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Moriokashi Ritsu Byouin

盛岡市立病院

55 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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Morioka Shimoota-Sawada, Iwate
News

Around 08:00 on May 17, a single bear was seen walking in an irrigation canal near Ota 6-chome, Morioka City. No damage from the bear has been confirmed, and the Morioka East Police Station has urged nearby residents to be cautious.

Morioka Shimoota-Sawada, Iwate

1 week ago
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
Official

One bear sighted in an apple orchard.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

1 week ago
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
News

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
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
Official

A single young bear was sighted near the fish farm (direction of travel unknown).

Morioka Osawakawara 3-chome, Iwate

5 months ago
Morioka Odori 2-chome, Iwate
Official

A single adult bear was sighted in the No. 1 parking lot of the Iwate Prefectural Museum. It moved into the nearby woods.

Morioka Odori 2-chome, Iwate

5 months ago
Morioka Odori 2-chome, Iwate
Official

One bear was sighted near the west side of the Children's Science Museum; it moved westward.

Morioka Odori 2-chome, Iwate

5 months ago
Morioka Station West Street 1-chome (Morioka), Iwate
News

At around 17:15 on November 23, 2025, police reported that a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Nishidori 1-chome near Morioka Station in Morioka City.

Morioka Station West Street 1-chome (Morioka), Iwate

6 months ago

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