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27 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 5 months ago

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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
Morioka Morioka-ekinishitori 1-chome, Iwate
Official

Spotted one young bear in the brush around a residential property. It moved south.

Morioka Morioka-ekinishitori 1-chome, Iwate

6 months ago
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
Official

Saw one adult bear near a home shed. Movement direction unknown.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

6 months ago
Morioka Osawakawara 3-chome, Iwate
Official

There was something that appeared to be bear feces on the premises.

Morioka Osawakawara 3-chome, Iwate

6 months ago

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