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At Morioka Momijigaoka, a presumed adult black bear was observed on May 11, 2026 at 18:45, and earlier that same day at 16:50 the site of a buried culled sika deer was dug up, the carcass was taken, and bear tracks, scat, and drag marks were left behind. That is the clearest fresh sign of a bear still moving through this side of Iwate Museum of Art country.

The most active spots in this area have been Morioka Momijigaoka, Morioka Higashianiwa, Morioka Higashinakano, Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Morioka Kamiota Uwaze, and Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, where sightings, tracks, scat, and damage to beehives have all been reported. Activity has been strongest in October and November, when reports jumped to 387 and 513, then stayed active in March and April with 53 incidents in each month, and this area has logged 1,453 black bear sightings overall.