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June 14

Kurihara 若柳, Miyagi

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Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

At around 1:05 PM on June 14, a bear was sighted at Kosaka Mining Museum Furutate in Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

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Kosaka, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kuradate Kawayada, Owani Town.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Around 11:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Kosakaichinoto, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

A single bear about 80 centimeters long was in a field at 32 Sunakosawa, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It appeared to have come out from the wooded hill behind the house on the west side. The bear was by a pile of firewood next to the house; when it made eye contact it returned to the western woodland. The distance when eye contact was made was about 20 meters, and it was small enough to be thought a cub not yet weaned. No adult bear was seen. The neighbor was informed immediately.

Kosaka, Akita

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Kosaka, Akita

Around 3:00 PM on June 13, a bear was sighted in Kosakamatsunaka Kosaka, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

I don’t know the exact location or time, but while driving from the town toward Lake Towada I saw a bear cub suddenly run into the brush on the left side of the road. It was just a moment so I didn’t get a photo, but we passed Kosaka Nanadaki Winery within two or three minutes, so I think it was in that general area.

Kosaka, Akita

Proceeding toward Kuradate, Muraoka direction

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

One bear was sighted moving in Kuradate Kawarada, Ōwani Town, Aomori Prefecture.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

A light car collided with a bear on an expressway-style road in Nakada-machi Ishimori, Tome City, injuring two occupants.

Tome 中田町石森, Miyagi

A one-meter bear was sighted in Sato-cho Sanuma, Tome City.

Tome 南方町内ノ目, Miyagi

One bear about 1 m long was sighted walking on the road in Sato Hachiman 1-chome, Tome City, and bear-like droppings were found nearby.

Tome 迫町佐沼, Miyagi

Sighted near the greenhouse in the south-side field

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

A single bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed in a mountainside field.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

One bear crossed National Route 101 from north to south.

Aomori, Aomori

One bear was filmed running beside a rice field in Hokkata, Hasama Town, Tome City, Miyagi.

Tome 迫町北方, Miyagi

While driving to work in a field, the reporter saw a bear sitting in a clearing near the woods on the east side of the apple orchard. The reporter reversed the car to put distance between themselves and the bear, and when they did the bear was gone. It is believed likely the bear escaped into the woods on the east side.

Kuroishi 大字高舘, Aomori

Observed one medium-sized bear inside an apple orchard

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

On 2026-06-12 around 09:35, a bear was sighted moving in Kamionikiyanagi 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.

Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate

Numerous bear droppings were found on the premises of a work shed adjacent to the residence.

Morioka, Iwate

A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed was ravaged by a bear.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

The field's mulch was torn, and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.

Morioka Nagai, Iwate

Rice field / body length 1 m / 60 m from a residence / approximately 100 m from the witness While driving on a municipal road, a bear was spotted in a rice field. The bear entered the forested area to the south.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

[Report] Behind an empty house at 45 Sunagosawa, Kosaka, a young bear about 1 meter long ran into the forest on the west side. Just before that, it had been sighted near a water source in front of the house at 42 Sunagosawa. It appears to have come out of the forest on the east side, crossed rice fields and a river, passed between houses, and entered the forest on the west side. Although bears are known to be present in the hill behind the houses on the west side of the settlement, sightings of a moving bear occurred on the north and south sides of the row of houses. It is unusual to see a bear moving between houses during daytime.

Kosaka, Akita

A crack believed to have been caused by a bear was found in a window of the motorcycle storage/management building at the driving license test center in Shimoda, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

A crack was found in a window glass at a driving license test center facility in Morioka City, and police suspect bear damage.

Morioka, Iwate

Around 10:05 on 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted in Maesawa Ropponmatsu, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

Around 5:10 AM on June 11, a bear was sighted in Nakaneko Nijūni Shinmei, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Nakaneko, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Yukuchi Hirabayashi, Hanamaki City, Iwate, around 13:05 on June 11.

Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate

Around 8:00 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Isawa Koyama Harakawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū, Iwate

Expressway / body length 1 m / 600 m to nearest house / 30 m from witness While driving on the expressway, a bear was spotted on the left shoulder. The bear entered the woods on the left.

Kazuno, Akita

Around 15:30 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Mizusawa Hidakanishi, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

On 2026-06-10 around 14:50, a bear was sighted moving in Oniyanagicho Todori, Kitakami, Iwate.

Kitakami Oniyanagicho, Iwate

[Report] Jukai Line (near Osarube, Kosaka Mine) While heading toward Kosaka, observed one adult bear and two cubs at the shrine entrance from the car.

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

River / Body length 1 m / 10 m from houses, etc. / Distance to witness 150 m

Kazuno, Akita

City road / body length 1.2 m / 5 m from a private residence / 10 m from the witness Observed from inside a vehicle: a bear crossing the city road and entering the brush.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

City road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m to nearest house / 10 m from witness. While driving on the city road, the witness saw a bear enter the brush north of the road.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

One bear was spotted moving in Towada-Nishikigi Shimono, Kazuno City.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

National road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m from a residence / 30 m from the witness. While driving a vehicle on the national road from north to south, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the forest.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

In Oasare 29th district, Hachimantai City, multiple passersby saw one adult bear crossing a road.

Hachimantai 大更, Iwate

Vacant lot / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a residence / 20 m from the sighting. While walking on a municipal road, I saw a bear crossing the road from south to north and entering the vacant lot.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Fujisawa 15-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 04:07 on 2026-06-10.

Kitakami Ryutsu-center, Iwate

Multiple passersby spotted one adult bear crossing a road in Osore, Hachimantai City.

Hachimantai 田頭, Iwate

Around 1:25 PM on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Otarube, Kosakamachi Kosaka Mining Area, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

A bear was sighted in Mizusawa Ohatajikoji, Oshu City, around 10:05 on June 10.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Hachimantai Azusawazawaikari, Kazuno City, Akita on the afternoon of 2026-06-10.

Kazuno, Akita

Around 06:30 on 2026-06-10, one bear was seen moving in Kosaka, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

June 9

Kurihara 金成沢辺, Miyagi

Apples stored in a farmwork/shed used also as a storage shed had been eaten through. In addition, there were many droppings, believed to be from a bear, both inside and outside the shed.

Morioka, Iwate

Railway tracks / body length 80 cm / 10 m from residences, etc. / 20 m distance from the witness: The bear was sighted wandering near the tracks from the grounds of a worksite.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

Rice field / body length 1 m / 300 m from houses, etc. / 40 m from observer While driving on a municipal road, the observer spotted a bear in a rice field.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jinba, Odate City, Akita, and was seen moving.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A cub was sighted in Shimoda Ishibane, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, around 6:50 a.m. on June 9. No human or property damage was reported.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kanari Sawabe Maemonzawa, Kurihara City, on 2026-06-09.

Kurihara 金成沢辺, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Kuronuma 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kuronuma, Iwate

A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

A bear entered the grounds of a prefectural apartment complex in Yuzawa-Higashi, Morioka, tore open fertilizer bags, and scattered fertilizer.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

On private property / 1.2 m / Distance to witness 20 m / Distance from house 20 m. A bear was in a tree. It came down from the tree and went off somewhere. Direction of departure unknown.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

A single medium-sized bear was sighted moving toward Iwayama near the Iwayama entrance on National Route 4.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

A single bear about 1 meter long was observed climbing a tree.

Aomori Yasuta, Aomori

Around 7:30 PM on June 7, a bear was sighted in Yasuda, Aomori City.

Aomori Yasuta, Aomori

[Post] Witnessed crossing the road from left to right immediately after getting off the Kosaka-kita IC on the Tohoku Expressway.

Kosaka, Akita

While driving on Route 7, I witnessed a bear about 1–1.5 m long trotting crosswise toward the museum and then entering the woods. Other cars slowed and waited for it to cross, so quite a few people must have seen it. I’m reporting this because I didn’t find any sighting information posted.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

While driving from the Towada Lake area toward Kosaka town, I saw one bear going under the guardrail on the right (west) side of the road just before the sign that says “1 km to Michi-no-Eki Kosaka.”

Kosaka, Akita

It ran through the rice paddies on the left side heading into Aomori City, past Kyowa Transport in Namioka. From what I could see through the passenger-side window, I think it was a cub.

Aomori, Aomori

Posted: A bear came out onto the road while I was driving.

Kazuno Towada-Kusagi, Akita

Field adjacent to a private residence / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m from the witness: A bear about 1 m in length was seen from inside a house walking north through a field.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

At around 13:37 on 2026-06-05, one bear was seen moving in Shimooni 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.

Kitakami, Iwate

A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

A bear-like animal was sighted in Sanbonyanagi 4-chiwari, Morioka City.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ainosawa, Oshu City.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

Was watching from the sidewalk bushes as it prepared to cross the road. When a car passed by, it returned into the bushes.

Hirakawa, Aomori

One bear in Ikarigaseki, Hirakawa City was trying to cross the road from bushes on a sidewalk, but returned into the bushes when a car passed by.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki, Aomori

One bear was sighted crossing the expressway south of Ajara Parking Area on the Tohoku Expressway in Karunushi, Owani Town.

Owani Karouji, Aomori

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Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

Around 2:00 on June 4, a mature bear was captured on an AI camera on the south side of Kamimachi Park in Ishidoriya-cho, Koji, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kochi, Iwate

Around 8:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Kosegawa 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Tengada, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

[Report] Passed through the rice fields from the western settlement, crossed National Route 282, and disappeared into the forest on the east side.

Kosaka Daichi, Akita

Around 4:15 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Arataniyagakuda, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka Daichi, Akita

One bear was sighted in Nijigai, Owani Town, and ran from the road toward the mountains.

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

From a fixed live camera in Matsuo Yoriki, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture 6/3 14:33:48 – Wandering around the premises from the far right of the screen https://www.youtube.com/live/MKmhNRdc4tA?si=2USAsD2IdB92ueZx 531-31 Matsuo Yoriki, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture 028-7302 Campus no Mori (Campus Forest) Hachimantai

Hachimantai, Iwate

While driving from the north toward the south, I sighted a bear about 1.2 meters long near the worksite on the east side. The bear was wandering around the area of the worksite and then was seen heading into the woods to the east.

Kazuno Towada-Suehiro, Akita

Around 09:57 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Iwato, Aomori City.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

While driving on National Route 101 toward Namioka, just past the Daishaka Tunnel, I observed a bear about 1 m in length crossing the roadway from left to right. No damage reported.

Aomori, Aomori

Around 4:10 AM on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Tokusai-ko, Namioka, Aomori City, and crossed the roadway near the Daishaka Tunnel on Route 101. No damage has been confirmed.

Aomori, Aomori

One bear was seen moving in Aisari-cho Kami-sanjunincho, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate

One bear was sighted at Takada Asahiyama in Aomori City just after 6:00 a.m.

Aomori Takada, Aomori

One bear was sighted on a town road in Uwanokida, Oda, Kosaka Town. The bear was about 60 cm long.

Kosaka Daichi, Akita

While driving a car on a municipal road from west to east, I witnessed a bear about 70 centimeters long cross the road from south to north, then run up the embankment and head north. The distance between the car and the bear at the time of sighting was about 2 meters.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

A cub came down from the ravine onto the road, looked closely at the car I was driving, and hurried back into the ravine.

Aomori Takada, Aomori

At a little after 6:00 a.m. on June 2, one bear cub was sighted in Asahiyama, Takada, Aomori City.

Aomori Takada, Aomori

An adult bear was seen running east on a road in Ishidoriya-machi Ezo 9-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

An adult bear was behind the garbage collection point near the caller’s home; afterward it ran off toward the forest.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

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Kosaka, Akita

Municipal road / 50 m from a house / body length 70 cm / 10 m from witness. While passing on the municipal road by vehicle, a bear was spotted on the south side of the road. The bear left to the south.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

A resident spotted one adult bear crossing a city road in Tagashira 21th district, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hachimantai 田頭, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kosaka, Kosaka Town, Akita around 5:30 PM on June 1.

Kosaka, Akita

While driving on National Route 101 toward Namioka, collided with a bear that emerged from the left side of the road. The bear then departed in an unknown direction.

Aomori, Aomori

[Post] Went up the mountain with the shrine from near the direct sales shop. Body length about 1.2 meters.

Kosaka, Akita

A cub attempted to climb over the guardrail from the slope beside the railway tracks. One cub.

Aomori Namioka-Daishaka, Aomori

Report: A single fairly large bear about 1 meter in length crossed the town road near the south side of the cemetery at 16-1 Kakeshita, Osaki, moving from east to west. It climbed up from the embankment by the drainage channel south of the cemetery onto the town road, dashed into the field to the west, passed alongside the cemetery above the town road, and entered the western mountain forest. This crossing route has seen multiple sightings last year as well, including lone bears and mother-and-cub pairs.

Kosaka, Akita

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

Signs suggesting a bear sighting (tracks of raspberries/blackberries eaten)

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

[Report] While traveling on National Route 7 from Hirosaki City toward Odate City, a bear appeared from the left side of the road shoulder, crossed the highway, and moved to the right side.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kuzu 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

On May 30 around 14:30, a bear was sighted in Waga-machi Goto 13-chiwari, Kitakami, and was seen moving.

Kitakami Nippei, Iwate

While driving on the single road toward Ajarano Forest Campground, it crossed the road from the left and entered the hillside on the right.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Around 6:16 PM on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted moving in Nagabashiri-Jinba, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

I was driving from Ōwani toward Karatake when a bear ran from the right and crossed to the left.

Owani Komaki, Aomori

Around 6:55 a.m. on May 29, a bear was sighted in Kamishinai 10-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Kaminitanai, Iwate

One bear cub ran from west to east.

Owani, Aomori

Spotted one juvenile near a house.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Around 06:00 on May 29, one bear was seen moving in Owani Shutchosawa, Owani Town, Aomori.

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

Prefectural road / body length 70 cm / 200 m from houses, etc. / approximately 50 m from the observer. A small bear emerged from the woodland on the east side of the prefectural road, crossed the road, and ran off to the west.

Kazuno, Akita

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Kosaka, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kosaka Wakagi-dachi, Kosaka Town, Akita on 2026-05-28 morning.

Kosaka, Akita

Was attempting to climb the slope beside the road.

Aomori, Aomori

Ran off into the woods. [Broadcast from Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Jinja, Oshu City.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted moving in Murasaki-no 14-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate

May 26

Tome 登米町寺池, Miyagi

A bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted around 6:00 PM beside the guardrail on National Route 7 in Tsurugasaka, Aomori City.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

Spotted an animal that appeared to be a bear. [Issued by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Machii, Aomori

While driving from Aomori toward Hirosaki, I spotted one bear about 1.5 m long outside the guardrail on the east side. It was not on the roadway.

Aomori Namioka-Daishaka, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Tsurugasaka, Aomori City.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

It ran off toward the tennis courts. [Issued by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Arayamachi, Aomori

Footprints discovered.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

While gathering wild plants, bear droppings were discovered. They appear to be 2–3 days old.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

One bear was sighted in Sakuramachi 1-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Toyosawacho, Iwate

Around 8:30 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Narita, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Narita, Iwate

One bear was seen moving in Arai-cho, Hirakawa City.

Hirakawa Arayamachi, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Naritakozuka Danchi, Ishinomaki City, around 21:45 on May 24.

Ishinomaki 相野谷, Miyagi

May 24

Ishinomaki 相野谷, Miyagi

A single small cub about the size of a small dog was walking alone; after seeing us it ran off toward the rice fields.

Aomori Kanehama, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Kukunome 3rd Chiwari, Hanamaki City, around 18:00 on 2026-05-24.

Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate

Around 7:12 PM on May 24, a bear was observed on security camera in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

Ran off into the woods. [Broadcast from Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Karatake, Aomori

While driving a car on Nishiyama Agricultural Road heading toward Hanawa, I witnessed a bear about 40 centimeters in height crossing the road from east to west and then walking off into the woods on the west side. The distance between the car and the bear was about 6 meters.

Kazuno, Akita

[Report] I went to my property to take care of the remains after cutting down chestnut trees. After getting out of the car, I saw a bear wandering about 80 meters away. I made noise, but it didn’t react or even look my way; it crossed my property and climbed up the slope to the south.

Kosaka, Akita

A bear was sighted in Shinbori 32-wari, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate

Witnessed one bear approximately 1 meter long in the Namioka River. No damage reported.

Aomori, Aomori

Vacant lot / Body length 1 m / 20 m from a house / 30 m distance from eyewitness

Kazuno, Akita

At around 18:10 on May 21, 2026, a man in his 70s at home spotted a roughly 1‑meter bear in a grove in Hanawa, Kazuno City (Shintomei). According to the Kazuno police, the bear was about 30 meters from nearby houses, and the police have urged residents to be cautious.

Kazuno, Akita

On private residential property / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m from the witness. Witness observed a bear walking toward the back of the shrine.

Kazuno, Akita

On May 21 at around 12:30, a report was made of a parent-and-child bear in an apple orchard south of Taketate Elementary School in Hirakawa City. City staff patrolling the area sighted a bear-like animal at about 13:30; police and the hunting association conducted searches with drones but could not confirm the bear. The city halted school activities and will set a box trap at 09:00 on May 22.

Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori

Sighted in the apple orchard behind the elementary school grounds [Reported from Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori

At around 10:47 on 2026-05-21, a bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Okidate Miyazaki, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture.

Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori

Vegetable garden on private property / Body length 1 m / 15 m from house / 15 m distance from witness I observed a bear lingering in the vegetable garden on my property. I was frightened and went indoors. I have not been able to confirm what the bear did afterward.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

While driving on the expressway, I encountered a bear cub on the road about 200 meters before Kosaka Parking Area. I slowed down and honked, and it ran into the bushes on the left. The mother bear was not seen. I reported it to the police car that was ahead.

Kosaka, Akita

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 08:45 on May 20, a passerby sighted one bear south of Yahata Elementary School in Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki. The bear crossed Prefectural Route 265 from west to east and left the area; no damage was reported, and the police are patrolling the scene and urging residents to be cautious.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate

An elementary school student on the way to school witnessed something that appeared to be a bear running from the Takenoko Square area of Koshika Park into the woods.

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate, on May 20 in the late afternoon.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

May 20

Ishinomaki 相野谷, Miyagi

Field / body length 1 m / 150 m from a house / 200 m from a witness While driving on the national highway, (the witness) saw a bear running south through a field 200 m south of the highway.

Kazuno, Akita

May 18

Ishinomaki 相野谷, Miyagi

Observed one young bear entering the brush from the road.

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

Witnessed it crossing the road and entering the thicket of the forest on the east side.

Kazuno, Akita

Bear tracks discovered. No damage reported.

Aomori, Aomori

One bear sighted near the garage of a private residence

Morioka, Iwate

Around 08:00 on May 17, a single bear was seen walking in an irrigation canal near Ota 6-chome, Morioka City. No damage from the bear has been confirmed, and the Morioka East Police Station has urged nearby residents to be cautious.

Morioka Shimoota-Sawada, Iwate