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This 99 km route runs from Morioka Castle to Port of Miyako within Iwate. In the past 30 days, 95 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Morioka Kagano, Iwate.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
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While working in a rice field, the reporter spotted one medium-sized bear on the lower slope of the nearby mountain. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it fled up the mountain.
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
A young bear was sighted near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Ogayu, Iwate
A single young bear was observed, believed to have come down from the mountain.
Morioka Kawame, Iwate
There are signs that the bear is fixated on the feed.
Morioka Kawame, Iwate
A bear about 1 meter in length was seen moving in the direction of the paddy fields to the south.
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
A bear-like animal was sighted in Sanbonyanagi 4-chiwari, Morioka City.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
On 2026-06-05, a bear was sighted in Sakiyama 6-chiwari, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Sakikuwagasaki, Iwate
One large animal thought to be a bear the size of a large dog was sighted.
Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate
A bear ate one bag of rice bran stored in a garage and farm work shed on a residential property in Kurokawa, Morioka City.
Morioka Kurokawa, Iwate
A single juvenile bear was sighted within the premises of the workshop (Medaka-en).
Morioka Yanagawa, Iwate
One bear cub was sighted in Teshiro-mori, Morioka City.
Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate
On 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Itaya 4-chome, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Matsuyama, Iwate
Observed one young bear running away along the road.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
On 2026-06-02, a bear was sighted in Haraichi 1-chiwari, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Kebaraichi, Iwate
An adult bear was behind the garbage collection point near the caller’s home; afterward it ran off toward the forest.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
There are bear tracks at the hands-on farm located on the south side of the elementary school.
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
On 2026-06-01, a bear was sighted in Hitachihama-cho, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Kuwagasaki, Iwate
On June 1, a bear was sighted in Kawai 4-chome, Miyako City.
Miyako Kawauchi, Iwate
Spotted one juvenile near a house.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
Passed through the residential property and disappeared toward the forested mountains to the north.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
Three bears (one adult, two cubs) sighted
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
Around 9:40 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Sumiyoshi-cho, Morioka City.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kawai 2-chome, Miyako City.
Miyako, Iwate
Saw what appeared to be a mother bear and her cub at night.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
A large adult (about 1.5 m) was seen in the river east of the Fukato-shita Bridge in Kawai No.6 subdivision, Miyako City. It entered the river from the south bank wall and walked into the mountains on the north side of the opposite bank. There are a few houses nearby, and because there were other reports as well, I decided to report this just in case.
Miyako Kawai, Iwate
I heard that a resident witnessed it.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
An adult bear was spotted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Lake Goshō.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Goshoko (Gosho Lake).
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Witnessed a bear (might be a serow) moving toward Kotorisawa (northbound) near the intersection of Taiyo Street and Iwatesan Street.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
There were what appeared to be droppings from a young animal on the road.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
On 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Nishigaoka 3-chome, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Chikanai, Iwate
There are bear tracks in the field.
Morioka, Iwate
While working in the fields I saw a small bear. It noticed me and seemed to run back toward the mountain.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Moichi 8-chiwari, Miyako City.
Miyako Moichi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kawai 2-chiwari, Miyako City.
Miyako, Iwate
One adult bear (suspected) sighted
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka, Iwate
An elementary school student on the way to school witnessed something that appeared to be a bear running from the Takenoko Square area of Koshika Park into the woods.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was spotted near the facility. Police patrolled but could not find it, and announcements were made advising people to be cautious in the area.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
At around 05:45 on May 20, 2026, an adult bear was sighted near Enkoji temple in Sannocho, Morioka City, and a passerby called emergency services. According to local residents the bear moved from a parking lot near the temple toward Shiekamachi; sightings have continued in the area, prompting notifications to a school and the postponement of a planned road race.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
On May 20, a bear was sighted in Moichi 3rd area, Miyako City.
Miyako Moichi, Iwate
While out alone to see fireflies, I spotted a bear nearby.
Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate
At around 19:55 on May 19, 2026, one adult bear was sighted near Hokunichi Saishaku Kogyo in Kurokawa, Morioka City. The bear ran south into the bushes; no injuries or damage were reported, and police patrolled the area and urged residents to be cautious.
Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate
The place where a culled sika deer was buried has been dug up and the carcass taken. There are drag marks, bear footprints, and droppings in the surrounding area.
Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate
I found large bear footprints.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Empty honey boxes and frames were disturbed; the place where frames are stored was ransacked.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
A large tree has been knocked down. I think it was a bear.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
One bear sighted near the garage of a private residence
Morioka, Iwate
Around 08:00 on May 17, a single bear was seen walking in an irrigation canal near Ota 6-chome, Morioka City. No damage from the bear has been confirmed, and the Morioka East Police Station has urged nearby residents to be cautious.
Morioka Shimoota-Sawada, Iwate
At around 03:30 on May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted near Tegake no Matsu green space at 2-19 Takamatsu, Morioka, Iwate. No human or property damage was reported.
Morioka, Iwate
Signs of a bear were found at a beekeeping site near the home
Morioka, Iwate
At around 22:10 on the 16th, a caller driving in Higashimimae 4-chiwari 10-banchi area, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, spotted a bear under 1 meter long walking east along the road. The bear was reported to be about 50 meters ahead when observed.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Nedagawa (Nedagawa River).
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
I saw a cub near the roadside station under construction, close to Shibitami Nursery School.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
While residents were out for a walk, they spotted a bear on a mountain road. The bear immediately fled into the mountains.
Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate
One beehive box at the apiary beside the house was missing. Bear footprints and paw prints were found nearby.
Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate
One bear sighted in an apple orchard.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
Around 23:55 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted on a road east of Motomiya Children's Park in Motomiya 2-chome, Morioka. Police patrolled the area by patrol car and spotted the bear near the west side of Motomiya Elementary School, but it entered a residential area and its whereabouts became unknown; no damage has been reported.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
Observed one bear crossing the road.
Morioka, Iwate
Found one young bear in the field.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
On the morning of May 14, 2026, one adult bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka, near the gymnasium. The university canceled all classes for the day and urged people to remain inside buildings.
Morioka, Iwate
On the morning of May 14, 2026, an apparently adult bear was sighted on the grounds of Iwate University in Morioka. The university urged people to stay inside buildings and canceled all classes for the day.
Morioka, Iwate
At around 07:40 on the 14th, a police officer spotted one adult bear near the Dōhō dormitory at Iwate University in Ueda, Morioka. The city ordered an emergency shooting operation and restricted passage within a 200-meter radius northwest of the university, but the bear hid in undergrowth and was lost so it could not be culled; the shooting operation was lifted around 17:00 and authorities switched to box traps and conducted night patrols. The university canceled classes from the second period onward that day and suspended in-person classes on the 15th, asking dormitory residents to stay indoors.
Morioka, Iwate
At around 07:30 on May 14, 2026, one bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka (near the dormitory), and it remains on the grounds. Police and city officials are using drones to monitor the situation; some morning classes were canceled, no injuries or property damage have been reported, and the city is considering capture by tranquilizer or emergency culling.
Morioka Shimoota-Shinden, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted in the woodland across from the house. It ran up the mountain.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
At around 06:30 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted near the First Gymnasium on the Iwate University campus, and about an hour later another adult bear was seen near a university dormitory. The university canceled all classes for May 14, asked dorm residents to refrain from going out and warned students to stay inside, while police and prefectural staff continued to monitor the campus. Separately, at around 05:30 the same day an adult bear was also sighted near Iwate Junior & Senior High School in Nagatacho, Morioka.
Morioka, Iwate
On May 14, 2026 at around 06:30, a bear was sighted near the First Gymnasium of Iwate University Ueda Campus in Morioka City, and at about 07:50 another sighting was reported near the Dohou student dormitory. Morioka city and the Iwate prefectural police responded, and the university canceled classes from the second period onward and urged students to go home safely.
Morioka, Iwate
Bear sightings were reported in Morioka between the 13th and the morning of the 14th; around 05:30 a bear was seen near Iwate Junior/Senior High School in Nagatacho, and around 07:40 one was seen near a dormitory on Iwate University's Ueda campus. Police officers confirmed one adult bear on the university grounds but its subsequent whereabouts are unknown; Iwate University canceled the second-period classes and urged students to stay inside.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
Around 05:30 on May 14, 2026, a bear was sighted near Iwate High School in Nagata-cho, Morioka. On the same day, bears were also reported on the Iwate University campus, and the university canceled some classes.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
On May 14, 2026, one bear appeared at Iwate University in Morioka City and remained on the campus. Morioka City decided to carry out an emergency culling and canceled classes, but the shooting was called off due to sunset.
Morioka, Iwate
There were what appeared to be droppings of a young animal on the road.
Morioka, Iwate
Heard a bear vocalizing near the baseball field.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
While working in an apple pre-cooling shed in an apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Outside the shed, apple boxes and the refrigerator drain pipe were damaged.
Morioka, Iwate
Saw what appeared to be a mother and cub bear at night.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Saw what appeared to be a mother bear and cub at night.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
On the evening of May 13 a single bear was filmed running north across the lawn of Takamatsu Park in Morioka City. According to the city, there were six sightings around Takamatsu Park between the 13th and the morning of the 14th, and the city and police have increased patrols and warnings.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
Around 16:30 on May 13, an adult bear was sighted near the Takamatsu Park rose garden in Ueda Kogamori, Morioka; it moved north toward Uedazutsumi. Police warned nearby schools and residents and patrolled the area by patrol car; no bear-related damage has been confirmed.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
Observed one bear running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden in Gosho-ko Regional Park.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward the Goshoko (Gosho Lake) area.
Morioka, Iwate
Spotted three bears (one adult, two cubs)
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
There were bear tracks in the field.
Morioka, Iwate
One medium-sized bear sighted in an apple orchard
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
One bear (size unknown) was observed moving into the northern woodland.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
One adult was sighted. It was caught in a deer snare and escaped while permission to capture it was being sought, heading into the mountains.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
Around 06:00 on May 13, a passerby spotted one bear eating what appeared to be nuts in woodland near Miyako Nishi Junior High School in Nishigaoka, Miyako City. No damage or injuries were reported, and the police have urged local residents to be cautious.
Miyako Chikanai, Iwate
A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed has been raided by a bear.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
One young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
Numerous bear droppings were found on the property of a work shed adjacent to the residence.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near a private residence.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
Bear sighted near hot spring facility.
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
Observed one presumed adult bear
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
The site where a culled sika deer had been buried was dug up and the carcass taken. There are drag marks nearby, as well as bear tracks and scat.
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
Apples stored in a combined farm-work and storage shed had been eaten/trashed. There were also numerous droppings believed to be from a bear both inside and outside the shed.
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
Peak activity at 11:00 with 6 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 95 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Morioka Kagano, Iwate.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 11:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 99 km route runs from Morioka Castle to Port of Miyako within Iwate. In the past 30 days, 95 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Morioka Kagano, Iwate. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
