Mountain Iwate

Toki Tateyama

時館山

40 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 months ago

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Nearby Incidents

News

At around 14:50 on November 25, 2025, one bear was sighted in a rice field north of Himekami Hall in Shibutami, Morioka City, according to the Iwate Prefectural Police.

Shibutami, Morioka City, Iwate

6 months ago

News

On the morning of November 18, 2025, a report was made that chickens kept in Hito, Morioka City had gone missing. The coop entrance was damaged and 7 of 10 chickens were missing; the police suspect damage by a bear or other wild animal and have urged caution.

Hito, Morioka City, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Saw one bear running toward Gosho Lake area near the Sakura Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

While working in the fields, saw a small bear; it noticed us and fled toward the mountains.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Spotted three bears (a mother and two cubs) in brush near houses by Prefectural Route 1.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

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

Morioka Shibutami, Iwate

7 months ago

Official

One adult bear seen on the road; moving southwest toward the Yanagawa riverbank.

Morioka Shibutami, Iwate

7 months ago

Official

Near Sakuradai Sports Park, saw one adult bear running toward the eastern mountains.

Morioka, Iwate

7 months ago

News

At around 14:50 on November 25, 2025, one bear was sighted in a rice field north of Himekami Hall in Shibutami, Morioka City, according to the Iwate Prefectural Police.

Shibutami, Morioka City, Iwate

6 months ago

News

On the morning of November 18, 2025, a report was made that chickens kept in Hito, Morioka City had gone missing. The coop entrance was damaged and 7 of 10 chickens were missing; the police suspect damage by a bear or other wild animal and have urged caution.

Hito, Morioka City, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Saw one bear running toward Gosho Lake area near the Sakura Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

While working in the fields, saw a small bear; it noticed us and fled toward the mountains.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

Spotted three bears (a mother and two cubs) in brush near houses by Prefectural Route 1.

Morioka, Iwate

6 months ago

Official

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

Morioka Shibutami, Iwate

7 months ago

Official

One adult bear seen on the road; moving southwest toward the Yanagawa riverbank.

Morioka Shibutami, Iwate

7 months ago

Official

Near Sakuradai Sports Park, saw one adult bear running toward the eastern mountains.

Morioka, Iwate

7 months ago

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