Kotodai Park~Yama-dera Temple 드라이브 루트

June 11

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

June 11

Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi

One bear about 1.5 meters long was seen walking downstream in the Sasa River in Kagitori 4-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Oyachi, Miyagi

June 11

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

June 10

Sendai, Miyagi

June 10

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

June 9

Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi

June 9

Sendai, Miyagi

At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

Observed one bear on the road. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Roadway / Size: Adult

Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata

June 9

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

Around 8:10 on 2026-06-09, a bear-like animal was sighted in Irozawa Kōjin, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

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

A 1-meter bear was spotted on a road in Yamadera, Yamagata City.

Yamagata, Yamagata

June 8

Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi

A bear about 1.5 m long was sighted in a grove in Kamiaiko, Aoba Ward, ate bait from a boar trap, and then left into the woods.

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

June 8

Sendai, Miyagi

June 7

Sendai, Miyagi

June 7

Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi

June 7

Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi

A bear was sighted on the grounds of a home in Kamiayashi Oriha, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and left toward a northern mountain forest. No one was injured.

Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi

Observed walking down the road / Environment: road / Size: adult

Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata

June 5

Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi

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

Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi

June 5

Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi

June 5

Sendai, Miyagi

June 5

Sendai, Miyagi

June 5

Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi

One bear was sighted on the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata

June 5

Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi

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

Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi

A driver saw a bear in the residential area of Aramaki Chuo, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi

A bear was sighted at Kamiaiko Michiue, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai, Miyagi

Sighted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbank / Environment: riverbank / Size: juvenile

Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata

Witnessed a bear moving north along the road. Size estimated under 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult

Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata

June 4

Sendai 中山台, Miyagi

June 4

Sendai, Miyagi

Around 6:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Nakayamadai 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai 中山台, Miyagi

A bear was sighted around 4:00 PM on June 4 in Izawa Akasaka, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai, Miyagi

June 3

Sendai, Miyagi

June 3

Sendai 西中山, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Akasaka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai, Miyagi

A woman reported a bear in the bushes while walking in Nishinakayama 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai 西中山, Miyagi

June 2

Sendai Kawauchi-Sanjuninmachi, Miyagi

Sighted one cub about 50 cm near the tracks west of Sobubashi. / Size: juvenile

Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata

Observed one cub wandering on the road. It headed toward the northern mountain direction. / Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile

Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata

Cub bears were sighted repeatedly in Yamadera, Yamagata City, this morning.

Yamagata, Yamagata

May 30

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

A person driving by spotted one bear in a bamboo grove in Kamiayashi, Aoba Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

May 30

Sendai Kumagane, Miyagi

Observed a juvenile bear about 1 m tall moving south near the railway tracks. / Environment: near railway tracks / Size: juvenile

Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Yagiyamaminami 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi

May 29

Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi

A junior high school boy spotted one bear on a road in Yagiyama Honcho 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Matsugaoka, Miyagi

One bear was sighted in Yamadera, Yamagata City, around 8:15 this morning.

Yamagata, Yamagata

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

May 28

Sendai Nikka, Miyagi

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

Two bears about 80 cm long were seen in the parking lot of government employee housing in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi

Two bears were sighted in a parking lot in Kawauchi Motoyashikita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi

May 27

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

May 27

Kawasaki Motoisago, Miyagi

May 27

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

May 26

Sendai 国見, Miyagi

May 26

Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi

May 26

Sendai Kawauchi-Yamayashiki, Miyagi

One bear was sighted on the Tohoku University Aobayama Campus on the morning of May 26.

Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi

A single bear was sighted on Route 31 in Yahata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and it moved northward into the forest.

Sendai 八幡, Miyagi

May 25

Sendai Akiumachi-Sakaino, Miyagi

May 24

Sendai Akiumachi-Yumukai, Miyagi

May 23

Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi

Around 6:30 AM on 2026-05-23, a bear was sighted in Goryo Kuzuoka, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Sendai Goroku, Miyagi

May 22

Sendai Mizuhodai, Miyagi

May 22

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

Around 6:40 PM on May 22, one bear was sighted in Kamiaiko Hida, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

A bear that leapt out from the brush onto the road then returned back into the brush. / Size: adult

Yamagata Yamadera, Yamagata

May 22

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Yokomukaiyama, Irozawa, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

May 22

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

May 21

Sendai Kadan, Miyagi

May 20

Sendai Akiumachi-Sakaino, Miyagi

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

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

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

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 20

Sendai, Miyagi

May 19

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

May 18

Sendai 中山台, Miyagi

On May 18, 2026 at around 20:00 in Sakuragaoka 6-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai, a passerby reported a black animal about 1 meter long (uncertain if it was a bear) on private property, but residents could not confirm it. At around 22:15 the same day, a bear was reported moving south on a road in Nakayamadai 1-chome and then left for nearby woods. A bear was also sighted at Sakuragaoka Elementary School on the 14th.

Sendai Nishikatsuyama, Miyagi

May 18

Sendai, Miyagi

Around 12:15 PM on May 18, a bear about 80 cm long was sighted on a sidewalk in Imozawa, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Police patrolled after receiving a report but did not find the bear. Kawamae Elementary School and Osawa Junior High School nearby implemented measures such as coordinated dismissal and staff monitoring. No damage or subsequent sightings have been confirmed.

Sendai, Miyagi

May 18

Sendai Ayashi-chuo 2-chome, Miyagi

May 18

Sendai, Miyagi

May 17

Sendai 八幡, Miyagi

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.

Sendai 八幡, Miyagi