This 70.7 km route from Marumori to Yamagata Museum of Art crosses Miyagi and Yamagata. Over the past 30 days, 4 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 week ago near Kakuda Osaka, Miyagi; the location sits about 18.0 km from the start of the route and 3.3 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Yamagata Tokamachi 1-chome, Yamagata, sitting about 70.7 km from the start and 1.6 km off the route line.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Miyagi, Yamagata.
was walking on the ridge between the fields
Kakuda Osaka, Miyagi
On 2026-04-22 at around 05:30, a woman in her 70s in the garden of a private house in Shibata Town, Miyagi Prefecture, encountered a bear about 1 meter long. The woman was uninjured; the bear fled when she shouted, its whereabouts remain unknown, and police are patrolling the area while searching with an infrared camera–equipped drone.
Shibara 船岡中央, Miyagi
In a residential area of Shibata Town, Miyagi Prefecture, on the morning of April 22, a woman in her 70s encountered a bear about 1 meter long in her garden; the bear fled into town after she raised her voice. The article also reports that on the 21st in Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, a police officer was attacked by a bear and an adult woman's body was found nearby.
Shibara 船岡中央, Miyagi
In Yamagata City, a 60-year-old woman taking part in bear extermination operations slipped and fell several dozen meters, suffering serious injuries including broken ribs. Because of sunset she could not descend and waited overnight; she was rescued the next morning by a fire department disaster-prevention helicopter.
Yamagata Tokamachi 1-chome, Yamagata
Peak activity at 5:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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Over the past 30 days, 4 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 1 week ago near Kakuda Osaka, Miyagi; the location sits about 18.0 km from the start of the route and 3.3 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 5:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 70.7 km route from Marumori to Yamagata Museum of Art crosses Miyagi and Yamagata. Over the past 30 days, 4 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 week ago near Kakuda Osaka, Miyagi; the location sits about 18.0 km from the start of the route and 3.3 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Yamagata Tokamachi 1-chome, Yamagata, sitting about 70.7 km from the start and 1.6 km off the route line. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
