모리오카성~Tono 사이클링 루트

While working in the fields, I saw a smallish bear. It noticed me and seemed to run off toward the mountains.

Morioka Kurokawa, Iwate

Residents reported sightings; due to bear appearances, the Shiwa Town Office’s public announcement vehicle issued a warning.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

Observed one animal believed to be an adult bear.

Morioka, Iwate

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka, Iwate

In a rice paddy area in Shimomasuzawa, Miyamori-cho, Tono, Iwate, a man in his 70s encountered three bears believed to be a mother and cubs and was scratched in the abdomen by one bear; he was taken to a hospital and was not in life-threatening condition.

Tōno Miyamoricho-Shimomasuzawa, Iwate

Empty honey boxes and the place where brood frames were stored were disturbed.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

One bear spotted near the garage of a residence

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

One bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Totsuka 7-chome area, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Tozuka, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Shimoyonai Ichimatsubashi, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Neda Mogawa River.

Morioka Otobe, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted in Otsube 9-chiwari, Morioka City, around 5:45 a.m. on the 16th; no damage was confirmed.

Morioka Otobe, Iwate

A beehive box at the apiary beside the house was overturned, and one hive frame was damaged.

Morioka Otobe, Iwate

While working in the apple pre-cooling shed inside the apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple crates outside the shed and the refrigerator drain pipe were damaged.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

One bear was sighted in Tede-mori 3-chiwari, Morioka City.

Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate

Sighted one adult (bear). It was caught in a foothold trap set for deer; while we were requesting permission to capture it, it escaped and went toward the mountains.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

Spotted an adult bear in the woods opposite my house. It ran off into the mountains.

Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate

Spotted an adult bear in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountain.

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

A beehive box at the apiary next to the house was knocked over, damaging one frame.

Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Higashi-midorigaoka, Morioka City.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A neighbor's shed had a bag of rice bran torn up by a bear.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

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

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

I spotted a mother bear and her cub on the property.

Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate

One bear was sighted in bushes within Takada 12th district, Yahaba Town, Iwate.

Yahaba 大字高田, Iwate

The field plastic mulch was torn and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.

Morioka Tsushida, Iwate

Spotted one young bear near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

While the reporter was working in a rice field, they spotted a medium-sized bear along the base of the mountain behind them. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it ran back into the mountain.

Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate

Apples stored in a shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten/raided. There were also numerous droppings that appeared to be from a bear both inside and outside the shed.

Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate

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

Morioka Otobe, Iwate

Observed one medium-sized bear in an apple orchard

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

A bear was observed near Route 4 Nakano intersection, moving from the west to the east (toward Nakano Elementary School).

Morioka Haba, Iwate

There are signs the animal was fixated on the feed.

Morioka Otobe, Iwate

There are round footprints on the ridge I made. About 15 cm in diameter. Could it be a bear?

Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate

Witnessed what appeared to be a single juvenile bear coming down from the mountain.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

Observed one young bear near the staff-only parking lot of Tezukuri Village.

Morioka Kado, Iwate

Witnessed one young bear running away on the roadway.

Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate

Spotted one young bear on the premises of the workshop (Medaka-en).

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One cub was sighted on a city road in Nakano 1-chome, Morioka.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

An adult bear was behind the trash collection area near the caller’s home; it then ran off toward the forest.

Morioka Kawame, Iwate

Bear tracks were found at the experiential farm located on the south side of the elementary school.

Morioka Kado, Iwate

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

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Towa-cho Tase 14-ku, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki, Iwate

Bear tracks confirmed in the fields around the house

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Towa-machi Ishihatooka 5-ku, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Towacho-Ishihatooka, Iwate

One bear was sighted in Kuroishino 3-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the shed at the residence. (Direction of movement unknown)

Morioka, Iwate

I saw a young bear near a roadside station under construction, not far from Shibutami Nursery School.

Morioka, Iwate

Spotted a mother bear and her cubs moving

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

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

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

Traces of a bear were found at a beekeeping farm near the residence

Morioka Kado, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Higashi-Anba 3-chome, Morioka City, around 09:05 on June 28.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

One adult bear sighted on the grounds of the Iwate Prefectural Museum

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Around 12:09 on 2026-06-27, one adult bear was seen by a passerby in a residential area of Ueda, Morioka City, Iwate. The bear left to the east, and no damage to people or property was confirmed.

Morioka, Iwate

There was what appeared to be bear droppings on the premises.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate