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This 51 km route runs from Kotodai Park to Yama-dera Temple, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 101 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
5 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Miyagi, Yamagata.
Spotted a bear about 1 m in length on farmland / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
June 12
Sendai Akiumachi-Sakaino, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, 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
June 11
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 10
Sendai, Miyagi
June 10
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai, Miyagi
At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
Observed one bear on the road. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Roadway / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
June 9
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
Around 8:10 on 2026-06-09, a bear-like animal was sighted in Irozawa Kōjin, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
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
A 1-meter bear was spotted on a road in Yamadera, Yamagata City.
Yamagata, Yamagata
June 8
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A bear about 1.5 m long was sighted in a grove in Kamiaiko, Aoba Ward, ate bait from a boar trap, and then left into the woods.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 8
Sendai, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A bear was sighted on the grounds of a home in Kamiayashi Oriha, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and left toward a northern mountain forest. No one was injured.
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
Observed walking down the road / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
June 5
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
A bear was seen walking in a residential area in Akebono-cho, Aoba Ward.
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
June 5
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
Twenty minutes later, there was also a bear sighting at Akebonocho Park, about 1 km to the southeast.
Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi
A driver saw a bear in the residential area of Aramaki Chuo, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Kamiaiko Michiue, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
Sighted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbank / Environment: riverbank / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear moving north along the road. Size estimated under 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
June 4
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai, Miyagi
Around 6:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Nakayamadai 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 4:00 PM on June 4 in Izawa Akasaka, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
June 3
Sendai, Miyagi
June 3
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Akasaka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
A woman reported a bear in the bushes while walking in Nishinakayama 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
June 2
Sendai Kawauchi-Sanjuninmachi, Miyagi
Sighted one cub about 50 cm near the tracks west of Sobubashi. / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Observed one cub wandering on the road. It headed toward the northern mountain direction. / Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Cub bears were sighted repeatedly in Yamadera, Yamagata City, this morning.
Yamagata, Yamagata
May 30
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A person driving by spotted one bear in a bamboo grove in Kamiayashi, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 30
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
Observed a juvenile bear about 1 m tall moving south near the railway tracks. / Environment: near railway tracks / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Yagiyamaminami 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
May 29
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
A junior high school boy spotted one bear on a road in Yagiyama Honcho 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Matsugaoka, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in Yamadera, Yamagata City, around 8:15 this morning.
Yamagata, Yamagata
May 28
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
A bear about 80 cm long was sighted in a drainage canal in Saiwai-cho 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
May 28
Sendai Nikka, Miyagi
Around 05:10 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Nitsusawa, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi
May 28
Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi
Two bears about 80 cm long were seen in the parking lot of government employee housing in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in a parking lot in Kawauchi Motoyashikita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi
May 27
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 27
Kawasaki Motoisago, Miyagi
May 27
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi-Yamayashiki, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the Tohoku University Aobayama Campus on the morning of May 26.
Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi
A single bear was sighted on Route 31 in Yahata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and it moved northward into the forest.
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
May 25
Sendai Akiumachi-Sakaino, Miyagi
May 24
Sendai Akiumachi-Yumukai, Miyagi
May 23
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
Around 6:30 AM on 2026-05-23, a bear was sighted in Goryo Kuzuoka, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Mizuhodai, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
Around 6:40 PM on May 22, one bear was sighted in Kamiaiko Hida, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
A bear that leapt out from the brush onto the road then returned back into the brush. / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
May 22
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yokomukaiyama, Irozawa, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 21
Sendai Kadan, Miyagi
May 20
Sendai Akiumachi-Sakaino, Miyagi
Near the brush above the forest park, it was crossing the gravel path.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
On May 20, 2026 at around 05:50, a woman walking in Taihaku Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported seeing a bear walking south to north. There were no injuries; Sendai North Police said a single bear about 1 meter long was seen near the rock garden by the HOKUSHU Science Museum. Officers patrolled but could not confirm it. A bear had also been sighted about 1.5 km south on the 14th, and police cannot tell if it is the same individual.
Sendai Kitane-Kuromatsu, Miyagi
At around 05:50 on the 20th, one adult bear was sighted walking from south to north near the science museum in Taihaku Forest Park, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
On May 20, 2026, Sendai City reported a bear sighting in Taihara Forest Park in Aoba Ward and has temporarily banned passage on most of the park, including paths without street lighting.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
May 20
Sendai, Miyagi
May 19
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
May 18
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
On May 18, 2026 at around 20:00 in Sakuragaoka 6-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai, a passerby reported a black animal about 1 meter long (uncertain if it was a bear) on private property, but residents could not confirm it. At around 22:15 the same day, a bear was reported moving south on a road in Nakayamadai 1-chome and then left for nearby woods. A bear was also sighted at Sakuragaoka Elementary School on the 14th.
Sendai Nishikatsuyama, Miyagi
May 18
Sendai, Miyagi
Around 12:15 PM on May 18, a bear about 80 cm long was sighted on a sidewalk in Imozawa, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Police patrolled after receiving a report but did not find the bear. Kawamae Elementary School and Osawa Junior High School nearby implemented measures such as coordinated dismissal and staff monitoring. No damage or subsequent sightings have been confirmed.
Sendai, Miyagi
May 18
Sendai Ayashi-chuo 2-chome, Miyagi
May 18
Sendai, Miyagi
May 17
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
Around 04:30 on May 17, 2026, a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 50 cm long in shrubbery among houses in Yawata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear left the scene; police patrolled the area but did not find it. The sighting location is about 300 meters in a straight line from Osaki Hachiman Shrine.
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
Peak activity at 17:00 with 10 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 101 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 51 km route runs from Kotodai Park to Yama-dera Temple, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 101 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
