เส้นทางเดินป่า Aomori Bay Bridge-Sannai-Maruyama Site

Discovered footprints believed to be from a bear in the onion (leek) field on the property

Aomori Nishitazawa, Aomori

While gathering wild plants, bear droppings were discovered. They appear to be 2–3 days old.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

A single bear is believed to be holed up inside the Cross Tower A-Bay building in Aomori City. Police and members of a hunters' association are surrounding the site and conducting capture operations, and a box trap has been brought in.

Aomori Uramachi, Aomori

A bear cub was walking.

Aomori Shinjo, Aomori

Riding in a car with family while heading toward Aomori Chuo IC, I spotted a solitary bear near Matsuoka Recreation Center.

Aomori Ishie, Aomori

One cub sighted.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

At around 18:10, I went out to take out the trash and saw a bear walking alone.

Aomori Shinjo, Aomori

At least one cub (young bear) entered inside.

Aomori Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori

Around 15:30 on the 15th, a juvenile bear was sighted entering a mixed commercial facility (including a hotel) in Nagashima, Aomori City, and is believed to be holed up inside. Police, city officials and members of the hunters' association have gathered at the scene.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

At around 15:30 on May 15, 2026, a bear entered the first floor of a building in Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori City, prompting people inside to evacuate to upper floors. Police and government hunters carried out an emergency shooting and culled one adult male bear about 1 meter long.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

A bear is believed to be occupying the first floor of a mixed-use commercial building in central Aomori City, leaving more than 10 people (patrons of a pharmacy and a hotel) trapped. A bear was also sighted at a parking lot about 300 meters away around the same time, possibly a different individual, and Aomori City is considering emergency shooting to eliminate the very high risk of human injury.

Aomori Nishitaki, Aomori

On the afternoon of May 15, 2026, a bear entered the Cross Tower A-Bay commercial complex (Nagasima 1-chome) in central Aomori City and remained inside for several hours. Police cordoned off the area and set box traps; around 18:10 local hunters fired and killed one bear. Multiple sightings were reported across the city that day, and a bear was also seen about 300 meters away in a parking lot, possibly a different individual.

Aomori Uramachi, Aomori

A sighting report was posted to Aomori Prefecture's bear log.

Aomori Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori

A bear holed up in the Cross Tower A-Bay in central Aomori City, people stranded on upper floors According to Aomori City and the police, at around 3:30 p.m. today a single bear was sighted in Nagashima, Aomori City. The scene is the Cross Tower A-Bay, and at least one cub is said to have entered the building. The bear is still believed to be holed up inside.

Aomori Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori

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Aomori Nishiono, Aomori

Shortly after 11:00 AM on May 15, 2026, one bear was sighted northeast of Ōno Elementary School in Aoba 1-chome, Aomori City.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

Tracks believed to be from a bear were found in the field at the scene. Additionally, an agricultural support stake was found broken.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

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Aomori Yasuta, Aomori

was walking

Aomori, Aomori

Around 05:00 on May 15, a single bear of unknown length was sighted in Nagashima, Aomori City, moving west from near Nagashima Elementary School and running along the national road from Hirota Shrine toward the Yanagi-cho intersection. No damage has been reported, and city staff and police are patrolling the area to maintain vigilance.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

One bear of unknown body length was sighted moving westward from the area near Nagashima Elementary School.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

On May 15 between about 4:30 and 5:00 a.m., multiple sightings of an Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma) were reported near the Aomori Prefectural Office in Aomori City. The city has warned residents via social media and is maintaining vigilance while considering emergency shooting operations.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

Witnessed one bear running eastward on the national highway from Hirota Shrine toward the Yanagimachi intersection.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

Spotted one bear of unknown body length in front of a convenience store.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

One bear of unknown body length sighted within a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force garrison.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

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Aomori Namidate, Aomori

One bear of unknown body length was sighted. Bear droppings believed to be from the same bear were found nearby.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

It ran away and entered a house.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

A bear about one-third the width of the road crossed the road and walked into a vacant lot.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

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Aomori Namidate, Aomori

Spotted one bear of unknown body length in front of a convenience store.

Aomori Shinjo, Aomori

One bear of unknown body length.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

Before 21:00 on May 14, 2026, a roughly 1-meter-long bear was seen entering a residential property in Aomori City's Nami-dachi Maeda area. Sightings also occurred at a convenience store parking lot, in the Nami-dachi area, and in the Nagashima area near the prefectural office; the city has set up a response headquarters and is considering switching to emergency shooting.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

One bear sighted on the roadway.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

At around 19:50 on May 14, 2026, a single cub was sighted on the grounds of a convenience store in Satomi, Aomori City. No damage was reported, and the city urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

Moved south from the sighting location

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

By size, it was a cub crossing the road.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori