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Driver spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading south / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

[Report] Information from a neighborhood association was circulated during a police patrol. A bear crossed the roads in this area and reportedly headed toward the Suikouen direction.

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nekori Maesawa, Matsushima Town.

Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi

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

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

A nearby resident sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) / direction of travel unknown / about 10 m from the nearest facility

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

[Post] The school sent a safety alert via its app saying police spotted a bear at the Jukai Dome parking lot. The exact location within the parking lot was not specified. They moved toward the Takumi Arena side and the police will be patrolling until around 7:00. It’s not been updated on Kumadasu, so I’m posting this.

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

[Report] One 50 cm long cub sighted; direction of travel unknown. 10 meters to nearest building.

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

[Posted]

Odate, Akita

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

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

Shiroishi 福岡長袋, Miyagi

Around 13:40 on 2026-07-16, a bear was sighted in Yazawa 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Kaminitanai, Iwate

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

[Post]

Odate, Akita

Posted: It was captured on a surveillance camera. Body length about 1 m. Believed to have disappeared into the southern thicket.

Odate, Akita

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

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

Takizawa 後, Iwate

July 15

Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Hinaimachi Sasadate Komoriyama, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, around 4 PM on July 15.

Odate, Akita

[Post]

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length approx. 1.0 m) / Direction of travel: west / Approximately 150 m from the nearest school facility

Odate, Akita

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

A bear was sighted in Ipponsugi, Ōdate City, Akita on 2026-07-14 in the late afternoon.

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

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

Numerous bear droppings were found on the premises of a work shed and other areas adjacent to the residence.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

[Post] Captured on a surveillance camera (photo top left). Body length 1 m. Moving south along a farm access road.

Odate, Akita

[Post]

Odate, Akita

Posted: It was captured on a security camera. Body length about 1 m. It ran into the thicket to the south.

Odate, Akita

July 13

Higashimatsushima Jogetsutsumi, Miyagi

One bear was sighted moving in Shimonikuriyu 4-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Shimooniyanagi, Iwate

Parking lot / body length 70 cm / 10 m from dwellings / 20 m distance from witness A bear appeared on the security camera. The bear moved from east toward the west.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted on camera in Hachimantai Yuze, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Hinorematsu, Oshu City.

Ōshū, Iwate

[Post] Crossed the parking lot heading toward the Forestry Agency side

Odate, Akita

Around 8:30 a.m. on July 13, a bear was sighted in Aisukechō, Kitakami City, Iwate, and was seen moving.

Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate

Around 7:30 on July 13, one bear was seen moving in Kuzurahora Mukai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

An employee of the nearest facility sighted one bear (body length unknown) / moving northeast / approximately 30 m from the nearest residence

Odate Kuzuwara, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hinai-cho Ogita Nakajima Saikawatsuke, Odate City.

Odate, Akita

One bear was sighted in Hinaicho Tatsuko Magariyachi, Odate City, and it was seen on camera.

Odate, Akita

A local resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / heading west / on school grounds

Odate, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Murasaki-no 14-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 09:35.

Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate

A moving bear was sighted in Tachibana 15-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Tachibana, Iwate

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length about 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 10 m from the nearest house.

Odate Mochita, Akita

Around 8:20 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted in Mochida 2-chome, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate Mochita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Yumoto 1-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Dai, Iwate

July 12

Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi

A woman walking her dog spotted one bear about 1 meter long at Shiroishi River Kiridoshi Park in Fukukakuramoto Iwanoue, Shiroishi City.

Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi

Around 6:00 a.m. in Nakano-me, Nihonmatsu City, one bear about 1.5 m long was sighted crossing a field.

Nihonmatsu 中ノ目, Fukushima

July 11

Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted along the Umeda River in Haramachi 3-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi

A bear was seen leaving into a forest in Iizakamachi Yuno Matoba, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

[Report] A one-meter-tall bear was in the backyard behind a house. It ran off into the woods.

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length approx. 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / about 10 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

A bear was sighted in Okamakamori, Takizawa City.

Takizawa 大釜高森, Iwate

At around 5:33 AM on July 10, a bear was sighted in Hinaicho Tatsuko Magayachi, Odate City, Akita, and was seen on camera.

Odate, Akita

[Post] Caught on surveillance camera. Body length about 1 m. Appeared from the north and disappeared into the bushes to the south.

Odate, Akita

On 2026-07-10 in Shimo-Konyu, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, one bear was seen moving.

Kitakami Shimooniyanagi, Iwate

One bear was sighted in bushes within Takada 12th district, Yahaba Town, Iwate.

Yahaba 大字高田, Iwate

Two bears were sighted in Futabagaoka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi

July 9

Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / about 250 m east of Tatsukomori Baseball Field

Odate, Akita

City road / body length 80 cm / 30 m from residences / 50 m distance from witness. From inside a building, the witness saw a small bear poke its head out of shrubs on the north side of the city road, then return back into the north side.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

The field plastic mulch was torn and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.

Morioka Tsushida, Iwate

Observed one adult bear and two juvenile bears on the riverbed of the Otobe River.

Morioka Isari-Omichi, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Inosari Tamenogi, Morioka City.

Morioka 猪去田面野木, Iwate

Spotted one young bear near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

While the reporter was working in a rice field, they spotted a medium-sized bear along the base of the mountain behind them. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it ran back into the mountain.

Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate

Around 1:15 PM on 2026-07-09, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted by a resident in a residential area of Tokiwadai 3-chome, Kitakami, Iwate.

Kitakami Machibun, Iwate

Apples stored in a shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten/raided. There were also numerous droppings that appeared to be from a bear both inside and outside the shed.

Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate

Observed one medium-sized bear in an apple orchard

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

A bear was observed near Route 4 Nakano intersection, moving from the west to the east (toward Nakano Elementary School).

Morioka Haba, Iwate

Observed one adult and two cubs near the apple orchard.

Morioka Isari-Sekiai, Iwate

There are round footprints on the ridge I made. About 15 cm in diameter. Could it be a bear?

Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate

A person walking saw one adult bear on a city road in a residential area of Tokiwa-dai 4-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Machibun, Iwate

A bear entered the Morioka City School Lunch Center in Nakanokita, Morioka, through the front gate and moved around the premises.

Morioka Kawasaki, Iwate

Nasushiobara 塩野崎, Tochigi

July 8

Sendai Okaji, Miyagi

July 8

Sendai Okaji, Miyagi

A woman passing by sighted one bear about 1 meter long walking on the road in Haramachi 3-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi

July 8

Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi

July 8

Tome 迫町佐沼, Miyagi

Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from a private house / approximately 20 m from the witness. Saw a bear crossing the municipal road and moving north.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

On private residential property / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m from the witness. A bear was in the garden on the property. The bear wandered around while moving from west to east, then headed south.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

Nasushiobara 春日町, Tochigi

A resident spotted one bear in a residential area of Tokiwadai 2-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Machibun, Iwate

July 7

Tome 迫町北方, Miyagi

July 7

Matsushima Nemawari, Miyagi

Around noon on July 7, a bear was sighted in Akanumakoshido, Rifu Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

Rifu Akanuma, Miyagi

July 7

Rifu Akanuma, Miyagi

July 6

Tome 迫町佐沼, Miyagi

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Nakadacho Ishimori, Tome City.

Tome 中田町石森, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Matsukawamachi Kanazawanagamine, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, on 2026-07-06.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Kanezawa, Fukushima

Observed one adult and one juvenile bear near the irrigation pond.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

While driving on the northbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway near Hanawa Service Area, a vehicle occupant witnessed a bear about 50 centimeters in body length crossing from the northbound side over the center divider into the southbound lanes.

Kazuno, Akita

Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 5 m from a house / 10 m from the observer While driving on a municipal road, a bear emerged from the west side of the road. When the vehicle stopped and the observer watched, the bear returned to the west side.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

[Posted] Roamed around the rice field for about 15 minutes, then moved toward the Kashiwagi direction.

Odate Kodatehana, Akita

July 5

Taiwa Tsurusu-Ozurusawa, Miyagi

July 5

Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi

July 5

Sendai Minaminometate, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Iwasaki 27-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 6:50 a.m. on July 5.

Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate

At around 06:45 on July 5, one bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Iwasaki 30-chiwari, Kitakami.

Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Iito 19-ku, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate

Around 17:00 on 2026-07-05, a bear was sighted in Heisei 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

A bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted in a residential area of Haramachi 6-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, and it passed through a house yard and headed north.

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

July 4

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

Yoneshiro River riverbed / body length 1 m / 150 m from a residence / 50 m distance from witness While driving on a municipal road, the witness spotted a bear on the far bank of the river. The bear entered the brush.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kunikiyakutan, Shibata Town.

Shibara Tsukinoki, Miyagi

One animal believed to be a bear about one size larger than a large dog was observed moving toward the Kitakami River.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

[Post] There was bear scat on the riverbank steps

Odate, Akita

A person reported seeing one bear enter a company premises in Saiwaicho 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai; police patrolled the area but could not confirm it.

Sendai Ninomori, Miyagi

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving north / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Prefectural road / body length 50 cm / 140 m from houses / 20 m from witness While driving on a prefectural road, I noticed a small bear walking along the edge of a field. The bear crossed the prefectural road from west to east and entered the brush on the east side.

Kazuno, Akita

A cub was sighted walking on the edge of the Tohoku Shinkansen viaduct in Kutsukawa 4-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

Ran toward the river.

Odate, Akita

(Posted) Ran toward the river.

Odate, Akita

Around 10:10 on 2026-07-02, one bear was sighted in Sugo, Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture.

Takizawa 巣子, Iwate

Driver sighted one bear (body length 0.8 m) / Direction of travel: north / Approximately 170 m to the nearest house

Odate, Akita

[Report] A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / Direction of travel: north / 30 m to the nearest house

Odate, Akita

July 2

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

One bear was sighted in Takadate Yoshida Kanjinohigashi, Natori City.

Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi

July 2

Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi

Two bears, described as a parent and cub-like pair, were sighted on a road in Heisei 1-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading south / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.5 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 10 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

July 1

Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 200 m to the nearest house

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving southwest / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate Hinaimachi-Ogita, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (about 1 m body length) crossing National Route 103 / direction of travel southwest / National Route 103 near Yamadate Bridge

Odate, Akita

At the east base of Akanotsu Bridge, observed one adult entering the woods to the north.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

[Post] While fishing at the river, it ran toward the upstream direction of the Yoneshiro River from around the pump house.

Odate Saruma, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / direction of movement unknown / approximately 15 m from the nearest house

Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita

A local resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) on the road / heading north / 120 m east of Odate Homei High School

Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita

(Reference information) On private residential property / body length 80 cm / distance from witness 30 m / 10 m from house and other buildings. Reported to the city by e-mail. Situation unknown.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

One bear was seen crossing National Route 45 in Ogimachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Sengoku, Miyagi

July 1

Sendai Fukuzumimachi, Miyagi

One bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Ogimachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Sengoku, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Koma-Kobukuro, Morioka City, around 16:00 on 2026-07-01.

Morioka Koma, Iwate

A person driving by spotted one bear about 80 cm long in a residential area in Nati-gaoka 1-chome, Natori City, Miyagi. The bear fled into the woods.

Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Yamatatezawa, Odate City, and was seen moving.

Odate Yamadate, Akita

Around 5:30 PM on June 30, a bear was sighted in Kita-terabayashi 2-chome, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Daikoji, Iwate

An employee operating heavy machinery observed one adult bear.

Ōshū, Iwate

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1 m) crossing the road / direction of travel unknown / Prefectural Route 22, near Hizume Bridge

Odate, Akita

One bear (body length unknown) was observed entering a residential property from the road / direction of travel: north / 10 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 60 cm) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 5 m from the nearest house

Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita

In Kamiyomita, Nihonmatsu City, one bear was in fields and rice paddies.

Nihonmatsu 上蓬田, Fukushima

A large tree was knocked down. I think it was a bear.

Morioka, Iwate

Spotted one juvenile bear near the field.

Ōshū, Iwate

A single bear about 50 centimeters long was observed on the highway embankment from a car traveling on the Tōhoku Expressway. The bear’s subsequent direction of movement is unknown.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

A bear was sighted in Esashi Yoka-machi, Oshu City.

Ōshū 江刺愛宕, Iwate

June 29, 2026

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

At a prefectural road intersection, one adult and one cub were sighted.

Ōshū 江刺愛宕, Iwate

On Monday, June 29 at approximately 5:30 a.m., in the forested area of Futaishi Nakayama in Shirakawa City, a man in his 40s driving a vehicle sighted one bear (about 1 meter in length).

Shirakawa 南池下, Fukushima

One bear was seen in a forest area in Futaishi Nakayama, Shirakawa City.

Shirakawa 南池下, Fukushima

On 2026-06-29 in Inasecho Iwawaki, Kitakami City, one bear was seen moving.

Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Hanawa Shimota Nyuuu, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

Bear tracks confirmed in the fields around the house

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Takamatsu 5-chome district, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Takaki, Iwate

One bear was sighted in Kuroishino 3-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Hiranoboshita, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City, around 6:30 PM on June 28.

Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 28 at around 6:30 p.m., on the north-side walkway of Iizaka Cemetery in Hirano, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) spotted three bears approaching from the opposite direction while he was walking west. One bear (A) was about 1 m in body length, and the other two (B and C) were about 50 cm each.

Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima

Posted: It was captured on a surveillance camera. Body length about 1 m. It appeared from the north (photo 1), went out onto the farm access road on the east side, and headed south (top left of photo 3).

Odate, Akita

Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita

A single bear cub ran off toward the Nature House.

Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita

Prefectural road / body length 1 m / 300 m from a private house / approximately 50 m from the observer When driving on the prefectural road, saw a bear sitting on the road

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

An adult bear was sighted near the shed at the residence. (Direction of movement unknown)

Morioka, Iwate

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

Kitakami Kotorizaki, Iwate

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 600 m to Odate Youth Nature House.

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

I saw a young bear near a roadside station under construction, not far from Shibutami Nursery School.

Morioka, Iwate

Spotted a mother bear and her cubs moving

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

A bear about 60 cm was sighted near Jokoji Temple. It ran off into the mountains.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Higashi-Anba 3-chome, Morioka City, around 09:05 on June 28.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

One adult bear sighted on the grounds of the Iwate Prefectural Museum

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Discovered bear tracks in the field on the north side of the house.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Nakamachi, Iwate

Around 12:09 on 2026-06-27, one adult bear was seen by a passerby in a residential area of Ueda, Morioka City, Iwate. The bear left to the east, and no damage to people or property was confirmed.

Morioka, Iwate

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

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

[Post] Crossing a national highway

Kazuno, Akita

Around 4:50 PM on June 26, one bear was seen moving in Hachimantai-Akabuchi, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno, Akita

Thicket / body length 80 cm / distance to witness 30 m / 10 m from a residence While walking on my property, I spotted a bear poking its head out of a thicket across the road. The bear returned into the thicket.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Niida Terago, Ōdate City, Akita, around 5:10 a.m. on June 26, 2026.

Odate Niida, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) heading northwest; approximately 200 m from the nearest residence.

Odate Niida, Akita

June 25

Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi

Driver sighted one bear (body length 50 cm) / Direction of travel: east / Approximately 200 m from the nearest house

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

A single adult bear was observed crossing the road on the south side of the facility.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

June 25, 2026

Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Komizu, Oshu City.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

Around noon on Thursday, June 25, in the Ashiike area of Hiraishi, Fukushima City, on Prefectural Route 148, a witness (male in his 70s) observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west while driving.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

A man in his 70s driving a car saw one bear crossing Route 148 in Hiraishi, Fukushima City, from east to west.

Fukushima Hiraishi, Fukushima

Around noon on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted at Hiraishi Ashiike, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

Prefectural road / Body length 0.8 m / About 70 m from a private house While driving on the prefectural road, one bear crossing from the south to the north was observed. The bear then entered the woods on the north side. Distance to the observer: approximately 10 m.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

Three bears (one adult, two cubs) observed

Morioka, Iwate

June 24

Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi

A cub was walking on the road.

Kazuno, Akita

June 24

Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi

Around 07:25 on 2026-06-24, one adult bear was seen at the entrance of a private home in Ōsōrishō 25-chōme area, Hachimantai City, Iwate. No human or property damage was confirmed.

Hachimantai, Iwate

Spotted one bear near the Jinba railroad crossing. It walked along the tracks toward Koma.

Morioka, Iwate

A single bear about 1 meter in size was seen emerging from a private residence and moving westward.

Morioka Koma, Iwate

June 24, 2026

Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi

Witnessed one bear running off eastward toward the cemetery at the tea plantation intersection.

Morioka Koma, Iwate

Spotted one young bear near a house.

Morioka, Iwate

June 24, 2026

Matsushima Tetaru, Miyagi

Around 10:00 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Osarizawa Omono, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Kazuno, Akita

On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 6:45 p.m., near the 245-kilometer post on the southbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway underpass in Akagai-Mori area, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a driver (male, in his 40s) traveling on the expressway observed a bear (one animal, about 50 cm in body length) attempting to cross the road from the shoulder into the lanes of the southbound Tohoku Expressway (toward Sendai). When the witness sounded his horn, the bear returned to the shoulder. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima

On 2026-06-23 at about 18:22, a bear was sighted in Yui Kamekubo, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Nihonmatsu 油井, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 6:22 PM, in the Kabuko area of Yui, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 60s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 meter in body length) moving north through fields. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nihonmatsu 矢ノ戸, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Ōtani-Ushiroba, Ōgawara Town, Miyagi.

Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi

June 23

Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi

Around 04:15 on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Hasemachi Mori, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tome 迫町森, Miyagi

June 23, 2026

Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi

Around 08:15 on 2026-06-23, one bear was sighted in Sugo, Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture.

Takizawa 巣子, Iwate

June 22

Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.7 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, a bear was sighted in Karanisawa Kitsunodai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

June 22

Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi

Around 6:20 PM on June 22, a bear was sighted in Kamiyasawa-Kannosawa, Rifu Town.

Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi

Observed a bear running off to the west

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

June 21

Higashimatsushima Jogetsutsumi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Shimonokawara Shijūda, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward the Goshoko (Gosho Lake) area.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A passerby sighted an adult bear with a cub. Police later patrolled the area, but were unable to locate the animal(s).

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Yumoto 12-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Yumoto, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kutsukawa 1-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Hinaicho Tatsuko Fūbukuro, Odate City.

Odate, Akita

A passerby spotted one bear (body length 0.7 m). Direction of travel unknown. Sighted near Hinae Special Support School.

Odate, Akita

One bear (body length 1.2 m) spotted in a private home's yard / heading north / 200 m west of Tashikomori Ballpark

Odate, Akita

An adult bear was sighted on National Route 4 in Kuchikawa, Morioka City. After the horn was sounded, the bear moved west.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A juvenile bear was sighted near the apartment. Police later patrolled the area but were unable to locate the animal.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

One young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

Around 10:40 on June 21, a bear was sighted in Yumoto 7-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ohata, Iwate

June 21

Murata 大字薄木, Miyagi

[Post] Appeared startled by the car and went up the slope.

Kazuno, Akita

(From a post) Appeared startled by the car and climbed up the slope.

Kazuno, Akita

While working in the fields, I saw a small-sized bear. It noticed me and seemed to run off toward the mountains.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 9:15 a.m., in the forested area of Nishiyama, Omote-go Komatsu, Shirakawa City, a man in his 50s, while driving a vehicle, observed one bear (about 1 m in length) in the forest.

Shirakawa 表郷小松, Fukushima

Around 9:15 on June 20, a bear was sighted in Omotego Komatsunishiyama, Shirakawa City.

Shirakawa 表郷小松, Fukushima

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A single adult was seen running north through the residential area of Higashi-Midorigaoka.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A juvenile bear was seen moving in the direction of residences near Asagishi Otsuka Park.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kamineko Hōzen, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate