[Post]
Daisen Niiyaji, Akita
A bear about 1.2 m long was walking on the road. When a car approached, it went into the bushes. The location is about 100 m from residences and about 250 m from an elementary/middle school students’ school bus stop.
Daisen Osawagotera, Akita
Around 6:10 on July 16, a bear was seen moving in Osawakyo Terashimakawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Osawagotera, Akita
July 16
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
July 16
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 16
Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi
Around 5:00 PM on July 16, a bear was sighted in Kannoue, Akinomiya, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving around.
Yuzawa, Akita
One bear was sighted on a slope in Kokudasetonosawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 15
Osaki 岩出山下一栗, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa 杜の丘, Miyagi
July 15
Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi
July 15
Ohira 中央平, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi
July 15
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 14
Shikama, Miyagi
July 14
Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi
Bear sighting reported at Kamiyakari Kumanoshitashita, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Nomura, Miyagi
July 14
Sendai Nomura, Miyagi
Around 05:40 on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Sannbongi Sakamoto Terashima, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi
While driving on the road, I sighted a roughly 1-meter-tall bear moving from the Omagari River direction toward the residential area on the east side.
Daisen Kakumagawamachi, Akita
A bear sighting was reported in Miyakoji Shimoshoji, Taiwa Town, around 05:50.
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 13
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
While at home, a 0.5 m cub was sighted on the west side of the property. It ran off toward the woods on the south side. Distance to the nearest residence: 50 m.
Daisen, Akita
A bear about 1 meter in size was sighted walking on the road. It walked off toward the northwest.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Sanocho, Daisen City.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
[Post] While walking, I witnessed a bear running a few dozen meters ahead. Probably an adult.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
July 12
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
A woman walking her dog spotted one bear about 1 meter long at Shiroishi River Kiridoshi Park in Fukukakuramoto Iwanoue, Shiroishi City.
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
Around 6:00 a.m. in Nakano-me, Nihonmatsu City, one bear about 1.5 m long was sighted crossing a field.
Nihonmatsu 中ノ目, Fukushima
July 11
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted along the Umeda River in Haramachi 3-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear was seen leaving into a forest in Iizakamachi Yuno Matoba, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
July 11
Taiwa, Miyagi
Witnessed a mother bear and cub behind the house. They then fled toward the mountain to the east. About 10 m from the residential area; the mother’s body length about 1.0 m, the cub about 0.8 m.
Yuzawa 字東松沢, Akita
[Report] A bear was walking outside on the grounds of my home. It appeared to be a parent with its young.
Yuzawa 字内舘町, Akita
[Post]
Yuzawa 字新町, Akita
Two bears (a mother and a cub) were sighted on the mountain side behind a house. After being seen, they ran toward the mountain behind the temple to the east. Distance from the house: 30 meters. Adult bear length: about 1 meter. Cub length: unknown.
Yuzawa 字荒町, Akita
Observed two bears (a mother and a cub) on the hillside behind the residence. After being seen, they fled toward the mountain behind the temple to the east. They were 30 m from the house. Adult approximately 1 m in body length. Cub’s body length unknown.
Yuzawa 字荒町, Akita
Two bears—a mother and a cub—were sighted in the Sun Green parking lot. They entered the mountain on the south side. Distance to nearby houses: 10 meters.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
A bear was sighted in Urakamon 1-chome, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
July 10
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
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In the past 30 days, 175 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Nasu 北沢, Tochigi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 611 km route runs from Hodogaya-juku to Daisen, passing through Kanagawa, Akita, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Saitama, Tochigi, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 175 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Nasu 北沢, Tochigi. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
