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This 30 km route runs from Kotodai Park to Zuigan-ji Temple within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
A bear was sighted around 2:00 a.m. in Niji-no-oka 4-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi
August 2
Matsushima Hataya, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 11:35 PM on 2026-07-31.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
July 27
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
July 27
Rifu Morigo, Miyagi
Before 18:00 on 2026-07-27, in Higashinari Shinden, Ōsato Town, Miyagi Prefecture, a person driving north passed a bear about 80 cm long. No injuries or damage were reported.
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Morigo Uchino-me Kita, Rifu Town.
Rifu Morigo, Miyagi
July 25
Rifu, Miyagi
One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 19:00 on July 25 at Kawanai Nakazubayama in Daigo Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osato Kawauchi, 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
One bear was sighted inside a residential property in Hatayabaragasawa, Matsushima Town, Miyagi.
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
July 21
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Gamo 4-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Gamo, Miyagi
July 18
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Nekori Maesawa, Matsushima Town.
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
July 15
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 13
Higashimatsushima Jogetsutsumi, 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
Two bears were sighted in Futabagaoka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
July 9
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
Peak activity at 20:00 with 3 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 20:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 30 km route runs from Kotodai Park to Zuigan-ji Temple within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
