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Around 7:30 a.m. on the 27th, one bear was sighted in Matsukidaira, Kamiyonai, Morioka City. The city has issued a warning asking people to be cautious.

Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate

Apples stored in the shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten. There were also many droppings resembling bear feces both inside and outside the shed.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 09:50 on April 26, 2026, an adult bear was sighted on the road south of the Tsunatori Sports Center in Asagishi, Morioka. According to the Iwate Prefectural Police, no damage has been reported.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

According to Iwate Prefectural Police, at around 15:00 on the 22nd an adult bear was sighted on the Nakatsugawa riverbed near the Tsunatori observation deck in Asagishi Futamori, Morioka City. It was wandering downstream along the left bank of the riverbed.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

While working in a rice field, the reporter saw one medium-sized bear on the lower slope of the mountain behind them. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it ran up into the mountain.

Morioka, Iwate

A bear about 1 meter long was seen moving toward the rice fields to the south.

Morioka Kuroishino 1-chome, Iwate

Around 16:00 on April 15, 2026, a schoolchild leaving school in Kuroishino 1-chome, Morioka City, spotted two bears (one large and one small) in the brush north of Midorigaoka Elementary School. Police searched the area but did not find the bears; one other sighting believed to be of the same animals was reported, and warnings and patrols are ongoing in the area.

Morioka Kuroishino 1-chome, Iwate

A single young bear was sighted near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.

Morioka Kuroishino 1-chome, Iwate

A bear about 1 m in length was sighted moving toward the rice fields to the south.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

Observed one animal believed to be a bear the size of a large dog.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

Around 22:30 on April 13, 2026, one bear cub appeared near Kamido 3-chome, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, and ran east toward the Kitakami River. There were no human or property damages.

Morioka Kamido 3-chome, Iwate

Footprints believed to be from a bear were observed.

Morioka Kamido 3-chome, Iwate

In Morioka (Kawame), a man in his 70s saw an adult bear enter his garage around 00:30 on April 10 after his dog barked and reported it to the police. When checked around 08:30, 3–4 apples stored in a shed had been eaten and the bear had already left; the city set box traps to attempt capture.

Morioka Konyacho, Iwate