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In Zuihōden, the most recent close call came on May 6, 2026, when a person in a car saw a black bear about 1 meter long crossing the road at an intersection in Sendai Izumichuo-minami near Kamiyatagari in Izumi Ward, and another sighting that same night placed a bear at the Sendai North Ring Road in Chomeigaoka-higashi. Those two reports add to the feeling that bears are still moving through the neighborhoods around the city edge after dark.

The busiest places in this area have been Sendai neighborhoods such as Izumi Ward, Taihaku Ward, and Aoba Ward, with recent reports also coming from Iwanuma. Activity was strongest in October with 484 incidents and November with 399, then stayed high in December with 122 before easing to 46 in January, 21 in February, 25 in March, and 48 in April; across this area, black bear sightings have reached 2,653 overall.