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20 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 5 months ago

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Tsushida, Morioka, Iwate
News

Around 06:00 on November 30, an adult bear was sighted near Tsushida Community Park in Tsushida, Morioka. Additional sightings were reported around 06:30 and 08:00 near commercial areas in Tsushida Minami; no damage has been reported and police are monitoring the area.

Tsushida, Morioka, Iwate

5 months ago
Shimoioka, Morioka City, Iwate
News

On November 20, 2025, a sighting of an animal believed to be a bear was reported in Shimoioka, Morioka City. No reports of damage or injuries beyond the sighting have been confirmed.

Shimoioka, Morioka City, Iwate

6 months ago
Morioka Shimoiioka, Iwate
Official

An adult bear was sighted near Matsuzono Bus Terminal. (Direction of movement unknown)

Morioka Shimoiioka, Iwate

6 months ago
Morioka Mukainakano 7-chome, Iwate
Official

Saw one adult bear on the grounds of Matsuzono Elementary School.

Morioka Mukainakano 7-chome, Iwate

6 months ago
Morioka Mukainakano 7-chome, Iwate
Official

Sighted one bear of unknown size in the area.

Morioka Mukainakano 7-chome, Iwate

6 months ago
Morioka Mukainakano 7-chome, Iwate
Official

One adult bear was seen walking in the mountains east of Makabori Junior High School (around the Yaotoremori greenspace). The direction it went is unknown.

Morioka Mukainakano 7-chome, Iwate

6 months ago
Mukanakano 5-chome, Morioka City, Iwate
News

On the morning of November 18, 2025, one bear entered the rooftop parking lot of the DCM Sennan store in Mukanakano 5-chome, Morioka City, and remained there for more than three hours. Around 11:00 a.m., a veterinarian administered an anesthetic dart and the immobilized bear was captured; no injuries were reported.

Mukanakano 5-chome, Morioka City, Iwate

6 months ago
DCM Seinan store rooftop parking (Mukainakano, Morioka), Iwate
News

At around 07:40 on November 18, 2025, an adult bear was sighted in the rooftop parking lot of the DCM Seinan home center in Mukainakano, Morioka. The exits were sealed and after roughly three hours the bear was anesthetized with a blowpipe and captured around 10:50; no human or property damage was reported.

DCM Seinan store rooftop parking (Mukainakano, Morioka), Iwate

6 months ago

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