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Mutsu Kamikawacho, Aomori

Around 04:25 on 2026-06-16, a bear-like animal was sighted in Yoshima-machi Oriogawasaki, Iwaki City.

Iwaki 好間町大利, Fukushima

On Tuesday, June 16 at approximately 4:25 a.m., in the Ogawasaki area of Oari, Yoshima-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 60s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) crossing the road.

Iwaki 好間町大利, Fukushima

Left heading west.

Rokunohe Shimoyoshita, Aomori

June 15

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

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Hachinohe Nango-Nakano, Aomori

Around 9:30 on June 15, a bear was sighted in Tsurusu Kitemi Osaki Shinnyama-shita, Taiwa Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

Taiwa Tsurusu-Toya, Miyagi

June 15

Taiwa Tsurusu-Toya, Miyagi

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Mutsu, Aomori

Around 08:05 on 2026-06-15, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kurikisaku, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima

On Monday, June 15 at approximately 8:05 a.m., in Kurikizaku, Yotsukuramachi, Iwaki City, a witness (woman in her 30s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) on the road. No human or property damage has been confirmed.

Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Mizukoshi, Inasecho, Kitakami City, around 5:15 a.m. on June 15.

Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate

June 15

Osaki 三本木伊賀, Miyagi

At approximately 7:13 p.m. on June 14, a wild animal believed to be an Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) was sighted in the Wagu area of Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City.

Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima

Observed one adult bear entering northwest into the woods from the area near Kinugawa Junior High School.

Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate

June 14

Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi

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Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

Ran off toward the ravine/stream

Hachinohe Nango-Koromakisawa, Aomori

The beehive box at the apiary beside the house was knocked over, and one hive frame was damaged.

Morioka Haba, Iwate

June 13

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

about 70 cm

Mutsu Nakanosawa, Aomori

1 meter

Mutsu Sekine, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Sekine-Kitasekine, Mutsu City, around 11:40 on June 13.

Mutsu, Aomori

While driving, I saw one bear about the size of an adult cross the road from south to north and enter the forest.

Shichinohe 志茂川原, Aomori

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Hachinohe Nango-Shimamori, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Karawakidotarumi, Hachinohe, Aomori.

Hachinohe Matsugaoka, Aomori

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Hachinohe Kawaragi, Aomori

On Saturday, June 13 at approximately 7:50 a.m., a man in his 60s, while driving in Tamayama (Sumigama) area, Tategama? No — correct place: Tamayama Aza Sumikamaguchi? Wait ensure accuracy. Let's translate carefully.

Iwaki 四倉町玉山, Fukushima

June 13

Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi

June 13

Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi

June 13

Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi

On National Route 456 heading from Esashi toward Daitō, observed one adult (bear) moving from right to left across the road.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

A bear crossed in front of the vehicle while I was driving and ran up the mountainside.

Nanbu Gomiwatari, Aomori

Crosses the road, about just under 1 m (in front)

Mutsu Misatocho, Aomori

No information

Hachinohe, Aomori

Observed one medium-sized bear inside an apple orchard

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

On Friday, June 12 at approximately 10:10 a.m., in Kurikisaku, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 50s, while driving a car, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 40 cm in body length) on the road.

Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima

On 2026-06-12 around 09:35, a bear was sighted moving in Kamionikiyanagi 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.

Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate

Around 7:20 on June 12, one bear was seen moving in Matsugasawa, Shichinohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.

Shichinohe 松ヶ沢, Aomori

A 1-meter-long bear was walking north.

Shichinohe 天間舘大沢, Aomori

Bear tracks were found in the rice field east of the road east of Higashimizusawa Junior High School.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

June 12

Ohira 奥田, Miyagi

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

Morioka, Iwate

A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed was ravaged by a bear.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

Around 22:15 on June 11, one bear was sighted in Kamisakuragi 2-chome, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi

June 11

Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi

June 11

Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi

(No information)

Mutsu Ohatamachi, Aomori

June 11

Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi

June 11

Ohira 大衡, Miyagi

June 11

Taiwa Ochiai-Matsusaka, Miyagi

One bear about 1 meter long was seen walking north along a roadside in Ochiai Matsuzaka Akasaka, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Ochiai-Matsusaka, Miyagi

June 11

Ohira 大森, Miyagi

The field's mulch was torn, and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.

Morioka Nagai, Iwate

June 11

Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi

A crack believed to have been caused by a bear was found in a window of the motorcycle storage/management building at the driving license test center in Shimoda, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

A crack was found in a window glass at a driving license test center facility in Morioka City, and police suspect bear damage.

Morioka, Iwate

Around 10:05 on 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted in Maesawa Ropponmatsu, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

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Hachinohe Korekawa, Aomori

A person reported sighting one bear believed to be an adult in front of the old Zekawa Higashi Elementary School. The bear left heading west.

Hachinohe Korekawa, Aomori

June 11

Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi

Bear scat believed to be present at the boundary between the soccer field and the ground golf course in Sakurazutsumi Park.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

June 11

Kurihara 築館字沢入, Miyagi

Around 5:10 AM on June 11, a bear was sighted in Nakaneko Nijūni Shinmei, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Nakaneko, Iwate

On Thursday, June 11, at approximately 4:30 a.m., in Tegura area, Shimo-yoshima, Yoshima (Kōma) Town, Iwaki City, a man in his 50s, while driving, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) on the road. The animal believed to be a bear ran off to the south.

Iwaki 好間町下好間, Fukushima

June 11

Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi

June 11

Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Yukuchi Hirabayashi, Hanamaki City, Iwate, around 13:05 on June 11.

Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate

Around 8:00 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Isawa Koyama Harakawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū, Iwate

A steel box trap was installed in Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima, amid repeated bear sightings.

Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Oshimizu 1-chome, Tomiya, Miyagi, around 12:40 on 2026-06-11.

Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Ono Goto, Taiwa Town, Miyagi, around 9:30 a.m. on 2026-06-11.

Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi

Around 4:30 AM on 2026-06-11, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Yoshima-machi Shimoyoshima Tegura, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Iwaki 好間町下好間, Fukushima

June 10

Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi

June 10

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

Witnessed one adult bear entering the mountain to the south from the household premises.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

(No information)

Hachinohe Nango-Koromakisawa, Aomori

Bear sighted in the Hidaka-nishi area. (Details unknown)

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

While driving on Route 340 from Hachinohe toward Nango, I spotted a bear crossing the road about 50 meters ahead. I estimate its body length was about 1 meter. It appeared from the brush on the west side and went up the slope on the east side.

Hachinohe Nango-Aozukuri, Aomori

Around 15:30 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Mizusawa Hidakanishi, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

On 2026-06-10 around 14:50, a bear was sighted moving in Oniyanagicho Todori, Kitakami, Iwate.

Kitakami Oniyanagicho, Iwate

No information

Mutsu Ohatamachi, Aomori

One bear was seen crossing the prefectural road

Gonohe 上市川, Aomori

June 10

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

About 1 meter, black, presumed to be an adult (mother) bear

Mutsu, Aomori

Observed one bear moving north on the road west of the pharmacy.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

June 10

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

At around 09:15 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Shiwahime Hachisugiurayama, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 志波姫台東, Miyagi

June 10

Kurihara 志波姫横峰浦, Miyagi

June 10

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

June 10

Kurihara 築館字内南沢, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Takada 2-chome, Kurihara City, Miyagi.

Kurihara 築館字内南沢, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Sugaya-Kamihinokuchi, Rifu Town, around 4:10 a.m.

Rifu Iidoi, Miyagi

June 10

Rifu Iidoi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted moving in Fujisawa 15-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 04:07 on 2026-06-10.

Kitakami Ryutsu-center, Iwate

June 10

Kurihara, Miyagi

Around 9:30 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Takashimizu Nakano-sawa, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Semine Ōwanidani, Kurihara City.

Kurihara, Miyagi

Multiple passersby spotted one adult bear crossing a road in Osore, Hachimantai City.

Hachimantai 田頭, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Mizusawa Ohatajikoji, Oshu City, around 10:05 on June 10.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

June 9

Osaki 岩出山, Miyagi

Observed one adult bear entering the woods near Shimoodaibukuro Bridge.

Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate

A nearby resident spotted one bear, about 60 cm long, in a wooded area in Tsukidate Kido area, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 志波姫南堀口, Miyagi

June 9

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

June 9

Kurihara 志波姫南堀口, Miyagi

June 9

Kurihara 金成沢辺, Miyagi

Apples stored in a farmwork/shed used also as a storage shed had been eaten through. In addition, there were many droppings, believed to be from a bear, both inside and outside the shed.

Morioka, Iwate

One cub sighted.

Higashidori, Aomori

No information

Hachinohe Nango-Shimamori, Aomori

June 9

Taiwa Tsurusu-Ozurusawa, Miyagi

Two bears about 1 meter in length each; no human or property damage.

Hachinohe Uwano, Aomori

A cub was sighted in Shimoda Ishibane, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, around 6:50 a.m. on June 9. No human or property damage was reported.

Morioka Shimoda, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kanari Sawabe Maemonzawa, Kurihara City, on 2026-06-09.

Kurihara 金成沢辺, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Kuronuma 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kuronuma, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Akashi Shimoinugazawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture, around 19:05 on 2026-06-08.

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

June 8

Kurihara 志波姫南堀口, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Akashishitaderamae, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

June 8

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

Crossed from the river side to the mountain side.

Mutsu Ohatamachi, Aomori

A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

Around 10:00 on 2026-06-08, a bear was sighted in Shibahara, Ogawa-machi, Iwaki City, and the city identified it as a Japanese black bear.

Iwaki 小川町上平, Fukushima

At around 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 8, a wild animal believed to be a bear was sighted in the Shibahara area of Ogawa-machi, Iwaki City. Iwaki City conducted an on-site inspection and, after reviewing images provided by the witness, determined it was an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma).

Iwaki 小川町柴原, Fukushima

In Ogawa-machi Shibahara, Iwaki City, one bear was spotted.

Iwaki 小川町柴原, Fukushima

A bear entered the grounds of a prefectural apartment complex in Yuzawa-Higashi, Morioka, tore open fertilizer bags, and scattered fertilizer.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

A single medium-sized bear was sighted moving toward Iwayama near the Iwayama entrance on National Route 4.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

June 8

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

One bear was sighted in a grassland in Akashidai 6-chome, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

Around 10:00 on 2026-06-08, a brown bear was sighted in Ogawamachi-Shibahara, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Iwaki 小川町柴原, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in a wooded area adjacent to Aeon Mall Tomiya in Oshimizu 1-chome, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi

June 7

Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi

June 7

Kurihara 築館字下待井, Miyagi

June 7

Ohira ときわ台, Miyagi

Around 13:30 on 2026-06-07, a bear was sighted in Ohira Heirin, Ohira Village, Miyagi Prefecture.

Ohira ときわ台, Miyagi

Fled to the west

Shichinohe 荒熊内, Aomori

June 6

Ohira ときわ台, Miyagi

June 6

Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi

One bear was sighted in grassland in the Ohira Shionami area of Ohira Village.

Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi

Around 09:04 on 2026-06-06, a bear was sighted in Sanbongi Saida Magishi, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Osaki 三本木斉田, Miyagi

Heading northeast

Shichinohe 膝森, Aomori

June 6

Tomiya 西成田, Miyagi

At around 5:30 a.m. on June 6, one bear was passed by on Route 457 in Yoshioka Ishigamizawa, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi

In Yoshioka, Taiwa Town, a driver spotted one bear about 1 meter long moving south on Route 457.

Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 5:40 p.m., in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a woman in her 40s, while driving home, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in length) emerging from vegetation.

Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima

Crossed the road from the thicket and disappeared into the forest

Gonohe 上市川, Aomori

Around 4:20 PM on June 5, a bear was seen moving in Kamichikawa Zenrō, Gonohe Town.

Gonohe, Aomori

June 5

Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi

At around 13:37 on 2026-06-05, one bear was seen moving in Shimooni 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.

Kitakami, Iwate

A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

No information

Oirase, Aomori

Observed one bear heading south on the prefectural road from Ainazawa toward Nagane.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted at Tsukidate Terukoshi Yamanokamimae in Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館字荒田沢, Miyagi

June 5

Kurihara 築館字照越, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kayanomae, Oirase town.

Oirase, Aomori

Around 17:40 on 2026-06-05, a bear-like animal was sighted in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima

June 5

Taiwa Tsurusu-Yamada, Miyagi

A bear-like animal was sighted in Sanbonyanagi 4-chiwari, Morioka City.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

One bear was sighted at Takayashiki Rural Park in Takamori, Ichikawa-cho, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ainosawa, Oshu City.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

An animal thought to be a bear was seen in the bushes in Uchigo-uchimachi Sakuramoto, Iwaki City.

Iwaki 内郷内町, Fukushima

In Nagatsuki, Uchigo-Hakusui Town, Iwaki City, a teenage boy saw one bear-like animal while riding a bicycle.

Iwaki 常磐湯本町, Fukushima

A male high school student sighted one bear-like animal in bushes in Uchigo-Shirasu-machi, Iwaki City.

Iwaki 内郷白水町, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 4 at approximately 9:00 p.m., in Sakuramoto, Uchigo-cho, Iwaki City, a male in his teens, while riding a bicycle, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) in some brush. The animal believed to be a bear ran off toward the mountain to the east.

Iwaki 内郷内町, Fukushima

June 4

Kurihara, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Isshō Yanagime Mochikurezawa, Kurihara City, Miyagi, around 18:50 on June 4.

Kurihara 一迫柳目, Miyagi

One bear was sighted crossing and running through near Noheji-Kimyo IC on the Shimokita Peninsula Expressway in Arito Toriihira, Noheji Town.

Noheji Harukibasawa, Aomori

While driving near Nobeji Kimei Interchange on the Shimokita Toll Road, I witnessed one bear running across from west to east.

Noheji, Aomori

Observed a bear moving northward near the Tsutsumijiri Residents' Hall.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Witnessed crossing National Route 4 from east to west. Adult (about 1 meter in body length).

Tohoku 板橋山, Aomori

Crossed the road from the Mutsu City side to the Yokohama Town side on the road about 100 m seaward from Chikagawa Junior High School.

Mutsu, Aomori

June 4

Kurihara, Miyagi

Around 7:40 on June 4, a bear was sighted in Tsukidate Ota Nakaota, Kurihara City.

Kurihara, Miyagi

No information

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

On Thursday, June 4 at approximately 5:30 a.m., on the Iwaki–Namie prefectural road in Yamada-mae, Ide, Namie Town, a witness (man in his 20s) traveling southbound on the Iwaki–Namie prefectural road in a vehicle observed a bear (about 1.5 m in body length) crossing in front of his vehicle from west to east.

Namie Ide, Fukushima

June 4

Kurihara, Miyagi

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Itabashiyama, Tohoku Town, and crossed National Route 4 from east to west.

Tohoku 板橋山, Aomori

Around 2:00 on June 4, a mature bear was captured on an AI camera on the south side of Kamimachi Park in Ishidoriya-cho, Koji, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kochi, Iwate

Around 8:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Kosegawa 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Tengada, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

A bear-like animal was sighted in Uchigo-Shiramizu-machi Nagatsuki, Iwaki City.

Iwaki 常磐湯本町, Fukushima

A bear-like animal was sighted in a thicket in Uchigo-uchimachi, Iwaki City.

Iwaki 内郷内町, Fukushima

Around 1:40 PM on June 4, a bear was seen moving in Okunai Ebutazawa, Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture.

Mutsu, Aomori

Around 1:40 PM on June 4, one bear was sighted in Okunai, Mutsu City, and crossed a road south of Chikagawa Junior High School.

Mutsu, Aomori

A single bear cub was discovered.

Mutsu, Aomori

On Wednesday, June 3 at around 3:50 p.m., in Nishi-4-chome, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 60s) saw one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) running north outside a building.

Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 3:21 p.m., on a municipal road in Nishisan-chome, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) at the roadside.

Iwaki 四倉町上仁井田, Fukushima

On June 3 (Wednesday) at approximately 3:12 p.m., in the Umegaoka area of Yotsukuramachi, Iwaki City, a witness (female in her 60s) while at home looked out the window and observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1.5 m in length) in the yard.

Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 3, at approximately 3:00 p.m., in the Machida area of Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (female in her 70s) saw from inside her home, looking out a window, a single animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the yard.

Iwaki 四倉町, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 2:40 p.m., on the Iwaki-Namie Prefectural Road in Miyamaeno, Nagatomo, Yotsukura-cho, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 30s) driving a car observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the prefectural road from west to east.

Iwaki 四倉町名木, Fukushima

From a fixed live camera in Matsuo Yoriki, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture 6/3 14:33:48 – Wandering around the premises from the far right of the screen https://www.youtube.com/live/MKmhNRdc4tA?si=2USAsD2IdB92ueZx 531-31 Matsuo Yoriki, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture 028-7302 Campus no Mori (Campus Forest) Hachimantai

Hachimantai, Iwate

On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 10:20 a.m., one animal thought to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted in Gochome, Yotsukura-cho, Iwaki City.

Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima

In Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 70s found one bear-like animal (about 1 m long) in his yard after opening his front door.

Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima

On June 3 (Wednesday) at around 9:40 a.m., in Tayusaka area, Yotsukuramachi, Iwaki City, a man in his 70s saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) in his front yard when he opened his home’s front door.

Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima

In Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 30s saw one bear-like animal (about 1 m long) passing through his home's grounds and heading toward the forest while he was in a car.

Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 7:33 a.m., in Shizu, Yotsukura-machi, Iwaki City, a man in his 30s, while seated in a vehicle, sighted one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in length) leaving the residential premises and heading into the forest.

Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima

A bear-like animal was sighted multiple times in Yotsukura Town, Iwaki City.

Iwaki 久之浜町田之網, Fukushima

June 3

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

One bear was seen moving in Aisari-cho Kami-sanjunincho, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate

One adult (bear) walked off to the south.

Shichinohe 道ノ上, Aomori

A bear was sighted heading west from the Bodai tree area.

Shichinohe 菩提木, Aomori

Crossed the road while I was on my way home.

Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori

No information

Mutsu, Aomori

An adult bear was seen running east on a road in Ishidoriya-machi Ezo 9-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

Around 1:00 PM on 2026-06-02, one bear was sighted in Tamogi, Hachinohe City, and crossed a road.

Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori

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

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

June 1st

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

June 1st

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

June 1st

Osaki 三本木秋田, Miyagi

June 1st

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

A bear was sighted moving from west to east within Oyamagashira Golf Garden.

Shichinohe 北天間舘, Aomori

June 1st

Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi

June 1st

Osaki 岩出山下野目, Miyagi

June 1st

Kurihara, Miyagi

A resident spotted one adult bear crossing a city road in Tagashira 21th district, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hachimantai 田頭, Iwate

Around 18:40 on 2026-06-01, a bear was sighted in Akashi Nitanme, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Iwakiri Higashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

May 31

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

May 31

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

A 1-meter-long bear crossed the road and went toward the railroad tracks.

Tohoku 大籏屋, Aomori

Crossed the road and went into the bushes

Hachinohe Shiriuchimachi, Aomori

May 31

Tomiya 三ノ関, Miyagi

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

On Sunday, May 31 at about 7:10 a.m., in a grove of mixed trees in the Higashikowanai/Higure area (Shimoshiohana), Naraha Town, a witness (male in his 30s) was driving north on Prefectural Route Iwaki-Namie when he observed one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) running parallel to his vehicle in the forested slope to the east of the road.

Naraha Kamikobana, Fukushima

Signs suggesting a bear sighting (tracks of raspberries/blackberries eaten)

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

A 110 emergency call reported that it roared "Gao" and headed in the direction of Hakusandai (west side).

Hachinohe Sawasato, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Kuzu 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

On May 30 around 14:30, a bear was sighted in Waga-machi Goto 13-chiwari, Kitakami, and was seen moving.

Kitakami Nippei, Iwate

On Saturday, May 30 at approximately 10:45 a.m., in the Suzuyama area of Sugime, Shinchi Town, a witness (male in his 60s) saw one bear (about 1 m in body length) on the road while driving.

Shinchi Suginome, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Ukita, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City, Fukushima on 2026-05-30.

Minamisoma 鹿島区浮田, Fukushima

On Saturday, May 30 at approximately 9:40 a.m., on the Somawanami Line major prefectural road in Momikizawa, Ukita, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City, a witness (male in his 40s) driving a car observed one bear (about 1 meter in length) walking north along the road.

Minamisoma 鹿島区浮田, Fukushima

On May 30, a bear was sighted in Hibarudaira, Yokohama Town, Aomori Prefecture.

Yokohama Hibaritaira, Aomori

Around 10:43 PM on May 29, a bear-like animal was sighted in Oyamada Tonouchi, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City.

Minamisoma 鹿島区浮田, Fukushima

On Friday, May 29 at approximately 10:43 PM, in the Tonouchi area of Oyamada, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City, a witness (female) driving a car observed two animals believed to be bears (each approximately 60 cm in body length) walking along a roadside path.

Minamisoma 鹿島区岡和田, Fukushima

While driving toward Ōhata, a bear crossed from west to east.

Mutsu Kamikawacho, Aomori

May 29

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

No information

Hachinohe Nishihakusandai 2-chome, Aomori

On 2026-05-29 afternoon, a bear was sighted in Sakaushi Kaminorikizawa, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

No information

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

Near Hakusandai Park South Entrance bus stop

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

A 1–1.5 m bear climbed up the cliff of the bridge.

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

May 29

Ohira, Miyagi

A bear about 1 m (in length/height) went into the roadside brush (northeast direction).

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

May 29

Ohira, Miyagi

Two bears were walking

Mutsu, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Toriigoe Yozukamichinoue, Ichinohe Town.

Ichinohe Torigoe, Iwate

Around 6:55 a.m. on May 29, a bear was sighted in Kamishinai 10-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Kaminitanai, Iwate

Spotted one juvenile near a house.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

A bear was sighted moving in Nishi-Shiroyamadai 1-chome, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

Around 9:50 on May 29, a bear was sighted in Okunai Kanayazawa, Mutsu City.

Mutsu Okunai, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Nishishirakandai 3-chome, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

Observed two juvenile bears entering the forested mountain area.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

No information

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

Discovered bear tracks in the field

Tohoku 大浦, Aomori

Bear tracks in the field

Tohoku 上野, Aomori

No information

Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Tanomenoki Juumonjidaira, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.

Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Nishi-Shirashandai 1-chome, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

Ran into the forest. Crossed the road.

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Nishi-Shirahatadai 2-chome, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

At Ora in Tohoku Town, Aomori, tracks suggesting a bear presence were found.

Tohoku 大浦, Aomori

May 28

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

Observed one adult and one juvenile (bear).

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

May 27

Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi

May 27

Tomiya 穀田, Miyagi

A newspaper delivery person spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kuwahara, Iwanuma City.

Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi

May 27

Iwanuma Inarichō, Miyagi

A newspaper delivery worker saw one bear on a city road in Kuwabara 1-chome, Iwanuma City.

Iwanuma Honchō, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Jinja, Oshu City.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted moving in Murasaki-no 14-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate

May 26

Kurihara 築館字左野原, Miyagi

No information

Hachinohe Uwano, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Nakaihayashi-Komagasawa, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Ishitearai, Aomori

No information

Hachinohe Ishitearai, Aomori

Around 11:10 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted at Takenoshita-mae, Tsukidate-Yazawa, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Kurihara, Miyagi

May 26

Kurihara 築館字下待井, Miyagi

A resident reported that a bear had been walking nearby.

Yokohama Tarosuda, Aomori

Around 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, a man in his 60s, while driving on a road in the Kitauruzawa area of Yachigoya, Shinchi Town, sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) on the road.

Shinchi Fukuda, Fukushima

Around 9:00 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya, Miyagi, and was later captured.

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

May 25

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

On Monday, May 25, at approximately 6:40 p.m., on Prefectural Road Ide-Nagatsuka in Ino Karasawa area, Ide, Namie Town (specific return/residence area), a witness (male in his 60s) traveling north by vehicle saw a bear (about 1.5 m in length) crossing the road from east to west ahead of him, after which it entered the woods on the west side of the road.

Namie Ide, Fukushima

Observed one adult bear on the slope north of Ochiai Bridge.

Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate

A resident reported that a bear was walking along the edge of a field.

Yokohama Tarosuda, Aomori

Sighted one adult bear crossing the prefectural road from north to south.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

Observed one adult bear crossing from south to north near Minowabashi (Minowa Bridge).

Ōshū, Iwate

A town resident reported seeing bear tracks. Addendum: On 5/26 another report came in saying new tracks had appeared, and they were checked again.

Yokohama Kamiitayanoki, Aomori

One bear was sighted in Sakuramachi 1-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Toyosawacho, Iwate

On the night of 2026-05-25, one bear was sighted on a city road in Narita 8-chome, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

Around 8:30 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Narita, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Narita, Iwate

May 24

Kurihara, Miyagi

May 24

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kamiango, Yamada-machi, Iwaki City.

Iwaki 山田町, Fukushima

On Sunday, May 24 at around 3:20 p.m., in Yamada-machi, Kamiyasugyo area, Iwaki City, in the Tabatagawa area, a witness out for a walk observed one bear (about 1 meter in body length) standing on the ridge between rice paddies. No human or property damage has been confirmed.

Iwaki 山田町, Fukushima

May 24

Kurihara, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Yatsumatazawa, Tsukidate Shimomiyano, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館, Miyagi

May 24

Kurihara 築館, Miyagi

A Japanese black bear was sighted on a paddy-field path in Kaminagagyo, Yamada-cho, Iwaki City, on May 24.

Iwaki 山田町, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Kukunome 3rd Chiwari, Hanamaki City, around 18:00 on 2026-05-24.

Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate

Around 7:12 PM on May 24, a bear was observed on security camera in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

May 23

Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi

May 23

Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi

May 23

Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi

A resident reported having sighted it near Nanohana-en.

Yokohama Okawabata, Aomori

A resident reported seeing a bear on the sidewalk on the west side of the national highway near Petit Mart (Maeda). The bear ran toward the sea and entered the brush.

Yokohama Kamiitayanoki, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Myojindaira, Yokohama Town.

Yokohama Myojintaira, Aomori

A resident reported sighting a bear.

Yokohama Okawabata, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Shinbori 32-wari, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate

A bear broke through and damaged the wall of a house in Ishikiridokoro-Kakinokidaira, Ninohe City.

Ninohe, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Furukawa Osaki Nyo Kodate, Ōsaki City.

Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi

Sections of the field’s netting had been torn in several places. Feces believed to be from a bear were found nearby.

Yokohama Tarosuda, Aomori

May 22

Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi

Spotted two young bears at the roadside.

Ōshū, Iwate

May 22

Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi

May 21

Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi

May 21

Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi

Around 11:40 on May 21, a bear was sighted at Furukawa Shimizu Narita Omotemae in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi

A sika deer was found partially eaten; bear fur was present nearby.

Nanbu Gomiwatari, Aomori

At around 10:47 on 2026-05-21, a bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

Observed one adult bear heading north along the road.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

On National Route 6 in Kawako, Kashima Ward, Minamisoma City, a caller (male) reported that while driving near the sighting location he observed one animal believed to be a bear (body length approximately 50–80 cm) attempting to cross the highway from west to east.

Minamisoma 原町区押釜, Fukushima

May 21

Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi

Around 9:00 on May 21, a bear was sighted in Saijoji, Ichinohe Town.

Ichinohe Saihoji, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Iwakiri-Higashikawara, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

At around 18:10 on May 20, a bear about 1 m long was sighted on the riverbank near Iwakiri Ohashi on the Nanakita River in Iwakiri, Miyagino Ward, Sendai; within about 20 minutes there were three reports extending to the Imaichi Bridge area. After hunters set off firecrackers after 20:00, the bear emerged from a thicket and moved westward; no further sightings or damages have been confirmed.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

May 20

Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Furukawa Osaki Odachi, Ōsaki City, Miyagi, around 14:20 on May 20, 2026.

Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 10:25 on May 20, 2026, a woman in her 70s encountered a bear about 1 meter long in a bamboo grove behind her home in Furukawa Shinhori, Osaki City, Miyagi. She waved a saw she was carrying and drove the bear off but fell and suffered a fractured bone in her lower back; the bear fled west.

Osaki 古川新堀, Miyagi

Early on the morning of May 20, 2026, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Iwakiri, Miyagino Ward, Sendai. A nearby elementary school conducted group dismissal and police are on alert.

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

At around 08:45 on May 20, a passerby sighted one bear south of Yahata Elementary School in Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki. The bear crossed Prefectural Route 265 from west to east and left the area; no damage was reported, and the police are patrolling the scene and urging residents to be cautious.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate

An elementary school student on the way to school witnessed something that appeared to be a bear running from the Takenoko Square area of Koshika Park into the woods.

Morioka, Iwate

May 20

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

May 20

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

May 20

Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate, on May 20 in the late afternoon.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

May 20

Osaki 古川新堀, Miyagi

May 20

Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi

May 20

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

A bear appeared in Furukawa, Ōsaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, and the city carried out its first emergency shooting to cull the animal.

Osaki 古川, Miyagi

May 19

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

At a tire chain change area along National Route 397, an adult bear was observed traveling from south to north.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

On the morning of May 19, 2026, one male bear was spotted in a grove near Furukawa Shinden, Osaki City. The city authorized emergency gun hunting for public safety and the bear was killed around 11:00 a.m. The bear was about 1.1 m long, weighed approximately 45 kg, was estimated to be four years old, and is believed to have wandered in via a nearby river.

Osaki 古川新田, Miyagi

May 19

Osaki 古川斎下, Miyagi

May 19

Osaki 古川新田, Miyagi

May 19

Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi

May 19

Osaki 古川楡木, Miyagi

May 19

Kami 上狼塚, Miyagi