Miho~Gonohe 하이킹 루트

Around late morning on 2026-06-09, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted at Dainohara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

On Monday, June 8 at around 2:00 p.m., a single bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted within the golf course area in Gakudan, Kuroiwa, Fukushima City. The bear later left and went into the grove of mixed woods.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

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

Crossing the road from the Nomura Horticulture Farm side toward the mountain side

Gonohe 大工窪, Aomori

Crossed in front of my car while I was driving.

Gonohe 大工窪, Aomori

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

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

On Monday, June 8 at approximately 5:50 a.m., in a field in Nishihara, Minamisawamata area, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) in the field. Because it was a brief passing sighting, the direction in which it left and other details are unknown.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

Around 2 PM on June 8, a bear was sighted in Kuroiwa Gakudan, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

Around 5:50 on June 8, a bear-like animal was sighted in Minamisawamata Nishihara, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

One set of footprints in the field; size about 17 cm.

Gonohe 切谷内, Aomori

On Saturday, June 6 at around 6:30 p.m., in the riverbed area of Sakurauchi, Minamisawamata, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

June 6

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

One bear was sighted at a construction site in the Ohira Nakame Koyashiki area of Shiraishi City.

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

June 6

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

Two bears were seen crossing a city road in Shiraiwa-machi, Koriyama City.

Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 7:12 PM, on a municipal road in Yamanochi, Shiraiwa-machi, Koriyama City, a witness driving a vehicle observed two bears (each about 1 m in length).

Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima

Two bears, about 1 m in length, were sighted crossing in front of a car on a city road in Shiwamachi Yamanouchi, Koriyama.

Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima

One young bear observed near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.

Morioka, Iwate

June 5

Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi

A bear was seen walking in a residential area in Akebono-cho, Aoba Ward.

Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi

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

Morioka, Iwate

In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen in a paddy field near a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

Twenty minutes later, there was also a bear sighting at Akebonocho Park, about 1 km to the southeast.

Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi

Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-05, a bear was sighted in Takagido-den-ichi, Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi

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

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Matsuyamanao Otenbawanishi, Osaki City, around 10:45 on June 5.

Osaki 松山長尾, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ainosawa, Oshu City.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen crossing a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

June 4

Sendai Tomita, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tomita-Uenonaka, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, in the early morning.

Sendai Tomita, Miyagi

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

At around 19:15 on June 3, a bear was sighted in Matsukawa-machi Asakawa Hato, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

Around 19:15 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted on a city road in Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 7:15 p.m., in the area of Namiwataru, Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 20s) driving observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from north to south.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

On the night of 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Sasakino Tachi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

An adult bear was sighted near the garbage collection point.

Morioka Ueda, Iwate

At the Fukushimaseiko factory premises, a bear was seen on the roof of a three-story building.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Seiko in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and attacked two employees.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At an establishment in Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear attacked four employees/residents and four people were injured. The bear is believed to still be staying inside the building.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

A bear appeared on the Fukushimaseiko premises in Sasakino, Fukushima City, and injured two employees, one nearby resident, and one security guard at another nearby company.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, at a business premises in Fukushima City, a bear that had entered the site attacked two employees, and then attacked two more people in a nearby residential area, injuring a total of four people. All sustained minor injuries and were conscious. Those attacked by the bear were two male employees in their 20s and 60s from “Fukushima Seikō” in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and an 80-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man in the surrounding area. All appear to be conscious. The scene is a residential area about 3 kilometers northwest of JR Fukushima Station.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

The bear attacked four people while moving across JR Ou Main Line Sasakino Station.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

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

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Steel in Fukushima City, chased a male employee in his 20s, and injured him lightly.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

On Monday, June 1 at approximately 10:51 p.m., in a residential area of Tatsuda, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 50s) spotted a single bear (about 1 m in body length) leaving the area, moving from east to west toward the residential neighborhood as she was about to stop at a convenience store. The witness saw the bear while driving.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

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

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

June 1st

Osaki 鹿島台平渡, Miyagi

June 1st

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

June 1st

Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi

There are bear tracks at the hands-on farm located on the south side of the elementary school.

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Iwakiri Higashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Hayakawahigashi, Terutama, Matsushima Town.

Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on May 31, in a field in Hiraakasaka, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, the caller (a woman in her 60s) went to the field to do farm work and discovered what appeared to be bear tracks. She reported it to the police station. Afterwards she provided the information to Fukushima City Hall, and when city hall staff attended the scene with her and checked, it was confirmed to be bear tracks.

Fukushima, Fukushima

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

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

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

A bear was sighted in Toriigoe Yozukamichinoue, Ichinohe Town.

Ichinohe Torigoe, Iwate

May 29

Iwanuma Kita-Hase, Miyagi

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

Hanamaki Kaminitanai, Iwate

Spotted one juvenile near a house.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Sasakino Shigaido, Fukushima City, around 23:45 on May 28.

Fukushima Niida, Fukushima

On Thursday, May 28, at approximately 11:45 p.m., in the road area of Ichikaidō, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 20s) spotted one bear (approx. 1.5 m in body length) crossing the road while returning home from work. The bear then departed the scene heading west. The witness saw the bear while driving a vehicle.

Fukushima Niida, Fukushima

May 28

Sendai Okaji, Miyagi

A bear about 80 cm long was sighted in a drainage canal in Saiwai-cho 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Okaji, Miyagi

Passed through the residential property and disappeared toward the forested mountains to the north.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Three bears (one adult, two cubs) sighted

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Around 9:40 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Sumiyoshi-cho, Morioka City.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Around 05:10 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Nitsusawa, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi

May 28

Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi

No information

Gonohe 手倉橋, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Chiyokawa, Funasako, Shibata Town, Miyagi on May 27 around 16:30.

Shibara Funabasama, Miyagi

May 27

Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Negaori-Kirita, Matsushima town.

Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi

May 27

Osato Hanyu, Miyagi

May 27

Osato Nakamura, Miyagi

At around 5:30 a.m. on May 27, in an agricultural field in Hiraakasaka, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a caller (a woman in her 60s) went to the field to do farm work and discovered bear tracks. She reported it to the police station, and later provided the information to Fukushima City Hall. City hall staff went to the scene with her and confirmed that the tracks were from a bear.

Fukushima, Fukushima

A newspaper delivery person spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kuwahara, Iwanuma City.

Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi

May 27

Iwanuma Inarichō, Miyagi

A newspaper delivery worker saw one bear on a city road in Kuwabara 1-chome, Iwanuma City.

Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi

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

Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi

Saw what appeared to be a mother bear and her cub at night.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

I heard that a resident witnessed it.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

An adult bear was spotted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Lake Goshō.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Goshoko (Gosho Lake).

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

On Tuesday, May 26 at approximately 10:15 a.m., in a forested area of Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (woman in her 30s) while driving saw one animal believed to be a bear walking near a trail in the forest. The animal was only partially seen, so its body length is unknown. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nihonmatsu 大作, Fukushima

Witnessed a bear (might be a serow) moving toward Kotorisawa (northbound) near the intersection of Taiyo Street and Iwatesan Street.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

On Tuesday, May 26 at around 7:00 a.m., in Yoshikura, Hikokubo area, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 70s) driving a vehicle sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the farm road from south to north. The bear entered the woodland beside the road and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nihonmatsu 渋川, Fukushima

May 26

Matsushima Takagi, Miyagi

There were what appeared to be droppings from a young animal on the road.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

On Monday, May 25 at approximately 8:15 p.m., on the Fukushima City Koyama Honuchi area, on Prefectural Route Iino-Miharu-Ishikawa, a caller (female) while driving witnessed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east. The subsequent whereabouts of the bear are unknown.

Fukushima Iinomachi-Aoki, Fukushima

May 25

Shiroishi, Miyagi

May 25

Osato Nakamura, Miyagi

One bear sighted running off toward Goshoko near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

May 25

Matsushima Sakurawatashido, Miyagi

No information

Gonohe 倉石石沢, Aomori

May 25

Osato Kawauchi, Miyagi

(The person) walked along the main line (or trunk road).

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

While driving on a farm road from Takase toward the Hachinohe City side, a bear crossed the road.

Nanbu Kaminakui, 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

On Sunday, May 24 at around 9:10 p.m., in the forested area of Higashi-Ueno Dejima, Shirakawa City, a witness at home observed two bears (each approximately 1 m in length) running up the forested slope west of their residence.

Shirakawa 東上野出島, Fukushima

Two bears were seen running up a forest beside a private house in Higashi-Uenojima, Shirakawa City, around 21:10.

Shirakawa 東上野出島, Fukushima

On Sunday, May 24 at around 5:00 p.m., a male witness spotted one bear (about 1 meter in length) on the riverbed of the Abukuma River in the Hara area of Hamao, Sukagawa City, while walking. The bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Sukagawa 下小山田, Fukushima

On Sunday, May 24 at around 2:00 p.m., footprints of an animal believed to be a bear were discovered in a field in Yokoyama area, Yamagata, Ishikawa-machi. No human or property damage has been confirmed.

Ishikawa Mamegahira, Fukushima

May 24

Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi

It crossed in front of me on the way to Hoko-ji and ran toward the Hoko-ji side.

Nanbu Hokoji, 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

Around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, on National Route 399 in the Nakanouchi area of Iizaka Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 50s) driving a vehicle spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) crossing Route 399 from west to east. The bear left for nearby woods; as of now there have been no property or human injuries.

Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Nakanouchi, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima

May 23

Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi

May 23

Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi

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

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate

At around 5:35 AM on Saturday, May 23, a witness driving on Route 118 in Asakawa Town, Oaza Satoshiroishi, Aza Arayagōji area, observed a bear (about 1 m in length) crossing from east to west.

Asakawa Fukizaku, Fukushima

Around 05:35 on May 23, one bear was spotted moving in Arayago, Satoshiraishi, Asakawa Town.

Asakawa Fukizaku, Fukushima

A bear broke through and damaged the wall of a house in Ishikiridokoro-Kakinokidaira, Ninohe City.

Ninohe, Iwate

On Friday, May 22 at approximately 8:28 p.m., on the Otokotaki Bridge over the Abukuma River in the Tanaka Tsuchinai area of Sukagawa City, a witness (male) driving across the bridge observed one bear (about 1.5 m in length) walking near the middle of the bridge. The bear then briefly moved eastward and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Sukagawa 市野関, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Tanakadonai, Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, around 20:28 on May 22.

Sukagawa 市野関, Fukushima

May 22

Shiroishi 鷹巣, Miyagi

On Friday, May 22 at around 11:55 a.m., near a private residence on a slope in Narita-machi 1-chome, Nihonmatsu City, an eyewitness (female in her 80s) went to a field and saw two bears (each about 1.5 meters long) walking on the slope; both bears were later seen entering the woodland to the west.

Nihonmatsu 三保内, Fukushima

May 22

Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi

May 21

Matsushima Hatsubara, Miyagi

A sika deer was found partially eaten; bear fur was present nearby.

Nanbu Gomiwatari, 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 Uchimagarisawa, Mizusawa Kurosuishi-cho, Oshu City.

Ōshū 水沢羽田町うぐいす平, Iwate

May 21

Sendai Kadan, Miyagi

Around 9:00 on May 21, a bear was sighted in Saijoji, Ichinohe Town.

Ichinohe Saihoji, Iwate

One adult bear (suspected) sighted

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Iwakiri-Higashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

At around 18:10 on May 20, a bear about 1 m long was sighted on the riverbank near Iwakiri Ohashi on the Nanakita River in Iwakiri, Miyagino Ward, Sendai; within about 20 minutes there were three reports extending to the Imaichi Bridge area. After hunters set off firecrackers after 20:00, the bear emerged from a thicket and moved westward; no further sightings or damages have been confirmed.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

Witnessed on the way back from fishing

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

Near the brush above the forest park, it was crossing the gravel path.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka, Iwate

Early on the morning of May 20, 2026, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Iwakiri, Miyagino Ward, Sendai. A nearby elementary school conducted group dismissal and police are on alert.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

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 spotted near the facility. Police patrolled but could not find it, and announcements were made advising people to be cautious in the area.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

Witnessed one young bear bolt down from the bridge railing toward the cliff below.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

On May 20, 2026 at around 05:50, a woman walking in Taihaku Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported seeing a bear walking south to north. There were no injuries; Sendai North Police said a single bear about 1 meter long was seen near the rock garden by the HOKUSHU Science Museum. Officers patrolled but could not confirm it. A bear had also been sighted about 1.5 km south on the 14th, and police cannot tell if it is the same individual.

Sendai Kitane-Kuromatsu, Miyagi

At around 05:50 on the 20th, one adult bear was sighted walking from south to north near the science museum in Taihaku Forest Park, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

May 20

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

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

May 20

Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi

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

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

May 20

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

On May 20, 2026, Sendai City reported a bear sighting in Taihara Forest Park in Aoba Ward and has temporarily banned passage on most of the park, including paths without street lighting.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

May 18

Natori Medeshimashiote, Miyagi

Observed one young bear entering the brush from the road.

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

On Monday, May 18 at approximately 11:10 a.m., in the Nagata 2-chome area of Nihonmatsu City, a witness (woman in her 30s) observed a bear (about 1 m in body length) on the premises of a residence while at home; the bear was later seen entering the forest to the northeast.

Nihonmatsu 永田馬保内, Fukushima

In Nagata 2-chome, Nihonmatsu City, at around 11:10 on May 18, a single bear approximately 1 meter long was observed on residential premises.

Nihonmatsu 永田鍛治内, Fukushima

Empty honey boxes and frames were disturbed; the place where frames are stored was ransacked.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A large tree has been knocked down. I think it was a bear.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One bear sighted near the garage of a private residence

Morioka, Iwate

May 17

Shiroishi 福岡長袋, Miyagi

May 17

Natori Medeshimashiote, Miyagi

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

At around 03:30 on May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted near Tegake no Matsu green space at 2-19 Takamatsu, Morioka, Iwate. No human or property damage was reported.

Morioka, Iwate

Signs of a bear were found at a beekeeping site near the home

Morioka, Iwate

At around 22:10 on the 16th, a caller driving in Higashimimae 4-chiwari 10-banchi area, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, spotted a bear under 1 meter long walking east along the road. The bear was reported to be about 50 meters ahead when observed.

Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate

On Saturday, May 16 at approximately 8:42 PM, in Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nihonmatsu City, on the Prefectural Route Sukagawa–Nihonmatsu Line, a witness (woman in her 40s) while driving observed one bear (about 1.5 m in length) walking across the prefectural road from west to east. The bear then climbed up the embankment of National Route 4.

Nihonmatsu 大平山, Fukushima

On Saturday, May 16 at around 4:00 p.m., in the cemetery in Sugita-machi 2-chome, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (female in her 50s) saw one bear walking in the cemetery while she was cleaning graves (only the rear was seen, so total body length is unknown). The bear then entered the wooded area to the west.

Nihonmatsu 東町, Fukushima

No information

Gonohe 豊間内, Aomori

One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Nedagawa (Nedagawa River).

Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate

I saw a cub near the roadside station under construction, close to Shibitami Nursery School.

Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate

There is bear scat on the road. There are bear tracks nearby.

Morioka Kawasaki, Iwate

A bear about 60 cm was sighted near Jōkō-ji Temple. It ran off into the mountains.

Morioka Kawasaki, Iwate

On Saturday, May 16 at approximately 7:37 a.m., on Prefectural Route Sukagawa–Nihonmatsu in Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nobenmatsu City (No. 52), a witness (woman in her 30s) driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) walking on the prefectural road from east to west. The bear then entered the brush on the west side.

Nihonmatsu 大平山, Fukushima

On Saturday, May 16, at approximately 6:10 a.m., a male caller walking in the Omori Nishihyō area of Fukushima City sighted one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) moving east. The bear later returned into the mountains to the west and departed.

Fukushima Shimotoriwata, Fukushima

At around 06:10 on May 16, 2026, a man walking in Omori Nishiomote, Fukushima City, spotted a single bear about 1.5 meters long. The bear returned to the mountains afterward, and no injuries have been reported.

Fukushima Omori, Fukushima

On May 16 at around 06:00, a resident in Niiza, Nihonmatsu City, saw a single bear about 1.5 meters long wandering in another house's grounds, climb over a fence, and head into the bushes. About an hour and a half later a bear was seen on a road, and around 16:00 one was seen in a cemetery; sightings were reported elsewhere in the prefecture and police have increased vigilance.

Nihonmatsu 新座, Fukushima

At around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, in the Niiza area of Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 50s) saw one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) wandering on the grounds of nearby residential properties from his home. The bear then moved south and left toward the brush.

Nihonmatsu 下山田, Fukushima

Around 20:25 on May 15, an adult bear was sighted on a city road north of Kitakami General Sports Park in Takamaedanchi, Awasaracho, Kitakami City; the bear crossed the road from north to south and ran toward the park. No damage from the bear was reported, and police have urged nearby residents to be cautious.

Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate

May 15

Natori Medeshimashiote, Miyagi

Around 17:30 on May 15, 2026, one bear was sighted on the grounds of Hanamaki Airport in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, and the runway was temporarily closed. At least four flights were affected, but no injuries or property damage were reported, and the bear later left the airport grounds.

Hanamaki Kuzu, Iwate

May 15

Osato Kawauchi, Miyagi

When I stepped out from my house onto the road, I saw what appeared to be bear tracks.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

According to police, around 15:00 on May 15, 2026, one adult bear was sighted in the grassland north of the Hanamaki City Exchange Hall in Katsura Daisan Chiwari, Hanamaki City. Police notified the city office and nearby schools.

Hanamaki Higashimiyanome, Iwate

May 15

Natori Medeshimashiote, Miyagi

No information

Gonohe 上新道, Aomori

Around 00:00 on May 15, a man driving on a city road in Masue, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, reported seeing a black mass that turned out to be a bear. The bear was a single animal about 1.5 m long, left toward the forest to the east, and there were no injuries; it may be the same individual seen the previous afternoon at Tohoku High School Komatsushima campus, and the city set box traps but had not captured it.

Sendai Masue, Miyagi

One bear sighted in an apple orchard.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Around 00:00 on May 15, 2026, a man driving in Masue, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, called 110 after approaching a dark mass and discovering it was a bear. According to the Sendai East Police, a single bear about 1.5 meters long left toward woods to the north and east; there were no injuries.

Sendai Masue, Miyagi

Around 23:55 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted on a road east of Motomiya Children's Park in Motomiya 2-chome, Morioka. Police patrolled the area by patrol car and spotted the bear near the west side of Motomiya Elementary School, but it entered a residential area and its whereabouts became unknown; no damage has been reported.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

May 14

Sendai Masue, Miyagi

A single animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was observed walking on the slope in the yard.

Fukushima Iinomachi-Aoki, Fukushima

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka, Iwate

Around 13:00 on May 14, 2026, a student spotted a bear about 50 meters away in the grove on the grounds of Tohoku High School in Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai. The school ordered a mass dismissal, and police warned that bears had also appeared in the area on May 11.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

Around 13:00 on the 14th, a staff member at Tohoku High School in Komatsushima 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported a bear in a grove on the school grounds to emergency services. The city and Sendai North Police are responding, believing the bear remains in the grove, and have urged caution at nearby schools and the university.

Sendai Komatsu-Shintsutsumi, Miyagi

While gathering bracken, I saw the rear of a bear cub a few dozen meters ahead. Startled, I called out and it disappeared into the underbrush.

Morioka Kitamatsuzono 2-chome, Iwate

Found one young bear in the field.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

On the morning of May 14, 2026, one adult bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka, near the gymnasium. The university canceled all classes for the day and urged people to remain inside buildings.

Morioka, Iwate

On the morning of May 14, 2026, an apparently adult bear was sighted on the grounds of Iwate University in Morioka. The university urged people to stay inside buildings and canceled all classes for the day.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 07:40 on the 14th, a police officer spotted one adult bear near the Dōhō dormitory at Iwate University in Ueda, Morioka. The city ordered an emergency shooting operation and restricted passage within a 200-meter radius northwest of the university, but the bear hid in undergrowth and was lost so it could not be culled; the shooting operation was lifted around 17:00 and authorities switched to box traps and conducted night patrols. The university canceled classes from the second period onward that day and suspended in-person classes on the 15th, asking dormitory residents to stay indoors.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 07:30 on May 14, 2026, one bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka (near the dormitory), and it remains on the grounds. Police and city officials are using drones to monitor the situation; some morning classes were canceled, no injuries or property damage have been reported, and the city is considering capture by tranquilizer or emergency culling.

Morioka Shimoota-Shinden, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted in the woodland across from the house. It ran up the mountain.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

At around 06:30 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted near the First Gymnasium on the Iwate University campus, and about an hour later another adult bear was seen near a university dormitory. The university canceled all classes for May 14, asked dorm residents to refrain from going out and warned students to stay inside, while police and prefectural staff continued to monitor the campus. Separately, at around 05:30 the same day an adult bear was also sighted near Iwate Junior & Senior High School in Nagatacho, Morioka.

Morioka, Iwate

On May 14, 2026 at around 06:30, a bear was sighted near the First Gymnasium of Iwate University Ueda Campus in Morioka City, and at about 07:50 another sighting was reported near the Dohou student dormitory. Morioka city and the Iwate prefectural police responded, and the university canceled classes from the second period onward and urged students to go home safely.

Morioka, Iwate

Bear sightings were reported in Morioka between the 13th and the morning of the 14th; around 05:30 a bear was seen near Iwate Junior/Senior High School in Nagatacho, and around 07:40 one was seen near a dormitory on Iwate University's Ueda campus. Police officers confirmed one adult bear on the university grounds but its subsequent whereabouts are unknown; Iwate University canceled the second-period classes and urged students to stay inside.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Around 05:30 on May 14, 2026, a bear was sighted near Iwate High School in Nagata-cho, Morioka. On the same day, bears were also reported on the Iwate University campus, and the university canceled some classes.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

On May 14, 2026, one bear appeared at Iwate University in Morioka City and remained on the campus. Morioka City decided to carry out an emergency culling and canceled classes, but the shooting was called off due to sunset.

Morioka, Iwate

There were what appeared to be droppings of a young animal on the road.

Morioka, Iwate

Heard a bear vocalizing near the baseball field.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

While working in an apple pre-cooling shed in an apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Outside the shed, apple boxes and the refrigerator drain pipe were damaged.

Morioka, Iwate

Saw what appeared to be a mother and cub bear at night.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

Saw what appeared to be a mother bear and cub at night.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

One bear sighted in the hot spring facility's parking lot

Morioka Terabayashi, Iwate

On the evening of May 13 a single bear was filmed running north across the lawn of Takamatsu Park in Morioka City. According to the city, there were six sightings around Takamatsu Park between the 13th and the morning of the 14th, and the city and police have increased patrols and warnings.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

On Wednesday, May 13 at around 5:00 p.m., in the woodland area of Tateno, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his teens) was riding a bicycle nearby when he observed a bear (one animal, approximately 1 m in body length) on a slope of the woodland moving into the eastern part of the forest.

Nihonmatsu 舘野原, Fukushima

While walking, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) on the slope of a forested mountain.

Nihonmatsu 大作, Fukushima

Around 16:30 on May 13, an adult bear was sighted near the Takamatsu Park rose garden in Ueda Kogamori, Morioka; it moved north toward Uedazutsumi. Police warned nearby schools and residents and patrolled the area by patrol car; no bear-related damage has been confirmed.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

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

Morioka Terabayashi, Iwate

Observed one bear running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden in Gosho-ko Regional Park.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved in the direction of Goshoko (Gosho Lake).

Morioka Terabayashi, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward the Goshoko (Gosho Lake) area.

Morioka, Iwate

Spotted three bears (one adult, two cubs)

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka, Iwate

One medium-sized bear sighted in an apple orchard

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

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

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One adult was sighted. It was caught in a deer snare and escaped while permission to capture it was being sought, heading into the mountains.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

While walking the dog, the observer sighted one bear (about 1 meter in body length) on the road.

Nihonmatsu 上原, Fukushima

At around 05:05 on May 13, in a municipal road in Shibukawa Kubo, Nihonmatsu City, a woman in her 50s walking her dog sighted a bear about 1 meter long entering the forest from the road. The witness was not injured, and police are on alert in the area.

Nihonmatsu 上原, Fukushima

A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed has been raided by a bear.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

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

Rice bran had been placed beside the field the reporter was renting, but two bags were ransacked; bear droppings and footprints were left on the mulch.

Morioka Terabayashi, Iwate

On May 13, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Nanbu Town, Aomori Prefecture. The article did not provide specific time, exact location details, or the number of bears observed.

Nanbu Takahashi, Aomori

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

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

A single young bear was sighted near a private residence.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

There are round footprints in the ridges I made. About 15 centimeters in diameter. Could it be a bear?

Morioka Koma, Iwate

At around 20:35 on the 12th, a driver spotted one bear crossing a road from east to west near a pond in Taihaku 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai. The bear left the area; there are childcare facilities and houses nearby, and police are patrolling and standing by.

Sendai Hagigaoka, Miyagi

Review of security camera footage confirmed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) walking from south to north within the premises of the plant.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Kanezawa, Fukushima

On Tuesday, May 12 at around 8:30 p.m., one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) was sighted running across a factory site from the south toward the north in Tennohara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City. The bear left toward the forests to the north.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Kanezawa, Fukushima

While parked and resting in the parking lot of the downbound Kunimi Service Area on the Tohoku Expressway, the observer sighted one bear (body length about 1 m) walking in a fallow field outside the fence on the west side of the parking lot.

Kunimi 大字貝田, Fukushima

Bear sighted near hot spring facility.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

Observed one presumed adult bear

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

Observed one animal appearing to be an adult bear.

Morioka, Iwate

The site where a culled sika deer had been buried was dug up and the carcass taken. There are drag marks nearby, as well as bear tracks and scat.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate