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Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

Crossed the road while I was on my way home.

Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori

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

Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori

Crossed the road and went into the bushes

Hachinohe Shiriuchimachi, Aomori

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

Hachinohe Sawasato, Aomori

Near Hakusandai Park South Entrance bus stop

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

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

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

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

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

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Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

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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

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

Hachinohe Ishitearai, Aomori

One bear was walking.

Misawa, Aomori

At around 6:40 AM on May 18, 2026, a single bear was sighted near 200 meters south of the Lawson Hachinohe Tagadai 1-chome store in Tagadai 1-chome, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

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Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

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Hachinohe Niida, Aomori

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Hachinohe Kawaragi, Aomori

I heard the sound of a branch breaking, looked toward the slope, and saw a bear, so I backed away and ran. It was at a distance, but I think it was about 150 cm. I was panicked and did not take any photos.

Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori

Moved into the woods to the northeast.

Towada Akanuma, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Aisaka Shirakami, Towada City, around 5:10 a.m.

Towada Nishi-jurokubancho, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Nishijubancho, Towada City.

Towada Nishi-jugobancho, Aomori

There is information of movement toward the Aisaka/Shirakami direction.

Towada Nishi-rokubancho, Aomori

Observed one bear of unknown body length.

Towada Nishi-nijuichibancho, Aomori

There were bear tracks in the field. From the tracks, it looked like the bear had been coming and going through the field.

Rokunohe Komatsugaoka 1-chome, Aomori

Tourists riding a sightseeing bus witnessed (it)

Towada, Aomori

A single bear cub was observed walking in the forested area. No human or property damage reported.

Towada, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Okuse, Towada City.

Towada, Aomori

The apiary was vandalized.

Towada, Aomori

Moved into the woods to the northeast.

Towada Akanuma, Aomori

The apiary was vandalized.

Towada, Aomori

Footprints discovered in the field.

Towada Okuse, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Aisaka Shirakami, Towada City, around 5:10 a.m.

Towada Nishi-jurokubancho, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Nishijubancho, Towada City.

Towada Nishi-jugobancho, Aomori

There is information of movement toward the Aisaka/Shirakami direction.

Towada Nishi-rokubancho, Aomori

Spotted one bear of unknown body length on the mountain side.

Towada, Aomori

At around 13:40 on May 21, 2026, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) of unknown body length was sighted at Samidare-no-Nagare on the Oirase Gorge in Okuse, Towada City. No human injuries have been reported. A prefectural warning for Asiatic black bear appearances has been issued across Aomori Prefecture.

Towada, Aomori

Footprints discovered in the field.

Towada Okuse, Aomori

It crossed the farm road and walked north.

Towada Umaaraiba, Aomori

On May 19 at about 07:40, a cub was sighted at the Shiragin stretch of the Oirase Stream in Towada City and headed toward Yasumiya. At about 08:00, a bear approximately 1 meter long was seen near Dounai Toyora, crossing an agricultural road and heading north, the city reported.

Towada, Aomori

It (the bear) climbed upstream along the silvery current toward the Yasumiya area.

Towada, Aomori

A bear sighting of two (a parent and one offspring) was reported near Fukamochi Umeyama, Towada City, at about 10:50 AM on May 18, 2026.

Towada, Aomori

A single cub was sighted near Fukamochi Umeyama in Towada City at around 20:30 on May 17, 2026.

Towada, Aomori

The dent corn (roll) was torn. A bear had been on top of the roll.

Towada Fukamochi, Aomori

While driving from Suirennuma toward Sarukura, a bear crossed the road in front of me and ran into the mountains.

Towada, Aomori

Observed one bear of unknown body length.

Towada Nishi-nijuichibancho, Aomori

The apiary was vandalized.

Towada, Aomori

The apiary was vandalized.

Towada, Aomori

Spotted one bear of unknown body length on the mountain side.

Towada, Aomori

At around 13:40 on May 21, 2026, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) of unknown body length was sighted at Samidare-no-Nagare on the Oirase Gorge in Okuse, Towada City. No human injuries have been reported. A prefectural warning for Asiatic black bear appearances has been issued across Aomori Prefecture.

Towada, Aomori

On May 19 at about 07:40, a cub was sighted at the Shiragin stretch of the Oirase Stream in Towada City and headed toward Yasumiya. At about 08:00, a bear approximately 1 meter long was seen near Dounai Toyora, crossing an agricultural road and heading north, the city reported.

Towada, Aomori

It (the bear) climbed upstream along the silvery current toward the Yasumiya area.

Towada, Aomori

While driving from Suirennuma toward Sarukura, a bear crossed the road in front of me and ran into the mountains.

Towada, Aomori

Was attempting to climb the slope beside the road.

Aomori, Aomori

Tourists riding a sightseeing bus witnessed (it)

Towada, Aomori

A single bear cub was observed walking in the forested area. No human or property damage reported.

Towada, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Okuse, Towada City.

Towada, Aomori

It ran off toward the tennis courts. [Issued by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Arayamachi, Aomori

One bear was seen moving in Arai-cho, Hirakawa City.

Hirakawa Arayamachi, Aomori

The apiary was vandalized.

Towada, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Sanwa, Hirosaki City.

Hirosaki, Aomori

The apiary was vandalized.

Towada, Aomori

Spotted one bear of unknown body length on the mountain side.

Towada, Aomori

At around 13:40 on May 21, 2026, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) of unknown body length was sighted at Samidare-no-Nagare on the Oirase Gorge in Okuse, Towada City. No human injuries have been reported. A prefectural warning for Asiatic black bear appearances has been issued across Aomori Prefecture.

Towada, Aomori

It (the bear) climbed upstream along the silvery current toward the Yasumiya area.

Towada, Aomori

While crossing a bridge, I sighted an animal that appeared to be a bear to the south.

Goshogawara 大字梅田, Aomori

While driving from Suirennuma toward Sarukura, a bear crossed the road in front of me and ran into the mountains.

Towada, Aomori

Discovered while driving

Kuroishi 大字高舘, Aomori

Crossing the road (about 200 m before Mizube Park)

Aomori, Aomori

On May 12 in Higashinozoe, Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture, one Asiatic black bear was captured in a box trap. The captured bear was a female about 1 meter long and weighing about 60 kg, estimated to be 3–4 years old with no history of giving birth. This was the first capture in the city this year.

Kuroishi 大字東野添, Aomori

Sighted a bear about 1 m in body length walking through a field. It climbed up the mountain slope.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear-like animal was seen moving in Joto Chuo 3-chome, Hirosaki City.

Hirosaki 城東中央3, Aomori

Three elementary school students spotted an animal resembling a bear while walking to school. It was seen crossing about 50 meters ahead toward Shichiro Park.

Hirosaki 城東中央3, Aomori

One adult bear was sighted in the tennis court parking lot.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Sanwa, Hirosaki City.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Atagoyamashita, Hirosaki, Aomori.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Observed a bear cub while walking the dog. It ran off toward the grove behind the water treatment plant.

Hirosaki, Aomori

At around 08:15 on May 18, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted at the Mitake River in Mitake-machi, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. There were no human injuries; because the area is near Hirosaki University Affiliated Elementary School and Hirosaki Jitsugyo High School, the city and police are responding.

Hirosaki, Aomori

About 1 m in length. Spotted in the water channel. Afterwards unknown.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Around 08:15 on May 18, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Mitake-cho, Hirosaki City. The location is near Mitake River between Hirosaki University Faculty of Education Affiliated Kindergarten and Hirosaki Jitsugyo High School; no damage has been reported.

Hirosaki, Aomori

[Bear Sighting] Near 13-17 Mitakecho ▼Date/Time: May 18 (Mon) around 8:15 AM ▼Number: 1 (about 1 m in length) ▼Details: Spotted in a drainage canal

Hirosaki 大字三岳町, Aomori

A neighborhood resident sighted a single bear about 100 cm in body length walking. It fled toward Seiai Junior High School (Yamasaki 4-chome).

Hirosaki 山崎3, Aomori

Fled toward the cemetery park.

Hirosaki, Aomori

While driving on Route 7, I witnessed a bear about 1–1.5 m long trotting crosswise toward the museum and then entering the woods. Other cars slowed and waited for it to cross, so quite a few people must have seen it. I’m reporting this because I didn’t find any sighting information posted.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

It ran through the rice paddies on the left side heading into Aomori City, past Kyowa Transport in Namioka. From what I could see through the passenger-side window, I think it was a cub.

Aomori, Aomori

Around 09:57 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Iwato, Aomori City.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

While driving on National Route 101 toward Namioka, just past the Daishaka Tunnel, I observed a bear about 1 m in length crossing the roadway from left to right. No damage reported.

Aomori, Aomori

Around 4:10 AM on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Tokusai-ko, Namioka, Aomori City, and crossed the roadway near the Daishaka Tunnel on Route 101. No damage has been confirmed.

Aomori, Aomori

While driving on National Route 101 toward Namioka, collided with a bear that emerged from the left side of the road. The bear then departed in an unknown direction.

Aomori, Aomori

A cub attempted to climb over the guardrail from the slope beside the railway tracks. One cub.

Aomori Namioka-Daishaka, Aomori

Discovered footprints believed to be from a bear in the onion (leek) field on the property

Aomori Nishitazawa, Aomori

One bear was sighted under Shinotai Bridge in the Naematsukawahara-ta district of Hirakawa City.

Hirakawa Matsuzaki, Aomori

Sighted a bear about 1 m in body length walking through a field. It climbed up the mountain slope.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear-like animal was seen moving in Joto Chuo 3-chome, Hirosaki City.

Hirosaki 城東中央3, Aomori

Three elementary school students spotted an animal resembling a bear while walking to school. It was seen crossing about 50 meters ahead toward Shichiro Park.

Hirosaki 城東中央3, Aomori

Was attempting to climb the slope beside the road.

Aomori, Aomori

A bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted around 6:00 PM beside the guardrail on National Route 7 in Tsurugasaka, Aomori City.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

While driving from Aomori toward Hirosaki, I spotted one bear about 1.5 m long outside the guardrail on the east side. It was not on the roadway.

Aomori Namioka-Daishaka, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Tsurugasaka, Aomori City.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

Footprints discovered.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

While gathering wild plants, bear droppings were discovered. They appear to be 2–3 days old.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

One adult bear was sighted in the tennis court parking lot.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Witnessed one bear approximately 1 meter long in the Namioka River. No damage reported.

Aomori, Aomori

Bear tracks discovered. No damage reported.

Aomori, Aomori

At around 08:15 on May 18, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted at the Mitake River in Mitake-machi, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. There were no human injuries; because the area is near Hirosaki University Affiliated Elementary School and Hirosaki Jitsugyo High School, the city and police are responding.

Hirosaki, Aomori

About 1 m in length. Spotted in the water channel. Afterwards unknown.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Around 08:15 on May 18, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Mitake-cho, Hirosaki City. The location is near Mitake River between Hirosaki University Faculty of Education Affiliated Kindergarten and Hirosaki Jitsugyo High School; no damage has been reported.

Hirosaki, Aomori

[Bear Sighting] Near 13-17 Mitakecho ▼Date/Time: May 18 (Mon) around 8:15 AM ▼Number: 1 (about 1 m in length) ▼Details: Spotted in a drainage canal

Hirosaki 大字三岳町, Aomori

A neighborhood resident sighted a single bear about 100 cm in body length walking. It fled toward Seiai Junior High School (Yamasaki 4-chome).

Hirosaki 山崎3, Aomori

Witnessed a young bear running south across the Aomori Second Special Needs School grounds.

Aomori Toyama, Aomori

A single bear is believed to be holed up inside the Cross Tower A-Bay building in Aomori City. Police and members of a hunters' association are surrounding the site and conducting capture operations, and a box trap has been brought in.

Aomori Uramachi, Aomori

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Goshogawara 大字前田野目, Aomori

On May 16 at 6:00 AM, footprints believed to be from a bear were found. It is thought the animal entered sometime between the night of May 15 and the early morning of May 16. No damage reported.

Aomori, Aomori

A bear cub was walking.

Aomori Shinjo, Aomori

Riding in a car with family while heading toward Aomori Chuo IC, I spotted a solitary bear near Matsuoka Recreation Center.

Aomori Ishie, Aomori

One cub sighted.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

At around 18:10, I went out to take out the trash and saw a bear walking alone.

Aomori Shinjo, Aomori

At least one cub (young bear) entered inside.

Aomori Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori

Around 15:30 on the 15th, a juvenile bear was sighted entering a mixed commercial facility (including a hotel) in Nagashima, Aomori City, and is believed to be holed up inside. Police, city officials and members of the hunters' association have gathered at the scene.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

At around 15:30 on May 15, 2026, a bear entered the first floor of a building in Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori City, prompting people inside to evacuate to upper floors. Police and government hunters carried out an emergency shooting and culled one adult male bear about 1 meter long.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

A bear is believed to be occupying the first floor of a mixed-use commercial building in central Aomori City, leaving more than 10 people (patrons of a pharmacy and a hotel) trapped. A bear was also sighted at a parking lot about 300 meters away around the same time, possibly a different individual, and Aomori City is considering emergency shooting to eliminate the very high risk of human injury.

Aomori Nishitaki, Aomori

On the afternoon of May 15, 2026, a bear entered the Cross Tower A-Bay commercial complex (Nagasima 1-chome) in central Aomori City and remained inside for several hours. Police cordoned off the area and set box traps; around 18:10 local hunters fired and killed one bear. Multiple sightings were reported across the city that day, and a bear was also seen about 300 meters away in a parking lot, possibly a different individual.

Aomori Uramachi, Aomori

A sighting report was posted to Aomori Prefecture's bear log.

Aomori Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori

A bear holed up in the Cross Tower A-Bay in central Aomori City, people stranded on upper floors According to Aomori City and the police, at around 3:30 p.m. today a single bear was sighted in Nagashima, Aomori City. The scene is the Cross Tower A-Bay, and at least one cub is said to have entered the building. The bear is still believed to be holed up inside.

Aomori Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori

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Aomori Nishiono, Aomori

Shortly after 11:00 AM on May 15, 2026, one bear was sighted northeast of Ōno Elementary School in Aoba 1-chome, Aomori City.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

Tracks believed to be from a bear were found in the field at the scene. Additionally, an agricultural support stake was found broken.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

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Aomori Yasuta, Aomori

was walking

Aomori, Aomori

Around 05:00 on May 15, a single bear of unknown length was sighted in Nagashima, Aomori City, moving west from near Nagashima Elementary School and running along the national road from Hirota Shrine toward the Yanagi-cho intersection. No damage has been reported, and city staff and police are patrolling the area to maintain vigilance.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

One bear of unknown body length was sighted moving westward from the area near Nagashima Elementary School.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

On May 15 between about 4:30 and 5:00 a.m., multiple sightings of an Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma) were reported near the Aomori Prefectural Office in Aomori City. The city has warned residents via social media and is maintaining vigilance while considering emergency shooting operations.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

Witnessed one bear running eastward on the national highway from Hirota Shrine toward the Yanagimachi intersection.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

Spotted one bear of unknown body length in front of a convenience store.

Aomori Ono, Aomori

One bear of unknown body length sighted within a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force garrison.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

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Aomori Namidate, Aomori

One bear of unknown body length was sighted. Bear droppings believed to be from the same bear were found nearby.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

It ran away and entered a house.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

A bear about one-third the width of the road crossed the road and walked into a vacant lot.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

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Aomori Namidate, Aomori

Spotted one bear of unknown body length in front of a convenience store.

Aomori Shinjo, Aomori

One bear of unknown body length.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

Before 21:00 on May 14, 2026, a roughly 1-meter-long bear was seen entering a residential property in Aomori City's Nami-dachi Maeda area. Sightings also occurred at a convenience store parking lot, in the Nami-dachi area, and in the Nagashima area near the prefectural office; the city has set up a response headquarters and is considering switching to emergency shooting.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

One bear sighted on the roadway.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

At around 19:50 on May 14, 2026, a single cub was sighted on the grounds of a convenience store in Satomi, Aomori City. No damage was reported, and the city urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

Around 19:00 on May 14, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Gobommatsu Hirano, Namioka, Aomori City, crossing Prefectural Road No. 27 (Aomori-Namioka Line) from south to north. No damage was reported.

Aomori, Aomori

Moved south from the sighting location

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

By size, it was a cub crossing the road.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

I sighted a bear of unknown body length (and possibly others) moving northward (toward the mountain) from the parking lot of the wetland flower garden in Namioka, Aomori City.

Aomori, Aomori

Before 8:00 a.m. today, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was sighted near the prefectural art museum and the Sannai-Maruyama ruins in Aomori City. City staff and the hunters' association inspected the site but found no tracks or other traces; the Sannai-Maruyama ruins have posted notices to inform visitors of the sighting and warn them to be cautious.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

In the morning while driving to work, a bear crossed the road near the prefectural art museum.

Aomori Yasuta, Aomori

Sighted between Aomori Prefectural Museum of Art and the Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site

Aomori Yasuta, Aomori

At 7:30 AM on May 14, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Prefectural Art Museum in Yasuda, Aomori City, the city reported. No other reports of damage were mentioned.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

At 7:30 AM on May 14, 2026, the city announced that one bear was sighted near the Aomori Prefectural Museum in Yasuda, Aomori City.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

Around 7:30 a.m. on May 14, 2026, one Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma) was sighted between the Prefectural Art Museum and the Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site in Yasuda, Aomori City. No injuries or damage were reported.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

On the morning of the 14th, one bear was sighted on a road near the Sannai Maruyama archaeological site in Aomori City, and police conducted patrols. The center that manages the site has urged visitors to be cautious of bears.

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

A single Asiatic black bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted on a farm road approximately 200 m northeast of Takadate PA (upbound). The bear then fled west toward the highway.

Kuroishi 大字竹鼻, Aomori

At around 04:14 on May 14, 2026, a single Asiatic black bear (about 1 meter long) was sighted on a farm road in Yamamoto, Takehana, Kuroishi City; the location is roughly 200 meters northeast of the Tohoku Expressway Takadate PA (upbound), and the bear fled toward the highway. No damage was reported.

Kuroishi 大字竹鼻, Aomori

At Kenmin Seikyo Ayamekan in Sannai, Aomori City, the automatic entrance doors were switched to manual on May 14, 2026, following bear sightings. The store plans to install doorknobs and has placed bear-prevention goods inside to prepare for possible incidents.

Aomori Namidate, Aomori

A cub was discovered in the woods at the back (rear of the property).

Aomori Sannai, Aomori

Sighted moving along the side path of the garden.

Aomori, Aomori

Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in length moving east near the back of The Big Namioka store. No damage reported.

Aomori, Aomori

Observed one bear of unknown body length moving eastward on the roadway.

Aomori, Aomori

Observed one bear approximately 1 m in body length moving east on the national highway between Apple Hill and Ramen Jun.

Aomori, Aomori

On May 13, 2026, between 06:55 and 07:50, four bears were sighted in Aomori City's Namioka area. Sightings occurred near the Michi-no-Eki Namioka Apple Hill (on a national road), a road in Namioaka Sugisawa Kamifukuda, behind The Big Namioka store, and a path beside a residential garden in Inoue; several bears were about 1 meter long and no damage was reported.

Aomori, Aomori

I was walking my dog when it started barking; I looked in that direction and saw a bear. It then ran off to the east.

Aomori Chayamachi, Aomori

beside the guardrail

Aomori Namioka-Daishaka, Aomori

Around 18:00 on May 11, one Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) was sighted beside a guardrail along Route 7 in Tsurugasaka, Aomori City. No damage was reported, and the city is urging nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori