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This 24 km route runs from Zuihō-ji Temple to Taiwa within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 81 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 10 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
Around 13:20 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Tomiya Karatakezawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
July 28
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 28
Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi
A bear was sighted around 8:10 a.m. on July 28 in Yoshida Higashi Gofukuin, Yamato Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi
July 27
Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi
July 27
Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Takamori 3-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
July 26
Sendai 寺岡, Miyagi
Around 5:00 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Togatakezawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
July 24
Tomiya 日吉台, 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 was sighted in Tomiya Ochiai, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 日吉台, 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
July 23
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
July 23
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
July 23
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Miyakodo Yotsutsuji in Taiwa Town around 5:30 a.m.
Taiwa Ono, 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
Around 3:20 PM on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
July 21
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
Around 9:40 on July 21, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomiya Futsusho, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
July 21
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
July 19
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Morinohashi 2-chome, Tomiya City, around 11:13 on July 19.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
July 18
Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi
July 18
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 18
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Ichinoseki-nezumiyama, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 一ノ関, Miyagi
July 17
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
July 17
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
One bear, about 1.5 m long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Negisizawa, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
July 17
Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi
One bear, about 70 cm long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Ogochi, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi
bear cub
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yoshidanishikaze, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi
July 17
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Miyadoko Yotsuji, Yamato Town, Miyagi.
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 16
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
July 16
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 16
Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on a slope in Kokudasetonosawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa 杜の丘, Miyagi
July 15
Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi
July 15
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
Bear sighting reported at Kamiyakari Kumanoshitashita, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Nomura, Miyagi
July 14
Sendai Nomura, Miyagi
A bear sighting was reported in Miyakoji Shimoshoji, Taiwa Town, around 05:50.
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
July 13
Taiwa Ono, 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
July 11
Taiwa, Miyagi
July 10
Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi
July 10
Taiwa, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in Futabagaoka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
July 9
Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi
July 8
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
July 8
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
A woman passing by sighted one bear about 1 meter long walking on the road in Haramachi 3-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Motohasekura, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 7:30 PM on July 8.
Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Gakuen, Taiwa Town, around 2:25 PM on July 8.
Taiwa Gakuen, Miyagi
July 8
Taiwa Gakuen, Miyagi
July 8
Tomiya 穀田, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kogota Senoki, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 穀田, Miyagi
Saw a bear emerge from the undergrowth, climb onto the road, and run off.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
July 5
Sendai Minaminometate, Miyagi
July 5
Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi
Around 17:00 on 2026-07-05, a bear was sighted in Heisei 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
A bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted in a residential area of Haramachi 6-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, and it passed through a house yard and headed north.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
July 4
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
A person reported seeing one bear enter a company premises in Saiwaicho 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai; police patrolled the area but could not confirm it.
Sendai Ninomori, Miyagi
July 2
Taiwa, Miyagi
July 2
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
July 2
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
Two bears, described as a parent and cub-like pair, were sighted on a road in Heisei 1-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi
Peak activity at 5:00 with 8 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 81 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 10 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 5:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 24 km route runs from Zuihō-ji Temple to Taiwa within Miyagi. In the past 30 days, 81 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 10 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
