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This 60 km route runs from Akita Museum of Art to Oga within Akita. In the past 30 days, 185 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 69 of them. The latest sighting was reported 16 hours ago near Oga, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
Moved northeast.
Oga, Akita
[Post] A cub came down from the road beside the highway
Akita, Akita
I was walking toward the marsh.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted around 08:20 on July 1 in Shimoshinjo Aokizenda, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear walking along the rice paddies. It then ran through the paddies toward me, so I retreated. Subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita
[Report] While riding a bicycle in front of the Ohiradai neighborhood community center, I spotted a bear crossing the road.
Akita, Akita
Observed a 1.0 m bear moving across the road from east to west. 5 m from a residence.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Spotted a bear crossing the road. It went into the woods. It was about 1 meter (tall).
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear approximately 1.5 m in length was sighted in the rice field. The bear left toward the mountain to the north.
Oga Wakimoto-Tayazawa, Akita
One 70 cm bear; direction of movement unknown
Katagami Tenno, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted on the road south of the daycare center. It left heading east. 5.0 m from a private residence.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
Posted: It was captured on a surveillance camera. After this, it moved west along the drainage channel. It is believed to be the same individual as the one south of Terauchi Nursery School seen at 4:09.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
Posted: About 1 meter long. Walked toward the residential area.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
A teenage female cyclist spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Oodaira 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Sakaida, Akita
One bear was sighted by multiple people in a residential area of Terauchi Aida, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
A bear about 0.8 m long moved along the prefectural road toward Katagami City Hall.
Katagami, Akita
[Report] Two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, were seen from the balcony heading toward the mountains.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
(Report) Crossing the road, running at a jogging pace toward the Terauchidō-no-sawa direction.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
A 1.0 m bear was sighted on the residential property. It then departed to the south. It came within 50 cm of the building.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
Around 6:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Aburaden 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
At about 5:05 on June 29, one bear was seen moving in Kanashi-Niosaki Maeyachi, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
Post: About 1 m long — running on the road
Akita, Akita
Around 06:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironone 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear was sighted in the parking lot. The bear left toward the mountains. Approximately 50 m to the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
A bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted. It then went toward the multipurpose ground to the northeast and moved further toward the river. It was 10 m from the building.
Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the ground at Yawata Sports Park in Akita City.
Akita, Akita
I was walking toward the grounds of Seirei Women’s Junior College.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Sighted a 1.0 m bear. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yatsuhashihoncho 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
It ran off toward Soyu Stadium.
Akita, Akita
At around 06:45 on 2026-06-28, a bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
When I stepped out the front door to walk my dog, a bear came out onto the road. It was startled by my shout and ran away.
Akita, Akita
Spotted near the irrigation channel, heading west. Body length about 50 centimeters.
Akita, Akita
[Post] I was walking my dog when a bear walked along the municipal road coming from the opposite side. When we made eye contact, it went west between houses. Distance about 20 m, body length about 90 cm.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Spotted in the yard; unknown which direction it ran off
Akita, Akita
A man out walking saw one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Yabase Nodu-cho, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Dojonumamachi, Akita
A woman saw one bear on a city road in Terauchi Aburata, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
Sighted a bear approximately 0.8 m in size on the roadway. It then moved off toward the northeast. 5 m from a house.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchiasada 3-chome, Akita City, around 4:57 AM, and it was seen moving.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
[Report] I was walking my dog when I saw it walking slowly along a city road. It noticed us and headed west through the residential area, then disappeared. Body length about 90 cm.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking my dog on a residential city street, it (the bear) walked toward us. When we made eye contact, it left the residential property heading west. Distance about 15 m, size about 90 cm.
Akita, Akita
Encountered a bear while on my motorcycle. Because I was equipped with a very strong bear deterrent (odor), it wouldn’t come near and ran off at full speed. It ran downhill and to the right toward the back of Koshio Shrine. Without that equipment I would definitely have been attacked. The animal was large — about 1.3 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchikozakura 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
[Post] Witnessed a bear fleeing onto the Terauchi Elementary School grounds
Akita Terauchi, Akita
[Post] While driving, a black animal suddenly ran alongside the car. It was my first time, so I was confused and didn’t know what it was, but it was a bear. I quickly slowed down, and it went into the brush at the roadside.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left toward the northern woods. 10 m from a residence.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
A woman saw one bear in a vacant lot in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Witnessed a bear about 0.6 m in size in a field. It then left toward the woods to the east. 10 m from a residence.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long ran from west to east.
Katagami, Akita
One 1-meter bear ran off to the south.
Katagami, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Around 09:15 on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Yanagida Oginosawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Donosawa 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Entered huts and rummaged through leftovers
Akita Sanno, Akita
(Post) Not sure if it was a bear, but a dark-colored animal about 1 m long went into the woods.
Akita, Akita
One Asiatic black bear (about 0.5 m in body length) was moving west through the forested area.
Katagami, Akita
One 1-meter bear. Left heading east.
Katagami, Akita
A teenage woman spotted one bear on a city road in Terauchi Hironne 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
When I was about to leave the house, I saw a bear about 1.0 m in size on the road. It then went off to the north. It was 5 m from a residence.
Akita Yabase, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hiromote Higuchi, Akita City, around 5:07 a.m. on June 26.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear about 1 m in size. Direction of departure unknown. 5 m from a building.
Akita, Akita
One bear sighted. It swam and moved to the land on the east side.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
Sighted one bear. It swam to the east and moved onto land.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
[Report] One bear confirmed
Akita, Akita
It was running in front of the car. Shortly afterward it went into the vegetation on the slope of the bypass.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
One bear was sighted. After entering the woods on the west side, it swam and moved toward the east side (seaside).
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
One bear was sighted swimming about 50 m south of the bridge. It was swimming from east to west. Approximately 300 m from the nearest building.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
A bear was sighted running across the road. It left toward the woods on the west side.
Oga Kitaura-Anzenji, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted at Funakoshi Beach. The bear left into the woods. Its direction of travel is unknown. Distance to the nearest building: 200 m.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
One bear was sighted over the rice fields between Takikawa hamlet and Sugishita hamlet. It left toward the river at the far south side of the fields.
Oga Oganaka-Takigawa, Akita
A bear and cub(s) suspected to be a parent and offspring were sighted on the slope north of Sakura Elementary School’s pool. They moved off toward the north. Body length unknown.
Akita, Akita
Posted: It appears the bear came out of the river in a wet condition, walked through the parking lot, and then entered by climbing over the fence of the Miura House (Miura Residence).
Akita, Akita
One bear (size unknown) was sighted near a cycling road. The bear's direction of travel is unknown. 100 meters from the nearest building.
Oga, Akita
One bear approximately 60 cm in body length was sighted. The bear went south. It was 5 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
Spotted a bear on the roadway. It left heading east. Body length about 1 m. 1 m from a residence.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Witnessed a bear climbing a tree. It fled toward the northwest.
Oga Kitaura-Shinzan, Akita
Crossed the road near Echizenya Doll Shop and ran up the back hill of Koshio (Koshiuo) Shrine.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
One bear about 90 cm long was sighted from a car in a mixed woods in Terauchi-Kizakura 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Ran off south while driving. Body length 1 m. 10 m to building. 5 m from car.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
(Post) A cub ran off and entered the mountain from behind a convex traffic mirror.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
It ran out from the rear grounds of Koshio Shrine onto the road and then went back into the woods. Body length about 1.2 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Bear sighted from inside the house. Body length 0.7 m. Left toward the southern mountain. 10 m from the building.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Posted: Entered the grounds of Seirei Junior College
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
While passing along the road, I discovered bear droppings.
Akita, Akita
Around 06:45 on June 21, bear-like traces were found in Sakura-gaoka 4-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture; animal droppings resembling bear droppings were discovered.
Akita Kamikitate-Odo, Akita
[Post] There was feces on the road. When I had a hunter check it, he said it was from a cub and that cherry pits were mixed in it.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a residence.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Spotted a bear about 1.0 m long in the rice field behind the FamilyMart Tennō Deto store. It moved toward Detohama.
Katagami, Akita
Two bears were sighted on the premises. Both are approximately 0.5 m in body length. They departed to the east. They got within 5 m of a residence.
Akita, Akita
Crossed in front of me while I was driving
Akita, Akita
Appeared from the bushes and went back into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
While driving the Namahage Line from Funakawa toward Kitaura, I saw a bear about 1 meter long crossing from right to left just before Aooni Bridge, approximately 180 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Kitaura-Anzenji, Akita
While driving from Soekawa toward Akita Station, an apparently adult large bear was sitting in the middle of the road. I stopped and watched, but since it showed no sign of moving and was looking at us, I honked the horn, and it ran off into the mountain to the east.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving at Soegawa Keidaigawara in Akita City around 4:15 a.m. on June 16.
Akita, Akita
Crossing the road. Large individual.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Soegawa Chinochi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Crossed the road and proceeded up the mountain
Akita, Akita
[Post] Feces
Akita, Akita
(Posted) Crossed while driving—went toward the side with the pond.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi-Ko, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A black bear, about one meter tall, appeared to head toward the cemetery.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
(Posted) Crossed the road and headed toward Kita Interchange
Akita, Akita
A bear moving was sighted in Hatanosawa, Kawabe-Kitanodakoya, Akita City, around 10:03 on June 13.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving toward the Yokoyama-Kanaashi Line, I saw it in the bushes beside a field. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
The bear crossed the slope near yesterday’s sighting, passed through residences, and left eastward along the drainage channel. Body length 1.2 m. One individual. Distance from building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
While driving, I sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. It departed into brush to the north. Nearest residence is 300 m away.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Walking right beside the river and wading in it. Body length about 1.6 m.
Akita, Akita
I sighted one bear approximately 1 m in size. It moved southeast. It was 5 m from nearby buildings.
Akita Narayama-Furukawashinmachi, Akita
There was one by the side of the road. About 80 cm. It didn't run away even when cars passed.
Akita, Akita
Posted: It went down the road toward the houses.
Akita, Akita
On the night of 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted on a city road in Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita City.
Akita Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita
[Post] While driving toward Izumi, I thought something was in front of me — it was a bear. It ran off toward the funeral hall area.
Akita, Akita
[Report] An animal believed to be a bear ran off
Akita, Akita
While driving, I spotted a bear about 1 m in length in a rice field. It left toward the forest to the east. There are no buildings nearby, but there is a building approximately 400 m to the west.
Akita, Akita
Encountered a bear about 100 meters before the traffic signal heading from the golf practice range toward Yokogane Line. The bear was approximately 60–80 cm and climbed over the fence from the road into the thicket.
Akita, Akita
[Report] One cub approximately 50 cm long. Spotted emerging from the road shoulder while driving on the Akita Expressway toward Noshiro. Turned back and left.
Akita, Akita
One bear about 1 m in body length walked southeast along the lakeshore of the western irrigation canal. Approximately 25 m from the nearest building.
Oga Futto, Akita
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Oga Funagawaminato-Funagawa, Akita
[Post] While driving from Unosaki to Funakawa, a black shape appeared in the car headlights. When I checked, it was a bear.
Oga Funagawaminato-Minamihirasawa, Akita
[Post] It was walking right next to the railroad tracks. I couldn't tell whether it was a cub about 1 meter long or a full-grown bear.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Spotted while driving. Its fur was shining black from the rain. I don’t think it was a meter tall. It was walking eastward through a residential property.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Was climbing a tree at a private house. Came down from there and ran west, destination unknown. Body length about 1 m. Distance to house: 0 m.
Akita, Akita
Was walking like a dog. About 7 meters from a house. Believed to be the same individual as the nearby bear.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Shogunno-aoyamacho, Akita
A man spotted one bear about 1 meter long crossing a city road from east to west in Tsuchizakiminato-kita 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the premises of Akita Bank Kōhoku Branch. The distance to the building was about 5 meters. It left toward the residential area to the west.
Akita, Akita
An elderly man saw one bear about 1 meter long crossing the road on a city road in Tsuchizakiminato-kita, Akita City.
Akita Iijima-Naganonakacho, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tsuchizakiminato-kita 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita Kohoku-shincho, Akita
[Report] While doing farm work, I witnessed a bear that crossed the Kawarashi Bridge from the village side, crossed the prefectural road, and moved toward the rice fields. One bear about 1 m (in size).
Akita, Akita
Post: While passing by on my bicycle I smelled a wild animal. When I looked to the side there was a bear about 1.5 m long.
Katagami Tenno, Akita
Around 10:15 on June 7, a bear was sighted moving in Yanagita-Otomosawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Observation: A bear ran across the road from the western grassy area toward the eastern hillside on the route from Taihei Hatta to Soegawa, crossing at a distance of about 1 meter from me. An elderly man was working in the nearby western grasses, so I immediately called out and warned him.
Akita, Akita
Near the 129 km marker on the Akita Expressway, outbound lane: a collision between a bear and a vehicle. The bear was crossing from left to right (west to east) and the vehicle could not avoid it, with the rear of the vehicle striking the bear. Direction the bear went after the incident is unknown.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
While driving on the road, one bear was sighted near the grove at the back of a rice field. (Size unknown) The bear left heading south. 150 m from the nearest building.
Oga Funagawaminato-Niiyama, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kanada, Kanazawa Horinai, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1.0 m in body length was sighted on the premises. It left toward the forest to the north. It was 50 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
It (the bear) walked leisurely from the rice paddy toward the mountains.
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Kanaashi-Iwase-Oomote, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A black bear about 1 meter long crossed a field from the mountain behind a house and moved back toward the mountain.
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Taihei Hatta Fuzunosaki, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was on the front porch. Startled, I went into the house and watched; it then entered the neighbor’s property. It was about 10 meters from the building.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Taihei Hatahata, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A bear about 80 cm in size was found in front of a house entrance. It then headed toward the stream and left.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the road to the north. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
Report: An adult bear was spotted on the roadside.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear leaving eastward from the parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m. 5 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Body length approximately 1 m
Ogata, Akita
There was a bear about 50 cm tall.
Akita Hodono-Kanasamachi, Akita
Around 1:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Kanadashi-Horiuchi, Akita City. It was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
While patrolling rice fields by car on a farm road, I encountered a bear that had come down from the mountain on the west side onto the road. It noticed me and climbed back up the west-side mountain. Body length just under 1.0 m.
Akita, Akita
[Report] After finishing work, while driving as usual, I saw a bear crossing the roadway.
Akita, Akita
Around 4:20 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagida-Otomozawa, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
It ran out onto the highway. It ran across to the opposite lane and fled.
Akita Yanagida, Akita
Two bears sighted in a vacant lot beside the regional farm road. Two bears, each about 1.2 m in body length. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from a building.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Crossed the road
Ogata, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Funakoshi Hachiroyachi, Oga City, Akita Prefecture.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
While driving on the road, I sighted one bear. It departed heading northwest.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
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Oga Funakoshi, Akita
[Report] While heading from the Hachiryū Bridge direction toward Funakoshi Station, it appeared from the left side of the road.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
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Oga Funakoshi, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 50 cm in body length. It left heading northwest.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
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Oga Funakoshi, Akita
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Oga Funakoshi, Akita
While traveling on the road, I sighted one bear.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
[Post] Went out onto the national highway
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
[Report] At around 3:30 AM, a black animal about 50 cm ran off to the east.
Akita Izumiichinotsubo, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Kamishinjo Nakasodegawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 6:00 on 2026-06-03, a bear was sighted in Funakoshi-Ikkou, Oga City, Akita Prefecture.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
Around 2:40 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagita Ishigami, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A creature that looked like a bear cub was near the Welfare Hall of Akita National College of Technology.
Akita Iijima-Naganonakacho, Akita
A bear cub about one to two times larger than a cat walked toward the community center.
Akita Kohoku-matsunocho, Akita
One bear approximately 80 cm in length was sighted. The bear left into the woods on the west side. It was 30 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Oganaka-Kokuyuchinai, Akita
One bear approximately 70–80 cm in body length was sighted on top of a grassy area. The direction the bear was moving is unknown. It is 80 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
A single bear about 60 cm in body length was sighted near a nursery school. The bear moved off to the northeast. Distance from the nearest building: 10 m.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
(Posted) It was at the bus stop.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
One bear approximately 60 cm in body length was sighted on the road. The bear's direction of travel is unknown. It was 10 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
A bear over 1.5 m long ran at high speed, crossed the road, and went down toward the Red Cross Hospital side.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0–1.5 m in body length was sighted in a rice field. The bear crossed the road and departed to the southeast. 80 m from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Tayazawa, Akita
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted 100 meters north of the residence. The bear walked off continuing north.
Akita, Akita
A single bear approximately 80 cm in body length was observed crossing the road. The bear went from east to west. 400 m from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Tominaga, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 185 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 69 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 16 hours ago near Oga, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 60 km route runs from Akita Museum of Art to Oga within Akita. In the past 30 days, 185 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 69 of them. The latest sighting was reported 16 hours ago near Oga, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
