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

Morioka Kado, Iwate

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

Morioka Kado, Iwate

An adult bear was behind the garbage collection point near the caller’s home; it then ran off toward the forested area.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Three bears sighted (one adult, two cubs)

Morioka, Iwate

A single juvenile bear was sighted near a private residence.

Morioka, Iwate

Three bears observed (one adult, two cubs)

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One bear sighted in an apple orchard

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Asagishi 3-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

Heard a bear vocalizing near the baseball field.

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

At night I saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub.

Morioka Hirakashinden, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved in the direction of Lake Gosho.

Morioka, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward Goshoko.

Morioka Kamiota-Kawara, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the entrance to the road leading to Tonan Tsudoi no Mori.

Morioka Kamikuriyagawa, Iwate

There were traces on the road that appeared to be scat from a young bear.

Morioka, Iwate

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

Morioka, Iwate

An adult bear was seen entering the Kitakami River. Direction of movement is unknown.

Morioka, Iwate

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

Morioka, Iwate

One bear moving north was sighted near Sanmabashi Bridge.

Morioka, Iwate

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A student from Tōnan Higashi Elementary School spotted what appeared to be a bear while heading to school.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

Observed one animal believed to be an adult bear.

Morioka, Iwate

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka, Iwate

Observed one adult crossing the regional farm road. Went into the woods to the east.

Morioka, Iwate

One bear sighted on the opposite bank of the Yanagawa River in front of the former Kawame Elementary School.

Morioka, Iwate

Empty honey boxes and the place where brood frames were stored were disturbed.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

One bear spotted near the garage of a residence

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Shimoyonai Ichimatsubashi, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

One bear sighted near an apple orchard

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

While working in the apple pre-cooling shed inside the apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple crates outside the shed and the refrigerator drain pipe were damaged.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

Sighted one adult (bear). It was caught in a foothold trap set for deer; while we were requesting permission to capture it, it escaped and went toward the mountains.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

Spotted an adult bear in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountain.

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

One bear sighted on Prefectural Route 169

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

One bear was observed moving east along the road (Prefectural Route 258) near the handmade village.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

One adult bear sighted in a rice field

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Higashi-midorigaoka, Morioka City.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A neighbor's shed had a bag of rice bran torn up by a bear.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

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

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate