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This 138 km route runs from Sendai Tōshō-gū to Takata Matsubara, passing through Miyagi and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 34 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
A bear was sighted around 2:00 a.m. in Niji-no-oka 4-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi
A man driving in Kamo 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, saw a bear-like black animal.
Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the grounds of an empty house in Fukumicho, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Kesennuma 町裏, Miyagi
August 2
Matsushima Hataya, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 11:35 PM on 2026-07-31.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
July 27
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
July 27
Osato Nakamura, Miyagi
July 27
Rifu Morigo, Miyagi
Before 18:00 on 2026-07-27, in Higashinari Shinden, Ōsato Town, Miyagi Prefecture, a person driving north passed a bear about 80 cm long. No injuries or damage were reported.
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Morigo Uchino-me Kita, Rifu Town.
Rifu Morigo, Miyagi
July 25
Rifu, Miyagi
One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 19:00 on July 25 at Kawanai Nakazubayama in Daigo Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osato Kawauchi, Miyagi
July 24
Ishinomaki 桃生町牛田, Miyagi
Around 00:40 on 2026-07-24, a driver saw one bear, about 1 meter long, on a city road in Komatsushima Shिंtei, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear crossed the road heading north and left the area.
Sendai Komatsu-Shintsutsumi, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Haramachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, and captured on a camera installed on the riverbank.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
July 23
Tome 東和町錦織, Miyagi
A driver saw what appeared to be a bear about 1 meter long crossing a city road in Haramachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
One bear was sighted inside a residential property in Hatayabaragasawa, Matsushima Town, Miyagi.
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
July 21
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in the yard of a house in Hataya, Matsushima Town.
Matsushima Hataya, Miyagi
July 18
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Nekori Maesawa, Matsushima Town.
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
July 15
Kesennuma 蔵底, Miyagi
July 15
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
Bear sighting reported at Kamiyakari Kumanoshitashita, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Nomura, Miyagi
July 14
Sendai Nomura, Miyagi
July 13
Kesennuma 松崎高谷, Miyagi
July 13
Higashimatsushima Jogetsutsumi, Miyagi
July 11
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted along the Umeda River in Haramachi 3-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 10
Kesennuma 町裏, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in Futabagaoka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
July 9
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
Peak activity at 20:00 with 3 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 34 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 20:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 138 km route runs from Sendai Tōshō-gū to Takata Matsubara, passing through Miyagi and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 34 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
