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Sakuragaoka Elementary School

25 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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Sendai Nishikatsuyama, Miyagi
News

On May 18, 2026 at around 20:00 in Sakuragaoka 6-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai, a passerby reported a black animal about 1 meter long (uncertain if it was a bear) on private property, but residents could not confirm it. At around 22:15 the same day, a bear was reported moving south on a road in Nakayamadai 1-chome and then left for nearby woods. A bear was also sighted at Sakuragaoka Elementary School on the 14th.

Sendai Nishikatsuyama, Miyagi

1 week ago
Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi
News

In the early hours of the 14th, one bear was spotted on the street near Sendai City Sakuragaoka Elementary School in Aoba Ward, Sendai. The school implemented measures such as group dismissal. According to police, the sighting occurred before 3:30 a.m. on the 14th.

Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi

1 week ago
Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi
News

In Sendai's Aoba Ward (Sakuragaoka 8-chome), at around 03:25 on the 14th a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 1 meter long. At 09:20 a man also saw a similar-sized bear on a promenade in Mizu no Mori Park; nearby schools and a nursery implemented group dismissals or halted outdoor activities, and there were no injuries.

Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi

1 week ago
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
News

Around 22:00 on May 6, 2026, a female driver spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on a prefectural road in Kamitayagari, Izumi Ward, Sendai. The bear crossed a crosswalk at an intersection heading south and disappeared into nearby brush; police patrolled the area but received no further sightings.

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

2 weeks ago
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
News

Around 22:00 on May 6, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted near the intersection of the Sendai North Ring Road (Sendai Kita Kanjosen) at Kamiyatagari-Tatewaki, Izumi Ward, Sendai; it left toward the bushes. Police patrolled the area but did not find it afterward, and Izumitakeyama High School notified parents to be cautious by email.

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

2 weeks ago
Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi
News

Around 23:30 on April 3, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted near the Izumi-Kamo Post Office in Kamo 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai; residents reported it to the police. The bear walked off toward the woods of Chomeikan Park, and no injuries were reported.

Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi

1 month ago
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
News

Around 23:30 on the 3rd, a resident in the Kamo residential area of Izumi Ward, Sendai City, sighted a bear about 1 meter long walking on the road and reported it to the police. The bear left toward the woods of Chomeikan Park; because there are elementary and junior high schools nearby, police are patrolling and urging caution.

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

1 month ago
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
Official

Bear sighting description: 12/27/2025

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

5 months ago

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