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Around 13:50 on July 29, a bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Suwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

At around 7:00 PM on July 29, one bear was sighted in Keshozaka, Isawa Minami-Toda, Oshu City.

Ōshū, Iwate

One bear was sighted in Mizusawa-Sakura River Miyanochi, Ōshū City.

Ōshū, Iwate

July 28

Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi

July 28

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimmiyano Uronosawa, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館字下宮野, Miyagi

July 28

Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi

A bear was sighted around 8:10 a.m. on July 28 in Yoshida Higashi Gofukuin, Yamato Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi

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

Morioka Kamiota-Kawara, Iwate

During farm work, damage to peaches by a bear was confirmed. Extent of damage: about 100 fruits, 2 small broken branches. Estimated time of damage: around daytime on July 26–27.

Kazuno, Akita

July 27

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi

July 27

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Konchi 8th district, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki, Iwate

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

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Takamori 3-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi

Around 6:30 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Towada-Kemanai Kashiwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

On residential property / body length 1 m / 3 m from house / 3 m from witness. Witness observed a bear crossing the property, walking from north to south, from inside the residence.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

[Report] It walked right beside the car in my yard and then headed toward the weeds next door.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

July 26

Sendai 寺岡, Miyagi

Around 7:45 AM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Furukawa-Shimizu, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi

A bear was sighted on the premises of a farming man’s home in Tokusagawa, Takizawa City, and damage occurred to about 10 corn plants and one beehive, with honey eaten.

Takizawa 木賊川, Iwate

A bear, likely an adult, appeared on a residential property in Kizukawa, Takizawa City, damaging about 10 corn plants and honey in a beehive box.

Takizawa 木賊川, Iwate

Around 5:00 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Togatakezawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

Saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub at night.

Morioka 上鹿妻飯ノ森, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Hanawaanna, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

While driving from the west to the east, I witnessed one bear about 50 centimeters long walking into the brush on the north side.

Kazuno, Akita

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

Morioka, Iwate

Municipal road / body length 1 m / 600 m from a house / 20 m from the witness While traveling on the municipal road by vehicle, a bear emerged from a rice field, crossed the municipal road from east to west, and left toward the forested area. A search by car was conducted but the bear was not found.

Kazuno, Akita

Around 11:10 on July 25, a bear was sighted in Kami-Kanari 23-ku, Kitakami City, Iwate.

Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate

July 25

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimo-Miyano Yatsumatazawa, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館, Miyagi

July 25

Kurihara 築館, Miyagi

In a household property field / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m distance from the witness While in the field, I saw a bear pass through the field heading east.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

One bear was captured in Haramachi, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi

Around 6:20 AM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Towada-Oyu Sekigami, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

A bear was sighted moving around in Waga-machi Naganuma 8-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 4:30 PM.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from residence / 20 m from witness While riding a motorcycle on the municipal road, I observed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the grass.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

July 24

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

Rice field / body length 70 cm / 30 m from houses, etc. / 1 m from witness While driving a vehicle on a municipal road and preparing to turn at an intersection, the witness saw a bear poke its head out of the grass and then return into the grass.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Hanawa Furudate, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

A passerby sighted one adult bear in Iiide 18-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate

A bear was sighted moving in Iitoyo 17-jiri, Kitakami City, around 07:43.

Kitakami Iitoyo, Iwate

An 84-year-old man was attacked by a bear while working in the fields in Magata, Hachimantai City, and suffered injuries to his jaw and left arm.

Hachimantai 越戸, Iwate

July 24

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

Around 00:40 on 2026-07-24, a driver saw one bear, about 1 meter long, on a city road in Komatsushima Shिंtei, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear crossed the road heading north and left the area.

Sendai Komatsu-Shintsutsumi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tomiya Ochiai, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

A cub was sighted on the road near the parking lot of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Goshoko Wide-Area Park.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

July 23

Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Haramachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, and captured on a camera installed on the riverbank.

Sendai Okaji, Miyagi

On private residential property / body length 1 m / distance to witness 2 m / 2 m from the house. While watching TV inside the residence, the witness heard a rustling sound and a bear emerged from the brush. The bear rambled across the property from east to west, passing very close to the house as it moved, and then entered the forest.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

Observed one adult bear near the retention basin.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

July 23

Osaki 三本木新沼, Miyagi

July 23

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

July 23

Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi

July 23

Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi

Witnessed one adult bear moving from paddy fields on the south side of Prefectural Route Kinugawa-Maesawa Line toward the Shiratori River.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

While passing by, I witnessed a bear about 1.2 m in body length cross the municipal road from east to west approximately 100 m ahead, then move into the riverbank area.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

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

Morioka, Iwate

Municipal road / body length 80 cm / 200 m from a residence / 10 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the municipal road, the witness saw a bear crossing the road from south to north and entering the forest.

Kazuno, Akita

A single juvenile bear was sighted near the foot of the bridge. It climbed up the slope and headed west.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

July 23

Ohira 中央平, Miyagi

July 23

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

A bear was sighted at Miyakodo Yotsutsuji in Taiwa Town around 5:30 a.m.

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

July 23

Osaki, Miyagi

A driver saw what appeared to be a bear about 1 meter long crossing a city road in Haramachi 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Okaji, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ryoutesawa, Oshu City, and was seen moving.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

Around 3:20 PM on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

At around 8:30 AM on July 23, a bear was seen moving in Hanawa Sekinegawara, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

A driver sighted one bear about 1 m long crossing the road on the Sendai-Sambongi Line in Imaizumi Miyamae, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Imaizumi Hachimanshita, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture, at around 21:08 on July 22.

Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi

July 22

Tomiya 今泉, Miyagi

A bear was sighted moving in Kami-Konyari 13-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate

While driving, a single bear approximately 1 m in length was observed on a city road. Subsequent direction of movement and other details are unknown.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

July 22

Osaki 岩出山下野目, Miyagi

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kitayokuchi 2-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Kitayuguchi, Iwate

Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in body length crossing the municipal road heading north and moving down to the riverbed. Its subsequent direction of movement is unknown.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanawa Shibanai Otagaya, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 13:35 on July 22.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Takichimukai, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 07:20 on 2026-07-22.

Kazuno, Akita

Residents reported sightings; due to bear appearances, the Shiwa Town Office’s public announcement vehicle issued a warning.

Shiwa 日詰, Iwate

July 21

Ohira 奥田, Miyagi

July 21

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

Around 9:40 on July 21, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

Sighted one young bear on the roadway.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

July 21

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tomiya Futsusho, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

July 21

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

July 21

Osato, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Takashimizu Miyawaki, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

July 20

Sendai Goroku, Miyagi

A bear was sighted moving in Ueno, Futagocho, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Futagocho, Iwate

[Post] I was standing on the left bank setting a hook to start fishing for sweetfish when a friend downstream shouted something. Looking around, I saw a bear cub about 10 meters upstream swimming from the left bank to the right bank. I was on alert, thinking the mother might be nearby, but it was the only one.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Towada Suehiro Kamiyabu, Kazuno City.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

Multiple bear sighting reports were received in a residential area of Murazaki-no, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate

Observed one animal believed to be an adult bear.

Morioka, Iwate

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka, Iwate

Around 2:30 PM on July 19, a bear was sighted in Waga-cho Naganuma 7-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate, and was observed moving.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

A bear was sighted around 14:05 in Waga-machi Naganuma 6-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Takashimizu Kumano, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi

July 19

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Morinohashi 2-chome, Tomiya City, around 11:13 on July 19.

Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi

One cub entered the mountain on the east side.

Towada, Aomori

July 19

Kurihara 高清水, Miyagi

According to Aomori Prefecture, around 9:00 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted moving in Okuse, Towada City.

Towada, Aomori

July 18

Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi

July 18

Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi

A single adult was observed crossing the road westward near the road on the west side of the facility.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

July 18

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 18

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

Spotted one bear about 1 m in body length in front of an agricultural greenhouse. The bear then crossed the road to the west and was observed moving north.

Kazuno, Akita

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

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

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

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Ichinoseki-nezumiyama, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 一ノ関, Miyagi

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Matsuzakadaira, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Ryutsudaira, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi

One bear, about 1 m long, was sighted on a road in Matsuzakahira 2-chome, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi

July 17

Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi

July 17

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

One bear, about 1.5 m long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Negisizawa, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

July 17

Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi

One bear, about 70 cm long, was sighted on a road in Tomiya Ogochi, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 日吉台, Miyagi

bear cub

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 17

Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Yoshidanishikaze, Taiwa Town.

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Yoshioka-Tennojihigashi, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

July 17

Taiwa Ochiai-Hirubukuro, Miyagi

A bear was sighted at Miyadoko Yotsuji, Yamato Town, Miyagi.

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

[Post] It looked like a cub was being allowed to play in the middle of the road. I couldn’t pass, so I stopped about 30 m away and honked; it then climbed up the slope at the side of the road.

Kazuno, Akita

An adult (bear) was sighted near Ite police box.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

[Posted] While driving a car

Kazuno, Akita

At a bus stop near Kumoi Falls, tourists witnessed a young bear swimming across the river to the opposite bank.

Towada, Aomori

Location: national highway / Body length: 1.0 m / 10 m from a private house / 50 m from the witness. While working outdoors, the witness saw a bear about 1.0 m long cross the national highway from north to south via a bridge, pass between a vacant house and a shop, and enter the forested hills to the southeast.

Kazuno, Akita

July 16

Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi

July 16

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

July 16

Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi

One bear was sighted on a slope in Kokudasetonosawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya あけの平, Miyagi

One bear was seen moving in Towadaoyuoyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno, Akita

July 15

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

July 15

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

July 15

Taiwa 杜の丘, Miyagi

July 15

Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

July 15

Ohira 中央平, Miyagi

[Post]

Kosaka, Akita

Seems a mother bear with a little cub

Kazuno, 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

Taiwa Technohills, Miyagi

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

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

Observed one bear moving south.

Hiraizumi, Iwate

July 15

Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi

A bear was seen moving in Isawa Koyama Hachimando, Oshu City.

Ōshū, Iwate

One bear was sighted moving south on the road running north–south in front of a residence.

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Naganuma 14-chome, Kitakami City, Iwate, around 16:15 on July 14.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

[Post] In the rice field

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanawa-Tsuburone, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

Spotted one cub in a rice paddy.

Kanegasaki, Iwate

(Posted) Emerged from the shrubs beside the intersection and fled across the rice field heading southwest.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

[Post]

Kosaka Araya, 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

July 14

Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi

Bear sighting reported at Kamiyakari Kumanoshitashita, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Nomura, Miyagi

July 14

Sendai Nomura, Miyagi

Around 05:40 on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Sannbongi Sakamoto Terashima, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Osaki 三本木坂本, Miyagi

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

Witnessed one young bear enter the brush from a municipal road.

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

A bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Naganuma 14, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

July 13

Kurihara 高清水, Miyagi

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

Kitakami Shimooniyanagi, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Towada-Nishiki Murota, Kazuno City, and was seen moving.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

A single bear about 70 cm in body length was crossing the old national road from south to north.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

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

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

Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate

A bear sighting was reported in Miyakoji Shimoshoji, Taiwa Town, around 05:50.

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

July 13

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Osaki City, Isawa Koyama Uraura.

Ōshū, Iwate

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

Hanamaki Dai, Iwate

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

July 11

Kurihara, Miyagi

July 11

Taiwa, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kamisou, Kosaka Town, Akita, and was seen moving.

Kosaka, Akita

A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Ota Yamazukazawa, Kurihara City.

Kurihara, Miyagi

Calm bear sitting next to the road, vanished into the bushes after a few seconds.

Kazuno, Akita

July 10

Sendai Kitatakamori, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Okamakamori, Takizawa City.

Takizawa 大釜高森, Iwate

July 10

Taiwa, Miyagi

July 10

Ohira 大森, Miyagi

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

An adult bear was sighted near the business premises parking lot.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

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

July 9

Ohira 大衡, Miyagi

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

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

A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Motohasekura, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 7:30 PM on July 8.

Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi

July 8

Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi

A mother bear with two cubs ran from the road toward the mountain path/area leading to the waterfall. Nearby there was a dropping that looked like it belonged to a bear.

Kosaka, Akita

A bear was sighted in Gakuen, Taiwa Town, around 2:25 PM on July 8.

Taiwa Gakuen, Miyagi

July 8

Taiwa Gakuen, Miyagi

July 8

Tomiya 穀田, Miyagi

Observed one adult bear heading west on National Route 456.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

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

July 8

Sendai 西中山, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kogota Senoki, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 穀田, Miyagi

At around 4:00 AM on 2026-07-08, a bear was sighted in Tateshichome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai 館, Miyagi

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

Kitakami Machibun, Iwate

While driving on the northbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway, a witness saw a single bear about 50 centimeters long cross the expressway from east to west and then move into the brush on the west side.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

Saw a bear emerge from the undergrowth, climb onto the road, and run off.

Tomiya 明石, Miyagi

Post: A decorative ornament on the property was found broken, so I checked the security camera footage and identified the individual shown. (The ornament appears to have been gnawed or scratched and damaged.)

Kosaka Towadako, Akita

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

July 6

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

At around 05:15 on 2026-07-06, a bear was sighted in Ohi Village, Ōguri Shimo-Nishizawa.

Ohira 大衡, Miyagi

Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a house / approximately 50 m from the witness. From inside a residence, the witness observed a small bear crossing the municipal road and moving east toward the Oyukawa River.

Kazuno, Akita

July 5

Sendai Minaminometate, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Towada-Ōyu Araise, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

National road / body length 1 m / 50 m from a house / 5 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the national road toward Lake Towada, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from north to south and heading toward the river.

Kazuno, Akita

July 5

Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi

There was a one-meter-long bear in the bushes.

Towada, Aomori

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

A bear was sighted in Okuse, Towada City, Aomori Prefecture.

Towada, Aomori

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

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Kosaka Daichi, Akita

There was also a bear sighting report in Imozawa, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi, around 10:50.

Sendai Imozawa, 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

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

July 3

Sendai Nihondaira, Miyagi

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

On highway premises / body length 50 cm / 50 m from houses, 30 m from witness. While walking through the highway management property, the witness discovered a bear on the premises. The bear entered the brush from the property.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, 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

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

Around 8:00 on 2026-07-03, a bear-like animal was sighted in Iizawa Arajin, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

July 3

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

July 3

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

Observed while driving. It was in the middle of the road, but when it noticed us it ran into the bushes.

Kazuno, Akita

Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 5 m from a residence / 15 m distance from the observer While driving a vehicle on a municipal road within the settlement, the observer sighted a bear running west.

Kazuno Towada-Kemanai, Akita

City road / body length 1 m / 5 m from a house / 5 m from the witness. While driving on a city road, the driver saw a bear running west across the road.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

July 2

Taiwa, Miyagi

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

Takizawa 巣子, Iwate

Prefectural road / Body length 70 cm / 5 m from a private house / 5 m distance from the witness While driving a vehicle on the prefectural road, a bear ran out in front of the car. When the horn was sounded, the bear went into the brush to the east.

Kazuno, Akita

July 2

Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi

Field / Body length 70 cm / Distance from witness 30 m / 50 m from residences. While driving on a municipal road, the driver spotted a bear in the field.

Kazuno, Akita

National highway / body length 1.5 m / distance to witness 0 m / 1 km from residences. A bear is dead on the highway and obstructing traffic.

Kazuno, Akita

Posted: Found dead (Prefectural note: Died as a result of a traffic accident)

Kazuno, Akita

July 2

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

Rice field / body length 1 m / 100 m from residence / 50 m from witness. While driving on the prefectural road in a vehicle, I spotted a bear in a rice field. The bear moved toward the river, so I chased it by vehicle while calling to fishermen to take refuge. After wandering along the river, the bear entered the forested hills to the west. I pursued it up to the edge of the forest.

Kazuno Towada-Kemanai, Akita

July 2

Sendai Matsuokacho, 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

July 1

Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi

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

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

(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