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This 37 km route runs from Oshu to Tono within Iwate. In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hanamaki Towacho-Tsuchizawa, Iwate.
At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
A bear was sighted in Tōwa-cho Tsuchizawa 3-ku, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Towacho-Tsuchizawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Esashi Iwayado Tateshita, Oshu City.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Onamaru, Esashi Iwayado, Oshu City.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
In a rice paddy area in Shimomasuzawa, Miyamori-cho, Tono, Iwate, a man in his 70s encountered three bears believed to be a mother and cubs and was scratched in the abdomen by one bear; he was taken to a hospital and was not in life-threatening condition.
Tōno Miyamoricho-Shimomasuzawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Esashi-Iwayado Matsunagane, Oshu City.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Towa-cho Nakanai 7-ku, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Towacho-Nakanai, Iwate
One bear was sighted in Esashi Tamari Gozawa, Oshu City.
Ōshū 江刺玉里, Iwate
Around 07:50 on 2026-07-10, a bear was sighted in Towa-cho Kitanarushima 5-ku, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Towacho-Kitanarushima, Iwate
On 2026-07-10 in Kuki-naicho Tobi, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, a bear was sighted moving around.
Kitakami Kuchinaicho, Iwate
Observed one adult and one juvenile bear near the irrigation pond.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Towa-cho Higashiharayama 5-ku, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Towacho-Higashiharuyama, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Higashiharayama 10-ku, Towacho, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Towacho-Otomo, Iwate
An employee operating heavy machinery observed one adult bear.
Ōshū, Iwate
Spotted one juvenile bear near the field.
Ōshū, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Towa-cho Tase 14-ku, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Esashi Yoka-machi, Oshu City.
Ōshū 江刺愛宕, Iwate
At a prefectural road intersection, one adult and one cub were sighted.
Ōshū 江刺愛宕, Iwate
Peak activity at 7:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hanamaki Towacho-Tsuchizawa, Iwate.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 37 km route runs from Oshu to Tono within Iwate. In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hanamaki Towacho-Tsuchizawa, Iwate. At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
