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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

June 24

Tomiya 大亀, Miyagi

Three bears (one adult, two cubs) observed

Morioka, Iwate

June 24

Taiwa Ochiai-Matsusaka, Miyagi

June 24

Rifu Sawaoto, Miyagi

Spotted one young bear near a house.

Morioka, Iwate

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

June 23

Taiwa Tsurusu-Kitameosaki, Miyagi

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

Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi

June 23

Ogawara 字新川前, Miyagi

June 22

Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi

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

Rifu Kamiyasawa, Miyagi

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

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

Hanamaki Ohata, Iwate

There were what appeared to be droppings of a young bear on the road.

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Sanuma-cho Niida Oginokake, Tome City.

Tome, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Hasama-cho Nitta Oganosaku, Tome City.

Tome, Miyagi

June 20

Tome, Miyagi

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

One bear, believed to be a cub, was sighted on the road in front of Shiroito Machinami Exchange Hall in Nishineurakoji, Kanegasaki Town, Iwate, and crossed Route Esashi-Kanegasaki from north to south.

Kanegasaki, Iwate

Around 4:00 PM on June 19, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Oharanishi 1-chome, Nasushiobara City.

Nasushiobara 大原間, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Midoridai 2-chome, Natori City.

Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi

June 19

Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi

One bear was sighted in Higashi-Senboku 2-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

One bear was sighted walking on a road in Yagiyamahigashi 1-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi

One bear was sighted around 04:10 in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

June 19

Sendai Wakabamachi, Miyagi

June 19

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

One bear was sighted at a house in Dainohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

Nasushiobara 前弥六南町, Tochigi

June 18

Tomiya 大亀, Miyagi

June 18

Kurihara, Miyagi

June 18

Natori Tekurada, Miyagi

One bear was sighted walking on a road in Taihira 6-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi

In the early hours of the 18th, an animal resembling a bear was spotted in a residential area of Dainohara, Aoba Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Umedamachi, Miyagi

June 17

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

Around 5:10 PM on 2026-06-17, a bear was sighted in Takagi 20-chiwari, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Takaki, Iwate

June 17

Misato 牛飼, Miyagi

One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Neda Shigekawa (Nedashigekawa) River.

Morioka, Iwate

June 17

Misato 牛飼, Miyagi

A single cub, about 50 cm long, was sighted on a road in Fukuroku 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Fukumuro, Miyagi

June 16

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

A bear about 1.5 meters long was spotted on the road in Higashi-Yokodai 1-chome, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

At a house in Aoki Matsugasakiura, Misato Town, a resident saw one bear about 1 m long in the yard.

Misato 青生, Miyagi

June 16

Misato 青生, Miyagi

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a residential lot in Aobo, Misato Town.

Misato 青生, Miyagi

On Tuesday, June 16 at around 7:00 a.m., in the Yayoi area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, a witness observed one animal believed to be a bear (body length unknown) leaving through the forest on the east side of a municipal road heading toward the Abukuma River. There were no human injuries or property damage.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

Around 10:15 PM on June 16, a bear was sighted in Akashi Nishinoiri, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima, Fukushima

June 15

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

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

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

Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate

June 14

Kurihara 若柳, Miyagi

June 14

Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi

June 14

Sendai Hiyoridai, Miyagi

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

Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi

June 14

Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi

June 14

Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Yazawa 9-chome, Hanamaki City, around 6:05 AM on June 14.

Hanamaki Yasawa, Iwate

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

Morioka Haba, Iwate

Around 8:00 on 2026-06-14, a bear was sighted in Ageta-cho, Kanuma City.

Kanuma 油田町, Tochigi

Around 22:30 on 2026-06-14, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kiwada-machi, Kanuma City.

Kanuma 亀和田町, Tochigi

June 13

Osaki 松山下伊場野, Miyagi

June 13

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

On Saturday, June 13 at around 3:25 p.m., on a municipal road in Minamimukoudai 3-chome, Fukushima City, an eyewitness (male in his 80s) driving a vehicle spotted two bears (each about 1.5 m in body length). The bears subsequently left heading west.

Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted two bears crossing the road (each approximately 1.5 m in body length).

Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima

At around 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the fields in Fujikubo, Sekiya, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his teens) saw one bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) crossing the fields near Kanayagawa Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line while he was walking. The bear then departed south from that location.

Fukushima Kanayagawa, Fukushima

While walking, the observer sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the fields.

Otama, Fukushima

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

Two bears about 1.5 meters long were sighted on a city road in Minamimukai-dai 3-chome, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Oguraji, Fukushima

June 12

Sendai Tomita, Miyagi

One bear about 1 m long was sighted walking east along the riverbank in Takadate Kumano-do Nakagawa, Natori City.

Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi

On Friday, June 12 at about 5:15 p.m., on a village road in Oyama Aza Atago, Otama Village, a male witness riding a bicycle toward Nihonmatsu City spotted one bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward him.

Otama, Fukushima

One bear was filmed running beside a rice field in Hokkata, Hasama Town, Tome City, Miyagi.

Tome 迫町北方, Miyagi

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in length) on the roadway.

Motomiya 仁井田, Fukushima

June 12

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

June 12

Misato 青生, Miyagi

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

Around noon on Friday, June 12, within the Yamanaka area of Nukazawa, Motomiya City, on Prefectural Route Nihonmatsu-Kanaya, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) walking toward Motomiya on the road.

Motomiya 仁井田, Fukushima

Kanuma みなみ町, Tochigi

Around 21:20 on June 11, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kitahanda, Kanuma City.

Kanuma 北半田, Tochigi

June 11

Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi

June 11

Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi

One bear about 1.5 meters long was seen walking downstream in the Sasa River in Kagitori 4-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Oyachi, 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

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

Morioka Nagai, Iwate

June 11

Rifu Sugaya, Miyagi

June 11

Tome 迫町新田, Miyagi

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

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

June 11

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

June 11

Kurihara, 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

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 2:55 a.m., on National Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 20s) driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear crossing the road (about 50 cm in body length). There were no human injuries or property damage.

Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle eastbound on National Route 13, while waiting at a traffic signal at an intersection, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 0.5 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima

An animal thought to be a bear was sighted crossing Route 13 in Funaba-cho, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Minamimachi, Fukushima

June 11

Misato 青生, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in the residential area of Aobo, Misato Town, Miyagi.

Misato 青生, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Shintaotomo, Hasamacho, Tome City, Miyagi, around 11:20 on June 11.

Tome 迫町新田, Miyagi

On Wednesday, June 10, at around 7:00 p.m., in the Kanisawa area of Yuno, Iizaka Town, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) observed one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) standing in a field while driving. After noticing the vehicle, the bear departed to the north.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one bear (approx. 1.5 m in body length) in a field/cultivated land.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

June 10

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

June 10

Shiroishi 大鷹沢鷹巣, Miyagi

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

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

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

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

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

June 10

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

On Wednesday, June 10 at approximately 1:20 p.m., in the Suwayama area of Kuroiwa, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (female in her 20s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the road while traveling by vehicle.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 meter in length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Kuroiwa, Fukushima

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

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

June 10

Tomiya 明石, 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

June 10

Tome 南方町間内前, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Semine Ōwanidani, Kurihara City.

Kurihara, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Nakaniuchi, Minamikata-cho, Tome City, on 2026-06-10.

Tome 南方町間内下, Miyagi

Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima

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

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

June 9

Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi

Observed one adult bear entering the woods near Shimoodaibukuro Bridge.

Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate

June 9

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

One bear was found and captured on a residential lot in Higashiyanaze, Utsunomiya.

Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi

One Japanese black bear, believed to be a young adult male, was captured using a tranquilizer dart and box trap in the grounds of a house in Higashiyanaze 1-chome, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi

A veterinarian fired an anesthetic dart at a bear inside a residential property in Higashiyanase 1-chome, Utsunomiya City; the third shot may have hit the bear.

Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi

One bear that fled into the grounds of a house in Higashiyanasé, Utsunomiya City, was captured by a hunters' association around 3:40 PM the same day.

Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi

A bear sighting was reported in the residential area of Hiramatsumotocho, Utsunomiya.

Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi

At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

A bear was captured on security camera at an apartment building in Hiramatsumoto-cho, Utsunomiya.

Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi

June 9

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

June 9

Taiwa Tsurusu-Ozurusawa, Miyagi

One bear was sighted in Hiramatsumotocho, Utsunomiya.

Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi

The bear was sighted again in Hiramatsu Honmachi, about 700 meters southwest of Utsunomiya University Mine Campus.

Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi

June 9

Shiroishi 字中河原, Miyagi

A bear was filmed swimming in the Natsube River in Higashi-Yanaze 1-chome, Utsunomiya.

Utsunomiya 宮みらい, Tochigi

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

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kuronuma, Iwate

Around late morning on 2026-06-09, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted at Dainohara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

One bear entered a residential lot in Higashi-Yanaze, Utsunomiya, and was later captured by a hunters' association.

Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi

Kanuma 深程, Tochigi

On Monday, June 8 at approximately 9:35 p.m., near the 184.3-kilometer post on the inbound (upbound) lanes of the Tohoku Expressway at 40-2 Ikenoiriyama, Fumase, Izumizaki Village, a large commercial truck driven by a man in his 50s, traveling in the first lane of the inbound direction, collided with a bear (about 1.5 m in body length) that crossed from the right side to the left of the vehicle’s direction of travel. The driver of the vehicle sustained no injuries. There were no passengers. The bear was confirmed dead at the scene of the traffic accident.

Izumizaki Fumase, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, collided with one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) crossing the road.

Izumizaki Fumase, Fukushima

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

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

June 8

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

While returning home by bicycle, the observer spotted one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) in the roadside brush.

Shirakawa, Fukushima

On June 8 (Monday) at approximately 5:50 PM, in the Kurokawa area below Shirasaka, Shirakawa City, a witness (male in his teens) spotted one bear (about 2 meters in body length) by the roadside while riding a bicycle.

Shirakawa, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Akashishitaderamae, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

June 8

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

On Monday, June 8 at around 2:00 p.m., a single bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted within the golf course area in Gakudan, Kuroiwa, Fukushima City. The bear later left and went into the grove of mixed woods.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

A single bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the golf course.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

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

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

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

While driving a vehicle, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) walking in a field.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

On Monday, June 8 at approximately 5:50 a.m., in a field in Nishihara, Minamisawamata area, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) in the field. Because it was a brief passing sighting, the direction in which it left and other details are unknown.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

On June 8, a bear was sighted in Yonan, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya 江曽島本町, Tochigi

Around 2 PM on June 8, a bear was sighted in Kuroiwa Gakudan, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Tazawa, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Yonan 1-chome, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya 西原町, Tochigi

Around 5:50 on June 8, a bear-like animal was sighted in Minamisawamata Nishihara, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

Utsunomiya 宮本町, Tochigi

June 8

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

On June 8, a bear was sighted in Yanaze Town, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi

Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi

Utsunomiya 西原町, Tochigi

Near the BMW, I saw it running from the field or rice paddy toward the grove of trees. I was driving and looked to the right when I saw it, so there are no photos. It wasn't in front, so the dashcam didn’t record it either.

Kanuma 深津, Tochigi

One bear was sighted on a city road in Takinohara 3, Utsunomiya.

Utsunomiya 大塚町, Tochigi

Sighting reported around Utsunomiya, Takinokahara 3-chome area.

Utsunomiya 大塚町, Tochigi

Around 5:15 on June 7, one bear was sighted in Otsuka-cho, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya 大塚町, Tochigi

It was reported seen in this area. Residents of Utsunomiya City, please be careful!

Utsunomiya 明保野町, Tochigi

A bear was sighted at a park in Aikobano-cho, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya 明保野町, Tochigi

A bear crossed in front of pedestrians on Orion Street in Utsunomiya and was captured on a fixed camera.

Utsunomiya Enomachi, Tochigi

A bear ran past a pedestrian on Orion-dori in central Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya Enomachi, Tochigi

Utsunomiya 大塚町, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Nishikawada-cho, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya 西川田町, Tochigi

A bear sighting was reported at Aikeno Park in Utsunomiya on the morning of June 7.

Utsunomiya 明保野町, Tochigi

Utsunomiya 明保野町, Tochigi

Utsunomiya 大塚町, Tochigi

Utsunomiya Honcho, Tochigi

Utsunomiya Mageshicho, Tochigi

Utsunomiya 大塚町, Tochigi

Utsunomiya 東原町, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Kamiozocho.

Utsunomiya 上大曽町, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Fujimigaoka 1, Utsunomiya.

Utsunomiya 山本町, Tochigi

On Saturday, June 6 at around 6:30 p.m., in the riverbed area of Sakurauchi, Minamisawamata, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 40s) observed one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

While walking, the observer sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving eastward along the riverbed.

Fukushima Minamisawamata, Fukushima

June 6

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

One bear was sighted at a construction site in the Ohira Nakame Koyashiki area of Shiraishi City.

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

June 6

Tomiya 西成田, Miyagi

June 6

Shiroishi 大平中目, Miyagi

Utsunomiya 八幡台, Tochigi

Bear sightings were reported one after another in Utsunomiya City, and at night a bear was captured on security camera running through Orion Dori.

Utsunomiya Enomachi, Tochigi

A bear was sighted walking north on a city road in Fujimigaoka 1-chome, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya 山本町, Tochigi

Around 8:30 PM on 2026-06-06, a bear 60–80 cm long was seen in Yamamoto, Utsunomiya, Tochigi. No injuries were reported.

Utsunomiya 八幡台, Tochigi

Utsunomiya 戸祭台, Tochigi

Utsunomiya 戸祭台, Tochigi

Two bears were seen crossing a city road in Shiraiwa-machi, Koriyama City.

Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, the witness observed two bears (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima

On Friday, June 5 at approximately 7:12 PM, on a municipal road in Yamanochi, Shiraiwa-machi, Koriyama City, a witness driving a vehicle observed two bears (each about 1 m in length).

Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima

Two bears, about 1 m in length, were sighted crossing in front of a car on a city road in Shiwamachi Yamanouchi, Koriyama.

Koriyama 白岩町, Fukushima

June 5

Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi

A bear was seen walking in a residential area in Akebono-cho, Aoba Ward.

Sendai Akebonomachi, 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

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

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen in a paddy field near a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

At around 2:00 a.m., one bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted within the grounds of a house in Yamada, Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture.

Yaita Yamada, Tochigi

Yaita Yamada, Tochigi

Twenty minutes later, there was also a bear sighting at Akebonocho Park, about 1 km to the southeast.

Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi

June 5

Taiwa Tsurusu-Yamada, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ainosawa, Oshu City.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

In Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear was seen crossing a city road about 2 km northwest of the escaped bear's factory.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

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

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

June 4

Sendai Tomita, Miyagi

June 4

Kurihara, Miyagi

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

Kurihara, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tomita-Uenonaka, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, in the early morning.

Sendai Tomita, Miyagi

June 4

Kurihara, Miyagi

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

At around 19:15 on June 3, a bear was sighted in Matsukawa-machi Asakawa Hato, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

Around 19:15 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted on a city road in Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Asakawa, Fukushima

While driving a vehicle, they observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 7:15 p.m., in the area of Namiwataru, Asakawa, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, on a municipal road, a witness (male in his 20s) driving observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from north to south.

Fukushima Hikarigaoka, Fukushima

June 3

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

On the night of 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Sasakino Tachi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

June 2

Sendai Kawauchi-Sanjuninmachi, Miyagi

Attacked by one bear (body length approximately 1 m).

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At the Fukushimaseiko factory premises, a bear was seen on the roof of a three-story building.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Seiko in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and attacked two employees.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At an establishment in Sasakino, Fukushima City, a bear attacked four employees/residents and four people were injured. The bear is believed to still be staying inside the building.

Fukushima Sasakino, Fukushima

A bear appeared on the Fukushimaseiko premises in Sasakino, Fukushima City, and injured two employees, one nearby resident, and one security guard at another nearby company.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, at a business premises in Fukushima City, a bear that had entered the site attacked two employees, and then attacked two more people in a nearby residential area, injuring a total of four people. All sustained minor injuries and were conscious. Those attacked by the bear were two male employees in their 20s and 60s from “Fukushima Seikō” in Sasakino Tenjikuda, Fukushima City, and an 80-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man in the surrounding area. All appear to be conscious. The scene is a residential area about 3 kilometers northwest of JR Fukushima Station.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

The bear attacked four people while moving across JR Ou Main Line Sasakino Station.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

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

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

A bear entered the premises of Fukushima Steel in Fukushima City, chased a male employee in his 20s, and injured him lightly.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

June 1

Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi

On Monday, June 1 at approximately 10:51 p.m., in a residential area of Tatsuda, Sasakino, Fukushima City, a witness (female in her 50s) spotted a single bear (about 1 m in body length) leaving the area, moving from east to west toward the residential neighborhood as she was about to stop at a convenience store. The witness saw the bear while driving.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

While attempting to drive into the Seven-Eleven Sasakino Tateita store, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in length) running away into the residential area west of the store.

Fukushima Yashimada, Fukushima

June 1st

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

June 1st

Osaki 三本木秋田, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Aza Anobō, Matsuyama Shimoibano, Ōsaki City, around 16:35 on 2026-06-01.

Osaki, Miyagi

June 1st

Sendai Iwakiri, Miyagi

June 1st

Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi

June 1st

Tome 迫町新田, Miyagi

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 三ノ関, Miyagi

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

May 31

Osato Higashinarita, Miyagi

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on May 31, in a field in Hiraakasaka, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, the caller (a woman in her 60s) went to the field to do farm work and discovered what appeared to be bear tracks. She reported it to the police station. Afterwards she provided the information to Fukushima City Hall, and when city hall staff attended the scene with her and checked, it was confirmed to be bear tracks.

Fukushima, Fukushima

While working in the fields, tracks believed to be those of a bear were discovered in the field.

Fukushima, Fukushima

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

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

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

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate