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This 75 km route runs from Morioka Castle to Tono within Iwate. In the past 30 days, 52 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Morioka, Iwate.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
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A large tree was knocked down. I think it was a bear.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Towa-cho Tase 14-ku, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki, Iwate
Bear tracks confirmed in the fields around the house
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Towa-machi Ishihatooka 5-ku, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Towacho-Ishihatooka, Iwate
One bear was sighted in Kuroishino 3-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
I saw a young bear near a roadside station under construction, not far from Shibutami Nursery School.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear about 60 cm was sighted near Jokoji Temple. It ran off into the mountains.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
Traces of a bear were found at a beekeeping farm near the residence
Morioka Kado, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Higashi-Anba 3-chome, Morioka City, around 09:05 on June 28.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
Around 12:09 on 2026-06-27, one adult bear was seen by a passerby in a residential area of Ueda, Morioka City, Iwate. The bear left to the east, and no damage to people or property was confirmed.
Morioka, Iwate
There was what appeared to be bear droppings on the premises.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
A schoolchild spotted three bears (one adult and two cubs) wandering in Hachimancho, Morioka City.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Found one young bear in the field.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Three bears (one adult, two cubs) observed
Morioka, Iwate
Spotted one young bear near a house.
Morioka, Iwate
Heard a bear making noises around the baseball field.
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kutsukawa 1-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
One bear was sighted in Higashi-Senboku 2-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
In Hachimancho, Morioka City, a schoolchild spotted one bear roaming around.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
One adult bear (or bear-like animal) sighted
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
Found large bear footprints.
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
The spot where a culled sika deer was buried has been dug up and the carcass taken. There are drag marks nearby, as well as bear tracks and droppings.
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Neda Shigekawa (Nedashigekawa) River.
Morioka, Iwate
One bear cub was sighted in grassland in Otobe 4-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
Around 12:30 on 2026-06-17, one bear was reported sighted in a vacant lot behind a house in Otobe, Morioka City.
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
Empty honey boxes and the place where hive frames were stored were ransacked.
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
Bear droppings are on the road. There are also bear tracks nearby.
Morioka, Iwate
The beehive box at the apiary beside the house was knocked over, and one hive frame was damaged.
Morioka Haba, Iwate
One adult bear was sighted. It was caught in a foothold trap set for deer, but escaped while permission to capture it was being sought and went toward the mountains.
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
One bear sighted in the hot spring facility's parking lot
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
Rice bran that had been placed at the edge of a rented field was disturbed — two bags were torn apart, and bear droppings and footprints were left on the mulch.
Morioka, Iwate
The field's mulch was torn, and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.
Morioka Nagai, Iwate
One bear appeared at Tono Athletic Park and was culled by emergency shooting.
Tōno Aozasacho-Aozasa, Iwate
At a residential lot in Kurokawa, Morioka City, a rice-polishing machine and a wooden box in a work shed were found damaged, believed to be caused by a bear.
Morioka Kurokawa, Iwate
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 single cub was sighted near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.
Morioka, Iwate
A single medium-sized bear was observed moving toward Iwayama near the Iwayama entrance on National Route 4.
Morioka, Iwate
A single juvenile bear was sighted near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted, believed to have come down from the mountains.
Morioka Higashimirumae, 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 Otobe, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
In Obe, Morioka City, a bear entered a residential property, broke the glass in a shed entrance door, and gnawed two apples inside.
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
A bear-like animal was sighted in Sanbonyanagi 4-chiwari, Morioka City.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
Five days earlier, in the same shed in Kurokawa, Morioka City, a bear was believed to have eaten stored rice bran.
Morioka Kurokawa, 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
Around 2:00 on June 4, a mature bear was captured on an AI camera on the south side of Kamimachi Park in Ishidoriya-cho, Koji, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kochi, Iwate
Footprints believed to be from a bear were confirmed.
Morioka Otobe, Iwate
One bear cub was sighted in Teshiro-mori, Morioka City.
Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate
A passerby spotted one bear, believed to be an adult, in Otobe 19-jwari, Morioka City.
Morioka, Iwate
Observed one young bear running away along the road.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
Peak activity at 16:00 with 4 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 52 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Morioka, Iwate.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 75 km route runs from Morioka Castle to Tono within Iwate. In the past 30 days, 52 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Morioka, Iwate. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
