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Mirai No Kaze Seiwa Byouin

未来の風せいわ病院

30 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 weeks ago

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Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
Official

One adult was sighted. It was caught in a deer snare and escaped while permission to capture it was being sought, heading into the mountains.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

2 weeks ago
Official

One bear sighted near the garage of a residence.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

2 weeks ago
Official

A single medium-sized bear was observed moving toward Iwayama near the Iwayama entrance on National Route 4.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

2 weeks ago
Morioka Kado, Iwate
Community

A black bear (about 1 m) was rummaging through apple crates looking for apples.

Morioka Kado, Iwate

3 weeks ago
Morioka Kado, Iwate
Official

One animal believed to be a bear about one size larger than a large dog was seen moving toward/into the Kitakami River.

Morioka Kado, Iwate

1 month ago
Morioka Kado, Iwate
Official

Witnessed one juvenile bear running away on the road.

Morioka Kado, Iwate

1 month ago
News

On April 8, 2026 at around 17:45 a grown bear was sighted near Sawame Community Center in Teshirōmori, Morioka. Additional sightings occurred at about 18:50 near Matsuzono Children's Nature Observation Park in Ueda Kotorizawa and at about 20:10 in a residential lot northeast of Sawame Community Center (an approximately 1 m adult); no injuries or damage were reported. Police patrolled the area and warned residents, and Iwate Prefecture has issued a warning about Asiatic black bear activity.

Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate

1 month ago
Morioka Kado, Iwate
Official

Spotted one young bear on the premises of the worksite (Medaka-en).

Morioka Kado, Iwate

1 month ago

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