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This 338 km route runs from Adachi Ward, Tokyo to Miyagi Prefectural Office Building, passing through Tokyo, Miyagi, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, and Saitama. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
4 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Miyagi, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Saitama.
A bear was sighted around 2:00 a.m. in Niji-no-oka 4-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi
An animal believed to be a bear about one meter in length was sighted.
Iwaki 四倉町中島, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 11:35 PM on 2026-07-31.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, 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
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
A bear-like animal was sighted inside Yoshima Industrial Park in Iwaki City.
Iwaki 好間工業団地, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Yamadera Shinzan, Yamamoto Town.
Yamamoto, Miyagi
One bear (approximately 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted.
Tomioka Motooka, Fukushima
Around 7:15 p.m. on 2026-07-18, one bear-like animal about 150 cm long was seen near the toilet entrance at Okauchi Chuo Children's Park in Tomioka Town, Fukushima.
Tomioka Kobama, Fukushima
July 17
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
Two bears sighted (one about 1.5 meters long, one about 0.5 meters long)
Minamisoma 小高区金谷, Fukushima
July 15
Sendai Ichomachi, 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
Peak activity at 18:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 338 km route runs from Adachi Ward, Tokyo to Miyagi Prefectural Office Building, passing through Tokyo, Miyagi, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, and Saitama. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
