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This 138 km route runs from Taihaku Ward, Sendai to Tendo, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 112 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 16 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Miyagi, Yamagata.
A person driving by spotted one bear about 80 cm long in a residential area in Nati-gaoka 1-chome, Natori City, Miyagi. The bear fled into the woods.
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Oritate 6-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi
June 30
Sendai Akiumachi-Yumukai, Miyagi
June 29, 2026
Sendai Tsubonuma, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Tsubonuma Akaishiyama, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi, around 06:40 on June 29.
Sendai, Miyagi
June 28, 2026
Sendai Akiumachi-Yumukai, Miyagi
6/27/2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 24
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
June 24, 2026
Murata 大字足立, 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
Zao, Miyagi
June 21
Murata 大字薄木, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi
June 20
Murata 大字村田, Miyagi
June 19
Zao 大字円田, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Midoridai 2-chome, Natori City.
Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi
June 19
Natori Takadate-yoshida, 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 19, 2026
Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi
June 17
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
6/16/2026
Shichikashuku 字長老, Miyagi
June 16
Shichikashuku 字長老, Miyagi
June 16
Sendai Hiyoridai, Miyagi
June 16, 2026
Shichikashuku 字長老, Miyagi
June 15
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
June 15
Kawasaki, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
June 14
Sendai Hiyoridai, Miyagi
June 14
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yazutsu, Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture, around 8:30 PM on June 14.
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
Around 09:10 on 2026-06-13, one bear was sighted in Choro, Shichikashuku Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Shichikashuku 字長老, Miyagi
Two bears, about 1.5 m and 0.5 m long, were sighted on the road in Komurasaki Yamazaki, Zao Town.
Zao 大字小村崎, Miyagi
June 12
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted walking east along the riverbank in Takadate Kumano-do Nakagawa, Natori City.
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
June 12
Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi
June 12
Kawasaki, 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 10
Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi
June 10
Kawasaki Hasekura, Miyagi
June 10
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
A pet dog was attacked by a bear on the grounds of a house in Hirasawa, Zaō Town, and suffered a bleeding abdominal injury.
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
June 10
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
June 9
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
June 9
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 9
Shichikashuku 字上ノ平, Miyagi
June 9
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
June 9
Shiroishi, 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
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ennda Takaki, Zaō Town, Miyagi, around 1:00 PM on June 7.
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a construction site in the Ohira Nakame Koyashiki area of Shiraishi City.
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Sugōdate, Murata Town, Miyagi Prefecture, around 00:15 on June 5.
Murata 大字菅生, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomita-Uenonaka, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, in the early morning.
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
6/27/2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 25, 2026
Shiroishi, Miyagi
6/16/2026
Shichikashuku 字長老, Miyagi
June 16
Shichikashuku 字長老, Miyagi
June 16, 2026
Shichikashuku 字長老, Miyagi
Around 09:10 on 2026-06-13, one bear was sighted in Choro, Shichikashuku Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Shichikashuku 字長老, Miyagi
June 12
Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi
June 10
Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi
June 9
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 9
Shichikashuku 字上ノ平, Miyagi
June 9
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
June 9
Shiroishi, Miyagi
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a construction site in the Ohira Nakame Koyashiki area of Shiraishi City.
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tosaka, Yamagata City, around 08:30 on June 29.
Yamagata Tsuchizaka, Yamagata
A bear-like animal of unknown body length was sighted near the gazebo on Kumomi Hill. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: Yuso Hill / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
A bear-like animal was sighted at Yuso-no-oka park in Kamisakurada, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
While driving toward Yamagata city, I observed one bear crossing the road eastward (toward the mountains). Estimated body length about 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata
June 24
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
Around 6:30 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
June 24, 2026
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Tendo 大字山元, Yamagata
One bear sighted while walking / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
One bear was sighted on the north side of Yuso no Oka in Kamisakurada, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
June 21
Kawasaki, Miyagi
June 21
Zao, Miyagi
June 21
Murata 大字薄木, Miyagi
June 20
Murata 大字村田, Miyagi
June 19
Zao 大字円田, Miyagi
Environment: Roadside slope / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata
Spotted one bear on the roadway while walking / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
June 17
Kawasaki Imashuku, Miyagi
June 17
Kawasaki, Miyagi
June 17
Kawasaki Kawauchi, Miyagi
June 17
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
June 17
Kawasaki, Miyagi
Environment: Farmland / Size: Appears to be a cub
Tendo 大字奈良沢, Yamagata
June 15
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
A bear about 1 m in body length was seen moving east along a forest road. It was not located afterward. / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted moving south along the trail. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Spotted a bear about 1 m in length on farmland / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
June 14
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
An animal resembling a bear was sighted in farmland in the Shimo-Higashiyama area of Yamagata City.
Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Yazutsu, Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture, around 8:30 PM on June 14.
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
June 13
Kawasaki Kawauchi, Miyagi
June 13
Kawasaki Kawauchi, Miyagi
Two bears, about 1.5 m and 0.5 m long, were sighted on the road in Komurasaki Yamazaki, Zao Town.
Zao 大字小村崎, Miyagi
Moved from the northern mountain, crossed farmland, and entered the southern mountain / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
A bear about 50 cm to 1 m entered the mountains southeast from the parking lot. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
June 12
Kawasaki Maekawa, Miyagi
June 12
Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi
June 12
Kawasaki, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in Iwanami, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a parking lot in Hirashimizu, Yamagata City, around 3:50 PM.
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Observed one bear-like animal in the roadside drainage ditch. It ran east. / Environment: road / Size: unknown
Yamagata Jumonji, Yamagata
June 10
Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi
June 10
Kawasaki Hasekura, Miyagi
June 10
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
A pet dog was attacked by a bear on the grounds of a house in Hirasawa, Zaō Town, and suffered a bleeding abdominal injury.
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
June 10
Zao 大字矢附, Miyagi
June 9
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
June 9
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
Observed one bear about 60 cm in size. It headed toward the southern mountains. / Environment: road / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Sekizawa, Yamagata
June 7
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
June 7
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ennda Takaki, Zaō Town, Miyagi, around 1:00 PM on June 7.
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
A bear about 1 m long was seen crossing the road heading south. It was later not found / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a construction site in the Ohira Nakame Koyashiki area of Shiraishi City.
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
Sighted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbank / Environment: riverbank / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata
A bear about 1 m in size crossed the road. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Myokenji, Yamagata
After 1 p.m. on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted on the road in Myokenji, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata
One bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Izumicho, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear-like animal on the road / Environment: near residences / Size: adult
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
Person seen while doing farm work; direction of escape unknown / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
Went westbound on the street within Matsunami 1-chome. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Went from the roadway in Matsunami 1-chome toward the mountains to the south. Body length about 1.2 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
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In the past 30 days, 112 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 16 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 138 km route runs from Taihaku Ward, Sendai to Tendo, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 112 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 16 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
