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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 07:40 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University near the dormitory in Ueda, Morioka City, and remained on campus as of 18:00. The city used drones to locate the bear and decided on an emergency shooting after 14:30, but canceled it when the bear hid in the thicket; no damage has been reported and traps were set with nighttime patrols planned.

Morioka Shimoota-Shinden, 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

Around 06:30 on May 14, 2026, one bear was sighted at Iwate University in Morioka City and remained on the campus into the afternoon. In response, Morioka City decided to carry out an emergency culling by gun, the first such measure in the city.

Morioka, 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

On the morning of May 14 a single adult bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the Iwate University campus in Ueda, Morioka (near the dormitory). The city authorized an emergency shooting operation but could not locate the bear, switched to box traps, and the university canceled classes; no injuries or property damage were reported.

Morioka Shimoota-Shinden, 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 the morning of May 14, an adult bear about 1 meter long was sighted at Iwate University Ueda Campus in Ueda, Morioka, and the university canceled classes through May 15. Police are patrolling the area and said they will take action to cull the bear if its location is confirmed.

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

On the morning of May 14, an adult bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka. Around 05:30 it was seen near Iwate High School in Nagatacho, and at 07:40 police officers sighted the bear near the university dormitory "Dohoryo". As of 13:00 the bear was believed to remain on campus, with police and a hunters' association on alert; the university canceled all classes. No injuries or damage have been reported.

Morioka Shimoota-Shinden, 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

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

Morioka Atagoshita, 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

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

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 toward the Goshoko (Gosho Lake) area.

Morioka, Iwate

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

Morioka Higashinakano, 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

Observed one presumed adult bear

Morioka Momijigaoka, 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

Observed one adult bear heading north along the road.

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One bear sighted near the garage of a residence.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

Around 18:30 on May 9, three bears were sighted in Kamisuwa, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, with no human or property damage reported. On May 10 at 15:09, a small bear was sighted on the grounds of Hanamaki Agricultural High School at 68-__ Katsura Dai-1 Chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

At around 08:50 on May 10, 2026, one bear was sighted in the parking lot of an apartment near Higashi-Anniwa 2-chome, Morioka City. The Morioka East Police Station alerted nearby residents; no damage from the bear has been reported.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

At around 08:25 on May 10 a single adult bear was reported swimming north to south in the Kitakami River west of 1-30 Higashi-An'niwa 2-chome in Morioka. At about 08:50 the same bear was also seen in an apartment parking lot in the same area; police issued warnings and no injuries were reported.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

At around 08:25 on May 10, a passerby reported seeing an adult bear swimming north to south across the Kitakami River near Higashi-An'niwa 2-chome in Morioka City. Police issued local warnings and no damage from the bear has been confirmed.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

Empty honey boxes with the honey removed and the place where the frames were kept were ransacked.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

At around 18:30 on the 9th, three bears were sighted walking in Kamisuwa, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. No human or property damage was reported.

Hanamaki Kamisuwa, Iwate

One juvenile bear sighted.

Ōshū 胆沢小山, Iwate

Three bears were sighted in Kamisuwa, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture; no human or property damage has been confirmed.

Hanamaki Kamisuwa, Iwate

Around 18:30 on May 7, in a residential area of Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, residents spotted a bear about one meter long walking in a private garden and on the road; security camera footage appears to show the same individual. On the day of reporting, the hunters' association responded to a bear caught in a trap at a nearby ranch.

Hanamaki Kajomachi, Iwate

On May 7 between 18:15 and 18:50, multiple people observed one adult bear wandering on the road in Kōchi, Ishidoriyacho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. No damage from the bear has been confirmed, and police are warning nearby residents to be cautious.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kochi, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountains.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

Sighted one bear crossing the roadway.

Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate

Observed one juvenile crossing the road from south to north.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

A single young bear was sighted on the elementary school grounds.

Ōshū 江刺稲瀬, Iwate

One juvenile bear was sighted near the business premises.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Witnessed one adult bear moving through rice paddies and houses, heading into the brush along the Isawa River.

Ōshū 水沢卸町, Iwate

Observed one adult bear passing through rice paddies and residential areas, moving into the brush along the Isawa River.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Around 10:30 a.m. on the 4th in Hanamaki (Ishidoriya-cho, Kitaterabayashi), caretaker Kiyoshi Sameguchi found an overturned bucket near a chicken coop with feed scattered. Family members saw one adult bear nearby and reported it to the city; police and the hunting association set a trap at 1:00 p.m. and are on alert.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kitaterabayashi, Iwate

Observed one young bear jumping over the fence along the Tohoku Expressway service road and moving south.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Witnessed one young bear crossing the national highway from east to west near Mizusawa Interchange.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Inside Ishidoriya Fureai Sports Park

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kitaterabayashi, Iwate

Observed one adult bear staying on the road slope for about 5 minutes.

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

One juvenile bear sighted on the road.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Rice bran had been placed beside the field the reporter rents; two bags were torn into, and bear droppings and footprints on the mulch were found.

Morioka, Iwate

A pedestrian on a walk sighted one adult bear in Nishimatsuzono 2-chome, Morioka City. The bear left the scene heading south and no damage has been reported.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A black bear (about 1 m) was rummaging through apple crates looking for apples.

Morioka Kado, Iwate

Sighted one medium-sized bear in an apple orchard

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

One bear sighted.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

One adult bear sighted.

Ōshū, Iwate

Observed a bear near the Route 4 Nakano intersection moving from west to east (toward Nakano Elementary School).

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

Around 7:30 a.m. on the 27th, one bear was sighted in Matsukidaira, Kamiyonai, Morioka City. The city has issued a warning asking people to be cautious.

Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate

At around 05:40 on April 27, 2026, an adult bear was sighted near Hiijono Sports Park in Matsuzono-cho, Hanamaki City. Matsuzono Nursery is nearby; the city and police monitored the area, and no damage has been reported.

Hanamaki Matsuzonocho, Iwate

Apples stored in the shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten. There were also many droppings resembling bear feces both inside and outside the shed.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 09:50 on April 26, 2026, an adult bear was sighted on the road south of the Tsunatori Sports Center in Asagishi, Morioka. According to the Iwate Prefectural Police, no damage has been reported.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

In Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, a fire brigade member was attacked by a bear; this occurred the day before a police officer was attacked. The report notes the timing and relation of the incidents but does not specify detailed injury information.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

It crossed the Sangyo Road in Futago Ueno heading west and went into the woods.

Kitakami Shimooniyanagi, Iwate

In Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, a member of the fire brigade was reported to have been affected by a bear. The article states this occurred the day before a police officer was attacked.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

According to Iwate Prefectural Police, at around 15:00 on the 22nd an adult bear was sighted on the Nakatsugawa riverbed near the Tsunatori observation deck in Asagishi Futamori, Morioka City. It was wandering downstream along the left bank of the riverbed.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

While working in a rice field, the reporter saw one medium-sized bear on the lower slope of the mountain behind them. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it ran up into the mountain.

Morioka, Iwate

A woman's body was found near Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, in circumstances that appear to be a bear attack. A police officer was also attacked nearby and suffered serious injuries.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

At around 10:00 on April 21, 2026, a police officer searching for a missing person in Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture was attacked by a bear and suffered bites to the face and arm. The bear believed to have carried out the attack was killed after several hours of search.

Shiwa 紫波中央駅前二丁目, Iwate

On the morning of April 21, 2026, in Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, a police officer searching for a missing person was attacked by a bear and sustained bites to the face and arm. The officer was conscious during transport, and the bear was culled at the scene.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

On the morning of April 21, 2026, in a stream area of Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, a male police officer searching for a missing person with hunting association members was attacked by a bear and was taken to hospital with bites to his face and arms. The bear that was killed was near the scene where the body of a missing woman was found; her body had multiple wounds and is believed to have been attacked by a bear.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

Iwate Prefecture issued a warning about Asian black bear sightings. On April 21, 2026, in Shiwa Town a woman's body believed to have been attacked by a bear was found, and a police officer was seriously injured.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

A single juvenile bear was sighted near the staff-only parking lot of the Tezukuri Village.

Morioka Haba, Iwate

On April 18, 2026 at about 06:05, an adult bear was sighted in Yuzawa, Morioka City. Additional adult bear sightings occurred later in the morning in the Shimoda area of Morioka; no human or property damage was reported and police warned local residents to be cautious.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate