This 570 km route from Port of Miyako to Otaru Canal crosses Iwate, Hokkaido, and Aomori. Over the past 30 days, 56 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 15 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 19 hours ago near Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori; the location sits about 132.1 km from the start of the route and 1.1 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 6 days ago at Hirono, Iwate, sitting about 106.5 km from the start and 2 m off the route line.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
6 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Iwate, Hokkaido, Aomori.
On the afternoon of May 7, 2026, a single bear was reported sighted near Nakairin Park in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. No specific damages were reported.
Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori
At around 12:40 on May 7, 2026, one bear was sighted in Ōsawa (Nukazuka), Hachinohe City; no damage was reported. The city has urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Hachinohe Nukazuka, Aomori
Around 12:40 p.m. on May 7, 2026, one bear was sighted in a roadside forest about 600 meters west of Nakairin Park in Nukazuka-Osawa, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori
On May 7, 2026 at around 11:30 AM, a single bear cub was sighted in Oura-Kubokashira, Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Tohoku, Aomori
Around 08:00 on the 7th, one bear was sighted near the Kaneya Industrial Park in Kaneya, Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture. The article does not report any injuries or damage.
Rokunohe, Aomori
At 18:45 on May 6, 2026, one bear was sighted near Oura Suketajurosaki in Tohoku-machi, Aomori Prefecture. The report only notes the sighting; no further damage was reported.
Tohoku, Aomori
Around 13:00 on May 6, 2026, a black bear (about 1 meter long) was spotted in a residential area of Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture; the prefecture carried out its first-ever 'emergency gunning' to cull the individual. Warnings about bear appearances had been issued since April.
Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori
Around 12:30 PM on May 6, 2026, one bear was sighted at Oura Sukesaburozaki in Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Tohoku, Aomori
A bear sighting in Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture, was reported on May 6, 2026. The article did not provide detailed time, location, or the number of bears.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
Around 18:00 on May 5, 2026, one bear was sighted near Furudate in Ichikawa-cho, Hachinohe City. The sighting was reported approximately 500 meters southwest of the Ichikawa post office.
Hachinohe, Aomori
Around 17:00 on 2026-05-05, a parent-and-cub bear appeared in the precincts (cemetery) of Ganjoji temple in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture; people visiting the graves sighted the bears. Three people sheltered in a nearby hall, police arrived about ten minutes after the report, and the temple posted warnings asking visitors to take offerings home.
Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori
A bear sighting was reported on 2026-05-05 in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. The article only reports the sighting and does not specify the exact location, time, or number of animals.
Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori
At around 08:00 on May 4, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Yonezawa Community Center in Shimoyoshida Yonezawa, Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Rokunohe Shimoyoshita, Aomori
At around 06:30 on May 4, one bear was reported sighted in Nejo-Okubo, Hachinohe City. No injuries or reports of capture were reported.
Hachinohe Sawasato, Aomori
Around 17:00 on May 1, 2026, one bear was sighted along National Route 45 in the Toruiya district (戸類家地区) of Hirono Town (洋野町), Iwate Prefecture.
Hirono, Iwate
On April 30, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture. The article does not provide specific location details or the time of the sighting.
Kuji Kawasakicho, Iwate
Around 18:30 on April 29, one bear was reported sighted near Sugisawa Higashi Kobashi in Nanbu Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Nanbu Sugisawa, Aomori
A bear sighting was reported in Nanbu Town, Aomori Prefecture on April 29, 2026. The article does not specify the time or the number of bears.
Nanbu Takahashi, Aomori
On April 29, two bear sightings were reported in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. The article reports the sightings but does not provide details on any damage or precise locations.
Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori
An adult bear was sighted in Hachinohe (Myobunshi area, about 200 m north of Kanisawa Waterworks Park) on April 28, 2026 at around 18:40. On the previous day, April 27, 2026 at about 17:00, an adult bear was also reported near an agricultural road about 400 m south of the municipal final waste disposal site in Kushibiki Iri-sawa, Hachinohe.
Hachinohe Myo, Aomori
Around 17:00 on April 28, 2026, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was sighted in Hachinohe City, Samecho Takamori (near the north side of Hachinohe Gakuin University); no damage or injuries were reported. The city has urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Hachinohe, Aomori
In Hachinohe's Okubo, a bear was filmed shortly after 1:00 PM putting its paws on a fence along the grounds of a school. Between about 10:30 AM on April 28 and before 8:00 AM on April 29 there were five sightings in the Kanahama and Okubo areas; the prefecture has issued an Asiatic black bear advisory and urged people not to approach.
Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
On April 28 in Hachinohe City, four separate sightings of one bear each were reported. No human injuries or damages were confirmed, and the city has urged residents and passersby to be cautious.
Hachinohe Mihono, Aomori
At around 08:30 on April 28, 2026, one bear cub was sighted in Shindate Hachiman, Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Tohoku 新舘, Aomori
On April 28, 2026, three bear sightings were reported in Hashikami Town, Aomori Prefecture. One bear was seen near Dobutsu Sasa-bata at around 08:10, one near Aomaehigashi 2-chome (by Izumi Hall Hashikami) at about 11:50, and one near Aomaehigashi 1-chome (by JA Hachinohe Hashikami branch) at around 12:00.
Hashikami Dobutsu, Aomori
At around 07:56 on April 28, 2026, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was sighted near the west side of Korekawa Central Park in Korekawa 1-chome, Hachinohe. No damage was reported, and the city has urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Hachinohe Korekawa, Aomori
In Hachinohe City, bear sightings in residential areas have increased; on April 28 a bear was seen leaning on a fence along the grounds of Hachinohe Daiichi Special Needs School. The city judged the situation dangerous, set new capture traps, is consulting with universities on countermeasures, and plans to conduct an emergency hunting drill later this month.
Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
Around 17:00 on April 27, 2026, one adult bear was sighted in a wooded area near a farm road about 400 meters south of the municipal general waste final disposal site near Kushibiki-nyuusawa, Hachinohe.
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
Around 15:00 on April 27, 2026, one bear was sighted near Kosode Elementary School (municipal) in Ubecho, Kuji City.
Kuji, Iwate
A bear sighting was reported in Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture. The incident date is April 27, 2026; the article does not specify the exact time, precise location, or number of bears.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
At around 14:00 on April 26, 2026, one bear was sighted near Fureai Dome Kamikita in Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
Around 14:00 on April 26, a bear was sighted in Oura Aketomukai, Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture. A bear was also reported the same day near the Fureai Dome Kamikita.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
A single bear was sighted in Myodaikai, Hachinohe City on April 25, 2026 at around 16:40. Sightings were also reported near Hachinohe Institute of Technology Second High School.
Hachinohe Myo, Aomori
Around 16:30 on April 25, 2026, a security camera at a residence in Sōmaenishi 2-chome, Hashikami Town, captured a bear over one meter long running through the property. The bear headed toward the road and then entered the bushes; the area near the scene includes a junior high school, high school, and university.
Hashikami, Aomori
At around 10:30 AM on April 25, 2026, the town reported that one bear was sighted near the Shichinohe Sewage Treatment Center in the Oike area of Shichinohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Shichinohe 大池, Aomori
A single bear was sighted near Rikuchu-Nakano Station on the JR Hachinohe Line in Nakano, Hirono Town, at around 18:50 on April 24, 2026.
Hirono Nakano, Iwate
At around 15:30 on April 24, 2026, one bear was sighted near the former Fureai Shoyo-kan in Inuarase, Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Rokunohe, Aomori
On April 24 at around 10:00 AM, one bear cub was sighted near the Sakae-cho community hall in Tohoku Town, and at around 11:10 AM the same day a bear cub believed to be the same individual was sighted near the Minami General Sports Park in the same town.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
A single bear was sighted near the community center in Sakaemachi, Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture on the morning of April 24, 2026.
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
Around 08:30 on April 24, 2026, a single bear cub was sighted in Kuji City at Ubecho Dai-1 Chiwari and near the Ogura public funeral ground.
Kuji, Iwate
Around 07:00 on April 24, 2026, the town announced that a single juvenile bear was sighted on the road west of Tatenodai housing complex in Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture. No injuries were reported.
Rokunohe Inuotose, Aomori
Before 16:00 on April 23, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted near Tsutsumijiri, Tatesaki, Towada City, crossing a prefectural road and walking south. No damage was reported, and the city is urging nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Towada Tachizaki, Aomori
Around 15:48 on April 23, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted at Tsukasaki Tsutsumijiri (Takasaki?), Towada City; it crossed a prefectural road and walked south. No injuries or damage were reported, and the city has urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Towada Tachizaki, Aomori
At around 09:00 on April 22, 2026, one bear was sighted south of the Hachinohe Liquefied Gas Shichinohe office in the Arakuma-uchi district of Shichinohe Town.
Shichinohe 荒熊内, Aomori
At around 17:10 on April 21, 2026, one bear was sighted near Toedanai Bridge in Toedanai, Shichinohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Shichinohe 夏間木, Aomori
On April 21, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture. The article does not provide specific details on the sighting location or time.
Misawa Hirahata 1-chome, Aomori
On April 20, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Tōhoku Town, Aomori Prefecture. The article reports the sighting but does not provide specifics on the exact location, time, or any damage.
Tohoku 上北南四丁目, Aomori
Witnessed by several people. It appears to be a cub.
Gonohe, Aomori
A single bear was sighted in Oura Nakakubohira, Tohoku Town, Aomori Prefecture at around 10:30 AM on April 19, 2026.
Tohoku, Aomori
At around 09:10 on April 19, 2026, one bear cub was sighted near Kuji City, Nagauchimachi (No.45 district).
Kuji, Iwate
A single cub was sighted east of the Oshiri Fire Station (Kuji City, Nagauchi-machi, 45th district) around 09:10 on April 19, 2026.
Kuji, Iwate
A bear sighting was reported in Tōhoku-machi, Aomori Prefecture on April 19, 2026. The article does not specify the exact location, time, or number of bears involved.
Tohoku 上北南四丁目, Aomori
At around 15:30 on April 13, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted at Hattozawa Ienoshita in Towada City while someone was working in a field. No injuries or damage were reported, and the bear went into a nearby forest.
Towada Toyogaoka, Aomori
Around 15:25 on April 13, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted at Hachitosawa Aza Ienoshita, Towada City while someone was working in a field. No damage was reported, and the bear reportedly entered a nearby forest.
Towada Toyogaoka, Aomori
On April 13, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture. The article did not provide a specific location or time of the sighting.
Kuji Kawasakicho, Iwate
Around 16:30 on April 9, 2026, one bear was sighted in Modashidaira, Yokohama Town, Aomori Prefecture. A resident who was gathering wild plants spotted and reported the bear; no damage or injuries were confirmed.
Yokohama Kitakawadai, Aomori
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Over the past 30 days, 56 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 15 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 19 hours ago near Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori; the location sits about 132.1 km from the start of the route and 1.1 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 570 km route from Port of Miyako to Otaru Canal crosses Iwate, Hokkaido, and Aomori. Over the past 30 days, 56 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 15 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 19 hours ago near Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori; the location sits about 132.1 km from the start of the route and 1.1 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 6 days ago at Hirono, Iwate, sitting about 106.5 km from the start and 2 m off the route line. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
