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This 625 km route runs from Miho to Gonohe, passing through Ibaraki, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 226 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 24 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Kitakami Machibun, Iwate.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
10 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Ibaraki, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi.
A resident spotted one bear in a residential area of Tokiwadai 2-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Machibun, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Kembiyoshi Tsutsuminoue, Nanbu Town.
Nanbu Kenyoshi, Aomori
While driving, witnessed a bear running westward from beneath the guardrail.
Nanbu Torato, Aomori
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Nakadacho Ishimori, Tome City.
Tome 中田町石森, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Matsukawamachi Kanazawanagamine, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, on 2026-07-06.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Kanezawa, Fukushima
July 5
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Iwasaki 27-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 6:50 a.m. on July 5.
Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate
At around 06:45 on July 5, one bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Iwasaki 30-chiwari, Kitakami.
Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Iito 19-ku, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate
Around noon on July 5, a bear was sighted in Iwate Town's Iitsukaichi 10th district.
Iwate Ekarinai, Iwate
Around 17:00 on 2026-07-05, a bear was sighted in Heisei 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
A bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted in a residential area of Haramachi 6-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, and it passed through a house yard and headed north.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
July 4
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 4 PM in Tsuchikawa 4th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kunikiyakutan, Shibata Town.
Shibara Tsukinoki, Miyagi
A person reported seeing one bear enter a company premises in Saiwaicho 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai; police patrolled the area but could not confirm it.
Sendai Ninomori, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kitamatsuzono 3-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Ueda, Iwate
A cub was sighted walking on the edge of the Tohoku Shinkansen viaduct in Kutsukawa 4-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Around 10:10 on 2026-07-02, one bear was sighted in Sugo, Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture.
Takizawa 巣子, Iwate
July 2
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in Takadate Yoshida Kanjinohigashi, Natori City.
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
July 2
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
Two bears, described as a parent and cub-like pair, were sighted on a road in Heisei 1-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
One cub was sighted on a city road in Nakano 1-chome, Morioka.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
July 1
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
One bear was seen crossing National Route 45 in Ogimachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Sengoku, Miyagi
July 1
Sendai Fukuzumimachi, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Ogimachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Sengoku, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Koma-Kobukuro, Morioka City, around 16:00 on 2026-07-01.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
A person driving by spotted one bear about 80 cm long in a residential area in Nati-gaoka 1-chome, Natori City, Miyagi. The bear fled into the woods.
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Shibutami Iwanosawa, Morioka City, around 9:00 on 2026-07-01.
Morioka Shibutami, Iwate
Around 5:30 PM on June 30, a bear was sighted in Kita-terabayashi 2-chome, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Daikoji, Iwate
In Kamiyomita, Nihonmatsu City, one bear was in fields and rice paddies.
Nihonmatsu 上蓬田, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Ippongi 17th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate, Iwate
A large tree was knocked down. I think it was a bear.
Morioka, Iwate
It crossed the road and ran off to the west.
Nanbu Taira, Aomori
Crossed the road.
Nanbu Taira, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Esashi Yoka-machi, Oshu City.
Ōshū 江刺愛宕, Iwate
June 29, 2026
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
On 2026-06-29 in Inasecho Iwawaki, Kitakami City, one bear was seen moving.
Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate
One bear was sighted moving in Hirasomae, Nanbu Town.
Nanbu Taira, Aomori
Bear tracks confirmed in the fields around the house
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Takamatsu 5-chome district, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Takaki, Iwate
One bear was sighted in Kuroishino 3-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Hiranoboshita, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City, around 6:30 PM on June 28.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 28 at around 6:30 p.m., on the north-side walkway of Iizaka Cemetery in Hirano, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) spotted three bears approaching from the opposite direction while he was walking west. One bear (A) was about 1 m in body length, and the other two (B and C) were about 50 cm each.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
One bear was seen moving in Nikocho Kanisawa, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Kotorizaki, Iwate
I saw a young bear near a roadside station under construction, not far from Shibutami Nursery School.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear about 60 cm was sighted near Jokoji Temple. It ran off into the mountains.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Higashi-Anba 3-chome, Morioka City, around 09:05 on June 28.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
A cub about 60 centimeters long was on the Tomabechi-Uchinai prefectural road line; when a horn was sounded, it ran off to the east.
Nanbu Tomabechi, Aomori
While driving on the road, I sighted a cub about 60 cm long. It ran off toward the mountain to the east.
Nanbu Toya, Aomori
Around 12:09 on 2026-06-27, one adult bear was seen by a passerby in a residential area of Ueda, Morioka City, Iwate. The bear left to the east, and no damage to people or property was confirmed.
Morioka, Iwate
There was what appeared to be bear droppings on the premises.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Iwate Town's Itsukaichi 9th section.
Iwate Ekarinai, Iwate
June 25
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
A schoolchild spotted three bears (one adult and two cubs) wandering in Hachimancho, Morioka City.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Found one young bear in the field.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
June 25, 2026
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Komizu, Oshu City.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
Around noon on Thursday, June 25, in the Ashiike area of Hiraishi, Fukushima City, on Prefectural Route 148, a witness (male in his 70s) observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west while driving.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima
A man in his 70s driving a car saw one bear crossing Route 148 in Hiraishi, Fukushima City, from east to west.
Fukushima Hiraishi, Fukushima
Around noon on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted at Hiraishi Ashiike, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Koda 5-chiwari, Iwate Town.
Iwate Kodaki, Iwate
Three bears (one adult, two cubs) observed
Morioka, Iwate
Three bears sighted (one adult, two cubs)
Morioka, Iwate
June 24
Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi
June 24
Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi
June 24, 2026
Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi
Witnessed one bear running off eastward toward the cemetery at the tea plantation intersection.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
Spotted one young bear near a house.
Morioka, Iwate
June 24, 2026
Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Koma Yonanaka, Morioka City, around 6:00 PM on June 24.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 6:45 p.m., near the 245-kilometer post on the southbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway underpass in Akagai-Mori area, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a driver (male, in his 40s) traveling on the expressway observed a bear (one animal, about 50 cm in body length) attempting to cross the road from the shoulder into the lanes of the southbound Tohoku Expressway (toward Sendai). When the witness sounded his horn, the bear returned to the shoulder. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima
On 2026-06-23 at about 18:22, a bear was sighted in Yui Kamekubo, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Nihonmatsu 油井, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 6:22 PM, in the Kabuko area of Yui, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 60s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 meter in body length) moving north through fields. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Nihonmatsu 矢ノ戸, Fukushima
No information
Gonohe 毛無森, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Ōtani-Ushiroba, Ōgawara Town, Miyagi.
Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi
June 23
Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi
A witness driving a car saw a bear emerge onto National Route 4 from the west and then turn back. The bear was relatively small. Near the border between Nambu Town and Gonohe Town.
Nanbu, Aomori
One bear was sighted in Aino, Nambu Town.
Nanbu Ainai, Aomori
A witness driving a car saw a bear appear from the west onto National Route 4 and then turn back. It was rather small. Near the boundary between Nambu Town and Gonohe Town.
Nanbu, Aomori
Around 04:15 on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Hasemachi Mori, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tome 迫町森, Miyagi
June 23, 2026
Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi
One bear sighted in an apple orchard
Morioka Kawasaki, Iwate
One bear was sighted in Kuraishi Ishizawa, Gonohe Town.
Gonohe 毛無森, Aomori
Around 08:15 on 2026-06-23, one bear was sighted in Sugo, Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture.
Takizawa 巣子, Iwate
June 22
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
Ran away toward the mountains
Gonohe 古舘, Aomori
A bear was seen moving in Shikanai, Gonohe Town, Aomori, around 08:50 on June 22.
Gonohe 鹿内, Aomori
While entering the tunnel from the Nanbu Town side and passing through the Sannohe Tunnel by car, one bear crossed the road from left to right just before a house at the foot of the mountain.
Gonohe 手倉橋, Aomori
June 22
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
Heard a bear making noises around the baseball field.
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
Around 6:20 PM on June 22, a bear was sighted in Kamiyasawa-Kannosawa, Rifu Town.
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
June 21
Higashimatsushima Jogetsutsumi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Shimonokawara Shijūda, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward the Goshoko (Gosho Lake) area.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Yumoto 12-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Yumoto, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kutsukawa 1-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted on National Route 4 in Kuchikawa, Morioka City. After the horn was sounded, the bear moved west.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
One young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Around 10:40 on June 21, a bear was sighted in Yumoto 7-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ohata, Iwate
June 21
Murata 大字薄木, Miyagi
While working in the fields, I saw a small-sized bear. It noticed me and seemed to run off toward the mountains.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Spotted a bear while driving from Hachinohe City toward Nambu Town
Nanbu Gomiwatari, Aomori
One bear (size unknown) was observed moving into the northern woodland.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kamineko Hōzen, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate
One bear, believed to be a cub, was sighted on the road in front of Shiroito Machinami Exchange Hall in Nishineurakoji, Kanegasaki Town, Iwate, and crossed Route Esashi-Kanegasaki from north to south.
Kanegasaki, Iwate
June 19
Misato 字峯山浦, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Midoridai 2-chome, Natori City.
Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
One bear was sighted in Higashi-Senboku 2-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Yagiyamahigashi 1-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
One bear was sighted around 04:10 in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a house in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
In Hachimancho, Morioka City, a schoolchild spotted one bear roaming around.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
June 18
Natori Tekurada, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Taihira 6-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi
In the early hours of the 18th, an animal resembling a bear was spotted in a residential area of Dainohara, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi
Around 5:10 PM on 2026-06-17, a bear was sighted in Takagi 20-chiwari, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Takaki, Iwate
One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Neda Shigekawa (Nedashigekawa) River.
Morioka, Iwate
A report stated, "I witnessed a bear about 1 meter in length crossing the national highway from the west side to the east side."
Gonohe 虫追塚前, Aomori
A single cub, about 50 cm long, was sighted on a road in Fukuroku 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Fukumuro, Miyagi
Around 9:10 on June 17, one bear was seen in front of Mushiizuka in Gonohe Town and crossed Route 4 from west to east.
Gonohe 虫追塚前, Aomori
Around 7:50 PM on 2026-06-16, one bear was sighted in Mineyamaura, Misato Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Misato 字峯山浦, Miyagi
A sighting of one bear crossing a prefectural road and leaving in Sakurawatobe Koshimizu, Matsushima Town.
Matsushima Sakurawatashido, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Sakurawatashido, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
June 16
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
On Tuesday, June 16 at around 7:00 a.m., in the Yayoi area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, a witness observed one animal believed to be a bear (body length unknown) leaving through the forest on the east side of a municipal road heading toward the Abukuma River. There were no human injuries or property damage.
Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Hatsuhara-Kurogasawa, Matsushima Town, around 13:30 on June 16.
Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi
While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.
Fukushima, Fukushima
While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.
Fukushima, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Mizukoshi, Inasecho, Kitakami City, around 5:15 a.m. on June 15.
Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate
Around 05:30 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Tsuchikawa 4th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
While working in the apple pre-cooling shed within the orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple boxes outside the shed and the refrigeration unit's drain pipe were damaged.
Morioka Kawamata, Iwate
One bear was observed crossing the road.
Morioka Kawamata, Iwate
Observed one adult bear entering northwest into the woods from the area near Kinugawa Junior High School.
Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
June 14
Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi
June 14
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
The beehive box at the apiary beside the house was knocked over, and one hive frame was damaged.
Morioka Haba, Iwate
While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) walking on the road.
Asakawa Fukizaku, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 13 at around 9:40 p.m., on National Route 118 in the Matsuyama area of Fukikisaku, Asakawa Town, a witness (male in his 40s) driving toward Asakawa observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) slowly crossing the national route from west to east. The bear then walked off toward the mountains.
Asakawa Fukizaku, Fukushima
June 13
Tome 米山町西野, Miyagi
June 13
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Takagi Baba 2, Matsushima Town, around 17:40 on 2026-06-13.
Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi
On Saturday, June 13 at around 3:25 p.m., on a municipal road in Minamimukoudai 3-chome, Fukushima City, an eyewitness (male in his 80s) driving a vehicle spotted two bears (each about 1.5 m in body length). The bears subsequently left heading west.
Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima
While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted two bears crossing the road (each approximately 1.5 m in body length).
Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima
At around 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the fields in Fujikubo, Sekiya, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his teens) saw one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) crossing the fields near Kanayagawa Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line while he was walking. The bear then departed south from that location.
Fukushima Kanayagawa, Fukushima
While walking, the observer sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the fields.
Otama, Fukushima
On National Route 456 heading from Esashi toward Daitō, observed one adult (bear) moving from right to left across the road.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
June 13
Tome 米山町西野, Miyagi
Two bears about 1.5 meters long were sighted on a city road in Minamimukai-dai 3-chome, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima
A light car collided with a bear on an expressway-style road in Nakada-machi Ishimori, Tome City, injuring two occupants.
Tome 中田町石森, Miyagi
June 12
Tome 迫町森, Miyagi
A bear crossed in front of the vehicle while I was driving and ran up the mountainside.
Nanbu Gomiwatari, Aomori
A one-meter bear was sighted in Sato-cho Sanuma, Tome City.
Tome 南方町内ノ目, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted walking on the road in Sato Hachiman 1-chome, Tome City, and bear-like droppings were found nearby.
Tome 迫町佐沼, Miyagi
June 12
Sendai Tomita, 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
Crossed National Route 4 above Oasis, moving from west to east. One bear about 80 cm (high).
Gonohe 扇田, Aomori
On Friday, June 12 at about 5:15 p.m., on a village road in Oyama Aza Atago, Otama Village, a male witness riding a bicycle toward Nihonmatsu City spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward him.
Otama, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Kaminai Nooto, Morioka City, around 16:20 on 2026-06-12.
Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate
One bear was filmed running beside a rice field in Hokkata, Hasama Town, Tome City, Miyagi.
Tome 迫町北方, Miyagi
While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in length) on the roadway.
Motomiya 仁井田, Fukushima
Observed one medium-sized bear inside an apple orchard
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
On 2026-06-12 around 09:35, a bear was sighted moving in Kamionikiyanagi 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate
June 12
Iwanuma Kita-Hase, Miyagi
Bear tracks were found in the rice field east of the road east of Higashimizusawa Junior High School.
Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tamayama-Babaakasaka, Morioka City, Iwate on 2026-06-12 in the morning.
Morioka, Iwate
Numerous bear droppings were found on the premises of a work shed adjacent to the residence.
Morioka, Iwate
A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed was ravaged by a bear.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Around noon on Friday, June 12, within the Yamanaka area of Nukazawa, Motomiya City, on Prefectural Route Nihonmatsu-Kanaya, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward Motomiya on the road.
Motomiya 仁井田, Fukushima
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
The field's mulch was torn, and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.
Morioka Nagai, Iwate
June 11
Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi
A crack believed to have been caused by a bear was found in a window of the motorcycle storage/management building at the driving license test center in Shimoda, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimoda, Iwate
A crack was found in a window glass at a driving license test center facility in Morioka City, and police suspect bear damage.
Morioka, Iwate
Around 10:05 on 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted in Maesawa Ropponmatsu, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate
Bear scat believed to be present at the boundary between the soccer field and the ground golf course in Sakurazutsumi Park.
Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate
Around 5:10 AM on June 11, a bear was sighted in Nakaneko Nijūni Shinmei, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Nakaneko, Iwate
While at home, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear on the road (approximately 0.5 m in body length).
Asakawa Some, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 11 at around 4:15 a.m., a witness (male in his 70s) at home saw through a window one animal believed to be a bear (about 50 cm in body length) running along a farm road in the area of Nakauchi-mukae, Some, Asakawa Town. The animal believed to be a bear later left toward the mountains.
Asakawa Some, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 11 at approximately 2:55 a.m., on National Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear crossing the road (about 50 cm in body length). There were no human injuries or property damage.
Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima
While driving a vehicle eastbound on National Route 13, while waiting at a traffic signal at an intersection, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 0.5 m in body length) crossing the road.
Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima
An animal thought to be a bear was sighted crossing Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 10, at around 7:00 p.m., in the Kanisawa area of Yuno, Iizaka Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) observed one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) standing in a field while driving. After noticing the vehicle, the bear departed to the north.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approx. 1.5 m in body length) in a field/cultivated land.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
June 10
Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi
Witnessed one adult bear entering the mountain to the south from the household premises.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
Bear sighted in the Hidaka-nishi area. (Details unknown)
Ōshū 水沢, Iwate
Around 15:30 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Mizusawa Hidakanishi, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū 水沢, Iwate
On 2026-06-10 around 14:50, a bear was sighted moving in Oniyanagicho Todori, Kitakami, Iwate.
Kitakami Oniyanagicho, Iwate
On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 1:20 p.m., in the Suwayama area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (female in her 20s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the road while traveling by vehicle.
Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima
While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 meter in length) crossing the road.
Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima
Apples stored in a shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten/raided. Also, there were numerous droppings believed to be from a bear both inside and outside the shed.
Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate
Observed one bear moving north on the road west of the pharmacy.
Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate
A single bear cub was seen moving eastward along the bank of the Yonai River in Nodō, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate
Near the apple orchard, sighted one adult bear and two cubs.
Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Sugaya-Kamihinokuchi, Rifu Town, around 4:10 a.m.
Rifu Iidoi, Miyagi
June 10
Rifu Iidoi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted moving in Fujisawa 15-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 04:07 on 2026-06-10.
Kitakami Ryutsu-center, Iwate
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Mizusawa Ohatajikoji, Oshu City, around 10:05 on June 10.
Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kamiyonai Matsukihira, Morioka City, around 9:00 AM on June 10.
Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
Bear sighted near the hot spring facility.
Morioka Tamayama-Nagai, Iwate
Observed one adult bear entering the woods near Shimoodaibukuro Bridge.
Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate
While working in a rice field, the reporter spotted one medium-sized bear on the lower slope of the nearby mountain. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it fled up the mountain.
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
Apples stored in a farmwork/shed used also as a storage shed had been eaten through. In addition, there were many droppings, believed to be from a bear, both inside and outside the shed.
Morioka, Iwate
At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
Witnessed a bear near the Nakano intersection on National Route 4 moving from the west to the east (toward Nakano Elementary School).
Morioka Koma, Iwate
June 9
Taiwa Tsurusu-Ozurusawa, Miyagi
Spotted a bear while doing farm work; the bear ran off immediately.
Nanbu, Aomori
A cub was sighted in Shimoda Ishibane, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, around 6:50 a.m. on June 9. No human or property damage was reported.
Morioka Shimoda, Iwate
June 9
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Kuronuma 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kuronuma, Iwate
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
Peak activity at 18:00 with 15 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 226 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 24 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Kitakami Machibun, Iwate.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 625 km route runs from Miho to Gonohe, passing through Ibaraki, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 226 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 24 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Kitakami Machibun, Iwate. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
