Hotel Iwate

YutoLand Himekami

18 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

There are signs the bear was fixated on the feed.

Morioka, Iwate

1 month ago

Official

Saw a cub near the roadside station construction site, close to Shibumin Nursery School.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

While residents were walking near the facility, a bear was seen on a hillside road. It immediately fled into the mountains.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Found one cub in the apple orchard.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

6 months ago

News

Around 17:00 on November 8, 2025, an adult bear was sighted near Morioka Municipal Oide Elementary School in Shimoda Nakadaira, Morioka. The same area also had an adult bear sighting around 08:00 the same day; the bear seen reportedly fled east from the site.

Near Morioka Municipal Oide Elementary School (Shimoda Nakadaira), Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Saw a bear about 60 cm near Jōkō-ji; it immediately fled into the mountains.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Saw three bears (one adult, two cubs).

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

One adult bear was sighted near a residence. It moved toward the forested hills to the west.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

There are signs the bear was fixated on the feed.

Morioka, Iwate

1 month ago

Official

Saw a cub near the roadside station construction site, close to Shibumin Nursery School.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

While residents were walking near the facility, a bear was seen on a hillside road. It immediately fled into the mountains.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Found one cub in the apple orchard.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

6 months ago

News

Around 17:00 on November 8, 2025, an adult bear was sighted near Morioka Municipal Oide Elementary School in Shimoda Nakadaira, Morioka. The same area also had an adult bear sighting around 08:00 the same day; the bear seen reportedly fled east from the site.

Near Morioka Municipal Oide Elementary School (Shimoda Nakadaira), Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Saw a bear about 60 cm near Jōkō-ji; it immediately fled into the mountains.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Saw three bears (one adult, two cubs).

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

One adult bear was sighted near a residence. It moved toward the forested hills to the west.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

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