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This 258 km route runs from Towada to Ichinoseki, passing through Aomori, Iwate, and Akita. In the past 30 days, 153 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 31 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Daikoji, Iwate.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Aomori, Iwate, Akita.
Sighted while driving.
Towada, Aomori
One bear cub went into the mountains to the north.
Towada, Aomori
One cub ran into the brush.
Towada, Aomori
I saw a cub crossing a wide two-lane road on the way from Lake Towada to Shingō Village. It seemed unsure and unable to cross the road easily, then ran into the mountain on the right.
Towada, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Okuze, Towada City, and was seen moving.
Towada, Aomori
Observed one cub of unknown length.
Towada, Aomori
Observed one cub of unknown body length.
Towada, Aomori
One bear about 1.3 m crossed the road and ran up into the mountain.
Towada, Aomori
A large tree was knocked down. I think it was a bear.
Morioka, Iwate
A single bear about 50 centimeters long was observed on the highway embankment from a car traveling on the Tōhoku Expressway. The bear’s subsequent direction of movement is unknown.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanawa Shimota Nyuuu, Kazuno City.
Kazuno, Akita
Bear tracks confirmed in the fields around the house
Morioka, Iwate
One bear was sighted in Kuroishino 3-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
[Report] It was by the roadside; when I approached, it went into the bushes.
Kazuno, Akita
Prefectural road / body length 1 m / 300 m from a private house / approximately 50 m from the observer When driving on the prefectural road, saw a bear sitting on the road
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
[Post]
Kazuno, Akita
Around 11:35 on June 28, a bear was sighted in Towada-Oyu Uenoyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno, Akita
On facility grounds / body length 1 m / 10 m from the facility, approximately 50 m from the witness: When I stepped out of my house, I saw a bear cross the main road, climb over a hedge, and enter the facility.
Kazuno, Akita
I saw a young bear near a roadside station under construction, not far from Shibutami Nursery School.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Towada Oyu Oyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 4:20 PM on June 28, and was seen moving.
Kazuno, Akita
A resident working nearby spotted one bear about 50 cm in body length on the farm road. When loud noises were made, the bear was seen leaving toward the forested area to the east.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
While residents were out for a walk, a bear was sighted on a mountain road. It immediately fled into the mountains.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
Around 12:09 on 2026-06-27, one adult bear was seen by a passerby in a residential area of Ueda, Morioka City, Iwate. The bear left to the east, and no damage to people or property was confirmed.
Morioka, Iwate
There was what appeared to be bear droppings on the premises.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
[Post] Crossing a national highway
Kazuno, Akita
Around 4:50 PM on June 26, one bear was seen moving in Hachimantai-Akabuchi, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno, Akita
An 80-centimeter-long bear was seen leaving from a small hill and heading southwest into nearby woods.
Kazuno, Akita
On the premises of a highway toll booth / body length about 50 cm / distance from witness 50 m / 50 m from the building. A bear about 50 cm long was seen from inside a building crossing the toll booth area from south to north and entering the brush on the north side.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Thicket / body length 80 cm / distance to witness 30 m / 10 m from a residence While walking on my property, I spotted a bear poking its head out of a thicket across the road. The bear returned into the thicket.
Kazuno, Akita
City road / body length 50 cm / approximately 40 m from the witness / 10 m from residences. While driving on a city road, the witness saw a bear walking over Yamato Bridge toward the urban area.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tsunagi, Morioka City.
Morioka, Iwate
Prefectural road / Body length 0.8 m / About 70 m from a private house While driving on the prefectural road, one bear crossing from the south to the north was observed. The bear then entered the woods on the north side. Distance to the observer: approximately 10 m.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
Three bears (one adult, two cubs) observed
Morioka, Iwate
There were bear tracks in the field.
Morioka, Iwate
Around 07:25 on 2026-06-24, one adult bear was seen at the entrance of a private home in Ōsōrishō 25-chōme area, Hachimantai City, Iwate. No human or property damage was confirmed.
Hachimantai, Iwate
Spotted one young bear near a house.
Morioka, Iwate
One juvenile bear was sighted near a private residence.
Morioka, Iwate
One bear sighted in an apple orchard
Morioka Kawasaki, Iwate
Around 08:15 on 2026-06-23, one bear was sighted in Sugo, Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture.
Takizawa 巣子, Iwate
It was on the roadway, and even after seeing my car it showed no signs of fear; it slowly entered the brush at the side of the road.
Kosaka, Akita
One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Shimonokawara Shijūda, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward the Goshoko (Gosho Lake) area.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kutsukawa 1-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted on National Route 4 in Kuchikawa, Morioka City. After the horn was sounded, the bear moved west.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
One young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
There were what appeared to be droppings of a young bear on the road.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
[Post] Appeared startled by the car and went up the slope.
Kazuno, Akita
(From a post) Appeared startled by the car and climbed up the slope.
Kazuno, Akita
While working in the fields, I saw a small-sized bear. It noticed me and seemed to run off toward the mountains.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
One bear (size unknown) was observed moving into the northern woodland.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Construction site / body length 1 m / 30 m from houses, etc. / approximately 30 m from the witness While walking near a construction site along the national highway, the witness saw a bear cross the railroad tracks from south to north and enter the brush.
Kazuno, Akita
Around 5:50 on June 19, a bear was sighted moving in Hachimantai Azusawaikari, Kazuno City, Akita.
Kazuno, Akita
On private residential property / body length 1 m / 1 m from the house / approximately 3 m from the witness. The witness observed a bear moving through the grassy area from east to west from inside the house.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
On private residential property / body length 1 m / 2 m from the house / 3 m distance to the witness: A bear was spotted outside the window. The bear slowly moved east. Fearing the window might be broken, the witness quietly moved away from the window and evacuated without provoking the bear, so its subsequent behavior is unknown.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
While driving, a bear about 1 m in body length was sighted in the roadside brush beside the municipal road from inside the vehicle. The subsequent direction of the bear's movement is unknown.
Kazuno Towada-Kusagi, Akita
One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Neda Shigekawa (Nedashigekawa) River.
Morioka, Iwate
City road / body length 1 m / 100 m from a private house / 100 m distance to the witness. The bear was seen walking on the city road toward the mountain.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
One adult bear and two cubs were crossing the Nishiyama agricultural access road.
Kazuno, Akita
Observed one cub of unknown body length.
Towada, Aomori
Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from a residence / 50 m distance to witness. A bear was observed roaming near the trash collection area from inside the house.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
[Report] Spotted one bear (size unknown) in a field near a house. When we rang a bell, it noticed us and returned to the mountain.
Kosaka Araya, Akita
Field / body length 1 m / 50 m from a residence / 50 m from the witness. From inside the house, the witness observed a bear roaming the field.
Kazuno Towada-Suehiro, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Towada-Suehiro Fudodaira, Kazuno City, around 7:00 on June 15.
Kazuno Towada-Suehiro, Akita
Around 10:50 on June 15, a bear was seen moving in Arayategamizawa, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka Araya, Akita
Observed one bear crossing the road.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountain.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
While working in an apple pre-cooling storage shed in an apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple crates outside the shed and the drain pipe of the refrigerator were damaged.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
I don’t know the exact location or time, but while driving from the town toward Lake Towada I saw a bear cub suddenly run into the brush on the left side of the road. It was just a moment so I didn’t get a photo, but we passed Kosaka Nanadaki Winery within two or three minutes, so I think it was in that general area.
Kosaka, Akita
Observed one medium-sized bear inside an apple orchard
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, 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
Rice field / body length 1 m / 60 m from a residence / approximately 100 m from the witness While driving on a municipal road, a bear was spotted in a rice field. The bear entered the forested area to the south.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
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
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
Field / Body length unknown / 100 m from a residence / No distance reported to witness. Bear tracks were found in the field.
Kazuno Towada-Kusagi, Akita
Expressway / body length 1 m / 600 m to nearest house / 30 m from witness While driving on the expressway, a bear was spotted on the left shoulder. The bear entered the woods on the left.
Kazuno, Akita
River / Body length 1 m / 10 m from houses, etc. / Distance to witness 150 m
Kazuno, Akita
City road / body length 1.2 m / 5 m from a private residence / 10 m from the witness Observed from inside a vehicle: a bear crossing the city road and entering the brush.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
City road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m to nearest house / 10 m from witness. While driving on the city road, the witness saw a bear enter the brush north of the road.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
One bear was spotted moving in Towada-Nishikigi Shimono, Kazuno City.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
National road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m from a residence / 30 m from the witness. While driving a vehicle on the national road from north to south, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the forest.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
In Oasare 29th district, Hachimantai City, multiple passersby saw one adult bear crossing a road.
Hachimantai 大更, Iwate
Vacant lot / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a residence / 20 m from the sighting. While walking on a municipal road, I saw a bear crossing the road from south to north and entering the vacant lot.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Multiple passersby spotted one adult bear crossing a road in Osore, Hachimantai City.
Hachimantai 田頭, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Hachimantai Azusawazawaikari, Kazuno City, Akita on the afternoon of 2026-06-10.
Kazuno, Akita
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
Railway tracks / body length 80 cm / 10 m from residences, etc. / 20 m distance from the witness: The bear was sighted wandering near the tracks from the grounds of a worksite.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Rice field / body length 1 m / 300 m from houses, etc. / 40 m from observer While driving on a municipal road, the observer spotted a bear in a rice field.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
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
On private property / 1.2 m / Distance to witness 20 m / Distance from house 20 m. A bear was in a tree. It came down from the tree and went off somewhere. Direction of departure unknown.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
While driving from the Towada Lake area toward Kosaka town, I saw one bear going under the guardrail on the right (west) side of the road just before the sign that says “1 km to Michi-no-Eki Kosaka.”
Kosaka, Akita
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka, Iwate
Posted: A bear came out onto the road while I was driving.
Kazuno Towada-Kusagi, Akita
Field adjacent to a private residence / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m from the witness: A bear about 1 m in length was seen from inside a house walking north through a field.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
There are signs that the bear is fixating on the feed.
Morioka, Iwate
One animal believed to be the size of a large dog plus a bit larger, thought to be a bear, was sighted moving toward the Kitakami River.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
[Report] Passed through the rice fields from the western settlement, crossed National Route 282, and disappeared into the forest on the east side.
Kosaka Daichi, Akita
Around 4:15 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Arataniyagakuda, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka Daichi, Akita
From a fixed live camera in Matsuo Yoriki, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture 6/3 14:33:48 – Wandering around the premises from the far right of the screen https://www.youtube.com/live/MKmhNRdc4tA?si=2USAsD2IdB92ueZx 531-31 Matsuo Yoriki, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture 028-7302 Campus no Mori (Campus Forest) Hachimantai
Hachimantai, Iwate
While driving from the north toward the south, I sighted a bear about 1.2 meters long near the worksite on the east side. The bear was wandering around the area of the worksite and then was seen heading into the woods to the east.
Kazuno Towada-Suehiro, Akita
One bear was sighted on a town road in Uwanokida, Oda, Kosaka Town. The bear was about 60 cm long.
Kosaka Daichi, Akita
While driving a car on a municipal road from west to east, I witnessed a bear about 70 centimeters long cross the road from south to north, then run up the embankment and head north. The distance between the car and the bear at the time of sighting was about 2 meters.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Around 5:30 PM on June 30, a bear was sighted in Kita-terabayashi 2-chome, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Daikoji, Iwate
A large tree was knocked down. I think it was a bear.
Morioka, Iwate
Around 19:20 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted in Kinugawa-Nagano, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū 衣川長嚢, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Esashi Yoka-machi, Oshu City.
Ōshū 江刺愛宕, Iwate
On 2026-06-29 in Inasecho Iwawaki, Kitakami City, one bear was seen moving.
Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate
Bear tracks confirmed in the fields around the house
Morioka, Iwate
One bear was seen moving in Nikocho Kanisawa, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Kotorizaki, Iwate
I saw a young bear near a roadside station under construction, not far from Shibutami Nursery School.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear about 60 cm was sighted near Jokoji Temple. It ran off into the mountains.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
Around 1:00 PM on June 28, a bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Goto 10-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kitakami Wagacho-Goto, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Higashi-Anba 3-chome, Morioka City, around 09:05 on June 28.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
While residents were out for a walk, a bear was sighted on a mountain road. It immediately fled into the mountains.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
Around 12:09 on 2026-06-27, one adult bear was seen by a passerby in a residential area of Ueda, Morioka City, Iwate. The bear left to the east, and no damage to people or property was confirmed.
Morioka, Iwate
There was what appeared to be bear droppings on the premises.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Komizu, Oshu City.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tsunagi, Morioka City.
Morioka, Iwate
Three bears (one adult, two cubs) observed
Morioka, Iwate
There were bear tracks in the field.
Morioka, Iwate
Spotted one young bear near a house.
Morioka, Iwate
One juvenile bear was sighted near a private residence.
Morioka, Iwate
One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Yumoto 12-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Yumoto, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kutsukawa 1-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted on National Route 4 in Kuchikawa, Morioka City. After the horn was sounded, the bear moved west.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
One young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Around 10:40 on June 21, a bear was sighted in Yumoto 7-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ohata, Iwate
There were what appeared to be droppings of a young bear on the road.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
At around 7:06 PM on 2026-06-20, a bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Iwasakishinden 10-chiwari, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasakishinden, Iwate
One bear (size unknown) was observed moving into the northern woodland.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kamineko Hōzen, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate
One bear, believed to be a cub, was sighted on the road in front of Shiroito Machinami Exchange Hall in Nishineurakoji, Kanegasaki Town, Iwate, and crossed Route Esashi-Kanegasaki from north to south.
Kanegasaki, Iwate
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
One bear was sighted in Higashi-Senboku 2-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
Around 5:10 PM on 2026-06-17, a bear was sighted in Takagi 20-chiwari, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Takaki, Iwate
One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Neda Shigekawa (Nedashigekawa) River.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Mizukoshi, Inasecho, Kitakami City, around 5:15 a.m. on June 15.
Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate
Observed one bear crossing the road.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
Observed one adult bear entering northwest into the woods from the area near Kinugawa Junior High School.
Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountain.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
The beehive box at the apiary beside the house was knocked over, and one hive frame was damaged.
Morioka Haba, Iwate
While working in an apple pre-cooling storage shed in an apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple crates outside the shed and the drain pipe of the refrigerator were damaged.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
On National Route 456 heading from Esashi toward Daitō, observed one adult (bear) moving from right to left across the road.
Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate
On 2026-06-12 around 09:35, a bear was sighted moving in Kamionikiyanagi 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate
Bear tracks were found in the rice field east of the road east of Higashimizusawa Junior High School.
Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate
The field's mulch was torn, and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.
Morioka Nagai, 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
Bear scat believed to be present at the boundary between the soccer field and the ground golf course in Sakurazutsumi Park.
Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate
Around 5:10 AM on June 11, a bear was sighted in Nakaneko Nijūni Shinmei, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Nakaneko, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Yukuchi Hirabayashi, Hanamaki City, Iwate, around 13:05 on June 11.
Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate
Around 8:00 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Isawa Koyama Harakawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū, Iwate
Witnessed one adult bear entering the mountain to the south from the household premises.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
Bear sighted in the Hidaka-nishi area. (Details unknown)
Ōshū 水沢, Iwate
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
Observed one bear moving north on the road west of the pharmacy.
Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Fujisawa 15-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 04:07 on 2026-06-10.
Kitakami Ryutsu-center, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Mizusawa Ohatajikoji, Oshu City, around 10:05 on June 10.
Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate
Observed one adult bear entering the woods near Shimoodaibukuro Bridge.
Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Kuronuma 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kuronuma, Iwate
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
A single medium-sized bear was sighted moving toward Iwayama near the Iwayama entrance on National Route 4.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka, Iwate
There are signs that the bear is fixating on the feed.
Morioka, Iwate
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
Observed one bear heading south on the prefectural road from Ainazawa toward Nagane.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
A bear-like animal was sighted in Sanbonyanagi 4-chiwari, Morioka City.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ainosawa, Oshu City.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
Observed a bear moving northward near the Tsutsumijiri Residents' Hall.
Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate
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
One animal believed to be the size of a large dog plus a bit larger, thought to be a bear, was sighted moving toward the Kitakami River.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
One bear was seen moving in Aisari-cho Kami-sanjunincho, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate
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In the past 30 days, 153 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 31 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Daikoji, Iwate.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 258 km route runs from Towada to Ichinoseki, passing through Aomori, Iwate, and Akita. In the past 30 days, 153 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 31 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Daikoji, Iwate. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
