เส้นทางเดินป่า Izumi Ward, Sendai

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

Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi

June 5

Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi

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

Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi

A driver saw a bear in the residential area of Aramaki Chuo, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi

June 4

Sendai 中山台, Miyagi

Around 6:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Nakayamadai 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai 中山台, Miyagi

June 3

Sendai 西中山, Miyagi

A woman reported a bear in the bushes while walking in Nishinakayama 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai 西中山, Miyagi

June 1st

Sendai 館, Miyagi

June 1st

Sendai 紫山, Miyagi

May 31

Sendai 北中山, Miyagi

May 30

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Asahi 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi

May 26

Sendai 国見, Miyagi

A single bear was sighted on Route 31 in Yahata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and it moved northward into the forest.

Sendai 八幡, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kamiyagari 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi

May 24

Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi

May 22

Sendai Mizuhodai, Miyagi

May 22

Sendai 北中山, Miyagi

May 21

Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi

Near the brush above the forest park, it was crossing the gravel path.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

On May 20, 2026 at around 05:50, a woman walking in Taihaku Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported seeing a bear walking south to north. There were no injuries; Sendai North Police said a single bear about 1 meter long was seen near the rock garden by the HOKUSHU Science Museum. Officers patrolled but could not confirm it. A bear had also been sighted about 1.5 km south on the 14th, and police cannot tell if it is the same individual.

Sendai Kitane-Kuromatsu, Miyagi

At around 05:50 on the 20th, one adult bear was sighted walking from south to north near the science museum in Taihaku Forest Park, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

On May 20, 2026, Sendai City reported a bear sighting in Taihara Forest Park in Aoba Ward and has temporarily banned passage on most of the park, including paths without street lighting.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

May 18

Sendai 中山台, Miyagi

On May 18, 2026 at around 20:00 in Sakuragaoka 6-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai, a passerby reported a black animal about 1 meter long (uncertain if it was a bear) on private property, but residents could not confirm it. At around 22:15 the same day, a bear was reported moving south on a road in Nakayamadai 1-chome and then left for nearby woods. A bear was also sighted at Sakuragaoka Elementary School on the 14th.

Sendai Nishikatsuyama, Miyagi

May 17

Sendai 八幡, Miyagi

Around 04:30 on May 17, 2026, a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 50 cm long in shrubbery among houses in Yawata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear left the scene; police patrolled the area but did not find it. The sighting location is about 300 meters in a straight line from Osaki Hachiman Shrine.

Sendai 八幡, Miyagi

At around 06:30 on May 15, a woman walking near Kitakayama 1-chome Park in Izumi Ward, Sendai, spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long. According to the Miyagi Prefectural Police Izumi Station, the bear left heading northwest; the area is a residential neighborhood surrounded by woods.

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi

Around 13:00 on May 14, 2026, a student spotted a bear about 50 meters away in the grove on the grounds of Tohoku High School in Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai. The school ordered a mass dismissal, and police warned that bears had also appeared in the area on May 11.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

Around 13:00 on the 14th, a staff member at Tohoku High School in Komatsushima 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported a bear in a grove on the school grounds to emergency services. The city and Sendai North Police are responding, believing the bear remains in the grove, and have urged caution at nearby schools and the university.

Sendai Komatsu-Shintsutsumi, Miyagi

In the early hours of the 14th, one bear was spotted on the street near Sendai City Sakuragaoka Elementary School in Aoba Ward, Sendai. The school implemented measures such as group dismissal. According to police, the sighting occurred before 3:30 a.m. on the 14th.

Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi

In Sendai's Aoba Ward (Sakuragaoka 8-chome), at around 03:25 on the 14th a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 1 meter long. At 09:20 a man also saw a similar-sized bear on a promenade in Mizu no Mori Park; nearby schools and a nursery implemented group dismissals or halted outdoor activities, and there were no injuries.

Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi

May 12

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi

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

Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi

June 5

Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi

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

Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi

A driver saw a bear in the residential area of Aramaki Chuo, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi

June 4

Sendai 中山台, Miyagi

Around 6:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Nakayamadai 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai 中山台, Miyagi

June 3

Sendai 西中山, Miyagi

A woman reported a bear in the bushes while walking in Nishinakayama 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai 西中山, Miyagi

June 1st

Sendai 館, Miyagi

June 1st

Sendai 紫山, Miyagi

May 31

Sendai 北中山, Miyagi

May 30

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Asahi 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi

May 26

Sendai 国見, Miyagi

A single bear was sighted on Route 31 in Yahata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and it moved northward into the forest.

Sendai 八幡, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kamiyagari 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi

May 24

Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi

May 22

Sendai Mizuhodai, Miyagi

May 22

Sendai 北中山, Miyagi

May 21

Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi

Near the brush above the forest park, it was crossing the gravel path.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

On May 20, 2026 at around 05:50, a woman walking in Taihaku Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported seeing a bear walking south to north. There were no injuries; Sendai North Police said a single bear about 1 meter long was seen near the rock garden by the HOKUSHU Science Museum. Officers patrolled but could not confirm it. A bear had also been sighted about 1.5 km south on the 14th, and police cannot tell if it is the same individual.

Sendai Kitane-Kuromatsu, Miyagi

At around 05:50 on the 20th, one adult bear was sighted walking from south to north near the science museum in Taihaku Forest Park, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

On May 20, 2026, Sendai City reported a bear sighting in Taihara Forest Park in Aoba Ward and has temporarily banned passage on most of the park, including paths without street lighting.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

May 18

Sendai 中山台, Miyagi

On May 18, 2026 at around 20:00 in Sakuragaoka 6-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai, a passerby reported a black animal about 1 meter long (uncertain if it was a bear) on private property, but residents could not confirm it. At around 22:15 the same day, a bear was reported moving south on a road in Nakayamadai 1-chome and then left for nearby woods. A bear was also sighted at Sakuragaoka Elementary School on the 14th.

Sendai Nishikatsuyama, Miyagi

May 17

Sendai 八幡, Miyagi

Around 04:30 on May 17, 2026, a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 50 cm long in shrubbery among houses in Yawata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear left the scene; police patrolled the area but did not find it. The sighting location is about 300 meters in a straight line from Osaki Hachiman Shrine.

Sendai 八幡, Miyagi

At around 06:30 on May 15, a woman walking near Kitakayama 1-chome Park in Izumi Ward, Sendai, spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long. According to the Miyagi Prefectural Police Izumi Station, the bear left heading northwest; the area is a residential neighborhood surrounded by woods.

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi

May 14

Sendai Masue, Miyagi

Around 13:00 on May 14, 2026, a student spotted a bear about 50 meters away in the grove on the grounds of Tohoku High School in Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai. The school ordered a mass dismissal, and police warned that bears had also appeared in the area on May 11.

Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi

Around 13:00 on the 14th, a staff member at Tohoku High School in Komatsushima 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported a bear in a grove on the school grounds to emergency services. The city and Sendai North Police are responding, believing the bear remains in the grove, and have urged caution at nearby schools and the university.

Sendai Komatsu-Shintsutsumi, Miyagi

In the early hours of the 14th, one bear was spotted on the street near Sendai City Sakuragaoka Elementary School in Aoba Ward, Sendai. The school implemented measures such as group dismissal. According to police, the sighting occurred before 3:30 a.m. on the 14th.

Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi

In Sendai's Aoba Ward (Sakuragaoka 8-chome), at around 03:25 on the 14th a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 1 meter long. At 09:20 a man also saw a similar-sized bear on a promenade in Mizu no Mori Park; nearby schools and a nursery implemented group dismissals or halted outdoor activities, and there were no injuries.

Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi

May 12

Sendai Sanezawa, Miyagi