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Around 12:40 p.m. on May 7, 2026, one bear was sighted in a roadside forest about 600 meters west of Nakairin Park in Nukazuka-Osawa, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Nakaibayashi, Aomori

On May 6, 2026 at about 13:10, a bear was sighted in Numadate Ryokuchi Park in Numadate 4-chome, Hachinohe. The bear moved to the premises of the city sewerage office, and with the mayor's authorization for shooting, hunters culled a female Asian black bear about 1.0 m long at around 15:50 the same day (the first emergency shooting in Aomori Prefecture).

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, announced on May 6, 2026 that it captured one adult female Asiatic black bear (about 1 meter long, ~50 kg) at the municipal sewerage office by emergency shooting. The bear had been sighted near Numadate Green Park, and an operation member shot and captured it at 15:48.

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

On 2026-05-06, an emergency shooting hunt was carried out in a commercial area of Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture by a wildlife damage response team and five hunters; after about a 40-minute pursuit a single bear was shot at 15:48. The shooters used shotguns loaded with slug ammunition and drove the bear near the city sewage office grounds before firing.

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

On the 6th shortly after 13:00 a bear was reported spotted at Numadate Green Park in Numadate 4-chome, Hachinohe City, and shortly after 15:00 the same day one bear was culled in an emergency shooting. It was reported to be the first time a bear was culled by emergency shooting in the prefecture.

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

A bear was sighted near Numadate Green Park in Numadate, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, prompting an emergency culling and temporary road restrictions. After a report from a facility user, the facility and municipal public-address vehicles issued warnings.

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

A single bear was sighted near Numadate Ryokuchi Park in Numadate 4-chome, Hachinohe City, around 13:10 on the 6th. Warnings have been issued for the area.

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

Shortly after 13:00 on May 6, 2026, a bear was sighted at Numadate Ryokuchi Park (Numadate 4-chome) in Hachinohe City, and one bear was culled in an emergency shooting. This was the first time a bear was culled by an emergency shooting in the prefecture.

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

Around 13:00 on May 6, 2026, a black bear (about 1 meter long) was spotted in a residential area of Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture; the prefecture carried out its first-ever 'emergency gunning' to cull the individual. Warnings about bear appearances had been issued since April.

Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori

On May 6, 2026, one bear spotted in the Numadate area of Hachinohe City was culled through an "emergency shooting" authorized by the municipality. This was the first cull by emergency shooting in Aomori Prefecture.

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

On May 6, Hachinohe City in Aomori Prefecture captured one adult female Asian black bear (about 1 meter long, 50 kg) by emergency shooting on the grounds of the city sewerage office. The action followed sightings at Numadate Ryokuchi Park a few hundred meters away and nearby commercial facilities; it was the first capture by emergency shooting in the prefecture.

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

On May 6, 2026, Hachinohe City in Aomori Prefecture announced that an adult female Asiatic black bear (approximately 1 meter long, weighing about 50 kg) was captured by emergency shooting on the grounds of the municipal sewerage office in Eiyo 3-chome.

Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori

Around 18:00 on May 5, 2026, one bear was sighted near Furudate in Ichikawa-cho, Hachinohe City. The sighting was reported approximately 500 meters southwest of the Ichikawa post office.

Hachinohe, Aomori

Around 17:00 on 2026-05-05, a parent-and-cub bear appeared in the precincts (cemetery) of Ganjoji temple in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture; people visiting the graves sighted the bears. Three people sheltered in a nearby hall, police arrived about ten minutes after the report, and the temple posted warnings asking visitors to take offerings home.

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

A bear sighting was reported on 2026-05-05 in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. The article only reports the sighting and does not specify the exact location, time, or number of animals.

Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori

At around 06:30 on May 4, one bear was reported sighted in Nejo-Okubo, Hachinohe City. No injuries or reports of capture were reported.

Hachinohe Sawasato, Aomori

On April 29, two bear sightings were reported in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. The article reports the sightings but does not provide details on any damage or precise locations.

Hachinohe Babacho, Aomori

An adult bear was sighted in Hachinohe (Myobunshi area, about 200 m north of Kanisawa Waterworks Park) on April 28, 2026 at around 18:40. On the previous day, April 27, 2026 at about 17:00, an adult bear was also reported near an agricultural road about 400 m south of the municipal final waste disposal site in Kushibiki Iri-sawa, Hachinohe.

Hachinohe Myo, Aomori

The city announced on April 23 that at about 20:45 on April 22 one bear was sighted near the "Shimin no Mori" (Civic Forest) in Misawa Rindai-daira, Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture.

Misawa, Aomori

On April 21, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture. The article does not provide specific details on the sighting location or time.

Misawa Hirahata 1-chome, Aomori

Witnessed by several people. It appears to be a cub.

Gonohe, Aomori

Around 07:00 on April 24, 2026, the town announced that a single juvenile bear was sighted on the road west of Tatenodai housing complex in Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture. No injuries were reported.

Rokunohe Inuotose, Aomori

On April 24, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. The article did not provide a detailed location or time of the sighting.

Towada Nishi-nibancho, Aomori

The city announced on April 23 that at about 20:45 on April 22 one bear was sighted near the "Shimin no Mori" (Civic Forest) in Misawa Rindai-daira, Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture.

Misawa, Aomori

On April 21, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture. The article does not provide specific details on the sighting location or time.

Misawa Hirahata 1-chome, Aomori

On April 20, 2026, a single bear approximately 1.0 m long was sighted around 05:40 in Aisaka Shirakami, Towada City. Around 13:30 the same day, a bear about 80 cm long was also observed in the same area (city announcement).

Towada Nishi-jurokubancho, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Towada City, Sanbongi Shimokawahara on April 19, 2026 at about 10:45 AM. Then on April 20 at around 1:30 PM a single adult bear about 80 cm long was confirmed in Towada City, Aisaka Shirakami.

Towada, Aomori

At around 13:00 on April 18, 2026, the town reported a single bear approximately 1.20–1.45 meters long was sighted near the Narita rice mill in the Kodaira district of Rokunohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.

Rokunohe Kodaira, Aomori

At around 15:30 on April 13, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted at Hattozawa Ienoshita in Towada City while someone was working in a field. No injuries or damage were reported, and the bear went into a nearby forest.

Towada Toyogaoka, Aomori

Around 15:25 on April 13, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted at Hachitosawa Aza Ienoshita, Towada City while someone was working in a field. No damage was reported, and the bear reportedly entered a nearby forest.

Towada Toyogaoka, Aomori

A single bear cub was running through the bushes along the roadside.

Kosaka, Akita

There was one in an open area a short distance down a forestry road. It was sniffing around the ground, so maybe it was hungry?

Towada, Aomori

A bear was sighted near the Ishigedo rest area on the Oirase Stream in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture, around midday on April 24, 2026.

Towada, Aomori

The city announced that a single cub was sighted near the Ishikedo rest area of the Oirase Stream in Towada City at around 11:50 a.m. on the 24th.

Towada, Aomori

On April 24, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. The article did not provide a detailed location or time of the sighting.

Towada Nishi-nibancho, Aomori

Towada, Aomori

It was eating grass at the roadside. Afterwards it began sleeping under a nearby tree.

Kosaka, Akita

On April 20, 2026, a single bear approximately 1.0 m long was sighted around 05:40 in Aisaka Shirakami, Towada City. Around 13:30 the same day, a bear about 80 cm long was also observed in the same area (city announcement).

Towada Nishi-jurokubancho, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Towada City, Sanbongi Shimokawahara on April 19, 2026 at about 10:45 AM. Then on April 20 at around 1:30 PM a single adult bear about 80 cm long was confirmed in Towada City, Aisaka Shirakami.

Towada, Aomori

A single bear cub was running through the bushes along the roadside.

Kosaka, Akita

A bear was sighted near the Ishigedo rest area on the Oirase Stream in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture, around midday on April 24, 2026.

Towada, Aomori

The city announced that a single cub was sighted near the Ishikedo rest area of the Oirase Stream in Towada City at around 11:50 a.m. on the 24th.

Towada, Aomori

Towada, Aomori

It was eating grass at the roadside. Afterwards it began sleeping under a nearby tree.

Kosaka, Akita

On May 5, 2026 at around 01:20, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted near a field in the Hakkō area of Kuroishi City. At around 04:20, another bear of unknown size was sighted near a different field in the same area a few hundred meters away.

Kuroishi 八甲, Aomori

On May 3, 2026, around 11:00 a.m., one bear was sighted near Shimeikei on the Oirase stream in Okuse, Towada City.

Towada, Aomori

On the morning of April 26, 2026, one bear was sighted in Miwa, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. The article does not report any injuries or capture/dispatch of the bear.

Hirosaki, Aomori

According to Hirosaki City, at around 07:50 on April 26 a single bear of unknown body length was sighted in farmland near Sunazawa reservoir in Sanwa, Hirosaki City (Koiizuka area). The city is warning local residents via public announcement vehicles and Hirosaki Police patrols.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear was sighted near the Ishigedo rest area on the Oirase Stream in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture, around midday on April 24, 2026.

Towada, Aomori

The city announced that a single cub was sighted near the Ishikedo rest area of the Oirase Stream in Towada City at around 11:50 a.m. on the 24th.

Towada, Aomori

On the evening of April 23, 2026, a bear was sighted in the woodland south of the parking lot at Tsugaru Densho Kogeikan in Fuku, Kuroishi City. Because a settlement is nearby, the city has urged local residents and people working in nearby fields to be very cautious.

Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori

On the evening of April 23, 2026, a bear was sighted in the woodland south of the Tsugaru Densho Kogeikan parking lot in Fukuro, Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture. Because the area is close to a settlement, the city has urged nearby residents and people working in agricultural fields to be on high alert.

Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori

An adult Asiatic black bear (estimated body length about 1.10–1.20 m) was sighted crossing a residential road in Itadoru Aza Teranosawa, Kuroishi City at around 13:00. No damage was reported, and the city warned nearby residents and people working in fields to be cautious, advising not to turn your back and not to shout if encountering the bear.

Kuroishi 大字板留, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Ajigasawa Town, Aomori Prefecture, on the morning of April 9, 2026. The article does not provide details of the sighting or whether there were any damages or injuries.

Ajigasawa Komemachi, Aomori