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This 94 km route runs from Aoba Ward, Sendai to Taihaku Ward, Sendai, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 106 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
9 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Miyagi, Yamagata.
A middle school student saw a bear in bushes in Yoshinari 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
Around 3:15 PM on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Hachiyoneshiki, Minarai, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 22
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in an empty lot in Nishikigaoka 9-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 21
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
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 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Yagiyamahigashi 1-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
One bear was sighted around 04:10 in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a house in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Taihira 6-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi
In the early hours of the 18th, an animal resembling a bear was spotted in a residential area of Dainohara, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi
June 16
Sendai Kumagane, 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, Miyagi
June 10
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai, Miyagi
At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, 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
Around late morning on 2026-06-09, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted at Dainohara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 8
Sendai Kumagane, 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 8
Sendai, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A bear was sighted on the grounds of a home in Kamiayashi Oriha, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and left toward a northern mountain forest. No one was injured.
Sendai Kumagane, 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, 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
A bear was sighted at Kamiaiko Michiue, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai, 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
May 30
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A person driving by spotted one bear in a bamboo grove in Kamiayashi, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 30
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A middle school student saw a bear in bushes in Yoshinari 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Yagiyamahigashi 1-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
One bear was sighted around 04:10 in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a house in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Taihira 6-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi
In the early hours of the 18th, an animal resembling a bear was spotted in a residential area of Dainohara, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, 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 Matsumori, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
Around late morning on 2026-06-09, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted at Dainohara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, 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 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
Around 6:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Nakayamadai 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
June 2
Sendai Kawauchi-Sanjuninmachi, Miyagi
May 30
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Misawa Hirose, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
A middle school student saw a bear in bushes in Yoshinari 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
Around 3:15 PM on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Hachiyoneshiki, Minarai, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
Bear sighting around 1:10 PM in Hanzainake, Nenoshiroishi, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
One bear was sighted around 04:10 in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a house in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Taihira 6-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi
In the early hours of the 18th, an animal resembling a bear was spotted in a residential area of Dainohara, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi
June 15
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 15
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
June 13
Sendai Nishitanaka, Miyagi
June 12
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 10
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
Around 8:10 on 2026-06-09, a bear-like animal was sighted in Irozawa Kōjin, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
Around late morning on 2026-06-09, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted at Dainohara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, 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
Around 6:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Nakayamadai 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
June 3
Sendai 西中山, 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
June 1st
Sendai 館, Miyagi
May 31
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
May 30
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Misawa Hirose, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
A middle school student saw a bear in bushes in Yoshinari 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
Around 3:15 PM on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Hachiyoneshiki, Minarai, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 22
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in an empty lot in Nishikigaoka 9-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 21
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
One bear was sighted walking on a road in Yagiyamahigashi 1-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
One bear was sighted around 04:10 in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a house in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai Mukaida, 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 12
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, 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 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
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 西中山, 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
June 1st
Sendai 館, Miyagi
May 31
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
May 30
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A person driving by spotted one bear in a bamboo grove in Kamiayashi, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
A middle school student saw a bear in bushes in Yoshinari 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
June 23
Sendai 吉成, Miyagi
Around 3:15 PM on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Hachiyoneshiki, Minarai, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kunimi 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
June 22
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in an empty lot in Nishikigaoka 9-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 21
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
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 国見, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai Mukaida, 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 Hiyoridai, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 10
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, 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 7
Sendai Akiumachi-Yumukai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Moniwa Nakayachi-yama in Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, around 18:45 on 2026-06-07.
Sendai, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Kamiaiko Michiue, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai, 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
Sighted a bear in the brushwood about 100 m east of the Basho Memorial Temple. Body length approximately 1 m. / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Around 6:30 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
June 23
Sendai Akiumachi-Sakaino, Miyagi
June 22
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in an empty lot in Nishikigaoka 9-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 21
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
On 2026-06-21, one bear was sighted in Yamadera, Yamagata City.
Yamagata, Yamagata
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
June 19
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
June 18
Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi
June 16
Sendai Kumagane, 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
An animal resembling a bear was sighted in farmland in the Shimo-Higashiyama area of Yamagata City.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
June 12
Sendai Akiumachi-Sakaino, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Sakunami, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 10
Sendai, Miyagi
June 10
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai, Miyagi
Observed one bear on the road. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Roadway / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
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 1-meter bear was spotted on a road in Yamadera, Yamagata City.
Yamagata, Yamagata
June 8
Sendai Kumagane, 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 8
Sendai, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai Akiumachi-Yumukai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Moniwa Nakayachi-yama in Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, around 18:45 on 2026-06-07.
Sendai, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
June 7
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A bear was sighted on the grounds of a home in Kamiayashi Oriha, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and left toward a northern mountain forest. No one was injured.
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
Observed walking down the road / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
June 5
Sendai, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
A bear was sighted at Kamiaiko Michiue, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
Witnessed a bear moving north along the road. Size estimated under 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
June 4
Sendai, 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
A bear was sighted in Akasaka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
Sighted one cub about 50 cm near the tracks west of Sobubashi. / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Observed one cub wandering on the road. It headed toward the northern mountain direction. / Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Cub bears were sighted repeatedly in Yamadera, Yamagata City, this morning.
Yamagata, Yamagata
A person driving by spotted one bear in a bamboo grove in Kamiayashi, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 30
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
Sighted a bear in the brushwood about 100 m east of the Basho Memorial Temple. Body length approximately 1 m. / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Around 6:30 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
On 2026-06-21, one bear was sighted in Yamadera, Yamagata City.
Yamagata, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Appears to be a cub
Tendo 大字奈良沢, Yamagata
Spotted a bear about 1 m in length on farmland / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
An animal resembling a bear was sighted in farmland in the Shimo-Higashiyama area of Yamagata City.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
Observed one bear-like animal in the roadside drainage ditch. It ran east. / Environment: road / Size: unknown
Yamagata Jumonji, Yamagata
Observed one bear on the road. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Roadway / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
A 1-meter bear was spotted on a road in Yamadera, Yamagata City.
Yamagata, Yamagata
Observed walking down the road / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
June 5
Sendai, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Sighted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbank / Environment: riverbank / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear moving north along the road. Size estimated under 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Sighted one cub about 50 cm near the tracks west of Sobubashi. / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Observed one cub wandering on the road. It headed toward the northern mountain direction. / Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Cub bears were sighted repeatedly in Yamadera, Yamagata City, this morning.
Yamagata, Yamagata
Sighted a bear in the brushwood about 100 m east of the Basho Memorial Temple. Body length approximately 1 m. / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Around 6:30 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
On 2026-06-21, one bear was sighted in Yamadera, Yamagata City.
Yamagata, Yamagata
Spotted a bear about 1 m in length on farmland / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
An animal resembling a bear was sighted in farmland in the Shimo-Higashiyama area of Yamagata City.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
Observed one bear on the road. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Roadway / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
A 1-meter bear was spotted on a road in Yamadera, Yamagata City.
Yamagata, Yamagata
Observed walking down the road / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
One bear was sighted on the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Sighted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbank / Environment: riverbank / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear moving north along the road. Size estimated under 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Sighted one cub about 50 cm near the tracks west of Sobubashi. / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Observed one cub wandering on the road. It headed toward the northern mountain direction. / Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Cub bears were sighted repeatedly in Yamadera, Yamagata City, this morning.
Yamagata, Yamagata
Sighted a bear in the brushwood about 100 m east of the Basho Memorial Temple. Body length approximately 1 m. / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Around 6:30 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
On 2026-06-21, one bear was sighted in Yamadera, Yamagata City.
Yamagata, Yamagata
Spotted a bear about 1 m in length on farmland / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
An animal resembling a bear was sighted in farmland in the Shimo-Higashiyama area of Yamagata City.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
Observed one bear on the road. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Roadway / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
A 1-meter bear was spotted on a road in Yamadera, Yamagata City.
Yamagata, Yamagata
Observed walking down the road / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
June 5
Sendai, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Sighted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbank / Environment: riverbank / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear moving north along the road. Size estimated under 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Sighted one cub about 50 cm near the tracks west of Sobubashi. / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Observed one cub wandering on the road. It headed toward the northern mountain direction. / Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata
Cub bears were sighted repeatedly in Yamadera, Yamagata City, this morning.
Yamagata, Yamagata
Peak activity at 18:00 with 12 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 106 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 94 km route runs from Aoba Ward, Sendai to Taihaku Ward, Sendai, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 106 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
