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This 3.4 km route runs from Sendai Tōshō-gū to Izumi Ward, Sendai within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 31 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 Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
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A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
6月11日
Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi
June 11
Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Sugaya-Kamihinokuchi, Rifu Town, around 4:10 a.m.
Rifu Iidoi, Miyagi
June 10
Rifu Iidoi, 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 1st
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Iwakiri Higashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
May 28
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
A bear about 80 cm long was sighted in a drainage canal in Saiwai-cho 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kamiyagari 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi
May 24
Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi
May 23
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Mizuhodai, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Iwakiri-Higashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
At around 18:10 on May 20, a bear about 1 m long was sighted on the riverbank near Iwakiri Ohashi on the Nanakita River in Iwakiri, Miyagino Ward, Sendai; within about 20 minutes there were three reports extending to the Imaichi Bridge area. After hunters set off firecrackers after 20:00, the bear emerged from a thicket and moved westward; no further sightings or damages have been confirmed.
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
Near the brush above the forest park, it was crossing the gravel path.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
Early on the morning of May 20, 2026, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Iwakiri, Miyagino Ward, Sendai. A nearby elementary school conducted group dismissal and police are on alert.
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
On May 20, 2026 at around 05:50, a woman walking in Taihaku Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported seeing a bear walking south to north. There were no injuries; Sendai North Police said a single bear about 1 meter long was seen near the rock garden by the HOKUSHU Science Museum. Officers patrolled but could not confirm it. A bear had also been sighted about 1.5 km south on the 14th, and police cannot tell if it is the same individual.
Sendai Kitane-Kuromatsu, Miyagi
At around 05:50 on the 20th, one adult bear was sighted walking from south to north near the science museum in Taihaku Forest Park, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
May 20
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
May 20
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
On May 20, 2026, Sendai City reported a bear sighting in Taihara Forest Park in Aoba Ward and has temporarily banned passage on most of the park, including paths without street lighting.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
Peak activity at 14:00 with 5 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 31 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 Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 3.4 km route runs from Sendai Tōshō-gū to Izumi Ward, Sendai within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 31 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 Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
