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This 288 km route runs from Izumi Ward, Sendai to Takko, passing through Miyagi, Aomori, and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 191 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 29 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Ōshū 江刺稲瀬, Iwate.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
4 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Miyagi, Aomori, Iwate.
A bear was sighted in Seyako, Esashi-Inase, Osaki City around 8:30 a.m. on July 30.
Ōshū 江刺稲瀬, Iwate
Around 13:20 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Tomiya Karatakezawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
Around 1:00 PM on July 30, one bear was sighted moving in Tachibana 24-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kitakami Tachibana, Iwate
Encountered while mowing grass. It approached even vehicles with the engine running. During a break, I found bite marks on an empty plastic bottle I had left nearby.
Kazuno, Akita
One bear was sighted in Mizusawa-Sakura River Miyanochi, Ōshū City.
Ōshū, Iwate
July 28
Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi
July 28
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimmiyano Uronosawa, Kurihara City.
Kurihara 築館字下宮野, Miyagi
July 28
Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 8:10 a.m. on July 28 in Yoshida Higashi Gofukuin, Yamato Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi
An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward Goshoko.
Morioka Kamiota-Kawara, Iwate
July 27
Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi
July 27
Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi
July 27
Shikama 一の関, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Konchi 8th district, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki, Iwate
There were traces on the road that appeared to be scat from a young bear.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Takamori 3-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
July 26
Sendai 寺岡, Miyagi
Around 7:45 AM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Furukawa-Shimizu, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi
A bear was sighted on the premises of a farming man’s home in Tokusagawa, Takizawa City, and damage occurred to about 10 corn plants and one beehive, with honey eaten.
Takizawa 木賊川, Iwate
A bear, likely an adult, appeared on a residential property in Kizukawa, Takizawa City, damaging about 10 corn plants and honey in a beehive box.
Takizawa 木賊川, Iwate
Around 5:00 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Togatakezawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
Saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub at night.
Morioka 上鹿妻飯ノ森, Iwate
One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.
Morioka, Iwate
Around 11:10 on July 25, a bear was sighted in Kami-Kanari 23-ku, Kitakami City, Iwate.
Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimo-Miyano Yatsumatazawa, Kurihara City.
Kurihara 築館, Miyagi
July 25
Kurihara 築館, Miyagi
A passerby sighted one adult bear in Iiide 18-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Iitoyo 17-jiri, Kitakami City, around 07:43.
Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate
July 24
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomiya Ochiai, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
A cub was sighted on the road near the parking lot of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Goshoko Wide-Area Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Observed one adult bear near the retention basin.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
July 23
Osaki 三本木新沼, Miyagi
July 23
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
A cub measuring 70 to 80 centimeters in body length was seen walking on the roadway and heading off to the northwest.
Takko Natsusaka, Aomori
July 23
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
July 23
Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi
Witnessed one adult bear moving from paddy fields on the south side of Prefectural Route Kinugawa-Maesawa Line toward the Shiratori River.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
One bear (size unknown) was observed moving into the northern woodland.
Morioka, Iwate
A single juvenile bear was sighted near the foot of the bridge. It climbed up the slope and headed west.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
July 23
Ohira 中央平, Miyagi
July 23
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Miyakodo Yotsutsuji in Taiwa Town around 5:30 a.m.
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 23
Osaki, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ryoutesawa, Oshu City, and was seen moving.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Esashi Iwayado Tateshita, Oshu City.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
Around 3:20 PM on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
A driver sighted one bear about 1 m long crossing the road on the Sendai-Sambongi Line in Imaizumi Miyamae, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Imaizumi Hachimanshita, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture, at around 21:08 on July 22.
Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi
July 22
Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi
A bear was sighted moving in Kami-Konyari 13-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate
July 22
Sendai Hozawa, Miyagi
July 22
Osaki 岩出山下野目, Miyagi
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kitayokuchi 2-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Kitayuguchi, Iwate
Residents reported sightings; due to bear appearances, the Shiwa Town Office’s public announcement vehicle issued a warning.
Shiwa 日詰, Iwate
July 21
Ohira 奥田, Miyagi
July 21
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
Around 9:40 on July 21, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
Sighted one young bear on the roadway.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
July 21
Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomiya Futsusho, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
July 21
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Takashimizu Miyawaki, Kurihara City.
Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted moving in Ueno, Futagocho, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate
Multiple bear sighting reports were received in a residential area of Murazaki-no, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate
Observed one animal believed to be an adult bear.
Morioka, Iwate
I found large bear footprints.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Takashimizu Kumano, Kurihara City.
Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi
July 19
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Morinohashi 2-chome, Tomiya City, around 11:13 on July 19.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
July 19
Kurihara 高清水, Miyagi
July 18
Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi
July 18
Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yazawa 4-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Tachikara, Iwate
A single adult was observed crossing the road westward near the road on the west side of the facility.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
July 18
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Ezo 9th district, Hanamaki City, around 07:30.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate
Empty honey boxes and the place where brood frames were stored were disturbed.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Ichinoseki-nezumiyama, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 一ノ関, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Matsuzakadaira, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Ryutsudaira, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi
One bear, about 1 m long, was sighted on a road in Matsuzakahira 2-chome, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi
July 17
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
July 17
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
One bear, about 1.5 m long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Negisizawa, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
July 17
Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi
One bear, about 70 cm long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Ogochi, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
bear cub
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yoshidanishikaze, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Miyadoko Yotsuji, Yamato Town, Miyagi.
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
[Post] It looked like a cub was being allowed to play in the middle of the road. I couldn’t pass, so I stopped about 30 m away and honked; it then climbed up the slope at the side of the road.
Kazuno, Akita
An adult (bear) was sighted near Ite police box.
Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate
July 16
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
July 16
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 16
Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi
Around 13:40 on 2026-07-16, a bear was sighted in Yazawa 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Kaminitanai, Iwate
A 73-year-old woman was attacked by a bear in Katabira, Hachimantai, and injured her left wrist and right shoulder after finishing work at a cowshed.
Hachimantai 帷子, Iwate
One bear was sighted on a slope in Kokudasetonosawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa 杜の丘, Miyagi
July 15
Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi
Observed one bear crossing the road.
Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate
July 15
Ohira 中央平, Miyagi
Around 09:25 on 2026-07-15, a bear was sighted in Ato, Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture.
Takizawa 後, Iwate
July 15
Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi
Spotted an adult bear in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountain.
Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate
Observed one bear moving south.
Hiraizumi, Iwate
One bear was sighted moving south on the road running north–south in front of a residence.
Ōshū 水沢, Iwate
July 14
Shikama, Miyagi
Spotted one cub in a rice paddy.
Kanegasaki, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Futagocho Minamida, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Higashi-midorigaoka, Morioka City.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
July 14
Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi
Bear sighting reported at Kamiyakari Kumanoshitashita, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Nomura, Miyagi
July 14
Sendai Nomura, Miyagi
Around 05:40 on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Sannbongi Sakamoto Terashima, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Nakanoyachi, Isawa-Koyama, Oshu City, Iwate on 2026-07-14 around 16:10.
Ōshū, Iwate
One bear was seen moving in Nikocho Kaminakajima, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate
Numerous bear droppings were found on the premises of a work shed and other areas adjacent to the residence.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
Witnessed one young bear enter the brush from a municipal road.
Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate
July 13
Kurihara 高清水, Miyagi
One bear was sighted moving in Shimonikuriyu 4-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Shimooniyanagi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Hinorematsu, Oshu City.
Ōshū, Iwate
Around 8:30 a.m. on July 13, a bear was sighted in Aisukechō, Kitakami City, Iwate, and was seen moving.
Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate
A bear sighting was reported in Miyakoji Shimoshoji, Taiwa Town, around 05:50.
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 13
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
A bear was sighted moving in Murasaki-no 14-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 09:35.
Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate
A moving bear was sighted in Tachibana 15-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Tachibana, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Yumoto 1-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Dai, Iwate
July 11
Taiwa, Miyagi
July 10
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Okamakamori, Takizawa City.
Takizawa 大釜高森, Iwate
July 10
Taiwa, Miyagi
July 10
Ohira 大森, Miyagi
On 2026-07-10 in Shimo-Konyu, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, one bear was seen moving.
Kitakami Shimooniyanagi, Iwate
One bear was sighted in bushes within Takada 12th district, Yahaba Town, Iwate.
Yahaba 大字高田, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted near the business premises parking lot.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
The field plastic mulch was torn and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.
Morioka Tsushida, Iwate
Observed one adult bear and two juvenile bears on the riverbed of the Otobe River.
Morioka Isari-Omichi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Inosari Tamenogi, Morioka City.
Morioka 猪去田面野木, Iwate
Spotted one young bear near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
While the reporter was working in a rice field, they spotted a medium-sized bear along the base of the mountain behind them. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it ran back into the mountain.
Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate
Around 1:15 PM on 2026-07-09, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted by a resident in a residential area of Tokiwadai 3-chome, Kitakami, Iwate.
Kitakami Machibun, Iwate
Apples stored in a shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten/raided. There were also numerous droppings that appeared to be from a bear both inside and outside the shed.
Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate
Observed one medium-sized bear in an apple orchard
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
It crossed in front of the tunnel and went down into the ravine.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was observed near Route 4 Nakano intersection, moving from the west to the east (toward Nakano Elementary School).
Morioka Haba, Iwate
July 9
Ohira 大衡, Miyagi
Observed one adult and two cubs near the apple orchard.
Morioka Isari-Sekiai, Iwate
There are round footprints on the ridge I made. About 15 cm in diameter. Could it be a bear?
Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate
A person walking saw one adult bear on a city road in a residential area of Tokiwa-dai 4-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Machibun, Iwate
A bear entered the Morioka City School Lunch Center in Nakanokita, Morioka, through the front gate and moved around the premises.
Morioka Kawasaki, Iwate
July 8
Shikama 一の関, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Gakuen, Taiwa Town, around 2:25 PM on July 8.
Taiwa Gakuen, Miyagi
July 8
Taiwa Gakuen, Miyagi
July 8
Tomiya 穀田, Miyagi
Observed one adult bear heading west on National Route 456.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
July 8
Sendai Hozawa, Miyagi
July 8
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kogota Senoki, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 穀田, Miyagi
At around 4:00 AM on 2026-07-08, a bear was sighted in Tateshichome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 館, Miyagi
July 7
Shikama 大, Miyagi
A resident spotted one bear in a residential area of Tokiwadai 2-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Machibun, Iwate
Saw a bear emerge from the undergrowth, climb onto the road, and run off.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Okoharazawa, Shikama Town.
Shikama 大, Miyagi
Observed one adult and one juvenile bear near the irrigation pond.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
While driving, I spotted a bear in a field.
Takko, Aomori
At around 05:15 on 2026-07-06, a bear was sighted in Ohi Village, Ōguri Shimo-Nishizawa.
Ohira 大衡, Miyagi
July 5
Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Iwasaki 27-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 6:50 a.m. on July 5.
Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate
At around 06:45 on July 5, one bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Iwasaki 30-chiwari, Kitakami.
Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Iito 19-ku, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate
There was also a bear sighting report in Imozawa, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi, around 10:50.
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
Crossed the river from the right bank downstream of Natsuzaka Dam to the left bank, then entered the downstream grassy area and was no longer visible.
Takko Natsusaka, Aomori
A bear was sighted around 4 PM in Tsuchikawa 4th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
One animal believed to be a bear about one size larger than a large dog was observed moving toward the Kitakami River.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
One large animal, believed to be a bear about the size of a large dog, was sighted.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Around 8:00 on 2026-07-03, a bear-like animal was sighted in Iizawa Arajin, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
July 3
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
A cub was sighted walking on the edge of the Tohoku Shinkansen viaduct in Kutsukawa 4-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
July 2
Taiwa, Miyagi
Around 10:10 on 2026-07-02, one bear was sighted in Sugo, Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture.
Takizawa 巣子, Iwate
July 2
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
At the east base of Akanotsu Bridge, observed one adult entering the woods to the north.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
Peak activity at 5:00 with 14 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 191 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 29 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Ōshū 江刺稲瀬, Iwate.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 5:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 288 km route runs from Izumi Ward, Sendai to Takko, passing through Miyagi, Aomori, and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 191 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 29 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Ōshū 江刺稲瀬, Iwate. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
