News 2 Black Bears Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi May 6, 2026, 01:00 PM

Description

Around 22:00 on May 6 a person in a car sighted a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road at the intersection in front of a shopping mall in Kamiyatagari, Izumi-ku, Sendai. Police patrolled but did not find the bear and there were no injuries. Separately, a bear was sighted on a mountain near Otayachi Elementary School in Ishinomaki on May 2, so an evacuation drill scheduled for May 7 was canceled.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

On the night of May 6 a roughly 1‑meter bear was seen crossing the road at an intersection in front of a shopping mall in Izumi Ward, Sendai; police searched but did not locate the animal and no one was hurt. In Ishinomaki a bear was spotted on a nearby mountain on May 2, so a planned school evacuation drill was called off.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

2

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 01:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

38.316311, 140.870430

Sources