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This 3.6 km route starts and ends around Taiwa, passing through Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Taiwa Yoshida, Miyagi.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
6月12日
Taiwa Yoshida, Miyagi
6月12日
Taiwa Yoshida, Miyagi
June 11
Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi
June 11
Taiwa, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Miyakodo-Nagakura, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa, Miyagi
June 11
Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ono Goto, Taiwa Town, Miyagi, around 9:30 a.m. on 2026-06-11.
Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi
June 10
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
June 8
Taiwa, Miyagi
June 4
Taiwa, Miyagi
June 3
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
June 1st
Taiwa Yoshida, Miyagi
May 31
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
May 31
Tomiya 三ノ関, Miyagi
May 30
Taiwa Yoshida, Miyagi
May 28
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
Around 05:30 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted at Hokuzawa-Miyakodoyama in Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Hozawa, Miyagi
Around 9:00 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya, Miyagi, and was later captured.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
May 23
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
May 21
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
May 20
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
May 19
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
May 18
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
At around 06:10 on the 18th, a man driving on a municipal road in Takayashiki, Tomiya City, spotted a bear about 1.5 m long and called the police. The bear ran up the west slope toward the mountain; the previous evening (17th) two other bears (about 1.5 m and 1 m) were reported about 1 km to the west in Yamatocho Morinooka 3-chome.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
At around 06:10 on the 18th, a 1.5-meter bear was seen walking on a slope near the Costco Wholesale Tomiya warehouse in Takayashiki, Tomiya City, by a man in a car; at about 10:00 the same day two more bears were spotted in a rice field about 1 km south of that location. There were no injuries reported, and Miyagi Prefecture announced it will continue the 'bear sighting alert' until June 18 due to the surge in sightings.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
May 18
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
May 17
Taiwa 杜の丘, Miyagi
At around 18:20 on May 17, 2026, a resident reported seeing two bears (approximately 1.5 meters and 1 meter long) walking in a rice paddy in Mori-no-oka 3-chome, Taiwa Town, Miyagi Prefecture, and called emergency services.
Taiwa 杜の丘, Miyagi
May 17
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
Peak activity at 6:00 with 5 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Taiwa Yoshida, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 3.6 km route starts and ends around Taiwa, passing through Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Taiwa Yoshida, Miyagi. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
