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This 86 km route runs from Akita to Odate within Akita. In the past 30 days, 54 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Odate, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Akita.
A bear was sighted in Iwase Shitagaruishino, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, around 05:15 on August 5.
Odate, Akita
Around 8:00 on August 5, a bear was sighted in Hayakuchi Akasaka-shita, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
A cub crossed the road.
Akita, Akita
Sighted near Opus First Parking Lot. Left toward the woods on the west side. Body length approximately 1 m. 200 m from buildings.
Akita, Akita
It ran from the trailer house toward the mountains. About 70 cm in body length.
Akita, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / Direction of travel: southeast / Approximately 100 m to the nearest residence
Odate Higashidai, Akita
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / approximately 30 m to the nearest facility
Odate, Akita
Observed one bear crossing the Futatsui-Moriyoshi Line from south to north.
Kitaakita Hachimantai-shinden, Akita
At around 15:27 on 2026-07-30, a bear was sighted in Iwase Inarisawa, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Odate, Akita
[Report] While driving, a bear crossed the road. It headed from the Sannoudai area toward Tatsumi-cho.
Odate, Akita
A neighborhood resident spotted one bear (body length unknown); direction of travel unknown; about 500 meters south of Municipal Minami Elementary School.
Odate, Akita
[Post] A bear cub walking through the rice paddy
Odate Niida, Akita
A bear was spotted moving in Niida Terago, Odate City, Akita.
Odate Niida, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Karasawa Sannōdai, Ōdate City, around 06:25 on 2026-07-27.
Odate, Akita
[Report] Moved from the garden in front of the apartment, crossed the road, and went to the east side.
Odate, Akita
[Post] Spotted a cub about 0.7 m tall in the rice field behind Shimokawa Community Center. It ran toward the Yoneshiro River.
Odate, Akita
Around 13:15 on 2026-07-26, one bear was seen moving in Ikenai-Oide, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
[Report] While driving toward Takanosu city center, a bear appeared from bushes in the opposite lane. It crossed the road and went into the woods.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shichinichidoyama, Kitaakita City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted. It then left toward the woods to the north.
Kitaakita Motomachi, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 0.5 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 80 m to nearest residence
Odate, Akita
While driving, I observed one bear about 80 cm in body length crossing the road from the woods on the east side. It then left toward the woods on the west side.
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
On 2026-07-21 morning, a bear was sighted moving in Wakigami, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture.
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Nijabetsu-Nakajima, Akita City.
Akita Nibetsu, Akita
[Post] A bear cub crossed the road
Akita, Akita
Driver spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading south / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
[Report] Information from a neighborhood association was circulated during a police patrol. A bear crossed the roads in this area and reportedly headed toward the Suikouen direction.
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) / direction of travel unknown / about 10 m from the nearest facility
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
[Post] The school sent a safety alert via its app saying police spotted a bear at the Jukai Dome parking lot. The exact location within the parking lot was not specified. They moved toward the Takumi Arena side and the police will be patrolling until around 7:00. It’s not been updated on Kumadasu, so I’m posting this.
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
[Report] One 50 cm long cub sighted; direction of travel unknown. 10 meters to nearest building.
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
Observed three bears (a mother and two cubs) near the confluence of the Yoneshiro River and the Tsuzuruko River. They departed headed east.
Kitaakita Bozawa, Akita
Sighted three bears (a mother and two cubs)
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
(Post) Two bear cubs, one mother bear
Kitaakita Bozawa, Akita
[Posted]
Odate, Akita
It ran past at a trot along the road in front of my house. It passed by beside a nearby private home and seemed to head toward the mountains.
Gojome 内川黒土, Akita
Post: Footprints were left in the field.
Odate, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 50 centimeters in body length.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shimosugi Nakajima, Kitaakita, Akita on 2026-07-16.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
Observed one bear about 60 centimeters in body length. It then departed into the forested area to the east. Approximately 30 meters from nearby houses.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
At around 13:00 on 2026-07-15, a bear was seen moving in Shimosugi, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
[Post]
Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
Moved along the prefectural road toward Nibetsu town, traveling from right to left (from Asahikawa toward the mountains). One bear, 80 cm.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ipponsugi, Ōdate City, Akita on 2026-07-14 in the late afternoon.
Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hinai-cho Ogita Nakajima Saikawatsuke, Odate City.
Odate, Akita
[Report] Spotted on the premises. It headed toward the mountains.
Gojome 馬場目, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length near Babame-aza Ōfukizawa. The bear later fled up the mountain.
Gojome 馬場目, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length about 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 10 m from the nearest house.
Odate Mochita, Akita
Around 8:20 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted in Mochida 2-chome, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate Mochita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving around in Babame Obuizawa, Gojome Town, Akita, around 2 PM on July 12.
Gojome 馬場目, Akita
[Report] About 1.2 meters long. While driving toward Nekobari-iwa, it came out onto the road and immediately ran off into the forest in the direction of Babamegawa.
Gojome, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Baba-me, Gojome Town, around 3:45 PM.
Gojome, Akita
[Report] A one-meter-tall bear was in the backyard behind a house. It ran off into the woods.
Odate, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length approx. 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / about 10 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
Peak activity at 13:00 with 7 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 54 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Odate, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 86 km route runs from Akita to Odate within Akita. In the past 30 days, 54 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Odate, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
