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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

One young bear observed near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.

Morioka, Iwate

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

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

Morioka, Iwate

A bear-like animal was sighted in Sanbonyanagi 4-chiwari, Morioka City.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ainosawa, Oshu City.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

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

One bear was seen moving in Aisari-cho Kami-sanjunincho, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the garbage collection point.

Morioka Ueda, Iwate

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

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate

An adult bear was behind the garbage collection point near the caller’s home; afterward it ran off toward the forest.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

There are bear tracks at the hands-on farm located on the south side of the elementary school.

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

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

On May 30 around 14:30, a bear was sighted in Waga-machi Goto 13-chiwari, Kitakami, and was seen moving.

Kitakami Nippei, Iwate

Around 6:55 a.m. on May 29, a bear was sighted in Kamishinai 10-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Kaminitanai, Iwate

Spotted one juvenile near a house.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Passed through the residential property and disappeared toward the forested mountains to the north.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Three bears (one adult, two cubs) sighted

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Around 9:40 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Sumiyoshi-cho, Morioka City.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Jinja, Oshu City.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted moving in Murasaki-no 14-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate

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

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

I heard that a resident witnessed it.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

An adult bear was spotted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Lake Goshō.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Goshoko (Gosho Lake).

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

Witnessed a bear (might be a serow) moving toward Kotorisawa (northbound) near the intersection of Taiyo Street and Iwatesan Street.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

There were what appeared to be droppings from a young animal on the road.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One bear sighted running off toward Goshoko near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

(The person) walked along the main line (or trunk road).

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

One bear was sighted in Sakuramachi 1-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Toyosawacho, Iwate

Around 8:30 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Narita, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Narita, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kukunome 3rd Chiwari, Hanamaki City, around 18:00 on 2026-05-24.

Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate

Around 7:12 PM on May 24, a bear was observed on security camera in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Shinbori 32-wari, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate

At around 10:47 on 2026-05-21, a bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

One adult bear (suspected) sighted

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 08:45 on May 20, a passerby sighted one bear south of Yahata Elementary School in Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki. The bear crossed Prefectural Route 265 from west to east and left the area; no damage was reported, and the police are patrolling the scene and urging residents to be cautious.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate

An elementary school student on the way to school witnessed something that appeared to be a bear running from the Takenoko Square area of Koshika Park into the woods.

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was spotted near the facility. Police patrolled but could not find it, and announcements were made advising people to be cautious in the area.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

At around 05:45 on May 20, 2026, an adult bear was sighted near Enkoji temple in Sannocho, Morioka City, and a passerby called emergency services. According to local residents the bear moved from a parking lot near the temple toward Shiekamachi; sightings have continued in the area, prompting notifications to a school and the postponement of a planned road race.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate, on May 20 in the late afternoon.

Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate

Observed one young bear entering the brush from the road.

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

Empty honey boxes and frames were disturbed; the place where frames are stored was ransacked.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A large tree has been knocked down. I think it was a bear.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One bear sighted near the garage of a private residence

Morioka, Iwate

Around 08:00 on May 17, a single bear was seen walking in an irrigation canal near Ota 6-chome, Morioka City. No damage from the bear has been confirmed, and the Morioka East Police Station has urged nearby residents to be cautious.

Morioka Shimoota-Sawada, Iwate

At around 03:30 on May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted near Tegake no Matsu green space at 2-19 Takamatsu, Morioka, Iwate. No human or property damage was reported.

Morioka, Iwate

Signs of a bear were found at a beekeeping site near the home

Morioka, Iwate

At around 22:10 on the 16th, a caller driving in Higashimimae 4-chiwari 10-banchi area, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, spotted a bear under 1 meter long walking east along the road. The bear was reported to be about 50 meters ahead when observed.

Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate

One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Nedagawa (Nedagawa River).

Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate

I saw a cub near the roadside station under construction, close to Shibitami Nursery School.

Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate

While residents were out for a walk, they spotted a bear on a mountain road. The bear immediately fled into the mountains.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

One beehive box at the apiary beside the house was missing. Bear footprints and paw prints were found nearby.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

Around 20:25 on May 15, an adult bear was sighted on a city road north of Kitakami General Sports Park in Takamaedanchi, Awasaracho, Kitakami City; the bear crossed the road from north to south and ran toward the park. No damage from the bear was reported, and police have urged nearby residents to be cautious.

Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate

Around 17:30 on May 15, 2026, one bear was sighted on the grounds of Hanamaki Airport in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, and the runway was temporarily closed. At least four flights were affected, but no injuries or property damage were reported, and the bear later left the airport grounds.

Hanamaki Kuzu, Iwate

According to police, around 15:00 on May 15, 2026, one adult bear was sighted in the grassland north of the Hanamaki City Exchange Hall in Katsura Daisan Chiwari, Hanamaki City. Police notified the city office and nearby schools.

Hanamaki Higashimiyanome, Iwate

One bear sighted in an apple orchard.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Around 23:55 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted on a road east of Motomiya Children's Park in Motomiya 2-chome, Morioka. Police patrolled the area by patrol car and spotted the bear near the west side of Motomiya Elementary School, but it entered a residential area and its whereabouts became unknown; no damage has been reported.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka, Iwate

While gathering bracken, I saw the rear of a bear cub a few dozen meters ahead. Startled, I called out and it disappeared into the underbrush.

Morioka Kitamatsuzono 2-chome, Iwate

Found one young bear in the field.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

On the morning of May 14, 2026, one adult bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka, near the gymnasium. The university canceled all classes for the day and urged people to remain inside buildings.

Morioka, Iwate

On the morning of May 14, 2026, an apparently adult bear was sighted on the grounds of Iwate University in Morioka. The university urged people to stay inside buildings and canceled all classes for the day.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 07:40 on the 14th, a police officer spotted one adult bear near the Dōhō dormitory at Iwate University in Ueda, Morioka. The city ordered an emergency shooting operation and restricted passage within a 200-meter radius northwest of the university, but the bear hid in undergrowth and was lost so it could not be culled; the shooting operation was lifted around 17:00 and authorities switched to box traps and conducted night patrols. The university canceled classes from the second period onward that day and suspended in-person classes on the 15th, asking dormitory residents to stay indoors.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 07:30 on May 14, 2026, one bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka (near the dormitory), and it remains on the grounds. Police and city officials are using drones to monitor the situation; some morning classes were canceled, no injuries or property damage have been reported, and the city is considering capture by tranquilizer or emergency culling.

Morioka Shimoota-Shinden, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted in the woodland across from the house. It ran up the mountain.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

At around 06:30 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted near the First Gymnasium on the Iwate University campus, and about an hour later another adult bear was seen near a university dormitory. The university canceled all classes for May 14, asked dorm residents to refrain from going out and warned students to stay inside, while police and prefectural staff continued to monitor the campus. Separately, at around 05:30 the same day an adult bear was also sighted near Iwate Junior & Senior High School in Nagatacho, Morioka.

Morioka, Iwate

On May 14, 2026 at around 06:30, a bear was sighted near the First Gymnasium of Iwate University Ueda Campus in Morioka City, and at about 07:50 another sighting was reported near the Dohou student dormitory. Morioka city and the Iwate prefectural police responded, and the university canceled classes from the second period onward and urged students to go home safely.

Morioka, Iwate

Bear sightings were reported in Morioka between the 13th and the morning of the 14th; around 05:30 a bear was seen near Iwate Junior/Senior High School in Nagatacho, and around 07:40 one was seen near a dormitory on Iwate University's Ueda campus. Police officers confirmed one adult bear on the university grounds but its subsequent whereabouts are unknown; Iwate University canceled the second-period classes and urged students to stay inside.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Around 05:30 on May 14, 2026, a bear was sighted near Iwate High School in Nagata-cho, Morioka. On the same day, bears were also reported on the Iwate University campus, and the university canceled some classes.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

On May 14, 2026, one bear appeared at Iwate University in Morioka City and remained on the campus. Morioka City decided to carry out an emergency culling and canceled classes, but the shooting was called off due to sunset.

Morioka, Iwate

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

Morioka, Iwate

Heard a bear vocalizing near the baseball field.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

While working in an apple pre-cooling shed in an apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Outside the shed, apple boxes and the refrigerator drain pipe were damaged.

Morioka, Iwate

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

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

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

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

On the evening of May 13 a single bear was filmed running north across the lawn of Takamatsu Park in Morioka City. According to the city, there were six sightings around Takamatsu Park between the 13th and the morning of the 14th, and the city and police have increased patrols and warnings.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Around 16:30 on May 13, an adult bear was sighted near the Takamatsu Park rose garden in Ueda Kogamori, Morioka; it moved north toward Uedazutsumi. Police warned nearby schools and residents and patrolled the area by patrol car; no bear-related damage has been confirmed.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Observed one bear running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden in Gosho-ko Regional Park.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward the Goshoko (Gosho Lake) area.

Morioka, Iwate

Spotted three bears (one adult, two cubs)

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka, Iwate

One medium-sized bear sighted in an apple orchard

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

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

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One adult was sighted. It was caught in a deer snare and escaped while permission to capture it was being sought, heading into the mountains.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed has been raided by a bear.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

One young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

Numerous bear droppings were found on the property of a work shed adjacent to the residence.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

A single young bear was sighted near a private residence.

Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate

While working in the fields, I spotted a small bear. It noticed me and seemed to run off toward the mountains.

Morioka Kamiota-Uwaze, Iwate

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

Morioka Kamiota-Uwaze, Iwate

Spotted one adult bear and two cubs near the apple orchard.

Morioka Kamiota-Uwaze, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Nishianiwa 26 District, Shizukuishi Town, around 04:30 on June 8.

Shizukuishi 下長根, Iwate

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

Morioka, Iwate

A cub was sighted on Prefectural Route Oushuku Onsen Line in Nishiainari, Shizukuishi Town.

Shizukuishi 西安庭, Iwate

There are signs that the bear is fixating on the feed.

Morioka, Iwate

One young bear observed near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.

Morioka, Iwate

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

Morioka, Iwate

One animal believed to be the size of a large dog plus a bit larger, thought to be a bear, was sighted moving toward the Kitakami River.

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the garbage collection point.

Morioka Ueda, Iwate

An adult bear was behind the garbage collection point near the caller’s home; afterward it ran off toward the forest.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

At the Takahora Mountain trailhead, five hikers sighted a mother bear with her cub.

Shizukuishi 下長根, Iwate

There are bear tracks at the hands-on farm located on the south side of the elementary school.

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

A passerby spotted two bears — a mother and her cub — and they ran off into the woods on the north side.

Morioka, Iwate

Witnessed one bear running eastward toward the cemetery from the tea field intersection.

Morioka, Iwate

Spotted one juvenile near a house.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Passed through the residential property and disappeared toward the forested mountains to the north.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Three bears (one adult, two cubs) sighted

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Around 9:40 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Sumiyoshi-cho, Morioka City.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Was walking about 500 meters north.

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

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

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

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

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

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

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

I heard that a resident witnessed it.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

An adult bear was spotted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Lake Goshō.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Goshoko (Gosho Lake).

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

Witnessed a bear (might be a serow) moving toward Kotorisawa (northbound) near the intersection of Taiyo Street and Iwatesan Street.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

Around 4 PM on 2026-05-26, one bear was sighted in Tsunagi, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture.

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

There were what appeared to be droppings from a young animal on the road.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Tsunagi-... area of Morioka City around 16:20 on May 25.

Morioka, Iwate

One bear sighted running off toward Goshoko near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

(The person) walked along the main line (or trunk road).

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

There are bear tracks in the vegetable garden behind the house.

Morioka, Iwate

A single young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of the Oirino Wetland Plant Garden in Goshoko Wide-area Park.

Morioka, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted wandering in Shimomachi, Shizukuishi Town.

Shizukuishi 町裏, Iwate

Around 07:30 on 2026-05-21, one bear was sighted in Natsusumori, Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture.

Shizukuishi 七ツ森, Iwate

One adult bear (suspected) sighted

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka, Iwate

An elementary school student on the way to school witnessed something that appeared to be a bear running from the Takenoko Square area of Koshika Park into the woods.

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was spotted near the facility. Police patrolled but could not find it, and announcements were made advising people to be cautious in the area.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

At around 05:45 on May 20, 2026, an adult bear was sighted near Enkoji temple in Sannocho, Morioka City, and a passerby called emergency services. According to local residents the bear moved from a parking lot near the temple toward Shiekamachi; sightings have continued in the area, prompting notifications to a school and the postponement of a planned road race.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

Empty honey boxes and frames were disturbed; the place where frames are stored was ransacked.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A large tree has been knocked down. I think it was a bear.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One bear sighted near the garage of a private residence

Morioka, Iwate

Around 08:00 on May 17, a single bear was seen walking in an irrigation canal near Ota 6-chome, Morioka City. No damage from the bear has been confirmed, and the Morioka East Police Station has urged nearby residents to be cautious.

Morioka Shimoota-Sawada, Iwate

At around 03:30 on May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted near Tegake no Matsu green space at 2-19 Takamatsu, Morioka, Iwate. No human or property damage was reported.

Morioka, Iwate

Signs of a bear were found at a beekeeping site near the home

Morioka, Iwate

While residents were out for a walk, they spotted a bear on a mountain road. The bear immediately fled into the mountains.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

One beehive box at the apiary beside the house was missing. Bear footprints and paw prints were found nearby.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

One bear sighted in an apple orchard.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Around 23:55 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted on a road east of Motomiya Children's Park in Motomiya 2-chome, Morioka. Police patrolled the area by patrol car and spotted the bear near the west side of Motomiya Elementary School, but it entered a residential area and its whereabouts became unknown; no damage has been reported.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka, Iwate

While gathering bracken, I saw the rear of a bear cub a few dozen meters ahead. Startled, I called out and it disappeared into the underbrush.

Morioka Kitamatsuzono 2-chome, Iwate

Found one young bear in the field.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

On the morning of May 14, 2026, one adult bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka, near the gymnasium. The university canceled all classes for the day and urged people to remain inside buildings.

Morioka, Iwate

On the morning of May 14, 2026, an apparently adult bear was sighted on the grounds of Iwate University in Morioka. The university urged people to stay inside buildings and canceled all classes for the day.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 07:40 on the 14th, a police officer spotted one adult bear near the Dōhō dormitory at Iwate University in Ueda, Morioka. The city ordered an emergency shooting operation and restricted passage within a 200-meter radius northwest of the university, but the bear hid in undergrowth and was lost so it could not be culled; the shooting operation was lifted around 17:00 and authorities switched to box traps and conducted night patrols. The university canceled classes from the second period onward that day and suspended in-person classes on the 15th, asking dormitory residents to stay indoors.

Morioka, Iwate

At around 07:30 on May 14, 2026, one bear was sighted on the campus of Iwate University in Morioka (near the dormitory), and it remains on the grounds. Police and city officials are using drones to monitor the situation; some morning classes were canceled, no injuries or property damage have been reported, and the city is considering capture by tranquilizer or emergency culling.

Morioka Shimoota-Shinden, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted in the woodland across from the house. It ran up the mountain.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

At around 06:30 on May 14, an adult bear was sighted near the First Gymnasium on the Iwate University campus, and about an hour later another adult bear was seen near a university dormitory. The university canceled all classes for May 14, asked dorm residents to refrain from going out and warned students to stay inside, while police and prefectural staff continued to monitor the campus. Separately, at around 05:30 the same day an adult bear was also sighted near Iwate Junior & Senior High School in Nagatacho, Morioka.

Morioka, Iwate

On May 14, 2026 at around 06:30, a bear was sighted near the First Gymnasium of Iwate University Ueda Campus in Morioka City, and at about 07:50 another sighting was reported near the Dohou student dormitory. Morioka city and the Iwate prefectural police responded, and the university canceled classes from the second period onward and urged students to go home safely.

Morioka, Iwate

Bear sightings were reported in Morioka between the 13th and the morning of the 14th; around 05:30 a bear was seen near Iwate Junior/Senior High School in Nagatacho, and around 07:40 one was seen near a dormitory on Iwate University's Ueda campus. Police officers confirmed one adult bear on the university grounds but its subsequent whereabouts are unknown; Iwate University canceled the second-period classes and urged students to stay inside.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

Around 05:30 on May 14, 2026, a bear was sighted near Iwate High School in Nagata-cho, Morioka. On the same day, bears were also reported on the Iwate University campus, and the university canceled some classes.

Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate

On May 14, 2026, one bear appeared at Iwate University in Morioka City and remained on the campus. Morioka City decided to carry out an emergency culling and canceled classes, but the shooting was called off due to sunset.

Morioka, Iwate

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

Morioka, Iwate

Heard a bear vocalizing near the baseball field.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

While working in an apple pre-cooling shed in an apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Outside the shed, apple boxes and the refrigerator drain pipe were damaged.

Morioka, Iwate

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

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

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

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

On the evening of May 13 a single bear was filmed running north across the lawn of Takamatsu Park in Morioka City. According to the city, there were six sightings around Takamatsu Park between the 13th and the morning of the 14th, and the city and police have increased patrols and warnings.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Around 16:30 on May 13, an adult bear was sighted near the Takamatsu Park rose garden in Ueda Kogamori, Morioka; it moved north toward Uedazutsumi. Police warned nearby schools and residents and patrolled the area by patrol car; no bear-related damage has been confirmed.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

Observed one bear running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden in Gosho-ko Regional Park.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward the Goshoko (Gosho Lake) area.

Morioka, Iwate

Spotted three bears (one adult, two cubs)

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka, Iwate

One medium-sized bear sighted in an apple orchard

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

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

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed has been raided by a bear.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

One young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Gosho Lake Regional Park.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

Numerous bear droppings were found on the property of a work shed adjacent to the residence.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

While working in the fields, I spotted a small bear. It noticed me and seemed to run off toward the mountains.

Morioka Kamiota-Uwaze, Iwate

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

Morioka Kamiota-Uwaze, Iwate

Spotted one adult bear and two cubs near the apple orchard.

Morioka Kamiota-Uwaze, Iwate