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This 317 km route runs from Ogami Shrine to Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center within Aomori. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hachinohe Matsugaoka, Aomori.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
One bear was observed leaving westbound on the roadway.
Hachinohe Matsugaoka, Aomori
One bear was sighted near a road in Kita Inter Industrial Park 4-chome, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori
Observed while driving on the road. It ran down a slope, did not enter the road, and then returned to the mountain. Reported by a citizen [from Hachinohe City]
Hachinohe Tokaichi, Aomori
One bear was sighted behind the building
Hachinohe Nukazuka, Aomori
(No information)
Hachinohe Shiriuchimachi, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Shiriuchi-cho Nakado, Hachinohe City, Aomori, around 17:45 on August 1.
Hachinohe, Aomori
crossed the road
Gonohe 上市川, Aomori
No information available
Hachinohe Shiroganemachi, Aomori
On 2026-07-21, one bear was sighted in Shirogane-cho Ushinainadamichi, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hachinohe Shiroganemachi, Aomori
(No information)
Gonohe 上市川, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Kamishichikawa, Gonohe Town, Aomori on 2026-07-19 in the late afternoon.
Gonohe 上市川, Aomori
(No information)
Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori
Sighting report of one bear cub [Source] Hachinohe City Crisis Management Division
Hachinohe Nejo, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Nejō, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori
While driving through the greenway near the former Kasaishi residence in the Yakeyama area of Oirase Gorge, Towada City, encountered an adult Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma). The bear climbed up the mountainside.
Towada Inaoicho, Aomori
was walking
Rokunohe, Aomori
A bear was seen moving in Inuoshiro Ushiroda, Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Rokunohe, Aomori
One cub sighted. No damage reported.
Towada Fujishima, Aomori
No information
Rokunohe Shimoyoshita, Aomori
A cub just under one meter ran off to the west.
Towada Umaaraiba, Aomori
I witnessed it crossing National Route 102.
Towada Sawada, Aomori
One bear cub was observed moving north.
Towada, Aomori
While driving through the greenway near the former Kasaishi residence in the Yakeyama area of Oirase Gorge, Towada City, encountered an adult Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma). The bear climbed up the mountainside.
Towada Inaoicho, Aomori
One cub entered the mountain on the east side.
Towada, Aomori
According to Aomori Prefecture, around 9:00 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted moving in Okuse, Towada City.
Towada, Aomori
Moved north
Towada, Aomori
At a bus stop near Kumoi Falls, tourists witnessed a young bear swimming across the river to the opposite bank.
Towada, Aomori
I saw one bear about one meter in body length crossing from north to south.
Towada, Aomori
Crossed the road and went into the brush
Towada, Aomori
One cub sighted. No damage reported.
Towada Fujishima, Aomori
One bear was spotted moving in Sawada, Towada City.
Towada, Aomori
While driving on Mt. Takamori I spotted a large black object in a wide meadow. I got out to check and it moved, so I recognized it as a bear. A few minutes later, when I came back down, it was gone.
Towada, Aomori
Captured by a sensor camera
Towada, Aomori
One bear cub was observed moving north.
Towada, Aomori
One cub entered the mountain on the east side.
Towada, Aomori
According to Aomori Prefecture, around 9:00 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted moving in Okuse, Towada City.
Towada, Aomori
At a bus stop near Kumoi Falls, tourists witnessed a young bear swimming across the river to the opposite bank.
Towada, Aomori
[Aomori City report] While driving, observed one adult bear (longer than 1 m) on the left (north) just before the intersection with National Route 103. The bear proceeded to move away to the left (north).
Aomori, Aomori
Crossed the road near the signboard at Kasamatsu Pass and went into the grassy area.
Aomori, Aomori
It came out in front of the moving car, but immediately made a U-turn and returned to the mountainside. For a while it watched us from higher up the slope.
Aomori, Aomori
One bear crossed the road near the Kasamatsutoge sign in Arakawa, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
One bear cub was observed moving north.
Towada, Aomori
One cub entered the mountain on the east side.
Towada, Aomori
According to Aomori Prefecture, around 9:00 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted moving in Okuse, Towada City.
Towada, Aomori
Observed while driving. It was walking along the road, but when the car approached it slowly moved into the roadside brush.
Kuroishi, Aomori
Witnessed from a car while driving. A bear was walking along the roadside but slowly entered the brush at the side.
Kuroishi, Aomori
A bear about 1 m long crossed the road from west to east. Footprints on the road.
Aomori, Aomori
One bear was seen moving in Kamito-gawa, Kuroishi City.
Kuroishi, Aomori
I witnessed something that appeared to be a bear enter the brush to the east near the Kamitogawa Bridge.
Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori
I sighted a bear walking north from the vicinity of Takeda Bridge.
Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori
At a bus stop near Kumoi Falls, tourists witnessed a young bear swimming across the river to the opposite bank.
Towada, Aomori
Around 20:30 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Higashinozoe Takeda, Kuroishi City, Aomori, and was seen moving.
Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori
While driving on the Iwakiyama loop road toward Ajigasawa, they witnessed a single bear about 1 m in body length crossing the road eastward.
Hirosaki, Aomori
A bear over 1 m crossed the road, moving from the stream up toward the mountain.
Aomori, Aomori
(No information)
Aomori, Aomori
Sighted while passing by in a vehicle
Aomori, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Arakawa, Aomori City, on 2026-07-12 around noon.
Aomori, Aomori
While driving, (the bear) crossed the road in front of me from the south to the north and left.
Hirakawa Tateyama, Aomori
While descending the slope past the snow shelter heading from Goshogawara toward Aomori, it ran across from the left side of the direction of travel to the right and entered the grass.
Aomori, Aomori
It looked like it had come down from the mountain; it was outside the white line.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Tsurugasaka Yamamoto, Aomori City.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
[Posted in Aomori City] Signs believed to be bear scat found
Aomori Shinjo, Aomori
While riding a motorcycle at about 5 km/h from the highway underpass toward Tsurugasaka Yamamoto, a bear emerged from the brush about 10 meters to my right, ran across the road in front of me, and entered the brush on the left. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Tsurugasaka Waseda, Aomori City.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
Peak activity at 12:00 with 7 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hachinohe Matsugaoka, Aomori.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 12:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 317 km route runs from Ogami Shrine to Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center within Aomori. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hachinohe Matsugaoka, Aomori. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
