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41 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 weeks ago

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Morioka, Iwate
Official

While working in an apple pre-cooling shed in an apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Outside the shed, apple boxes and the refrigerator drain pipe were damaged.

Morioka, Iwate

2 weeks ago
Morioka, Iwate
Official

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward the Goshoko (Gosho Lake) area.

Morioka, Iwate

2 weeks ago
Morioka Kuroishino 1-chome, Iwate
News

Around 16:00 on April 15, 2026, a schoolchild leaving school in Kuroishino 1-chome, Morioka City, spotted two bears (one large and one small) in the brush north of Midorigaoka Elementary School. Police searched the area but did not find the bears; one other sighting believed to be of the same animals was reported, and warnings and patrols are ongoing in the area.

Morioka Kuroishino 1-chome, Iwate

1 month ago
Morioka Midorigaoka 2-chome, Iwate
Official

An adult bear was behind the garbage collection area near the reporter’s home; it then escaped toward the forest.

Morioka Midorigaoka 2-chome, Iwate

4 months ago
Morioka Hakoshimizu 1-chome, Iwate
Official

One adult bear was observed on the grounds of an automobile dealership. It moved west (toward the railway tracks).

Morioka Hakoshimizu 1-chome, Iwate

4 months ago
Morioka Midorigaoka 2-chome, Iwate
Official

An adult bear was sighted in a residential area. It moved off toward the northeast.

Morioka Midorigaoka 2-chome, Iwate

4 months ago
Near Morioka Third High School, Iwate
News

Around 17:50 on November 19, 2025, a passerby spotted one bear cub near Morioka Third High School in Takamatsu, Morioka. The bear moved east and no human or property damage was reported. The police were notified.

Near Morioka Third High School, Iwate

6 months ago
Morioka Kuroishino 3-chome, Iwate
Official

Three bears (a mother and two cubs) went toward the southern mountains.

Morioka Kuroishino 3-chome, Iwate

6 months ago

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