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55 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
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Around 23:55 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted on a road east of Motomiya Children's Park in Motomiya 2-chome, Morioka. Police patrolled the area by patrol car and spotted the bear near the west side of Motomiya Elementary School, but it entered a residential area and its whereabouts became unknown; no damage has been reported.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

1 week ago
Morioka, Iwate
News

On the morning of May 14, 2026, an apparently adult bear was sighted on the grounds of Iwate University in Morioka. The university urged people to stay inside buildings and canceled all classes for the day.

Morioka, Iwate

1 week ago
News

At around 07:30 on May 14, 2026, one bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka (near the dormitory), and it remains on the grounds. Police and city officials are using drones to monitor the situation; some morning classes were canceled, no injuries or property damage have been reported, and the city is considering capture by tranquilizer or emergency culling.

Morioka Shimoota-Shinden, Iwate

1 week ago
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
News

Bear sightings were reported in Morioka between the 13th and the morning of the 14th; around 05:30 a bear was seen near Iwate Junior/Senior High School in Nagatacho, and around 07:40 one was seen near a dormitory on Iwate University's Ueda campus. Police officers confirmed one adult bear on the university grounds but its subsequent whereabouts are unknown; Iwate University canceled the second-period classes and urged students to stay inside.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

1 week ago
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
News

Around 05:30 on May 14, 2026, a bear was sighted near Iwate High School in Nagata-cho, Morioka. On the same day, bears were also reported on the Iwate University campus, and the university canceled some classes.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

1 week ago
Morioka, Iwate
News

On May 14, 2026, one bear appeared at Iwate University in Morioka City and remained on the campus. Morioka City decided to carry out an emergency culling and canceled classes, but the shooting was called off due to sunset.

Morioka, Iwate

1 week ago
Osawagawara 2-chome (near Miyuya Bridge), Morioka, Iwate, Iwate
News

At around 07:30 on December 3, 2025, a passerby sighted one cub near the riverbank by Miyuya Bridge in Osawagawara 2-chome, Morioka. Police and city officials searched but did not find the animal; its subsequent whereabouts are unknown and no damage to people or property has been reported.

Osawagawara 2-chome (near Miyuya Bridge), Morioka, Iwate, Iwate

5 months ago
Morioka Osawakawara 3-chome, Iwate
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A single young bear was sighted near the fish farm (direction of travel unknown).

Morioka Osawakawara 3-chome, Iwate

5 months ago

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