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This 66 km route runs from Shimomasuda Shrine to Yamagata Castle, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 57 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Miyagi, Yamagata.
One bear sighted while walking / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
June 21
Kawasaki, Miyagi
June 20
Murata 大字村田, Miyagi
Environment: Roadside slope / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata
June 18
Natori Tekurada, Miyagi
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
Kawasaki, Miyagi
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
June 15
Kawasaki, 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
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
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 9
Zao 大字平沢, 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
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
A bear was sighted in Sugōdate, Murata Town, Miyagi Prefecture, around 00:15 on June 5.
Murata 大字菅生, Miyagi
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
A bear was sighted twice walking on a road in Matsunami, Yamagata City, around 2:15 p.m.
Yamagata Kojirakawamachi, Yamagata
June 1st
Kawasaki Imashuku, Miyagi
May 31
Kawasaki Hasekura, Miyagi
Around 10:30 on 2026-05-31, a bear was sighted in Tsuchizaka, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Tsuchizaka, Yamagata
May 29
Murata 大字小泉, Miyagi
Witnessed a bear crossing the road from north to south / Environment: road / Size: cub
Yamagata Sekizawa, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Sōgetsu-cho, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Sotsuki-shincho, Yamagata
May 29
Iwanuma Kita-Hase, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Niiyama, Yamagata City, on the 29th.
Yamagata Niiyama, Yamagata
May 28
Kawasaki, Miyagi
May 28
Kawasaki, Miyagi
May 28
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
May 28
Kawasaki, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Adachi Yōjiki, Murata Town, Miyagi, on 2026-05-28.
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
May 27
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
A newspaper delivery person spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kuwahara, Iwanuma City.
Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi
May 27
Iwanuma Inarichō, Miyagi
A newspaper delivery worker saw one bear on a city road in Kuwabara 1-chome, Iwanuma City.
Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi
Peak activity at 18:00 with 7 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 57 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 66 km route runs from Shimomasuda Shrine to Yamagata Castle, passing through Miyagi and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 57 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
