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This 88 km route runs from Yamada to Kesennuma Fishing Port, passing through Iwate and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Kamaishi Heita, Iwate.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
A bear was sighted in Hirata 3-chome, Kamaishi City, around 10:30 on July 27.
Kamaishi Heita, Iwate
At around 11:50 on July 19, a bear was sighted in Otsuchi 15th district, Otsuchi Town.
Otsuchi, Iwate
Around 5:15 PM on July 16, a bear was sighted in Otsuchi 26th district, Otsuchi Town.
Otsuchi Shinminatomachi, Iwate
Small black bear.
Kamaishi, Iwate
July 15
Kesennuma 蔵底, Miyagi
July 13
Kesennuma 松崎高谷, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kuribayashi-cho 17th district, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi Kuribayashicho, Iwate
July 10
Kesennuma 町裏, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kuribayashi-cho 20th district, Kamaishi City, around 18:15 on July 10.
Kamaishi Kuribayashicho, Iwate
Around 11:30 on July 10, a bear was sighted in Kami-machi, Otsuchi Town.
Otsuchi Kamicho, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Koushi-cho 15-chome, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi, Iwate
July 6
Kesennuma 松崎柳沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Akiwa Oda, Kesennuma City.
Kesennuma 赤岩小田, Miyagi
July 6
Kesennuma 赤岩小田, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Akaiwa Suginosawa, Kesennuma City, Miyagi, around 05:25 on 2026-07-06.
Kesennuma 赤岩杉ノ沢, Miyagi
July 6
Kesennuma 赤岩杉ノ沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Hirata 3-chiwari, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi Heita, Iwate
Around 1 p.m. on July 6, a bear was sighted in Akaiwa Makisawa, Kesennuma City.
Kesennuma 赤岩牧沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kosawari 18th district, Otsuchi Town, Iwate, around 12:55 on July 5.
Otsuchi, Iwate
Around 5:00 PM on 2026-07-05, a bear was sighted in Ōdaira-machi 3-chome, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi Heita, Iwate
One bear moved from Minatomachi to the shopping-street area in Tadayoshi-cho and then into the forest behind Kamaishi City Hall.
Kamaishi, Iwate
One adult-appearing bear was sighted in Minatomachi, Kamaishi City, and it moved through the shopping district in Tadakoecho before leaving into the forest behind Kamaishi City Hall.
Kamaishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Odojicho 1-chome, Kamaishi City.
Kamaishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kooshio, Kesennuma City.
Kesennuma 小々汐, Miyagi
Peak activity at 10:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Kamaishi Heita, Iwate.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 88 km route runs from Yamada to Kesennuma Fishing Port, passing through Iwate and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Kamaishi Heita, Iwate. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
