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This 629 km route runs from Nikko to Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center, passing through Tochigi, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 305 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 70 of them. The latest sighting was reported 18 hours ago near Taiwa Tsurusu-Toya, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
9 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tochigi, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi.
Around 9:30 on June 15, a bear was sighted in Tsurusu Kitemi Osaki Shinnyama-shita, Taiwa Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Taiwa Tsurusu-Toya, Miyagi
One bear cub was observed behind the garbage collection area.
Towada, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Mizukoshi, Inasecho, Kitakami City, around 5:15 a.m. on June 15.
Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate
Around 05:30 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Tsuchikawa 4th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
June 14
Kurihara 若柳, Miyagi
It immediately ran off deeper into the forest.
Towada, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yazawa 9-chome, Hanamaki City, around 6:05 AM on June 14.
Hanamaki Yasawa, Iwate
June 13
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
On Saturday, June 13 at around 3:25 p.m., on a municipal road in Minamimukoudai 3-chome, Fukushima City, an eyewitness (male in his 80s) driving a vehicle spotted two bears (each about 1.5 m in body length). The bears subsequently left heading west.
Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima
At around 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the fields in Fujikubo, Sekiya, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his teens) saw one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) crossing the fields near Kanayagawa Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line while he was walking. The bear then departed south from that location.
Fukushima Kanayagawa, Fukushima
Two bears about 1.5 meters long were sighted on a city road in Minamimukai-dai 3-chome, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima
One bear about 1 m long was sighted walking east along the riverbank in Takadate Kumano-do Nakagawa, Natori City.
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
Crossed National Route 4 above Oasis, moving from west to east. One bear about 80 cm (high).
Gonohe 扇田, Aomori
On Friday, June 12 at about 5:15 p.m., on a village road in Oyama Aza Atago, Otama Village, a male witness riding a bicycle toward Nihonmatsu City spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward him.
Otama, Fukushima
One bear was filmed running beside a rice field in Hokkata, Hasama Town, Tome City, Miyagi.
Tome 迫町北方, Miyagi
Observed one medium-sized bear inside an apple orchard
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tamayama-Babaakasaka, Morioka City, Iwate on 2026-06-12 in the morning.
Morioka, Iwate
Numerous bear droppings were found on the premises of a work shed adjacent to the residence.
Morioka, Iwate
A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed was ravaged by a bear.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Around noon on Friday, June 12, within the Yamanaka area of Nukazawa, Motomiya City, on Prefectural Route Nihonmatsu-Kanaya, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward Motomiya on the road.
Motomiya 仁井田, Fukushima
June 11
Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi
June 11
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
One bear about 1.5 meters long was seen walking downstream in the Sasa River in Kagitori 4-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Oyachi, Miyagi
One bear about 1 meter long was seen walking north along a roadside in Ochiai Matsuzaka Akasaka, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Ochiai-Matsusaka, Miyagi
The field's mulch was torn, and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.
Morioka Nagai, Iwate
June 11
Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was moving north.
Towada, Aomori
Sighted in a field
Towada, Aomori
June 11
Tome 迫町新田, Miyagi
A crack believed to have been caused by a bear was found in a window of the motorcycle storage/management building at the driving license test center in Shimoda, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimoda, Iwate
One bear over 1 meter in length moving east
Towada Denpoji, Aomori
A crack was found in a window glass at a driving license test center facility in Morioka City, and police suspect bear damage.
Morioka, Iwate
Around 10:05 on 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted in Maesawa Ropponmatsu, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate
June 11
Kurihara, Miyagi
Around 5:10 AM on June 11, a bear was sighted in Nakaneko Nijūni Shinmei, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Nakaneko, Iwate
On Thursday, June 11 at approximately 2:55 a.m., on National Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear crossing the road (about 50 cm in body length). There were no human injuries or property damage.
Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima
An animal thought to be a bear was sighted crossing Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in the residential area of Aobo, Misato Town, Miyagi.
Misato 青生, Miyagi
Around 10:45 on 2026-06-11, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Denshoji, Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. No damage has been confirmed.
Towada Denpoji, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Shintaotomo, Hasamacho, Tome City, Miyagi, around 11:20 on June 11.
Tome 迫町新田, Miyagi
On Wednesday, June 10, at around 7:00 p.m., in the Kanisawa area of Yuno, Iizaka Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) observed one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) standing in a field while driving. After noticing the vehicle, the bear departed to the north.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
crossing National Route 102
Towada, Aomori
June 10
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
June 10
Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi
Sighted one bear of unknown body length.
Towada Osaka, Aomori
Around 15:30 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Mizusawa Hidakanishi, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū 水沢, Iwate
On 2026-06-10 around 14:50, a bear was sighted moving in Oniyanagicho Todori, Kitakami, Iwate.
Kitakami Oniyanagicho, Iwate
June 10
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 1:20 p.m., in the Suwayama area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (female in her 20s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the road while traveling by vehicle.
Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima
June 10
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
[Posted in Aomori City] From within the facility grounds, it climbed over a fence about 150 cm high and ran off into the outside bush (toward Sawayan). It appears to be a small bear cub about 70 cm in size.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Sugaya-Kamihinokuchi, Rifu Town, around 4:10 a.m.
Rifu Iidoi, Miyagi
June 10
Rifu Iidoi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted moving in Fujisawa 15-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 04:07 on 2026-06-10.
Kitakami Ryutsu-center, Iwate
June 10
Kurihara, Miyagi
June 10
Tome 南方町間内前, Miyagi
A bear was sighted moving in Komagome Hotaruzawa, Aomori City, around 6:10 AM.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Semine Ōwanidani, Kurihara City.
Kurihara, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Nakaniuchi, Minamikata-cho, Tome City, on 2026-06-10.
Tome 南方町間内下, Miyagi
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Mizusawa Ohatajikoji, Oshu City, around 10:05 on June 10.
Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
Bear sighted near the hot spring facility.
Morioka Tamayama-Nagai, Iwate
June 9
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
While working in a rice field, the reporter spotted one medium-sized bear on the lower slope of the nearby mountain. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it fled up the mountain.
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
Apples stored in a farmwork/shed used also as a storage shed had been eaten through. In addition, there were many droppings, believed to be from a bear, both inside and outside the shed.
Morioka, Iwate
At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
Witnessed a bear near the Nakano intersection on National Route 4 moving from the west to the east (toward Nakano Elementary School).
Morioka Koma, Iwate
June 9
Taiwa Tsurusu-Ozurusawa, Miyagi
A cub was sighted in Shimoda Ishibane, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, around 6:50 a.m. on June 9. No human or property damage was reported.
Morioka Shimoda, Iwate
June 9
Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Kuronuma 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kuronuma, Iwate
Nikkō 宝殿, Tochigi
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
On Monday, June 8 at approximately 9:35 p.m., near the 184.3-kilometer post on the inbound (upbound) lanes of the Tohoku Expressway at 40-2 Ikenoiriyama, Fumase, Izumizaki Village, a large commercial truck driven by a man in his 50s, traveling in the first lane of the inbound direction, collided with a bear (about 1.5 m in body length) that crossed from the right side to the left of the vehicle’s direction of travel. The driver of the vehicle sustained no injuries. There were no passengers. The bear was confirmed dead at the scene of the traffic accident.
Izumizaki Fumase, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Akashi Shimoinugazawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture, around 19:05 on 2026-06-08.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
On June 8 (Monday) at approximately 5:50 PM, in the Kurokawa area below Shirasaka, Shirakawa City, a witness (male in his teens) spotted one bear (about 2 meters in body length) by the roadside while riding a bicycle.
Shirakawa, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Akashishitaderamae, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
June 8
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
On Monday, June 8 at around 2:00 p.m., a single bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted within the golf course area in Gakudan, Kuroiwa, Fukushima City. The bear later left and went into the grove of mixed woods.
Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
A bear entered the grounds of a prefectural apartment complex in Yuzawa-Higashi, Morioka, tore open fertilizer bags, and scattered fertilizer.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
Crossing the road from the Nomura Horticulture Farm side toward the mountain side
Gonohe 大工窪, Aomori
Crossed in front of the car while driving.
Towada, Aomori
Crossed in front of my car while I was driving.
Gonohe 大工窪, Aomori
A single medium-sized bear was sighted moving toward Iwayama near the Iwayama entrance on National Route 4.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
On Monday, June 8 at approximately 5:50 a.m., in a field in Nishihara, Minamisawamata area, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) in the field. Because it was a brief passing sighting, the direction in which it left and other details are unknown.
Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima
Nikkō 小百, Tochigi
Around 2 PM on June 8, a bear was sighted in Kuroiwa Gakudan, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima
Around 5:50 on June 8, a bear-like animal was sighted in Minamisawamata Nishihara, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima
June 8
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
A single bear about 1 meter long was observed climbing a tree.
Aomori Yasuta, Aomori
Around 7:30 PM on June 7, a bear was sighted in Yasuda, Aomori City.
Aomori Yasuta, Aomori
While driving on Route 7, I witnessed a bear about 1–1.5 m long trotting crosswise toward the museum and then entering the woods. Other cars slowed and waited for it to cross, so quite a few people must have seen it. I’m reporting this because I didn’t find any sighting information posted.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
On Saturday, June 6 at around 6:30 p.m., in the riverbed area of Sakurauchi, Minamisawamata, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.
Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima
A single juvenile bear was sighted near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
One bear was sighted at a construction site in the Ohira Nakame Koyashiki area of Shiraishi City.
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
June 6
Tomiya 西成田, Miyagi
June 6
Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi
A single young bear was sighted, believed to have come down from the mountains.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
Two bears were seen crossing a city road in Shiraiwa-machi, Koriyama City.
Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima
On Friday, June 5 at approximately 7:12 PM, on a municipal road in Yamanochi, Shiraiwa-machi, Koriyama City, a witness driving a vehicle observed two bears (each about 1 m in length).
Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima
Two bears, about 1 m in length, were sighted crossing in front of a car on a city road in Shiwamachi Yamanouchi, Koriyama.
Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima
June 5
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
A bear was seen walking in a residential area in Akebono-cho, Aoba Ward.
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
At around 13:37 on 2026-06-05, one bear was seen moving in Shimooni 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kitakami, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
Approximately 30 m past Yokouchi Garden Chapel on Route 103, a bear appeared coming from the east. It turned around using the Garden Chapel’s west-side chain-link fence and then fled back into the vegetation east of Route 103.
Aomori, Aomori
While driving toward the Hakkōda area, a small bear cub (?) ran across the road right in front of me.
Aomori, Aomori
In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen in a paddy field near a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
At around 2:00 a.m., one bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted within the grounds of a house in Yamada, Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Yaita Yamada, Tochigi
Yaita Yamada, Tochigi
Twenty minutes later, there was also a bear sighting at Akebonocho Park, about 1 km to the southeast.
Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi
June 5
Taiwa Tsurusu-Yamada, Miyagi
A bear-like animal was sighted in Sanbonyanagi 4-chiwari, Morioka City.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Moya Yamabuki, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ainosawa, Oshu City.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
While picking up balls during a part-time job at Nashi-no-Ki Golf Garden, I witnessed a young bear (cub) crossing right in front of me. This happened last Thursday. I have confirmed the sounds of a cub several times at the same time of day in the past. I tried posting about it several times before, but it didn’t seem to go through, so although some time has passed since the sighting, I’ll try again.
Aomori, Aomori
While working a ball-collection part-time job at Nashi no Ki Golf Garden, I witnessed a small bear cross right in front of me. It happened last Thursday. In the past I’ve repeatedly heard small bears crying around the same time of day. I tried to post about this several times, but it didn’t seem to go through, so although some time has passed since the sighting, I’m trying again.
Aomori Kobata, Aomori
In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen crossing a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
June 4
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
June 4
Kurihara, Miyagi
Around 7:40 on June 4, a bear was sighted in Tsukidate Ota Nakaota, Kurihara City.
Kurihara, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomita-Uenonaka, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, in the early morning.
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
June 4
Kurihara, Miyagi
Around 2:00 on June 4, a mature bear was captured on an AI camera on the south side of Kamimachi Park in Ishidoriya-cho, Koji, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kochi, Iwate
Around 8:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Kosegawa 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tengada, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
At around 19:15 on June 3, a bear was sighted in Matsukawa-machi Asakawa Hato, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima
Witnessed a cub while working in the field
Nanbu Okitaomote, Aomori
Around 19:15 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted on a city road in Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 7:15 p.m., in the area of Namiwataru, Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 20s) driving observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from north to south.
Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima
June 3
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
On the night of 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Sasakino Tachi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
June 2
Sendai Kawauchi-Sanjuninmachi, Miyagi
An adult bear was sighted near the garbage collection point.
Morioka Ueda, Iwate
Observed one young bear running away along the road.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
At the Fukushimaseiko factory premises, a bear was seen on the roof of a three-story building.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Seiko in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and attacked two employees.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
At an establishment in Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear attacked four employees/residents and four people were injured. The bear is believed to still be staying inside the building.
Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima
A bear appeared on the Fukushimaseiko premises in Sasakino, Fukushima City, and injured two employees, one nearby resident, and one security guard at another nearby company.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, at a business premises in Fukushima City, a bear that had entered the site attacked two employees, and then attacked two more people in a nearby residential area, injuring a total of four people. All sustained minor injuries and were conscious. Those attacked by the bear were two male employees in their 20s and 60s from “Fukushima Seikō” in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and an 80-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man in the surrounding area. All appear to be conscious. The scene is a residential area about 3 kilometers northwest of JR Fukushima Station.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
The bear attacked four people while moving across JR Ou Main Line Sasakino Station.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
An adult bear was seen running east on a road in Ishidoriya-machi Ezo 9-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate
A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Steel in Fukushima City, chased a male employee in his 20s, and injured him lightly.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
June 1
Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi
On Monday, June 1 at approximately 10:51 p.m., in a residential area of Tatsuda, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 50s) spotted a single bear (about 1 m in body length) leaving the area, moving from east to west toward the residential neighborhood as she was about to stop at a convenience store. The witness saw the bear while driving.
Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima
An adult bear was behind the garbage collection point near the caller’s home; afterward it ran off toward the forest.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
June 1st
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
June 1st
Osaki 三本木秋田, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Aza Anobō, Matsuyama Shimoibano, Ōsaki City, around 16:35 on 2026-06-01.
Osaki, Miyagi
June 1st
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
June 1st
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
June 1st
Tome 迫町新田, Miyagi
While driving, collided with one bear. The bear then fled into the mountains to the east.
Towada, Aomori
Around 18:40 on 2026-06-01, a bear was sighted in Akashi Nitanme, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
There are bear tracks at the hands-on farm located on the south side of the elementary school.
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
A cub was sighted in Fukamochi Ogawara, Towada City, heading into the forest.
Towada, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Iwakiri Higashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi
While driving, the vehicle struck a bear; the bear left heading east.
Nanbu Omukai, Aomori
When I looked outside, I witnessed a bear about 1 meter in body length running off toward the southwest.
Nanbu Omukai, Aomori
May 31
Tomiya 三ノ関, Miyagi
There were bear tracks in the field.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
While driving, I saw one cub entering the forest.
Towada, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Fukumochi Okawara, Towada City.
Towada, Aomori
A bear just under 1 meter in length crossed the road and went into the mountain to the south.
Sannohe Toyokawa, Aomori
May 31
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
At approximately 6:30 a.m. on May 31, in a field in Hiraakasaka, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, the caller (a woman in her 60s) went to the field to do farm work and discovered what appeared to be bear tracks. She reported it to the police station. Afterwards she provided the information to Fukushima City Hall, and when city hall staff attended the scene with her and checked, it was confirmed to be bear tracks.
Fukushima, Fukushima
Signs suggesting a bear sighting (tracks of raspberries/blackberries eaten)
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kuzu 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate
Sighted one adult approximately 1 m in body length traveling on Prefectural Route 44 from south to north.
Aomori, Aomori
A bear appeared from along the river and ran off down the road.
Aomori, Aomori
May 29
Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi
May 29
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
May 29
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Toriigoe Yozukamichinoue, Ichinohe Town.
Ichinohe Torigoe, Iwate
May 29
Iwanuma Kita-Hase, Miyagi
Around 6:55 a.m. on May 29, a bear was sighted in Kamishinai 10-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Kaminitanai, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Yagiyamaminami 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
May 29
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
A junior high school boy spotted one bear on a road in Yagiyama Honcho 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Matsugaoka, Miyagi
Spotted one juvenile near a house.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Sasakino Shigaido, Fukushima City, around 23:45 on May 28.
Fukushima Niida, Fukushima
On Thursday, May 28, at approximately 11:45 p.m., in the road area of Ichikaidō, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 20s) spotted one bear (approx. 1.5 m in body length) crossing the road while returning home from work. The bear then departed the scene heading west. The witness saw the bear while driving a vehicle.
Fukushima Niida, Fukushima
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
Passed through the residential property and disappeared toward the forested mountains to the north.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
Three bears (one adult, two cubs) sighted
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
Around 9:40 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Sumiyoshi-cho, Morioka City.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
Around 05:10 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Nitsusawa, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi
May 28
Sendai Futatsusawa, 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
No information
Gonohe 手倉橋, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Chiyokawa, Funasako, Shibata Town, Miyagi on May 27 around 16:30.
Shibara Funabasama, Miyagi
May 27
Osato Hanyu, Miyagi
May 27
Osato Nakamura, Miyagi
At around 5:30 a.m. on May 27, in an agricultural field in Hiraakasaka, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a caller (a woman in her 60s) went to the field to do farm work and discovered bear tracks. She reported it to the police station, and later provided the information to Fukushima City Hall. City hall staff went to the scene with her and confirmed that the tracks were from a bear.
Fukushima, Fukushima
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
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Jinja, Oshu City.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Murasaki-no 14-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
Saw what appeared to be a mother bear and her cub at night.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
I heard that a resident witnessed it.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
An adult bear was spotted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Lake Goshō.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Goshoko (Gosho Lake).
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Around 11:10 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted at Takenoshita-mae, Tsukidate-Yazawa, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Kurihara, Miyagi
On Tuesday, May 26 at approximately 10:15 a.m., in a forested area of Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (woman in her 30s) while driving saw one animal believed to be a bear walking near a trail in the forest. The animal was only partially seen, so its body length is unknown. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Nihonmatsu 大作, Fukushima
Witnessed a bear (might be a serow) moving toward Kotorisawa (northbound) near the intersection of Taiyo Street and Iwatesan Street.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi-Yamayashiki, Miyagi
On Tuesday, May 26 at around 7:00 a.m., in Yoshikura, Hikokubo area, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 70s) driving a vehicle sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the farm road from south to north. The bear entered the woodland beside the road and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Nihonmatsu 渋川, Fukushima
One bear was sighted on the Tohoku University Aobayama Campus on the morning of May 26.
Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi
There were what appeared to be droppings from a young animal on the road.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
May 25
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
May 25
Shiroishi, Miyagi
May 25
Osato Nakamura, Miyagi
No information
Gonohe 倉石石沢, Aomori
May 25
Osato Kawauchi, Miyagi
While driving on a farm road from Takase toward the Hachinohe City side, a bear crossed the road.
Nanbu Kaminakui, Aomori
While gathering wild plants, bear droppings were discovered. They appear to be 2–3 days old.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
One bear was sighted in Sakuramachi 1-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Toyosawacho, Iwate
On the night of 2026-05-25, one bear was sighted on a city road in Narita 8-chome, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
Around 8:30 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Narita, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Narita, Iwate
One bear was seen crossing a city road in Futabishin-den, Shirakawa City, around 19:30.
Shirakawa 双石, Fukushima
On Sunday, May 24 at approximately 7:30 p.m., within Futaishinden area of Shirakawa City, on a municipal road, a witness walking a dog along the road observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.
Shirakawa 双石, Fukushima
On Sunday, May 24 at around 5:00 p.m., a male witness spotted one bear (about 1 meter in length) on the riverbed of the Abukuma River in the Hara area of Hamao, Sukagawa City, while walking. The bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Sukagawa 下小山田, Fukushima
A single small cub about the size of a small dog was walking alone; after seeing us it ran off toward the rice fields.
Aomori Kanehama, Aomori
May 24
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
May 24
Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi
Moved into the woods to the northeast.
Towada Akanuma, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Kukunome 3rd Chiwari, Hanamaki City, around 18:00 on 2026-05-24.
Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate
Around 7:12 PM on May 24, a bear was observed on security camera in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
May 23
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
May 23
Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi
May 23
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Shinbori 32-wari, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Mukuriya, Nasushiobara City.
Nasushiobara 無栗屋, Tochigi
A bear broke through and damaged the wall of a house in Ishikiridokoro-Kakinokidaira, Ninohe City.
Ninohe, Iwate
Nasushiobara 無栗屋, Tochigi
On Friday, May 22 at approximately 8:28 p.m., on the Otokotaki Bridge over the Abukuma River in the Tanaka Tsuchinai area of Sukagawa City, a witness (male) driving across the bridge observed one bear (about 1.5 m in length) walking near the middle of the bridge. The bear then briefly moved eastward and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Sukagawa 市野関, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Tanakadonai, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, around 20:28 on May 22.
Sukagawa 市野関, Fukushima
May 22
Shiroishi 鷹巣, Miyagi
On Friday, May 22 at around 11:55 a.m., near a private residence on a slope in Narita-machi 1-chome, Nihonmatsu City, an eyewitness (female in her 80s) went to a field and saw two bears (each about 1.5 meters long) walking on the slope; both bears were later seen entering the woodland to the west.
Nihonmatsu 三保内, Fukushima
It headed in a northeast direction.
Sannohe Zaifukojimachi, Aomori
May 22
Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi
Footprints discovered in the field.
Towada Okuse, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Aisaka Shirakami, Towada City, around 5:10 a.m.
Towada Nishi-jurokubancho, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Nishijubancho, Towada City.
Towada Nishi-jugobancho, Aomori
There is information of movement toward the Aisaka/Shirakami direction.
Towada Nishi-rokubancho, Aomori
May 21
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
At around 10:47 on 2026-05-21, a bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Uchimagarisawa, Mizusawa Kurosuishi-cho, Oshu City.
Ōshū 水沢羽田町うぐいす平, Iwate
May 21
Sendai Kadan, Miyagi
Around 9:00 on May 21, a bear was sighted in Saijoji, Ichinohe Town.
Ichinohe Saihoji, Iwate
A cub emerged from the edge of a rice field, crossed the road, and went into the thicket.
Towada Ofudo, Aomori
One adult bear (suspected) sighted
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
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
At around 16:45 on May 20, 2026, one bear was sighted in the Umenai-Kirihagi area of Sannohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Sannohe Zaifukojimachi, Aomori
Witnessed on the way back from fishing
Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima
On the afternoon of May 20, 2026, a bear was sighted near a post-illness childcare facility in Sannohe Town, Aomori Prefecture. The article does not report any injuries or capture.
Sannohe Futsukamachi, Aomori
Near the brush above the forest park, it was crossing the gravel path.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka, Iwate
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
At around 08:45 on May 20, a passerby sighted one bear south of Yahata Elementary School in Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki. The bear crossed Prefectural Route 265 from west to east and left the area; no damage was reported, and the police are patrolling the scene and urging residents to be cautious.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate
An elementary school student on the way to school witnessed something that appeared to be a bear running from the Takenoko Square area of Koshika Park into the woods.
Morioka, Iwate
Footprints discovered in the field.
Towada Okuse, Aomori
A bear was spotted near the facility. Police patrolled but could not find it, and announcements were made advising people to be cautious in the area.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Witnessed one young bear bolt down from the bridge railing toward the cliff below.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
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
At around 05:45 on May 20, 2026, an adult bear was sighted near Enkoji temple in Sannocho, Morioka City, and a passerby called emergency services. According to local residents the bear moved from a parking lot near the temple toward Shiekamachi; sightings have continued in the area, prompting notifications to a school and the postponement of a planned road race.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
May 20
Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate, on May 20 in the late afternoon.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
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
On May 20, 2026, a bear was sighted in Sannohe Town, Aomori Prefecture. The article does not report any injuries or damages.
Sannohe Futsukamachi, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture. The article is behind a paywall on Shimotsuke Shimbun Digital, so further details are not publicly available.
Nasu 富岡, Tochigi
May 19
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
The wrap on the dent corn (rolled corn) was torn.
Towada Ofudo, Aomori
May 19
Osaki 古川楡木, Miyagi
May 18
Tomiya 大亀, Miyagi
May 18
Natori Medeshimashiote, Miyagi
Observed one young bear entering the brush from the road.
Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate
May 18
Taiwa Ryutsudaira, Miyagi
I found large bear footprints.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
On Monday, May 18 at approximately 11:10 a.m., in the Nagata 2-chome area of Nihonmatsu City, a witness (woman in her 30s) observed a bear (about 1 m in body length) on the premises of a residence while at home; the bear was later seen entering the forest to the northeast.
Nihonmatsu 永田馬保内, Fukushima
In Nagata 2-chome, Nihonmatsu City, at around 11:10 on May 18, a single bear approximately 1 meter long was observed on residential premises.
Nihonmatsu 永田鍛治内, Fukushima
A bear sighting of two (a parent and one offspring) was reported near Fukamochi Umeyama, Towada City, at about 10:50 AM on May 18, 2026.
Towada, Aomori
One bear about 1 m in length was observed heading east (toward Kodaen).
Aomori, Aomori
Empty honey boxes and frames were disturbed; the place where frames are stored was ransacked.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
A large tree has been knocked down. I think it was a bear.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
May 18
Tomiya 大亀, Miyagi
A single cub was sighted near Fukamochi Umeyama in Towada City at around 20:30 on May 17, 2026.
Towada, Aomori
One bear sighted near the garage of a private residence
Morioka, Iwate
May 17
Shiroishi 福岡長袋, Miyagi
May 17
Natori Medeshimashiote, Miyagi
Around 08:00 on May 17, a single bear was seen walking in an irrigation canal near Ota 6-chome, Morioka City. No damage from the bear has been confirmed, and the Morioka East Police Station has urged nearby residents to be cautious.
Morioka Shimoota-Sawada, Iwate
Witnessed a young bear running south across the Aomori Second Special Needs School grounds.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
May 17
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
Peak activity at 19:00 with 23 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 305 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 70 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 18 hours ago near Taiwa Tsurusu-Toya, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 629 km route runs from Nikko to Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center, passing through Tochigi, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, and Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 305 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 70 of them. The latest sighting was reported 18 hours ago near Taiwa Tsurusu-Toya, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
