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This 55 km route runs from Daisen to Semboku within Akita. In the past 30 days, 39 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Daisen Yariminai, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
There were footprints in the field.
Daisen Yariminai, Akita
Walking along the riverbank, body length about 1 m, moving downstream (south) along the river, approximately 100 m from the nearest house
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
There was a bear in Kojōyama. Body length approximately 0.6 m. Direction it left is unknown. About 200 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
In Jinguji Kakekake, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was sighted around 16:50 on July 21, 2026, and was seen moving.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
There were eyewitness reports from residents. Someone saw it running past in front of a house. Its body length was about 1 m. Afterwards it headed toward the bypass but was startled by a car and went into a nearby thicket.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
At around 14:40 on July 20, a bear was sighted moving in Kawaharahagurodo, Kakunodate-machi, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A bear was on the prefectural road. Body length about 1 m. Left heading northwest. About 10 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
On July 19 around 9:10 a.m., a bear was sighted in Shimoshinokawara, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City, and was seen moving.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Was up in a tree. Body length approximately 1 m. Departed toward the mountains to the east. Distance to nearest houses about 20 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A single bear about 1 m tall was seen passing by beside a house and walking south. Distance from the house: 5 m.
Daisen Nagano, Akita
Seen in the mountain behind the house, body length about 1.3 m, left heading northeast into the mountain, distance to the residence about 10 m
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai Zōdō, Senboku City.
Senboku, Akita
Was eating plums that had fallen near a plum tree. Body length about 0.5 m. Moved off into the mountains to the north. Approximately 10 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
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Daisen Niiyaji, Akita
One bear was observed entering the brush. Footprints indicate it walked east. Distance to the nearest house: 10 m.
Daisen Kami-Uguisuno, Akita
A nearby resident witnessed a single bear about 1 m tall entering the premises. Its subsequent movements are unknown. Distance to the house: 5 m.
Daisen Toyooka, Akita
Bear sighted when going outside. Body length about 1 m; direction of departure unknown. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tazawako Obonai Shitakano, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 6:30 AM on July 13.
Senboku, Akita
A bear about 1 meter in size was sighted walking on the road. It walked off toward the northwest.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Sanocho, Daisen City.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
[Post] While walking, I witnessed a bear running a few dozen meters ahead. Probably an adult.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
[Report] While driving on National Route 341 toward Tamagawa Dam, two bears crossed the road from right to left.
Senboku, Akita
While traveling northwest on the road, I saw three bears by the roadside. Body lengths, the direction they left, and the distance to buildings are unknown.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
It passed through the rice fields, swam across the Matsukura irrigation canal, and entered the mountains.
Daisen Matsukura, Akita
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Daisen, Akita
Swimming in the Tamagawa (Tama River).
Daisen Yotsuya, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanadate, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
[Post] Walking on the riverbank slope
Daisen Yotsuya, Akita
One bear sighted in a rice field
Daisen Niiyaji, Akita
A bear about 1.5 m long was sighted along the Tamagawa riverbank.
Daisen Matsukura, Akita
Found in the rice field. It ran into the nearby woods.
Daisen Matsukura, Akita
While driving across a bridge, I saw a bear walking on the riverside sports field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
[Report] While driving on the national highway toward Kazuno City, I witnessed three bears (a mother and two cubs) crossing from left to right. They disappeared into the grove of scrub on the right.
Senboku, Akita
One bear approximately 60 cm in body length. It emerged from the brush, crossed the road, and departed into the eastern mountain. The distance to the nearest residence was about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
Around 7 PM on July 4, a bear was seen moving in Tazawako Tazawa, Senboku City.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
Was walking on the property grounds when attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
While working in the field, the person was attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
On the evening of 2026-07-03, a 28-year-old man was attacked by a bear in Kakunodate, Senboku City, Akita, and suffered injuries to his face and other areas.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
While out walking the dog in the morning, I went past the old Tazawa clinic, crossed the road, cut across the rice field east of the gymnasium, and went down toward the Tamagawa River.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
Peak activity at 17:00 with 6 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 39 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Daisen Yariminai, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 55 km route runs from Daisen to Semboku within Akita. In the past 30 days, 39 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Daisen Yariminai, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
