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This 25 km route runs from Zao to Taihaku Ward, Sendai within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 31 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
June 21
Zao, Miyagi
June 19
Zao 大字円田, Miyagi
June 17
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
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
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
June 10
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
June 10
Zao 大字矢附, 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
June 22
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 21
Zao, Miyagi
June 20
Murata 大字村田, Miyagi
June 19
Zao 大字円田, Miyagi
June 17
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
June 15
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
June 15
Kawasaki, Miyagi
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
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
June 12
Kawasaki, Miyagi
June 12
Sendai Akiumachi-Sakaino, Miyagi
June 10
Kawasaki Hasekura, Miyagi
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
June 7
Sendai, Miyagi
June 7
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai Akiumachi-Yumukai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Moniwa Nakayachi-yama in Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, around 18:45 on 2026-06-07.
Sendai, 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 was sighted in Sugōdate, Murata Town, Miyagi Prefecture, around 00:15 on June 5.
Murata 大字菅生, Miyagi
June 1st
Kawasaki, Miyagi
May 31
Kawasaki Hasekura, Miyagi
May 29
Murata 大字小泉, Miyagi
May 28
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Adachi Yōjiki, Murata Town, Miyagi, on 2026-05-28.
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
May 27
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
May 25
Sendai Akiumachi-Sakaino, Miyagi
Peak activity at 13:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 31 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 25 km route runs from Zao to Taihaku Ward, Sendai within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 31 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
