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This 92 km route runs from Zuigan-ji Temple to Murata within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 56 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
August 2
Matsushima Hataya, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 11:35 PM on 2026-07-31.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
July 27
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
July 27
Rifu Morigo, Miyagi
Before 18:00 on 2026-07-27, in Higashinari Shinden, Ōsato Town, Miyagi Prefecture, a person driving north passed a bear about 80 cm long. No injuries or damage were reported.
Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Morigo Uchino-me Kita, Rifu Town.
Rifu Morigo, Miyagi
July 25
Rifu, Miyagi
One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 19:00 on July 25 at Kawanai Nakazubayama in Daigo Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osato Kawauchi, 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
One bear was sighted inside a residential property in Hatayabaragasawa, Matsushima Town, Miyagi.
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
July 21
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Gamo 4-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Gamo, Miyagi
July 20
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
July 18
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Nekori Maesawa, Matsushima Town.
Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi
July 17
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
July 15
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 14
Natori, Miyagi
July 13
Higashimatsushima Jogetsutsumi, 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
A bear was sighted in Kamiaiko Miyashita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 2:00 a.m. in Niji-no-oka 4-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long crossed the road and moved toward the Hirose River.
Sendai Ayashi-chuo 2-chome, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 11:35 PM on 2026-07-31.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
July 25
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 24
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, 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
July 23
Sendai 南吉成, 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
July 20
Sendai, Miyagi
July 20
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
July 17
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
July 16
Sendai, Miyagi
July 15
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 14
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kami-Aiko Hashimoto, Aoba Ward, Sendai City on 2026-07-14.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, 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
A bear was sighted in Kamiaiko Miyashita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long crossed the road and moved toward the Hirose River.
Sendai Ayashi-chuo 2-chome, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
July 25
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
July 24
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
July 23
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
Around 19:50 on 2026-07-23, a driver saw one bear about 1 meter long walking on the road on National Route 457 in Kami-aiko Oriteba, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 23
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 23
Sendai, Miyagi
July 21
Sendai, Miyagi
At around 5:00 PM on July 21, a bear was sighted in Imazawa Kushichika, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
July 20
Sendai, Miyagi
July 20
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
July 20
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 17
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
July 17
Sendai Okura, Miyagi
July 16
Sendai, Miyagi
July 16
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 14
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kami-Aiko Hashimoto, Aoba Ward, Sendai City on 2026-07-14.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
July 13
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kami-Aiko Kami-Shida, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 06:40 on July 13.
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 12
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kamiayashi Oriha, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 10:00 on July 12.
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kamiaiko Miyashita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long crossed the road and moved toward the Hirose River.
Sendai Ayashi-chuo 2-chome, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi
August 2
Sendai 北中山, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Tsubonuma Akaishiyama in Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai, Miyagi
There was a sighting report of one bear with the same characteristics in a residential area in Minaminakayama 3-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 11:35 PM on 2026-07-31.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on a road in Adachishibukoshita, Murata Town, and moved south toward bushes.
Murata 大字村田, Miyagi
July 25
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
July 24
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
July 23
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
Around 19:50 on 2026-07-23, a driver saw one bear about 1 meter long walking on the road on National Route 457 in Kami-aiko Oriteba, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 23
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 23
Sendai, Miyagi
July 21
Sendai, Miyagi
At around 5:00 PM on July 21, a bear was sighted in Imazawa Kushichika, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai, Miyagi
July 20
Sendai, Miyagi
July 20
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
July 20
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 19
Sendai, Miyagi
July 17
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
July 17
Sendai Okura, Miyagi
July 16
Sendai, Miyagi
July 16
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 14
Kawasaki, Miyagi
July 14
Kawasaki, Miyagi
July 14
Natori, Miyagi
July 14
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kami-Aiko Hashimoto, Aoba Ward, Sendai City on 2026-07-14.
Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi
July 13
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kami-Aiko Kami-Shida, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 06:40 on July 13.
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
July 12
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kamiayashi Oriha, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 10:00 on July 12.
Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi
Peak activity at 6:00 with 4 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 56 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 92 km route runs from Zuigan-ji Temple to Murata within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 56 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
