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This 57 km route runs from Kotodai Park to Mount Zaō, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Murata 大字村田, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Miyagi, Yamagata.
One bear was sighted on a road in Adachishibukoshita, Murata Town, and moved south toward bushes.
Murata 大字村田, Miyagi
July 27
Zao 遠刈田温泉栄町, Miyagi
One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
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
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
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 19
Sendai, Miyagi
Crossed the road on Route 12 near Boudaira. A small bear. Doesn’t seem to be a cub.
Kaminoyama, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Maekawa Rokkozan, Kawasaki Town, Miyagi, around 08:50 on 2026-07-18.
Kawasaki Maekawa, Miyagi
July 15
Zao, Miyagi
July 15
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 14
Kawasaki, Miyagi
July 14
Kawasaki, Miyagi
July 14
Natori, Miyagi
July 11
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted along the Umeda River in Haramachi 3-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 10
Zao, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in Futabagaoka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
July 9
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
July 9
Zao, Miyagi
July 8
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
July 8
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
A woman passing by sighted one bear about 1 meter long walking on the road in Haramachi 3-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Motohasekura, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 7:30 PM on July 8.
Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi
July 6
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
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
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 about 1 meter long was seen in a rice paddy beside a prefectural road in Maekawa, Kawasaki Town, Miyagi, then crossed the road and left toward the mountains.
Kawasaki, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in the same district of Maekawa, Kawasaki Town, Miyagi, around 10:00.
Kawasaki, Miyagi
July 3
Sendai Nihondaira, 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
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
July 1
Zao 遠刈田温泉旭町, Miyagi
July 1
Kawasaki, Miyagi
July 1
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
Peak activity at 20:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Murata 大字村田, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 20:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 57 km route runs from Kotodai Park to Mount Zaō, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Murata 大字村田, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
