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This 165 km route runs from Kotodai Park to Sakata, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 64 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tsuruoka 栃屋, Yamagata.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
4 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Miyagi, Yamagata.
One bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted near Kamiike in Ōyama 3-chome, Tsuruoka City. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 栃屋, Yamagata
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 下名川, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sakata 浜中, Yamagata
August 7
Sendai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kamiaiko Miyashita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
August 7
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
August 7
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 2:00 a.m. in Niji-no-oka 4-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi
On 2026-08-06 around 19:30, one bear was sighted in Iwanami, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
While driving, I observed one bear crossing the road from north to south. Body length unknown. / Environment: Roadway / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
One bear of unknown body length was sighted in the forest beside the roadside. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: unknown
Yamagata Sekizawa, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Shizukura Toriya Sawayama, Kawasaki Town, Miyagi, around 4:25 PM on August 6.
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
August 6
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
August 5
Kawasaki, Miyagi
August 5
Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi
August 5
Murata 大字小泉, Miyagi
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
August 5
Kawasaki, Miyagi
A bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted about 100 m southwest of Kamishimizu Community Center. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 上清水, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 中野新田, Yamagata
One bear was sighted inside the grounds of a house in Kumedokamura, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, and it crossed a field before entering the bushes.
Tsuruoka 板井川, Yamagata
August 2
Sendai, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Tsubonuma Akaishiyama in Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 11:35 PM on 2026-07-31.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult
Sagae 大字清助新田, Yamagata
Environment: Near residences / Size: Juvenile
Sagae 大字清助新田, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Nishikawa 大字原, Yamagata
On 2026-07-30 at night, one bear was sighted in Komagiharamachi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata
A bear-like figure about 1.5 m in body length was sighted at Komakihara Sports Park (near the sumo ring). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult and juvenile
Tsuruoka 下名川, Yamagata
One bear sighted beside the road (body length about 1 m) / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
Around 5:50 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in a grove in Iwanami, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
One bear was sighted on a road in Adachishibukoshita, Murata Town, and moved south toward bushes.
Murata 大字村田, Miyagi
A bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted in a residential property in Shimonagawa, Tsuruoka City, and was driven away with fireworks.
Tsuruoka 下名川, Yamagata
Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult (fully grown)
Tsuruoka 下名川, Yamagata
One bear (body length about 1.0 m) was sighted in the Yunohama area (near the Yunohama Water Supply Distribution Station). It ran off to the north afterward. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Yunohama 2-chome, Tsuruoka City, around 17:58 on 2026-07-27.
Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Nishikawa 大字吉川, Yamagata
July 25
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
Environment: Near houses / Size: Juvenile
Sagae 大字高松, Yamagata
July 24
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
Environment: Near houses / Size: Body length approx. 70 cm
Sagae 大字清助新田, Yamagata
Around 00:40 on 2026-07-24, a driver saw one bear, about 1 meter long, on a city road in Komatsushima Shिंtei, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear crossed the road heading north and left the area.
Sendai Komatsu-Shintsutsumi, Miyagi
July 23
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Haramachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, and captured on a camera installed on the riverbank.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Nishikawa 大字綱取, Yamagata
A driver saw what appeared to be a bear about 1 meter long crossing a city road in Haramachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
July 20
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Oe 大字塩野平, Yamagata
July 19
Sendai, Miyagi
Takada / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 金沢, Yamagata
A single cub (size unknown) was sighted near Dainichizaka Tunnel. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka 田川, Yamagata
July 18
Kawasaki, Miyagi
Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown
Nishikawa 大字入間, Yamagata
July 17
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
July 17
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tsuchizaka, Yamagata City, around 9:30 AM on July 17.
Yamagata Tsuchizaka, Yamagata
July 15
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 14
Kawasaki, Miyagi
July 14
Kawasaki, Miyagi
July 14
Natori, Miyagi
Peak activity at 16:00 with 7 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 64 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tsuruoka 栃屋, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 165 km route runs from Kotodai Park to Sakata, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 64 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tsuruoka 栃屋, Yamagata. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
