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This 83 km route runs from Akita to Oga Quasi-National Park within Akita. In the past 30 days, 238 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 85 of them. The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
A bear about the size of a cub was seen walking.
Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita
While driving on Prefectural Route Akita-Kitanoda, I saw one bear about 50 cm crossing from east to west. It was 30 m from the nearest building.
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There's a big bear outside the house.
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[Post] Road between Refresh Garden and Goshono Gakuin. A 50–60 cm Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma).
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[Post] I think it was a female bear with cubs. It ran in front of the car for a short distance, then left the road and went into the grass.
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Ran from the road to the back of the house and headed into the mountains.
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[Post] Moon-ringed bear droppings. Two round pieces.
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[Report] While walking in the park, I saw a skinny adult bear and one cub. At first the adult looked like a large black dog. The adult was about 1 m and the cub about 0.5 m in size. After that the bears went into the brush on the Yayoi-kko Village side.
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On a private road, one bear about 60 cm was sighted. It left toward the mountains to the east, 20 m from a house.
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A 1.0‑m bear was sighted on the roadway. It then moved away into the woods to the west. It was 400 m from the nearest building.
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Post: One newborn bear emerges from the bushes but soon returns
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While mowing, I spotted one bear about 1.0 m in body length. It moved northwest.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in length sighted; moving south.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawafunabashi, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted. It was reported to have moved north.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
Two bears approximately 0.8 m and 0.5 m in length were sighted on a farm road near Kusaochi Shrine.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left heading toward the river to the north. 10 m from a house.
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[Report] While traveling on the road, it ran from a side path beside the rice field into the middle of the rice field.
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A bear about 1.5 meters long was running. It went into the forested mountain area.
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Around 8:00 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted moving in Yuwa-Aikawa Mukaidai, Akita City.
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Around 7:00 on May 25, one bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Chibarayama, Akita City.
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Around 12:35 on 2026-05-25, a bear was seen moving in Showa Toyokawa Tsukinoki Omiya, Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawafunabashi, Akita
On the morning of 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Showa Toyokawa Tsukinokizawa, Katagami, Akita.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
A bear (1 m) was sighted inside the agricultural experiment station. As of 5/25, 8:20, staff are patrolling the premises. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.
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At around 16:47 on May 24, a bear was seen moving in Kanehanyu, Kawabe Toneyoshi, Akita City.
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[Post] A bear was walking on the sidewalk while a car was driving.
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[Report] Observed two individual bears remaining on the roadway at the rear of a line of vehicles stopped at a traffic signal.
Katagami Showa-Midarebashi, Akita
Post: An adult (over 1 m) crossed the road.
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A bear about 1 meter long crossed the Akita Expressway northbound.
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[Post] Attempting to cross a highway
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Around 20:30 on 2026-05-24, a bear was sighted in Yuwaaikawa, Akita City.
Akita Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving around 12:40 in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Karuizawa, Akita City.
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[Report] One bear about 1 meter. It crossed the river and entered the mountain across the way.
Akita Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita
Crossed the roadway and entered the bushes.
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A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of Wannam Pier and departed to the southeast. It was 10 m from nearby buildings.
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A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of WanNyapia and left heading southeast. It was 10 m from the nearby building.
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Report: One bear sighted. Size and direction of departure unknown.
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[Post] The moment the carcass of a wild boar that had been floating in the pond washed up on the shore, a bear emerged from the undergrowth and was devouring it.
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One bear sighted on the west side grounds of Meio High School. Body length 1.0 m. Departed into the southern thicket. Distance from school building: 30 m.
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Spotted a bear (1 m) while walking. The bear then left toward the north into the brush. 30 m to the nearest house.
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[Report] One approximately 1-meter bear sighted. Direction of departure unknown.
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A bear was sighted in Kaminotegofuruno Fukadazawa, Akita City.
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A passerby sighted one bear, approximately 70 cm. It was 10 m from Nissan Motor Company. The bear departed toward the Terauchi direction.
Akita Yabase-Miwacho, Akita
(Posted) Appears to be a cub; ran off toward the New National Highway direction.
Akita Yabase-Shinkawamukai, Akita
While traveling from Toraike Katagami toward Prefectural Route Oga-Shōwa Iidagawa, one bear about 0.7 m in body length was observed. It moved in the direction of the western woodland.
Katagami Iitagawa-Shimoabukawa, Akita
Observed while driving. Spotted one bear approximately 50 cm in body length crossing a T-intersection from north to south. It left heading into the woods to the south. Nearest building: 300 meters away.
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While eating, believed to be a parent and child.
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Around 8:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a man walking on the Akita Tenno Line (Shin-kokudo) in Yabase, Akita City, spotted a bear about 70 cm long. The bear went north.
Akita Yabase-Dojonumamachi, Akita
[Post] Running along the rice paddy ridge
Akita Yotsugoya-Koaji, Akita
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Observed a large bear in a field. One bear. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 50 m.
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A facility user sighted a bear on the perimeter road. Body length 60 cm. Appeared small. Left heading south. Distance from the building 50 m.
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Officer on patrol sighted it. Body length about 1.0 m. One individual. Departed toward the northwest.
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A police officer on patrol sighted a bear. Approximately 1.0 m in body length. One individual. It left heading west.
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[Report] Ran along a path and entered a private home's yard.
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Spotted a bear walking from my property to the neighboring lot. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved east and left. Distance from the building: 5 m.
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One bear sighted on the premises. Body length 1.0 m. Left heading east. Distance from buildings: 2 m.
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While driving, I sighted one bear. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the south. Distance from the building: 5 m.
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Left south along the city road adjacent to Gosho-no Third District Park. Body length 1.0 m. One individual. Distance from the building: 10 m.
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Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the west. 10 m from the building.
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After running along the road, it went into the yard of a private residence.
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Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved away to the west. 10 m from the building.
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While on duty, one bear was sighted on a municipal road. It was wandering around the area. Body length approximately 1.0 m. Direction in which it left unknown. Distance from buildings: 5 m.
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At around 10:50 on the 21st, a man in his 50s working nearby spotted a single bear about 1 meter long in Goshono Jizoida 2-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police warned residents and patrolled the area by patrol car, noting that a junior high school and high school are approximately 300 meters away.
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A bear about 1 meter tall was walking on the road. Startled by a car, it ran off toward the railroad tracks.
Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita
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Akita Yuwa-Togazawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yuwa Togasawa Oeda, Akita City, around 18:28 on May 20.
Akita Yuwa-Togazawa, Akita
Around 14:57 on 2026-05-20, a bear was sighted in Goshono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City.
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About 1 meter. In the Refresh Garden parking lot.
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[Report] Adult bear. Went in the direction of Hoshitsuji Shrine.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
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[Post] Bear.
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Sighted inside Akita Refresh Garden. Size approximately 1.0 m. The bear then moved east.
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Around 14:00 on May 20, 2026, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita Refresh Garden in Gosyono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City. The area is a residential district with nearby junior high and high schools and a shopping mall; the police have contacted related agencies, are patrolling the site with patrol cars, and are warning residents to be cautious.
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On 2026-05-20 afternoon, one bear was seen moving in Goshono Jizoden 4-chome, Akita City.
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Around 14:00 on the 20th, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita City Refresh Garden in Goshono Jizohta 3-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police Station said the nearest junior and senior high schools are about 200 m away and houses about 100 m, and patrol cars are broadcasting warnings to alert people.
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Report: While I was walking, there was a bear about 140 cm tall in the forest underbrush.
Akita Senshu-meitokumachi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yotsugoya Suetomatsumoto Sakanoue, Akita City.
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[Report] While driving on the road, a bear about 1 meter long was walking in a rice field beside the road.
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[Post] In the bushes beside the cafe
Akita Omachi, Akita
Moved through the back of the residential property toward Izu Shrine, then relocated to the forested hills to the north.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawakamiabukawa, Akita
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Akita Izumi, Akita
[Report] While commuting from the Sanno direction toward Akita Station, I saw a bear in a parking lot. It was a single cub, about 70 cm long.
Akita Omachi, Akita
Was trying to cross the road. When a car came, it went back into the bushes.
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One bear was sighted on company premises. Body length: 1.0 m. It departed southward. Distance from the building: 10 m.
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A bear was sighted in Oomachi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
Report: After getting off at Izumi-Sotokawashi Station and exiting toward the Sotokawashi side, there was a bear in the park on the left. Its eyes were shining in the dark. Body length unknown.
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Sighted on the premises from inside the residence. Walked off to the west. Body length about 1 m. Approximately 10 m from the building.
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Sighted near Mutsumi Landscaping and Civil Engineering
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[Post] It was on the road while heading from Sannō toward the station. It was near a daycare center.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
It was a cub about 5–60 cm. It was walking along, but when I rang the bear bell I had, it ran off toward the station.
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[Post] A limping bear climbed up the hill behind the houses.
Akita Izumikamanomachi, Akita
[Post] A young bear about 50 cm crossed the road.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
I saw a black object larger than a dog. It went into the trees near a house. Its movements were fairly slow, and it appeared to have a problem with its right leg.
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[Report] A young bear was in the rental parking lot next to the 7-Eleven.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
Sighted behind a shop on Torimachi Street.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
A cub was on the riverbank's edge.
Akita Omachi, Akita
[Post] There was something like a bear in the company's grove. I was too scared to look properly, but it was not a dog. Bigger than a dog, about just under 1 meter.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
[Post] I went to clean the trash area and saw something like a bear in the park at the back, got scared and ran away. It climbed over the fence toward the Leopalace side and disappeared. It had an injured leg.
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[Report] During pick-up/drop-off, it was at the corner of the house. It looked like a bear with bad legs. Body length about 1 m.
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A single juvenile bear was in the shrine grounds. About 70–90 cm tall. Not as tall as 1 m. It was in the shrubbery at the edge of the wooded area, then walked eastward.
Akita Omachi, Akita
[Post] While riding on the bicycle path I saw a black object at the roadside. It was limping on its right leg. A bear from the day before yesterday?
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[Report] I saw one bear on the way to the branch office.
Oga Toga-Hamashioya, Akita
[Report] A bear cub was walking along the river. It walked in the direction of Chiaki (Senkyu) Park.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
Posting: Eating something in the same spot. I’ve seen it every time I go for the past two or three days.
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[Post] On the way back from fishing I found something like a bear in the grass. I think its body length was about 70 cm. When I honked the horn it ran away.
Akita Omachi, Akita
One bear was sighted in a rice paddy 50 m south of Takara (Tamakawa?) Community Center. Direction of departure unknown.
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On the way back from the Kawabata area, I saw one young bear. Its body length was about 70–80 centimeters. It was alone in an open space that looked like a parking lot.
Akita Omachi, Akita
In the early morning of May 19, 2026, a roughly 70-cm bear was sighted in front of Neburi Nagashi-kan in Omachi, Akita City at about 02:30. At 09:50 a similarly sized bear-like animal was seen near a nearby parking lot. Subsequent sightings were reported along the river, at a shrine, and near a supermarket, and authorities say the bear may still be in the area.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
[Post] On the way back from the aquarium, I spotted one bear cub in the parking lot. Its body size was about 80–90 cm.
Oga Toga-Shiohama, Akita
There was a bear in a rice paddy. I saw it from a distance from the road; it was relatively large. It seemed to be walking slowly.
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While foraging for wild vegetables in the mountains, I looked down from above and saw a bear cub in a graveyard. When I blew a whistle, it ran off toward the bamboo grass thicket.
Oga Toga-Shiohama, Akita
It ran from the rice-field ridge, crossed the road, and ran into the rice field on the opposite side.
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The bear was running and wandering along the sidewalk beside the airport road. It crossed from the Honda side to the Shibano side.
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[Report] I was driving slowly north along the field ridge that runs parallel to the road between the airport road and two rice paddies.
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Post: Body length about 1.2 m. In broad daylight on a hill area. From the south-side woods heading toward residential area. Dangerous due to school commute time.
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[Post] While walking from Izumi-Sotoasahikawa Station I saw a black moving object. Larger than a dog, about 1.2 m. It looked like its front leg was injured.
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Around 04:20 on May 18, a black bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted near JR Izumigaoka-Akihikawa Station in Sotoasahikawa, Akita City; it appeared to have an injured front paw. On May 17 in the same area, a bear believed to have an injured front paw entered a private property, and police responded by setting off firecrackers.
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Witnessed leaving the road heading north while in motion. Body length 1 m. 10–20 m to buildings.
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[Report] While walking, I saw a bear moving from the mountain toward the Seria area. It appeared to be dragging one of its legs as if injured. It might be the same individual as the one seen around 5 p.m.
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At around 17:45 on May 17, one bear was sighted on the grounds of a private home in Gaikasugawa, Sango-dena, Akita City. The Akita Rinko Police Station has not confirmed whether the bear left and is continuing to monitor the area, saying the bear may still be on the property.
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[Report] Passing through Sotoasahikawa Anpasu. Came out in front of a car, went through the irrigation channel behind Maruhan Sotoasahikawa, crossed from Akigin Sotoasahikawa branch toward the dentist opposite, entered the grounds of the house behind the dentist, and is believed to still be on that property. Appears to have an injured right front leg and was limping while running. Body length about 1.2 m.
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Crossed the road toward the north side (the wholesale market side). Body length about 1.2 meters.
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Posted: Walked along what looked like a waterway/irrigation canal next to the currency exchange
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Post: About 80 cm. Right front paw injured.
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Crossed from the southwest to the northeast side of the intersection. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a building.
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It was limping, about 1 meter.
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[Post] A bear crossed the new national road near Kusautsugawa.
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It came out from the farm road and went down the slope toward the Omono River.
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A police officer driving by witnessed it running across the road from west to east. Body length 1 m. 5 meters from a private house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Report] Passed across the garden embankment from west to east. Body length about 1 meter from snout to tail. Caution needed as this was in a residential area.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
Witnessed by visitors at Gokoku Shrine. Left toward the east side of the shrine. Body length 1.5 m. Distance from buildings unknown.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
At around 13:15 on the 17th, a man visiting the prefectural Gokoku Shrine in Terauchi Ohata, Akita City, saw a bear approximately 1.5 meters long. The bear moved eastward, was about 20 meters from the nearest building, and the Akita Rinko Police are patrolling the area by patrol car and warning residents.
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Posted: Spotted from my house. Walked through the rice fields and disappeared into the mountains. It was some distance away, so the size was unknown.
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One bear about 1.0 m in length was sighted in the rice field south of Takara River Community Center. It departed heading south from there. It was 150 m from the community center.
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[Post] A machine-like device (a device that plays dog barks to deter bears) was making a lot of noise. When I went to check, there was a bear wandering around the area.
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Observed during a walk. It went up toward the cemetery park.
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It crossed the road.
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[Report] A single bear about 50–60 cm long was rummaging through what looked like a garbage bag in the woods. It then ran off toward the wind turbine in the forest.
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Spotted a bear in the rice field. Body length about 60 cm. It left to the south. Approximately 250 m from nearby houses.
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One bear approximately 1 m (shoulder height) was sighted on the roadway. It left heading east. About 30 m from nearby buildings.
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A bear about one meter long came down the mountain slope.
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One approximately 1‑meter tall bear was sighted. It moved to the northeast. It was 50 m from the nearest building.
Oga Kitaura-Yumoto, Akita
A young bear was crossing the road.
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(Posted) It ran from the area near the public restroom into the bushes further in.
Oga Toga-Shiohama, Akita
Discovered large bear tracks in the field.
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[Post] In a fallow rice field, one adult and two cubs were eating something.
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Observed one bear. It left heading from east to west.
Oga Wakimoto-Tominaga, Akita
At around 06:30 on the 14th, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a grassland in Wakamoto, Wakamoto Aza Sogi, Oga City, Akita Prefecture by a nearby man in his 70s. According to the Oga police, the bear was about 20 meters from the nearest house, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Oga Wakimoto-Tominaga, Akita
A bear was in the parking space of a shop. After that, it went up the slope that leads to the park on top of the mountain.
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[Report] A bear (1 m) crossed the rice field and climbed the mountain to the north along the farm road.
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While driving on the outbound lane of the expressway, it crossed from the inbound lane toward the sea side and ran up into the mountains.
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[Post] Strolling through a fallow rice field
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A bear (1 m) was sighted near a residential property. It then left toward the woods to the east. Distance to the house: 5 m.
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[Post] While returning home, I was running toward the park.
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Attempted to cross the Yokoyama-Kanaashi line, but there were many cars, and it kept coming in and out of the bushes.
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Observed one bear approximately 1 meter in body length on the road. It departed to the southeast.
Oga Oganaka-Yamamachi, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter long was sighted within a residential property. It left and went into nearby woodland.
Oga Oganaka-Yamamachi, Akita
Oga Kitaura-Anzenji, Akita
[Post] Encountered while heading toward the Kitaura Mizuguchi area
Oga Kitaura-Shinzan, Akita
A young bear was sighted near the field. It then walked away into the woods to the east. It was 5 meters from a house.
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It was sprinting through the field.
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[Post] I heard a noise outside, and when I looked I saw two bears.
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Spotted a bear about 0.5 m in size on the grounds north of the elementary school. Direction of travel unknown. 50 m from the building.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Around 15:45 on May 11, 2026, a male elementary school student spotted a bear approximately 50 cm long in a grassland in Shōgunno Minami 1-chome, Akita City. The location is about 50 meters from Takashimizu Elementary School, and the local police station has advised residents to be cautious.
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Heading to Akita Airport.
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[Report] While walking my dog, it crossed the road.
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One bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted. It moved into the northwest woods. About 150 m from the nearest building.
Oga Funagawaminato-Hizume, Akita
There were two on the tree and one under the tree.
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A bear about 120 cm long walked from the athletic area, came up to look around, walked a little, then went back. It was about 20 meters away.
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[Post] While driving by, it was attempting to climb the school fence
Akita Iijima-Bunkyocho, Akita
Spotted one bear about 1 m in body length on the road. The bear crossed the road from the seaside toward the mountains. It was approximately 250 m from the nearest building.
Oga Toga-Kamoaosa, Akita
I went outside to take a walk and saw a bear about 100 meters away, so I immediately went back inside. It walked toward the direction of Iijima Minami Elementary School.
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Akita Shimokitate-Samukawa, Akita
[Post] Standing by the guardrail on the downhill side of the expressway. Body length approx. 1.0 m.
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[Post] A moving black shape on a private property
Akita Iijima-Naganohoncho, Akita
[Report] While driving, I witnessed one cub (about 50 cm in length) sprinting up the west-side stairs of Iijima Elementary School grounds. I could not confirm any adult bear, but it may have been with the cub.
Akita Iijima-Matsunehigashicho, Akita
Walking from the dentist toward the bakery.
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[Post] While passing by in a car, I saw two bears walking on the sidewalk.
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Posted: Found in the park while walking. Based on its size, it appears to be a cub.
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[Post] There was a black animal in the forest, and when I went to see it, it was a mother bear and her cubs. When I went closer, they ran away.
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During farm work, one bear was sighted. Body length approximately 1.2 m. It departed heading north toward Sugawara Shrine.
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While driving on the highway's outbound lane about 2 km from Kawabe JCT toward Daisen City, two bears were observed from a vehicle (1.0 m and 0.7 m). They ran off toward the left embankment.
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Sighted near 60-1, Kitano, Tenno, Katagami City. Moving west.
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There was a bear near the rice field. Afterwards, it went into the mountains.
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Sighted a bear on the road. Body length 1 m. Departed toward the rice fields to the east. 10 m from nearby houses.
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Around 20:50 on the 5th, a man in his teens resting in a nearby park spotted a bear about 1 meter long crossing a municipal road in Akita City's Niida Kiriage. According to the Akita Central Police Station, the bear was about 10 meters from a house and about 400 meters from Niida Elementary School; the station has warned residents to be cautious.
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Posted: Witnessed a small bear cub running into the woods from a car. 39.8113147, 140.0421385
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(Posted) Went toward Iijima Minami Elementary School
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It swam across the Matomigawa River and ran off toward the mountains. It was a large bear.
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I thought it was a black lump, but it was a bear crossing the river. It was large.
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At about 15:40 on the 5th, a bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a road in Miyata, Kanaashi Horinai, Akita City by a woman in her 40s driving. The nearest house was about 100 meters away, and the Akita Rinko Police Station has warned residents to be cautious.
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Observed a bear at the foot of the bridge. Body length approximately 1 m. It left heading east. Nearest houses about 100 m away.
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(Posted) It was on the road; when I shouted loudly it ran off toward Deto Elementary School.
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It was standing by the guardrail beside the highway.
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I went to the prefectural museum.
Akita Kanaashi-Koizumi, Akita
A 1.0 m bear was sighted on a municipal road near Tennō Minami Junior High School. It was reported to have moved off eastward.
Katagami, Akita
Around 16:40 on the 4th, a woman in her 40s from Katagami City saw a bear about 1 meter long crossing a municipal road in Tennō Oiwake-nishi. The bear was about 5 meters from a private house; multiple sightings were reported in the area and the Gojōme police station has urged residents to be cautious.
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At around 16:50, there was a sighting of a 1.0 m bear on a city road near Tennō Minami Junior High School. It was reported to have left heading east.
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Around 16:40 near Tenno Aza Oiwake Nishi, a 1.0 m bear was sighted. It briefly climbed a tree and then left. Direction it departed is unknown.
Katagami, Akita
On the way back from the aquarium, I saw an Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) from the car window.
Oga Toga-Toga, Akita
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Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] When I went to pick wild mountain vegetables, it crossed the gravel road between the mountains.
Katagami, Akita
Oga, Akita
[Report] A juvenile bear, estimated to be about 70–80 cm, was in front of my house. It went from the east side of my house toward the north, into the mountains.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear in a bamboo grove. Body length about 50 cm. It left heading south. About 100 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear in the brush about 200 m north of the bridge. About 50 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
Around 18:00 on May 1, 2026, an approximately 50 cm long bear was seen in a rice field in Tatekizawa, Wakimotodayazawa, Oga City, Akita Prefecture by an elderly woman in her 80s living nearby. The bear was about 10 meters from a residence, and the Oga police warned local residents to be careful.
Oga Wakimoto-Tayazawa, Akita
Observed one bear with a body length of 50 cm. The bear left toward the southeast. Tracks were present. It was 10 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Tayazawa, Akita
While driving, a single bear about 1 m in body length was sighted on the road. Its direction of travel is unknown. It was 20 m from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Tominaga, Akita
[Report] While driving, I spotted one bear about 1 meter long on the grounds of a private house. It ran into the brush and its whereabouts are unknown. It was 10 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
Around 9:20 a bear about 1 m tall was sighted. It crossed the road and went off toward the mountains. It was about 3 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed the bear crossing the road from a residence and moving toward the mountains. Bear size approximately 1 m.
Akita, Akita
Report: Around 9:20, a bear about 1 m in size was sighted. It crossed the road and left toward the mountain. It was about 3 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
Before 07:00 on May 1, 2026, a roughly 1-meter bear was spotted in a residential area of Kawabe, Akita City, and Kawabe Junior High asked parents to accompany students home. On April 29, a roughly 1-meter bear was also seen on the north breakwater of Akita Port; managers plan to use firecrackers and loudspeakers as countermeasures when the breakwater is opened.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 m in size was sighted on the residential property. It left to the north. 3 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear was sitting at the side of the Akita Road. When I passed by, it ran off into the mountain on the left.
Akita, Akita
One bear (body length approx. 1–1.2 m) was sighted outside the fence on the north side of Akita Airport. Firecrackers were used and it fled toward the mountain side (Prefectural Central Park side).
Akita, Akita
One 1.5 m bear. Moving from the FamilyMart toward Detohama.
Katagami, Akita
Around 09:40 on April 30, 2026, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the roadside of a prefectural road near Shimo-Hamayama, Tenno, Katagami City, by a man in his 40s driving a car from Akita City. According to the Gojome Police, the nearest house is about 50 meters away; patrol cars issued warnings and urged residents to be cautious.
Katagami Tenno, Akita
At approximately 09:40, a 1.5 m bear was sighted on the prefectural road in Tenno, Shimohamayama. Direction of departure unknown.
Katagami, Akita
While traveling from Oiwake toward Oga, it entered the roadside brush on the right and went into the bushes on the left side of the road.
Katagami, Akita
While working in the fields, a bear was sighted in the rice paddy. One bear, about 1 m. Approximately 80 m from the nearest house. The bear then left heading north.
Akita, Akita
While driving from Kyōwa toward Akita Airport, a bear crossed in front of our car and then entered the woods. A vehicle of people gathering wild plants was parked nearby.
Akita, Akita
When I got into my car on my property, a single bear about 1.2 m tall was right beside me (0.5 m away). When I shouted loudly, it left toward the north (Koizumigata Park direction). Distance from the house: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
One bear about 1.5 meters. It moved south through the intersection and entered the brush.
Katagami, Akita
Around 19:10 on the 27th, on a prefectural road in Tenno, Katagami City, a police car heading to a reported bear sighting collided with a single bear about 1.5 m long that suddenly appeared from the left; the bear walked away afterward and the three officers in the patrol car were uninjured.
Katagami, Akita
At around 19:10 on April 27, on a prefectural road in Tenno, Katagami City, a police patrol car collided with a bear about 1.5 meters long. The three officers on board were uninjured, and the bear left the scene afterward.
Katagami Tenno, Akita
[Sighting] Crossing Prefectural Route 56 from the seaside toward the inland
Katagami, Akita
Observed one bear about 1–2 m (shoulder height) moving south near the main gate of Tohoku Electric Power Akita Thermal Power Station. It was 10 m from the main gate.
Akita Iijima, Akita
[Report] Spotted walking along the fence inside the premises of Akita Thermal Power Plant. Believed to be a large adult, approximately over 1 meter in body length.
Akita Iijima, Akita
While driving a rental car from the mountain side toward Akita Station, I saw an animal cross about 100 meters ahead. When I passed about 20 meters beside it, I saw a large, light chestnut-colored animal running. Its body was considerably larger than a dog, so I thought it was a bear and was startled, and I drove on.
Akita, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 238 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 85 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 83 km route runs from Akita to Oga Quasi-National Park within Akita. In the past 30 days, 238 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 85 of them. The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
