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This 8.7 km route runs from Sendai Astronomical Observatory to Sendai Yagiyama Zoological Park within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 61 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
Two bears were sighted in an empty lot in Nishikigaoka 9-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Yagiyamahigashi 1-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 16
Sendai Hiyoridai, Miyagi
At around 8:20 on June 15, a bear was sighted at Izawa Hanasakashita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 15
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 15
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Hiyoridai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
One bear about 1.5 meters long was seen walking downstream in the Sasa River in Kagitori 4-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Oyachi, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 10
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
Around 8:10 on 2026-06-09, a bear-like animal was sighted in Irozawa Kōjin, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
A bear about 1.5 m long was sighted in a grove in Kamiaiko, Aoba Ward, ate bait from a boar trap, and then left into the woods.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
A bear was seen walking in a residential area in Akebono-cho, Aoba Ward.
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
Twenty minutes later, there was also a bear sighting at Akebonocho Park, about 1 km to the southeast.
Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi
A driver saw a bear in the residential area of Aramaki Chuo, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomita-Uenonaka, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, in the early morning.
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
Around 6:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Nakayamadai 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 4:00 PM on June 4 in Izawa Akasaka, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
June 3
Sendai, Miyagi
June 3
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Akasaka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
A woman reported a bear in the bushes while walking in Nishinakayama 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
June 2
Sendai Kawauchi-Sanjuninmachi, Miyagi
A person driving by spotted one bear in a bamboo grove in Kamiayashi, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 29
Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yagiyamaminami 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
May 29
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
A junior high school boy spotted one bear on a road in Yagiyama Honcho 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Matsugaoka, Miyagi
May 29
Sendai Nihondaira, Miyagi
Around 05:10 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Nitsusawa, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi
May 28
Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi
Two bears about 80 cm long were seen in the parking lot of government employee housing in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in a parking lot in Kawauchi Motoyashikita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi
May 27
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 27
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi-Yamayashiki, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the Tohoku University Aobayama Campus on the morning of May 26.
Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi
A single bear was sighted on Route 31 in Yahata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and it moved northward into the forest.
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
May 24
Sendai Akiumachi-Yumukai, Miyagi
Peak activity at 8:00 with 8 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 61 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 8.7 km route runs from Sendai Astronomical Observatory to Sendai Yagiyama Zoological Park within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 61 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
