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This 1.7 km route starts and ends around Shifuku-ji Temple, passing through Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 43 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Sendai 吉成, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Miyagi.
A middle school student saw a bear in bushes in Yoshinari 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
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 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 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 12
Sendai 北中山, 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 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
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
May 28
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
Two bears about 80 cm long were seen in the parking lot of government employee housing in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in a parking lot in Kawauchi Motoyashikita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi-Yamayashiki, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the Tohoku University Aobayama Campus on the morning of May 26.
Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi
A single bear was sighted on Route 31 in Yahata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and it moved northward into the forest.
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
A middle school student saw a bear in bushes in Yoshinari 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
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 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
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 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 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
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
May 28
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
Two bears about 80 cm long were seen in the parking lot of government employee housing in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in a parking lot in Kawauchi Motoyashikita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi-Yamayashiki, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the Tohoku University Aobayama Campus on the morning of May 26.
Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi
A single bear was sighted on Route 31 in Yahata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and it moved northward into the forest.
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
Peak activity at 14:00 with 6 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 43 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Sendai 吉成, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 1.7 km route starts and ends around Shifuku-ji Temple, passing through Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 43 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Sendai 吉成, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
