Soka~Hiranai 드라이브 루트

Witnessed what is believed to be one young bear coming down from the mountain.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A resident woman spotted one bear about 1 meter long in the grounds of a house in Furukawa Nishidate 3-chome, Osaki, Miyagi.

Osaki 古川二ノ構, Miyagi

One bear was sighted in a residential area of Furukawa Nishidate, Ōsaki City.

Osaki 古川二ノ構, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Mitsumenaichi, Ōwani Town, Aomori on 2026-08-10 around 09:00.

Owani Mitsumenai, Aomori

On the major prefectural road Kami-Nakura–Iizaka–Date Line, one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.

Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima

One bear (body length about 1 meter) was sighted on National Route 115.

Fukushima, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Matsukawa-machi Mizuhara Minamisawa, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Mizuhara, Fukushima

Bear droppings believed to be from a bear were found on the gravel path along the river.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

Bear tracks were found in the field.

Fukushima Kaminodera, Fukushima

A passerby saw one bear, about 1 meter long, in a wooded area in Ōsawahiyake, Nanakita, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi

One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted in a rice paddy.

Nihonmatsu 乳母沢, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the village road.

Otama, Fukushima

Nasu 北沢, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Murasakino 24-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Kitakogyodanchi, Iwate

August 7

Sendai, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kamiaiko Miyashita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

August 7

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

August 7

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi

August 7

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

was attempting to cross the road

Aomori Takada, Aomori

August 7

Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi

A bear was sighted around 2:00 a.m. in Niji-no-oka 4-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi

August 6

Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi

One large animal believed to be a bear the size of a large dog was sighted.

Morioka, Iwate

Around 7:05 on August 6, a bear was sighted in Yukuchi-Taya, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate

A security guard sighted a cub about 1 meter long on company premises in Meito 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi

August 5

Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi

(No information)

Hirakawa, Aomori

On the sidewalk in front of Aoi Mori Hospital, proceeding toward Aomori Airport

Aomori, Aomori

One bear was sighted on the sidewalk in front of Aoi Mori Hospital in Otani, Aomori City.

Aomori, Aomori

One bear was sighted near a private residence in Ikadakariyakitsu, Hirakawa City.

Hirakawa, Aomori

One bear sighted near a private residence (reported by Hirakawa City)

Hirakawa, Aomori

August 5

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

Around 10:15 on 2026-08-05, a bear was sighted in Tomiya Ochiai, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

August 5

Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi

August 5

Murata 大字小泉, Miyagi

A man driving in Kamo 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, saw a bear-like black animal.

Sendai Kamiyagari, Miyagi

A sighting of one bear about 1 m long was reported in Semine Shinowaki, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 瀬峰, Miyagi

Bear traces were found in Hanawa Hirachuu, Kazuno City, Akita, and peaches were damaged.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

August 5

Kurihara 築館字築館新八ツ沢, Miyagi

Witnessed one young bear running away down the road.

Morioka 上鹿妻横道, Iwate

Probably a female bear that was trying to climb the slope on the seaside side.

Hiranai Tsuchiya, Aomori

A juvenile bear was sighted on the premises of the workshop (Medaka Garden).

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

While taking a resident of the facility for a walk, a bear was sighted on a mountain road. It immediately fled into the mountains.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

(Report) Emerged from bamboo grass on the east side of the town road. Noticing a car, it fled back into the bamboo grass.

Kosaka, Akita

Apple crop damage, tree trunk damage, feces confirmed (reported from Hirakawa City)

Hirakawa, Aomori

(From Ōwani Town) There was a sighting that a bear had climbed a cherry tree near Yamaguchi Oil, then climbed down, crossed the embankment and fled upstream.

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

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

Morioka 上鹿妻横道, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Takabayashi, Nasu-Shiobara, Tochigi, around 17:00 on 2026-08-04.

Nasushiobara 高林, Tochigi

At around 7:00 a.m. on August 4, one bear was seen climbing a cherry tree in Nijigai, Owani Town.

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

A cub was seen roaming inside a baseball field at Yuzawa Central Park in Yuzawa Higashi 1-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

It crossed the road from the Nishimachi side and climbed the slope toward the east side.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

[Report] While traveling on the Jukai Line from Towada Lake toward Kosaka city, encountered a bear about 80 cm long on the road at the junction with the Sunagosawa Line. When I braked to stop, the bear slowly entered the brush.

Kosaka, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long crossed the road and moved toward the Hirose River.

Sendai Ayashi-chuo 2-chome, Miyagi

August 3

Kurihara 築館字左野原, Miyagi

On a municipal road, one bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted.

Motomiya 関下, Fukushima

During farm work, peaches were damaged by a bear. Damage: about 80 fruits and 4 broken branches. An animal trail believed to be the entry route was confirmed on the east side of the orchard.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

At around 6:45 on August 3, traces suggesting a bear presence were found in Hanawa-Hiranaka, Kazuno City, Akita, and crops were damaged.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

Bear tracks were found in the rice paddy.

Fukushima Kamitoriwata, Fukushima

At around 7:30 PM on 2026-08-03, one bear was seen moving in Hanawa Nyugyudaira, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

A bear was witnessed in the field in the night time.

Kanuma 久野, Tochigi

One bear was sighted near National Route 4 in Yurigakubo, Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima, emerging from bushes on the east side of the road.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on National Route 4.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

August 2

Sendai, Miyagi

August 2

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

August 2

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

Highway / body length 1 m / 800 m from houses, etc. / distance to witness 50 m. While driving on the highway, a bear crossed the highway from west to east and left the area.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hachimantai-Yuze, Kazuno City, Akita, and was seen moving.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

August 2

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

On private residential property / body length 1 m / 5 m from the house / 5 m from the witness. From inside the residence, the witness saw the bear enter the brush on the east side of the house.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kozukehira, Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi

August 2

Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi

August 2

Sendai 北中山, Miyagi

August 2

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted at Tsubonuma Akaishiyama in Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Sendai, Miyagi

Around 7:35 a.m. on August 2, a bear-like animal was sighted in Suehirocho, Yaita City.

Yaita Tomita, Tochigi

There was a sighting report of one bear with the same characteristics in a residential area in Minaminakayama 3-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi

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

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Yoshioka-Higashishibasaki, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi

August 1

Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi

August 1

Taiwa Ochiai-Maino, Miyagi

A man driving a car sighted one bear about 1 meter long crossing Route 3 in Maino 3-chome, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Ochiai-Maino, Miyagi

[Post] One bear cub in the rice-husks

Kosaka Daichi, Akita

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

At the trailhead of Mount Takahora, five hikers spotted a mother bear with her cub.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

Witnessed one bear running away toward the graves on the east side at the tea-field intersection.

Morioka Nagai, Iwate

Spotted one young bear near a private residence.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

One bear was sighted crossing Route 3 in Yoshioka, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 11:35 PM on 2026-07-31.

Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Otarube, Kosakamoyama, Kosaka Town.

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

[Post]

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

Around 14:04 on 2026-07-31 in Kikutamachi Maedazawa 2-chome, Koriyama City, one bear about 1 m long was seen on the slope of the Tohoku Expressway.

Koriyama 喜久田町早稲原, Fukushima

Koriyama 喜久田町前田沢, Fukushima

One bear was sighted on a municipal road in Noda 9-chome, Hachimantai City.

Hachimantai 野駄, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kitasakurai 30 district, Kitakami City, around 05:25, and was seen moving.

Kitakami Kitaoniyanagi, Iwate

A bear-like animal was seen moving in Otsukimachi Matsui, Koriyama, around 03:25 on 2026-07-31.

Koriyama 三穂田町大谷, Fukushima

A passerby sighted one animal believed to be a bear walking along the rice-field embankment (about 50 centimeters in body length).

Koriyama 三穂田町大谷, Fukushima

One bear-like animal was sighted in Fukiage-cho, Tochigi City.

Tochigi 吹上町, Tochigi

In Yamato Town, at Miyakodomach倉 on National Route 457, a woman driving a car saw one bear about 70 cm long cross the road.

Taiwa, Miyagi

While driving, (the bear) crossed the road in front of me from the south to the north and left.

Hirakawa Tateyama, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Seyako, Esashi-Inase, Osaki City around 8:30 a.m. on July 30.

Ōshū 江刺稲瀬, Iwate

Around 13:20 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Tomiya Karatakezawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

Rice field / body length 80 cm / 50 m from a house / 20 m from the witness While patrolling the rice fields by vehicle, we discovered a small bear wandering around. The bear entered the grassy area of the rice field.

Kazuno, Akita

[Aomori City submission] Discovered footprints in a field that appear to be from a bear.

Aomori Toyama, Aomori

Around 13:50 on July 29, a bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Suwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

At around 7:00 PM on July 29, one bear was sighted in Keshozaka, Isawa Minami-Toda, Oshu City.

Ōshū, Iwate

One bear was sighted in Mizusawa-Sakura River Miyanochi, Ōshū City.

Ōshū, Iwate

One bear was sighted on a road in Adachishibukoshita, Murata Town, and moved south toward bushes.

Murata 大字村田, Miyagi

It ran off in the direction of Hirakawa.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

July 28

Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi

July 28

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimmiyano Uronosawa, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館字下宮野, Miyagi

July 28

Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi

A bear was sighted around 8:10 a.m. on July 28 in Yoshida Higashi Gofukuin, Yamato Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi

Around 3:15 p.m. on July 28, one bear was spotted moving in Kuradate Kawarada, Owani Town.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.

Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima

At night I saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub.

Morioka Hirakashinden, Iwate

[Post] A cub was at the roadside

Kosaka, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kosaka-Kōzan Sugisawa, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture, around 3:35 PM on July 27.

Kosaka, Akita

[Report] Following last week, three bears (a mother and two cubs) were sighted.

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

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

Morioka, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward Goshoko.

Morioka Kamiota-Kawara, Iwate

During farm work, damage to peaches by a bear was confirmed. Extent of damage: about 100 fruits, 2 small broken branches. Estimated time of damage: around daytime on July 26–27.

Kazuno, Akita

While working in the fields, damage to peaches by a bear was observed. Damage amount: approximately 100 fruits eaten, 2 small broken branches. Estimated time of damage: around daytime of July 26–27.

Kazuno, Akita

July 27

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi

July 27

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi

An adult bear was sighted near the entrance to the road leading to Tonan Tsudoi no Mori.

Morioka Kamikuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Konchi 8th district, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki, Iwate

There were traces on the road that appeared to be scat from a young bear.

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Takamori 3-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi

Around 6:30 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Towada-Kemanai Kashiwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

On residential property / body length 1 m / 3 m from house / 3 m from witness. Witness observed a bear crossing the property, walking from north to south, from inside the residence.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

[Report] It walked right beside the car in my yard and then headed toward the weeds next door.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

July 26

Sendai 寺岡, Miyagi

Around 7:45 AM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Furukawa-Shimizu, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi

A bear was sighted on the premises of a farming man’s home in Tokusagawa, Takizawa City, and damage occurred to about 10 corn plants and one beehive, with honey eaten.

Takizawa 木賊川, Iwate

A bear, likely an adult, appeared on a residential property in Kizukawa, Takizawa City, damaging about 10 corn plants and honey in a beehive box.

Takizawa 木賊川, Iwate

Around 5:00 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Togatakezawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

Nasushiobara 千本松, Tochigi

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

Morioka 上鹿妻飯ノ森, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Hanawaanna, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

While driving from the west to the east, I witnessed one bear about 50 centimeters long walking into the brush on the north side.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was at the roadside and crossed the road from north to south.

Aomori Takada, Aomori

[Report] A single bear about 1.2 meters long was at the roadside of the town road on the west side of the rice fields and entered the forest west of the town road. In this area, encounters and sightings have been occurring in succession: an encounter in a paddy field on May 24, a sighting of one bear on May 31, a sighting of one bear on June 30, and a sighting of two bears—believed to be a parent and offspring—on July 1. It appears to use routes that include the south side of the Sunagosawa settlement and crossing the Sunagosawa River.

Kosaka, Akita

One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.

Morioka, Iwate

Municipal road / body length 1 m / 600 m from a house / 20 m from the witness While traveling on the municipal road by vehicle, a bear emerged from a rice field, crossed the municipal road from east to west, and left toward the forested area. A search by car was conducted but the bear was not found.

Kazuno, Akita

While descending the slope past the snow shelter heading from Goshogawara toward Aomori, it ran across from the left side of the direction of travel to the right and entered the grass.

Aomori, Aomori

Around 11:10 on July 25, a bear was sighted in Kami-Kanari 23-ku, Kitakami City, Iwate.

Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate

July 25

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimo-Miyano Yatsumatazawa, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館, Miyagi

July 25

Kurihara 築館, Miyagi

In a household property field / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m distance from the witness While in the field, I saw a bear pass through the field heading east.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

One bear approximately 1.5 meters in length was sighted.

Koriyama 逢瀬町河内, Fukushima

Around 6:20 AM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Towada-Oyu Sekigami, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

July 25

Shiroishi 越河平, Miyagi

An adult bear was seen entering the Kitakami River. Direction of movement is unknown.

Morioka, Iwate

Around 4:10 PM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Kosaka Sanezawa, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

A bear was sighted moving around in Waga-machi Naganuma 8-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 4:30 PM.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from residence / 20 m from witness While riding a motorcycle on the municipal road, I observed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the grass.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

July 24

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

Rice field / body length 70 cm / 30 m from houses, etc. / 1 m from witness While driving a vehicle on a municipal road and preparing to turn at an intersection, the witness saw a bear poke its head out of the grass and then return into the grass.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Hanawa Furudate, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

Posted: A postal worker witnessed it while making deliveries.

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

A passerby sighted one adult bear in Iiide 18-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate

A bear was sighted moving in Iitoyo 17-jiri, Kitakami City, around 07:43.

Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate

An 84-year-old man was attacked by a bear while working in the fields in Magata, Hachimantai City, and suffered injuries to his jaw and left arm.

Hachimantai 越戸, Iwate

Was eating a watermelon.

Owani Hachimandate, Aomori

July 24

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tomiya Ochiai, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

A cub was sighted on the road near the parking lot of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Goshoko Wide-Area Park.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

In the woodland, one bear (body length approximately 1.2 meters) was sighted.

Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima

A bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in the forest at Daishin Toyochi, Shirakawa City.

Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima

July 23

Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi

[Report] On the town road there was one young bear about 40 centimeters in body length. When it noticed the car, it looked at us once, then changed direction and went into the bushes of Yunotani-chi toward the Sunagosawa River, where it appears to have come from. No adult bear was seen. The cub was about the size expected for one born this year and jet black and clean, looking almost like a stuffed animal. The thought that the mother might be nearby was frightening.

Kosaka, Akita

On private residential property / body length 1 m / distance to witness 2 m / 2 m from the house. While watching TV inside the residence, the witness heard a rustling sound and a bear emerged from the brush. The bear rambled across the property from east to west, passing very close to the house as it moved, and then entered the forest.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

Observed one adult bear near the retention basin.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

July 23

Osaki 三本木新沼, Miyagi

July 23

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

July 23

Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi

July 23

Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi

Witnessed one adult bear moving from paddy fields on the south side of Prefectural Route Kinugawa-Maesawa Line toward the Shiratori River.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

(From Ōwani town report) There was a report that it ran off toward the river.

Owani Komaki, Aomori

A branch of the apple tree had been broken. In addition to several claw marks on the tree, footprints and droppings were found nearby. [Issued by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

While passing by, I witnessed a bear about 1.2 m in body length cross the municipal road from east to west approximately 100 m ahead, then move into the riverbank area.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

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

Morioka, Iwate

Municipal road / body length 80 cm / 200 m from a residence / 10 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the municipal road, the witness saw a bear crossing the road from south to north and entering the forest.

Kazuno, Akita

A single juvenile bear was sighted near the foot of the bridge. It climbed up the slope and headed west.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

July 23

Ohira 中央平, Miyagi

One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the roadway.

Otama, Fukushima

July 23

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

A bear was sighted at Miyakodo Yotsutsuji in Taiwa Town around 5:30 a.m.

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

(From Ōwani town post) Ran across and fled through the area near Ameike Community Center (ski resort slope).

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

July 23

Osaki, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ryoutesawa, Oshu City, and was seen moving.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

One bear moving north was sighted near Sanmabashi Bridge.

Morioka, Iwate

Around 10:00 on 2026-07-23, traces suggesting a bear appearance were found in Ikariseki Hisayoshi Shitaichitsu, Hirakawa City, Aomori, and apples were damaged.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

Around 3:20 PM on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

A resident man saw a bear about 1 meter long on a village road in Tamai, Otama Village.

Otama, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Tamai-Kodakura, Otama Village, around 05:50 on July 23.

Otama Tamanoi, Fukushima

At around 8:30 AM on July 23, a bear was seen moving in Hanawa Sekinegawara, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

A driver sighted one bear about 1 m long crossing the road on the Sendai-Sambongi Line in Imaizumi Miyamae, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Imaizumi Hachimanshita, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture, at around 21:08 on July 22.

Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi

July 22

Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi

A bear was sighted moving in Kami-Konyari 13-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate

While driving, a single bear approximately 1 m in length was observed on a city road. Subsequent direction of movement and other details are unknown.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

July 22

Osaki 岩出山下野目, Miyagi

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kitayokuchi 2-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Kitayuguchi, Iwate

Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in body length crossing the municipal road heading north and moving down to the riverbed. Its subsequent direction of movement is unknown.

Kazuno, Akita

Sano 田之入町, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Hanawa Shibanai Otagaya, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 13:35 on July 22.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Takichimukai, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 07:20 on 2026-07-22.

Kazuno, Akita

A student from Tōnan Higashi Elementary School spotted what appeared to be a bear while heading to school.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

July 21

Shiroishi 福岡長袋, Miyagi

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

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

July 21

Ohira 奥田, Miyagi

July 21

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

Around 9:40 on July 21, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

Sighted one young bear on the roadway.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

Crossed from the southbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway to the northbound lanes.

Kosaka, Akita

July 21

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tomiya Futsusho, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

July 21

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

July 21

Osato, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Takashimizu Miyawaki, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

On 2026-07-21 around 16:45, a bear was sighted moving in Kosaka Kogyo, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

July 20

Sendai Goroku, Miyagi

One bear was sighted in Kohbata, Aomori City, around 7:10 PM.

Aomori Kobata, Aomori

One bear (just under 1 m in body length) was observed walking from the road in front of Ōwani Town School Lunch Center toward the mountain behind the lunch center.

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Ueno, Futagocho, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate

[Post] I was standing on the left bank setting a hook to start fishing for sweetfish when a friend downstream shouted something. Looking around, I saw a bear cub about 10 meters upstream swimming from the left bank to the right bank. I was on alert, thinking the mother might be nearby, but it was the only one.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on a residential property but left for the forest.

Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima

On the morning of 2026-07-20, a bear was seen moving in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima.

Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima

A bear was sighted moving in Towada Suehiro Kamiyabu, Kazuno City.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

Multiple bear sighting reports were received in a residential area of Murazaki-no, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate

While driving, I saw it in my rearview mirror as I passed by. It crossed the road heading south.

Aomori Kobata, Aomori

Observed one animal believed to be an adult bear.

Morioka, Iwate

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka, Iwate

Koriyama, Fukushima

Koriyama, Fukushima

Around 2:30 PM on July 19, a bear was sighted in Waga-cho Naganuma 7-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate, and was observed moving.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

A bear was sighted around 14:05 in Waga-machi Naganuma 6-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

I didn’t actually see the bear, but when I went to check during the peach harvest period I found damage from feeding, and discovered a small amount of droppings that appear to be from a bear.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Takashimizu Kumano, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

July 19

Sendai, Miyagi

July 19

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Morinohashi 2-chome, Tomiya City, around 11:13 on July 19.

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

July 19

Kurihara 高清水, Miyagi

Around 18:20 on 2026-07-19, one bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in farmland in Fujicho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.

Sano 富士町, Tochigi

Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi

Observed one adult crossing the regional farm road. Went into the woods to the east.

Morioka, Iwate

One bear sighted on the opposite bank of the Yanagawa River in front of the former Kawame Elementary School.

Morioka, Iwate

Sano 富士町, Tochigi

July 18

Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi

July 18

Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi

A single adult was observed crossing the road westward near the road on the west side of the facility.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

Crossing the national highway on the Aomori City side from Nakano bus stop.

Hiranai Nakano, Aomori

July 18

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 18

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

Spotted one bear about 1 m in body length in front of an agricultural greenhouse. The bear then crossed the road to the west and was observed moving north.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Ezo 9th district, Hanamaki City, around 07:30.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

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

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

It looked like it had come down from the mountain; it was outside the white line.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Tsurugasaka Yamamoto, Aomori City.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Ichinoseki-nezumiyama, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 一ノ関, Miyagi

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Matsuzakadaira, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Ryutsudaira, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi

One bear, about 1 m long, was sighted on a road in Matsuzakahira 2-chome, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi

July 17

Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi

July 17

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

One bear, about 1.5 m long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Negisizawa, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

One cub crossing the road was observed

Hiranai Namiuchi, Aomori

July 17

Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi

One bear, about 70 cm long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Ogochi, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the roadway.

Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima, around 4:30 PM on July 17, 2026.

Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima

Ran off toward the mountain to the north.

Hirakawa, Aomori

bear cub

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 17

Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Yoshidanishikaze, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

A bear was sighted at Fukuoka Kuramoto Chazono in Shiroishi City.

Shiroishi 福岡長袋, Miyagi

In Fukuoka Kuramoto, Shiroishi City, an elderly-home employee saw one bear about 1 meter long in a rice paddy.

Shiroishi 福岡蔵本, Miyagi

July 17

Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi

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

Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima

A single bear (about 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted along National Route 399.

Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Ikarigaseki Funaoka, Hirakawa City, Aomori, around 4 PM on July 17.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

A bear was sighted at Miyadoko Yotsuji, Yamato Town, Miyagi.

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

One bear was seen moving in Kamito-gawa, Kuroishi City.

Kuroishi, Aomori

I witnessed something that appeared to be a bear enter the brush to the east near the Kamitogawa Bridge.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

I sighted a bear walking north from the vicinity of Takeda Bridge.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

An adult (bear) was sighted near Ite police box.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

[Aomori City report] Found footprints in a field that appear to be from a bear.

Aomori Toyama, Aomori

[Posted in Aomori City] Signs believed to be bear scat found

Aomori Shinjo, Aomori

[Aomori City report] Tracks believed to be from a bear were found in a field.

Aomori Toyama, Aomori

It poked its head out of the bushes on the left side facing the Kosaka direction, but it immediately withdrew when startled by the car.

Odate, Akita

July 16

Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi

July 16

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

July 16

Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi

Around 20:30 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Higashinozoe Takeda, Kuroishi City, Aomori, and was seen moving.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

One bear was sighted on a slope in Kokudasetonosawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi

July 15

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

July 15

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

July 15

Taiwa 杜の丘, Miyagi

July 15

Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

July 15

Ohira 中央平, Miyagi

A single bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the farm road and headed west.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Footprints believed to be from a bear were found on residential property. No similar tracks were observed on nearby roads or elsewhere in the vicinity.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

While riding a motorcycle at about 5 km/h from the highway underpass toward Tsurugasaka Yamamoto, a bear emerged from the brush about 10 meters to my right, ran across the road in front of me, and entered the brush on the left. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Tsurugasaka Waseda, Aomori City.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.

Fukushima, Fukushima

Around 09:25 on 2026-07-15, a bear was sighted in Ato, Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture.

Takizawa 後, Iwate

A neighbor spotted one bear (body length approximately 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / about 10 m from the nearest house

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nagahayashi Jinba, Odate City, around 08:07 on July 15.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

July 15

Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi

A driver who visited JR Jinba Station sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) near the tracks / direction of travel: east / about 20 m from the above station

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

It crossed the tracks in front of the platform and walked toward the mountains.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

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

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

Observed one bear moving south.

Hiraizumi, Iwate

One bear sighted on Prefectural Route 169

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

A bear was sighted moving in Yakushido Minami Kumazawa, Hirosaki City, Aomori on July 15 around 12:30.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear was seen moving in Isawa Koyama Hachimando, Oshu City.

Ōshū, Iwate

July 14

Kawasaki, Miyagi

July 14

Kawasaki, Miyagi

One bear was sighted moving south on the road running north–south in front of a residence.

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

Around 6:10 PM on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Nishi-Iwasaki, Nasushiobara City.

Nasushiobara 西岩崎, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Naganuma 14-chome, Kitakami City, Iwate, around 16:15 on July 14.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

[Post] In the rice field

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanawa-Tsuburone, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

Spotted one cub in a rice paddy.

Kanegasaki, Iwate

(Posted) Emerged from the shrubs beside the intersection and fled across the rice field heading southwest.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

[Post]

Kosaka Araya, Akita

July 14

Natori, Miyagi

While working in the fields, footprints of a bear were found. The prints appeared to be from a single animal, moving across the field from west to east; midway it turned toward the south and the tracks continued into the brush on the south side.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Futagocho Minamida, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate

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

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

July 14

Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi

Bear sighting reported at Kamiyakari Kumanoshitashita, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Nomura, Miyagi

July 14

Sendai Nomura, Miyagi

Around 05:40 on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Sannbongi Sakamoto Terashima, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Nakanoyachi, Isawa-Koyama, Oshu City, Iwate on 2026-07-14 around 16:10.

Ōshū, Iwate

One bear was seen moving in Nikocho Kaminakajima, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate

Around 6:50 PM on 2026-07-13, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Otawa, Fujioka-machi, Tochigi City.

Tochigi Fujiokamachi Ōdawa, Tochigi

Witnessed one young bear enter the brush from a municipal road.

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jamba, Ōdate City.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita