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Mt. Kanpū

62 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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One beehive box at the apiary beside the house was missing. Bear footprints and paw prints were found nearby.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

1 week ago
Morioka, Iwate
Official

Apples stored in the shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten. There were also many droppings resembling bear feces both inside and outside the shed.

Morioka, Iwate

1 month ago
News

At around 09:50 on April 26, 2026, an adult bear was sighted on the road south of the Tsunatori Sports Center in Asagishi, Morioka. According to the Iwate Prefectural Police, no damage has been reported.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

1 month ago
News

According to Iwate Prefectural Police, at around 15:00 on the 22nd an adult bear was sighted on the Nakatsugawa riverbed near the Tsunatori observation deck in Asagishi Futamori, Morioka City. It was wandering downstream along the left bank of the riverbed.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

1 month ago
Official

While working in a rice field, the reporter saw one medium-sized bear on the lower slope of the mountain behind them. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it ran up into the mountain.

Morioka, Iwate

1 month ago
Morioka, Iwate
Official

The apples stored in the barn used for farming and as a storage shed were eaten and gnawed. Also, there were numerous things resembling bear droppings inside and outside the shed.

Morioka, Iwate

2 months ago
Morioka, Iwate
Official

At the trailhead of Takodō Mountain, five hikers witnessed a mother and cub bear.

Morioka, Iwate

2 months ago
Morioka, Iwate
Official

One adult bear sighted near a residential area. (Direction of travel unknown)

Morioka, Iwate

2 months ago

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