Location
Description
Around 04:30 on May 17, 2026, a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 50 cm long in shrubbery among houses in Yawata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear left the scene; police patrolled the area but did not find it. The sighting location is about 300 meters in a straight line from Osaki Hachiman Shrine.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
Early on the 17th, a female newspaper delivery worker in Yawata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, spotted a single bear roughly 50 cm long. The bear left the area and police have been patrolling nearby and issuing warnings.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 07:30 PM
Address
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
Coordinates
38.270596, 140.841351
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