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This 128 km route runs from Marumori to Asahi, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 78 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yamagata Tsuchizaka, Yamagata.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
A bear was sighted in Tosaka, Yamagata City, around 08:30 on June 29.
Yamagata Tsuchizaka, Yamagata
A bear about 1 m in length was observed crossing the road from north to south. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata
A bear-like animal of unknown body length was sighted near the gazebo on Kumomi Hill. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: Yuso Hill / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Nanyo 小滝, Yamagata
A bear-like animal was sighted at Yuso-no-oka park in Kamisakurada, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
While driving toward Yamagata city, I observed one bear crossing the road eastward (toward the mountains). Estimated body length about 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata
June 24
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
June 24, 2026
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ōtani-Ushiroba, Ōgawara Town, Miyagi.
Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi
June 23
Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi
One bear sighted while walking / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
June 23, 2026
Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the north side of Yuso no Oka in Kamisakurada, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
Environment: Near homes / Size: Juvenile
Nanyo 小滝, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamanobe 大字簗沢, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a forest in the Yanazawa area of Yamanobe Town.
Yamanobe 大字簗沢, Yamagata
Environment: Riverbed / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Kunugizawanishi, Yamagata
June 21
Kawasaki, Miyagi
June 21
Zao, Miyagi
June 21
Murata 大字薄木, Miyagi
June 19
Zao 大字円田, Miyagi
Environment: Roadside slope / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata
Environment: Around houses / Size: Adult and cubs
Kaminoyama 狸森, Yamagata
Spotted one bear on the roadway while walking / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
June 17
Kawasaki Imashuku, Miyagi
June 17
Kawasaki, Miyagi
June 17
Kawasaki Kawauchi, Miyagi
June 17
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
June 17
Kawasaki, Miyagi
Observed one bear moving north along the road. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata
June 15
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
A bear about 1 m in body length was seen moving east along a forest road. It was not located afterward. / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted moving south along the trail. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Sugisawa, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata
Moved down the slope toward the east / Environment: mixed broadleaf forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata
June 14
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yazutsu, Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture, around 8:30 PM on June 14.
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
June 13
Kawasaki Kawauchi, Miyagi
June 13
Kawasaki Kawauchi, Miyagi
Two bears, about 1.5 m and 0.5 m long, were sighted on the road in Komurasaki Yamazaki, Zao Town.
Zao 大字小村崎, Miyagi
Moved from the northern mountain, crossed farmland, and entered the southern mountain / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
A bear about 50 cm to 1 m entered the mountains southeast from the parking lot. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
June 12
Kawasaki Maekawa, Miyagi
June 12
Kawasaki, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m in body length was moving toward the mountain. / Environment: mixed broadleaf forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Murakizawa, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Murakizawa, Yamagata City, on June 12 in the morning.
Yamagata Minorigaoka, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Iwanami, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a parking lot in Hirashimizu, Yamagata City, around 3:50 PM.
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
June 11
Zao 遠刈田温泉旭町, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Osumisaka, Togattaonsen, Zao Town.
Zao, Miyagi
June 10
Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi
June 10
Zao 遠刈田温泉旭町, Miyagi
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamanobe 大字簗沢, Yamagata
A bear about 1 m in length was sighted in a grove of mixed trees. / Environment: mixed woodland / Size: adult
Yamagata Matsubara, Yamagata
June 10
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
A pet dog was attacked by a bear on the grounds of a house in Hirasawa, Zaō Town, and suffered a bleeding abdominal injury.
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
June 10
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
June 9
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
Observed one bear about 60 cm in size. It headed toward the southern mountains. / Environment: road / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Sekizawa, Yamagata
June 7
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
June 7
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ennda Takaki, Zaō Town, Miyagi, around 1:00 PM on June 7.
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
A bear about 1 m long was seen crossing the road heading south. It was later not found / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata
A bear about 1 m in size crossed the road. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Myokenji, Yamagata
June 4
Marumori 字荒田, Miyagi
After 1 p.m. on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted on the road in Myokenji, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata
An animal like a bear moved from the farmland toward the mountains to the south. / Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult and cub
Yamagata Shiromori, Yamagata
Two bear-like animals were sighted in Togami-mae, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Togamimae, Yamagata
One bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Izumicho, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear-like animal on the road / Environment: near residences / Size: adult
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
Person seen while doing farm work; direction of escape unknown / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
Went westbound on the street within Matsunami 1-chome. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Went from the roadway in Matsunami 1-chome toward the mountains to the south. Body length about 1.2 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
A bear was sighted twice walking on a road in Matsunami, Yamagata City, around 2:15 p.m.
Yamagata Kojirakawamachi, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Nanyo 小滝, Yamagata
Environment: Near homes / Size: Juvenile
Nanyo 小滝, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamanobe 大字簗沢, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a forest in the Yanazawa area of Yamanobe Town.
Yamanobe 大字簗沢, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Unknown
Shirataka 大字萩野, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Murakizawa, Yamagata City, on June 12 in the morning.
Yamagata Minorigaoka, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamanobe 大字簗沢, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Shirataka 大字萩野, Yamagata
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In the past 30 days, 78 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yamagata Tsuchizaka, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 128 km route runs from Marumori to Asahi, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 78 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yamagata Tsuchizaka, Yamagata. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
