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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Yumoto 12-chome, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Yumoto, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kutsukawa 1-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted on National Route 4 in Kuchikawa, Morioka City. After the horn was sounded, the bear moved west.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

Around 10:40 on June 21, a bear was sighted in Yumoto 7-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ohata, Iwate

At around 7:06 PM on 2026-06-20, a bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Iwasakishinden 10-chiwari, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasakishinden, Iwate

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kamineko Hōzen, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate

One bear, believed to be a cub, was sighted on the road in front of Shiroito Machinami Exchange Hall in Nishineurakoji, Kanegasaki Town, Iwate, and crossed Route Esashi-Kanegasaki from north to south.

Kanegasaki, Iwate

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

One bear was sighted in Higashi-Senboku 2-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

In Hachimancho, Morioka City, a schoolchild spotted one bear roaming around.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

Around 5:10 PM on 2026-06-17, a bear was sighted in Takagi 20-chiwari, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.

Hanamaki Takaki, Iwate

One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Neda Shigekawa (Nedashigekawa) River.

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Mizukoshi, Inasecho, Kitakami City, around 5:15 a.m. on June 15.

Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate

On June 15, 2026, around 8:20 AM, a bear was sighted in Yabukawa Toyama, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture.

Morioka, Iwate

While working in the apple pre-cooling shed within the orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple boxes outside the shed and the refrigeration unit's drain pipe were damaged.

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

One bear was observed crossing the road.

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

Observed one adult bear entering northwest into the woods from the area near Kinugawa Junior High School.

Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate

The beehive box at the apiary beside the house was knocked over, and one hive frame was damaged.

Morioka Haba, Iwate

On National Route 456 heading from Esashi toward Daitō, observed one adult (bear) moving from right to left across the road.

Ōshū 江刺岩谷堂, Iwate

One bear sighted in the hot spring facility's parking lot

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kaminai Nooto, Morioka City, around 16:20 on 2026-06-12.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

Observed one medium-sized bear inside an apple orchard

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

On 2026-06-12 around 09:35, a bear was sighted moving in Kamionikiyanagi 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.

Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate

Bear tracks were found in the rice field east of the road east of Higashimizusawa Junior High School.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

I sighted a mother bear and her cubs on the premises.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed was ravaged by a bear.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

The field's mulch was torn, and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.

Morioka Nagai, Iwate

Around 10:05 on 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted in Maesawa Ropponmatsu, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

Bear scat believed to be present at the boundary between the soccer field and the ground golf course in Sakurazutsumi Park.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Around 5:10 AM on June 11, a bear was sighted in Nakaneko Nijūni Shinmei, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Nakaneko, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Yabukawa Ōnohira, Morioka City.

Morioka, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Yukuchi Hirabayashi, Hanamaki City, Iwate, around 13:05 on June 11.

Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate

Around 8:00 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Isawa Koyama Harakawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū, Iwate

Witnessed one adult bear entering the mountain to the south from the household premises.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

Observed one adult bear and two juvenile bears on the riverbed of the Otobe River.

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

Bear sighted in the Hidaka-nishi area. (Details unknown)

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

Around 15:30 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Mizusawa Hidakanishi, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

On 2026-06-10 around 14:50, a bear was sighted moving in Oniyanagicho Todori, Kitakami, Iwate.

Kitakami Oniyanagicho, Iwate

Apples stored in a shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten/raided. Also, there were numerous droppings believed to be from a bear both inside and outside the shed.

Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate

Observed one bear moving north on the road west of the pharmacy.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

A single bear cub was seen moving eastward along the bank of the Yonai River in Nodō, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

Near the apple orchard, sighted one adult bear and two cubs.

Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate

A bear was sighted moving in Fujisawa 15-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 04:07 on 2026-06-10.

Kitakami Ryutsu-center, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Mizusawa Ohatajikoji, Oshu City, around 10:05 on June 10.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kamiyonai Matsukihira, Morioka City, around 9:00 AM on June 10.

Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate

There are round footprints on the raised ridges I made. About 15 cm in diameter. Could it be a bear?

Morioka, Iwate

Observed one adult bear entering the woods near Shimoodaibukuro Bridge.

Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate

While working in a rice field, the reporter spotted one medium-sized bear on the lower slope of the nearby mountain. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it fled up the mountain.

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Kuronuma 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.

Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kuronuma, Iwate

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

Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate

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

Observed one bear heading south on the prefectural road from Ainazawa toward Nagane.

Ōshū Maesawa, 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

Observed a bear moving northward near the Tsutsumijiri Residents' Hall.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, 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

Observed two juvenile bears entering the forested mountain area.

Ōshū Maesawa, 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

Observed one adult and one juvenile (bear).

Ōshū Maesawa, 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

Observed one adult bear on the slope north of Ochiai Bridge.

Ōshū 衣川古戸, Iwate

Sighted one adult bear crossing the prefectural road from north to south.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

Observed one adult bear crossing from south to north near Minowabashi (Minowa Bridge).

Ōshū, 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

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kutsukawa 1-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted on National Route 4 in Kuchikawa, Morioka City. After the horn was sounded, the bear moved west.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

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

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

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

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

One bear was sighted in Higashi-Senboku 2-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate

In Hachimancho, Morioka City, a schoolchild spotted one bear roaming around.

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One bear was sighted on the opposite side across the Neda Shigekawa (Nedashigekawa) River.

Morioka, Iwate

On June 15, 2026, around 8:20 AM, a bear was sighted in Yabukawa Toyama, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture.

Morioka, Iwate

While working in the apple pre-cooling shed within the orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple boxes outside the shed and the refrigeration unit's drain pipe were damaged.

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

One bear was observed crossing the road.

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountain.

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

While working in an apple pre-cooling storage shed in an apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple crates outside the shed and the drain pipe of the refrigerator were damaged.

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

One bear sighted in the hot spring facility's parking lot

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kaminai Nooto, Morioka City, around 16:20 on 2026-06-12.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

Observed one medium-sized bear inside an apple orchard

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

I sighted a mother bear and her cubs on the premises.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

A bag of rice bran at a nearby shed was ravaged by a bear.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Yabukawa Ōnohira, Morioka City.

Morioka, Iwate

Observed one adult bear and two juvenile bears on the riverbed of the Otobe River.

Morioka Kawamata, Iwate

Apples stored in a shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten/raided. Also, there were numerous droppings believed to be from a bear both inside and outside the shed.

Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate

A single bear cub was seen moving eastward along the bank of the Yonai River in Nodō, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

Near the apple orchard, sighted one adult bear and two cubs.

Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Kamiyonai Matsukihira, Morioka City, around 9:00 AM on June 10.

Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate

There are round footprints on the raised ridges I made. About 15 cm in diameter. Could it be a bear?

Morioka, Iwate

While working in a rice field, the reporter spotted one medium-sized bear on the lower slope of the nearby mountain. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it fled up the mountain.

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

One bear, believed to be an adult, was seen climbing a tree and eating nuts in a vacant lot adjacent to Uguisu no Sato in Nishiantani, Shizukuishi Town.

Shizukuishi 西安庭, 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