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This 384 km route runs from Kidzania Tokyo to Taga Castle, passing through Tokyo, Miyagi, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Saitama, and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 31 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Sendai Gamo, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
19 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Miyagi, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tochigi.
A bear was sighted in Gamo 4-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Gamo, Miyagi
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
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
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 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
A bear was seen leaving into a forest in Iizakamachi Yuno Matoba, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
Nasushiobara 塩野崎, Tochigi
July 8
Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi
Nasushiobara 春日町, Tochigi
A bear was sighted in Matsukawamachi Kanazawanagamine, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, on 2026-07-06.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Kanezawa, Fukushima
July 5
Sendai Minaminometate, Miyagi
Around 17:00 on 2026-07-05, a bear was sighted in Heisei 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
July 4
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunikiyakutan, Shibata Town.
Shibara Tsukinoki, Miyagi
July 2
Sendai Matsuokacho, 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 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
In Kamiyomita, Nihonmatsu City, one bear was in fields and rice paddies.
Nihonmatsu 上蓬田, Fukushima
On Monday, June 29 at approximately 5:30 a.m., in the forested area of Futaishi Nakayama in Shirakawa City, a man in his 40s driving a vehicle sighted one bear (about 1 meter in length).
Shirakawa 南池下, Fukushima
One bear was seen in a forest area in Futaishi Nakayama, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 南池下, Fukushima
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
On the night of 2026-06-28, one bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Kamino Kitanashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, and left toward the south in the direction of the Nanakita River.
Sendai Gamo, Miyagi
June 27
Sendai Gamo, Miyagi
Peak activity at 10:00 with 4 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 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Sendai Gamo, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 384 km route runs from Kidzania Tokyo to Taga Castle, passing through Tokyo, Miyagi, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Saitama, and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 31 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Sendai Gamo, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
