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Iwate’s most recent close call came in Morioka Kado on May 1, 2026 at 20:37, when a black bear about 1 m long was rummaging through apple crates looking for apples. Earlier that same day, a bear was also seen along National Route 45 in Hirono, and other May 1 reports came from Morioka Mitsuwari and Morioka Hirakashinden, showing how quickly bears are moving through the edges of towns and roads.

The heaviest activity has been in Morioka, with fresh reports piling up around neighborhoods, school and prison areas, and roadside districts, while Takizawa, Ichinoseki, Kuji, and Hirono have also stayed on the map. The busiest stretch came in November 2025 with 805 sightings, followed by October 2025 with 678, and the area has logged 2,627 black bear sightings overall, so this is a wide and persistent bear season across Iwate.