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This 69 km route runs from Hayachine Quasi-National Park to Kitakami within Iwate. In the past 30 days, 37 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hanamaki Towacho-Kamiukita, Iwate.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
At around 08:54 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Kamiukita 6-ku, Towa-cho, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Towacho-Kamiukita, Iwate
Around 1:00 PM on July 30, one bear was sighted moving in Tachibana 24-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kitakami Tachibana, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Fujine 1-chiwari, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Wagacho-Goto, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Naganuma 3-chiwari, Kitakami, Iwate on 2026-07-28.
Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate
Around 11:10 on July 25, a bear was sighted in Kami-Kanari 23-ku, Kitakami City, Iwate.
Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving around in Waga-machi Naganuma 8-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 4:30 PM.
Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate
A passerby sighted one adult bear in Iiide 18-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Iitoyo 17-jiri, Kitakami City, around 07:43.
Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Waga-cho Fujine 3-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 14:40 on July 23.
Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate
A bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Fujine 15-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 14:35 on July 23.
Kitakami Wagacho-Fujine, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Waga-cho Naganuma 5-chome, Kitakami City, around 13:55.
Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate
A bear was spotted moving in Waga-cho Fujine 6-chiwari, Kitakami, around 05:55 on July 23.
Kitakami Wagacho-Fujine, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Kami-Konyari 13-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate
Around 3:30 PM, a bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Tatekawa-me 2-chiwari, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Wagacho-Tatekawame, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Ueno, Futagocho, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate
Multiple bear sighting reports were received in a residential area of Murazaki-no, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate
Around 2:30 PM on July 19, a bear was sighted in Waga-cho Naganuma 7-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate, and was observed moving.
Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate
A bear was sighted around 14:05 in Waga-machi Naganuma 6-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate
In a rice paddy area in Shimomasuzawa, Miyamori-cho, Tono, Iwate, a man in his 70s encountered three bears believed to be a mother and cubs and was scratched in the abdomen by one bear; he was taken to a hospital and was not in life-threatening condition.
Tōno Miyamoricho-Shimomasuzawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Naganuma 14-chome, Kitakami City, Iwate, around 16:15 on July 14.
Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Futagocho Minamida, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Towa-cho Nakanai 7-ku, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Towacho-Nakanai, Iwate
One bear was seen moving in Nikocho Kaminakajima, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate
A bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Naganuma 14, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate
One bear was sighted moving in Shimonikuriyu 4-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Shimooniyanagi, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Murasaki-no 14-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 09:35.
Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate
A moving bear was sighted in Tachibana 15-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Tachibana, Iwate
On 2026-07-10 in Kuki-naicho Tobi, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, a bear was sighted moving around.
Kitakami Kuchinaicho, Iwate
On 2026-07-10 in Shimo-Konyu, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, one bear was seen moving.
Kitakami Shimooniyanagi, Iwate
Around 1:15 PM on 2026-07-09, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted by a resident in a residential area of Tokiwadai 3-chome, Kitakami, Iwate.
Kitakami Machibun, Iwate
A person walking saw one adult bear on a city road in a residential area of Tokiwa-dai 4-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Machibun, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Waga-cho Saimago 19-chiwari, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate
A resident spotted one bear in a residential area of Tokiwadai 2-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Machibun, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Iwasaki 27-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 6:50 a.m. on July 5.
Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate
At around 06:45 on July 5, one bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Iwasaki 30-chiwari, Kitakami.
Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Iito 19-ku, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Waga-cho Goto 3-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 21:05 on July 4.
Kitakami Wagacho-Goto, Iwate
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In the past 30 days, 37 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hanamaki Towacho-Kamiukita, Iwate.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 69 km route runs from Hayachine Quasi-National Park to Kitakami within Iwate. In the past 30 days, 37 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hanamaki Towacho-Kamiukita, Iwate. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
