Morioka 반달가슴곰 출몰 정보

Morioka’s most recent sharp encounter came on April 27, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. in Yamagishi, where one bear was sighted in Matsukidaira, Kamiyonai, and the city issued a caution notice. On the same day, a bear was also seen near the Route 4 Nakano intersection in Shimoyonai moving toward Nakano Elementary School, while another was reported near a hot spring facility in Otobe at 7:00 p.m.

The heaviest activity has been around Otobe, Shimoyonai, Tsunagi, and Yamagishi, with bears turning up on riverbeds, roads, farm edges, and near facilities. The pace has been strongest in November with 531 reports and October with 392, after which the numbers fell to December with 49, rose again to January with 38 and February with 9, then reached 55 in March and 38 in April. Morioka has logged 1,450 black bear sightings overall.