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Moriokashi Doubutsu Kouen Zoomo

盛岡市動物公園ZOOMO

178 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 days ago

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Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
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One adult bear (suspected) sighted

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

6 days ago
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
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At around 05:45 on May 20, 2026, an adult bear was sighted near Enkoji temple in Sannocho, Morioka City, and a passerby called emergency services. According to local residents the bear moved from a parking lot near the temple toward Shiekamachi; sightings have continued in the area, prompting notifications to a school and the postponement of a planned road race.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

6 days ago
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Official

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

1 week ago
Official

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 Higashinakano, Iwate
Official

One medium-sized bear sighted in an apple orchard

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

1 week ago
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Official

One bear (size unknown) was observed moving into the northern woodland.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

1 week ago
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
Official

One young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

2 weeks ago
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
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Bear sighted near hot spring facility.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

2 weeks ago

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