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This 469 km route runs from Cape Ōma to Chidō Museum, passing through Aomori, Yamagata, and Akita. In the past 30 days, 459 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 140 of them. The latest sighting was reported 14 hours ago near Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
7 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Aomori, Yamagata, Akita.
Length unknown. Entered onto private residence property.
Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita
Approximately 60 cm long. Witnessed entering the grounds of a Shinto shrine.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
Observed one bear leaving toward the northeast
Akita, Akita
(Posted) A bear crossed the old national road and I almost collided with it. It was captured on my dashcam.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
[Report] While driving, it crossed the road from the left and entered the brush on the right.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
Distance to house: 5 m; Body length: 1 m
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
A single 1-meter-tall bear left the roadway heading west. It was 5 meters from a house.
Akita, Akita
Body length about 1 m. Distance to the house: about 10 m. From in front of the discoverer’s home, it headed toward the grove of mixed trees above, toward the temple.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Kanatsudaimiyoshiimizu Daisuitai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Observed while driving: it crossed the corner of the prefectural budokan parking lot and ran into the brush toward the golf course. Upon inspection later, found flattened grass at the entrance to the brush and a trail that looked like an animal path.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
One bear was observed leaving the Kananoashi Nishi Elementary School grounds, heading northeast into the woods. Body length: 1 m. Distance from school building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
[Aomori City report] Tracks believed to be from a bear were found in a field.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
[Post]
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 m in body length on the roadway. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Signs suggesting entry into the shed. Beehives were destroyed.
Odate, Akita
[Report] While driving, a cub crossed the road and entered a residential property.
Mitane Kado, Akita
(Posted) It ran along the rice-field ridge and went into the mountain to the northeast.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving, the car honked at it, and it fled into a fallow rice field.
Akita, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 50 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
(Posted) Went up the mountain
Noshiro 字中谷地, Akita
[Report] A bear crossed the road from the marsh about 30 meters ahead and went into the woods. A cub about 50 cm long; houses are very close by.
Akita, Akita
Moved toward the highway
Akita, Akita
Distance from houses: 5.0 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
A single bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the farm road and headed west.
Hirosaki, Aomori
[Report] While driving, I noticed a face sticking out from the bushes, slowed down to check, and confirmed there was also a cub nearby.
Akita, Akita
One bear seen leaving northwest from a rice paddy. Body length 0.5 m. Distance from residences: 300 m.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed the rear view of a bear running down the road beside the garage. A fat adult. One individual, about 1 meter in body length. About 5 meters from the house. It headed south along the road on the east side of the house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Distance to houses: 500 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Distance to houses: 300 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted west of Aozaki Substation, about 150 meters north of the elementary school. It moved off to the east.
Akita, Akita
A woman in her 70s sighted one bear about 1 meter long inside the grounds of a home in Terauchihirone 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear was sighted 1–2 meters from a house. Body length about 1 meter. It went north.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Crossed the national highway and fled into southwest brush.
Yurihonjō 浜三川, Akita
A bear was seen moving around 8:40 a.m. in Shimoshinjo Nagaoka Maeyachi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Came out from between houses onto the road; whereabouts beyond that unknown.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
A neighbor spotted one bear (body length approximately 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / about 10 m from the nearest house
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nagahayashi Jinba, Odate City, around 08:07 on July 15.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
A driver who visited JR Jinba Station sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) near the tracks / direction of travel: east / about 20 m from the above station
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
It crossed the tracks in front of the platform and walked toward the mountains.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shinjokasao Kasao, Akita City, around 7:10 a.m. on July 15; it was seen on a camera.
Akita Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka, Akita
Captured on a security camera. Moving eastward on the road 5 meters from the building. One bear. Body length 1 meter.
Akita Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Yakushido Minami Kumazawa, Hirosaki City, Aomori on July 15 around 12:30.
Hirosaki, Aomori
Around 11:20 on July 15, a bear was sighted in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 陳場岱, Akita
While walking, I saw something black moving on the other side of a tree stump, realized it was a bear, and returned home without provoking it.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
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Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
Distance to human dwelling: 20.0 m; Bear body length: 1.2 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Tajirino, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] A bear was on residential property
Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita
Crossed the road and went up toward the observation deck.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to residence: 50 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Departed toward the mountain side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Observed a bear crossing the highway from east to west. Size: 1.0 m. 300 m from residences.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Kanayoshi Yoshida Suterisawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
After appearing in the parking lot from the forested mountain to the north, (the bear) returned to the forested mountain.
Akita, Akita
(From a) resident on the riverside ran out (toward us)
Akita, Akita
Body length 50 cm. Sighted on residential premises; subsequently entered neighboring residential premises.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Ukawa Juhassaka, Mitane Town, Akita.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
A single cub emerged from the bushes on the mountainside, crossed the road, and entered the vegetation.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
A local resident sighted one bear (body length 0.8 m) / direction of travel: east / 500 m northwest of the nearest settlement
Odate, Akita
[Report] Walked from south to north about 100 meters away from a private house. Believed to be an adult, but body length unknown.
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanawaoka-machi Donomeuchi, Odate City, and was seen moving.
Odate, Akita
On July 14 around 12:15, one bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ipponsugi, Ōdate City, Akita on 2026-07-14 in the late afternoon.
Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
On 2026-07-14 afternoon, one bear was sighted moving in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hachiman-shita, Yurihonjo City, around 5:00 PM on July 14.
Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Ugawa Omagari, Mitane Town, around 8:00 a.m. on July 14.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, around 3:40 PM on July 14.
Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita
At around 08:30 on July 14, one bear was seen moving in Kamishinjo Hotanoegou, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 23:10 on July 13, a bear was sighted moving in Moritake Shizawa-dai, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Moritake, Akita
(Posted) Entered the bushes from the road.
Mitane Moritake, Akita
Posted: Encountered (a bear) on a farm road. It went into the brush above.
Mitane Kado, Akita
On 2026-07-13 around 18:30, a bear was sighted in Katadobotan, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, and was observed moving.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
[Report] Two bears (a mother and cub) were on the road. Direction of movement unknown.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jamba, Ōdate City.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
Distance to the house: 200 m. Bear body length: 1 m. Emerged from the seaside, nearly collided with a car, then left again toward the seaside.
Yurihonjō, Akita
It came out from the woods on the left, crossed the slope, and went behind the stone yard. Body length about 1 meter.
Akita Izumikamanomachi, Akita
On 2026-07-13 around 17:05, a bear was sighted moving in Ooyayamanouchi, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
Crossing the road toward Aoi Mori Hospital
Aomori, Aomori
Crossed Route 7 heading toward the sea.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 1:06 PM on July 13, a bear was seen moving in Iwaki Futago Kusakarimichi, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Otsutsumi, Hokushinagawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Running across the road
Akita, Akita
About 1 m long. It came out from the highway, crossed the road, and entered the woods.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Around 10:35 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Kairibuchi Shiotezawa, Noshiro City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Noshiro, Akita
A single bear of unknown length ran away from west to east.
Noshiro Ogida, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to human dwellings: approximately 5 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A woman driving through Terauchi Osakoji in Akita City sighted a bear about 1 meter long on a city road.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
Observed from inside my car standing in the middle of the road. It wasn’t moving and was facing toward the temple grounds, but when it noticed the car it ran off into the bushes. I was at a distance so I couldn’t determine the exact size, but it appeared to be an adult over 1 m long.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nigorikawa Kamanosawa, Akita City, around 8:23 AM on July 13.
Akita Nigorikawa, Akita
Around 5:45 PM on July 13, a bear was sighted moving in Ashikawa Oshiki, Yurihonjo City, Akita.
Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita
Around 6:10 PM on 2026-07-13, one bear was sighted in Sakanoheniida Chizuguyama, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
A bear was sighted moving in Kado Takayashikiiego, Mitane Town.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Distance to houses: 5.0 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled into the garden of the neighboring house to the east.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Report] A sighting of an Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was reported near Gojome Elementary School.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
It ran from the direction of the elementary school, climbed the wall, and went away.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown
Sakata 浜中, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Kotakihamamichi, Kisakatamachi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, Akita
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Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, 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
[Report] Crossed the road heading north
Akita, Akita
[Post]
Akita, Akita
Haguro government office building: Bear sighted crossing the road / Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 羽黒町狩谷野目, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Takasaki Suzumedate Shimokawara, Gojome Town.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
Around 5:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was seen in Yanagida Ōginosawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
Around 06:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted moving in Nigawagoden, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Environment: riverbed / Size: adult (fully grown)
Tsuruoka 大宝寺, Yamagata
Around 4:30 PM on July 11, a bear was sighted in Daiboji, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 大宝寺, Yamagata
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Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Entered the grass/brush
Akita, Akita
One bear about 1.1 m was sighted on the premises. It departed to the south. 5 m from a residence.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
One bear sighted. Body length 1.2 m. Walked away into scrub to the south. Distance from building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear on the property from inside the house. Body length 1.2 m. Walked away to the south. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Oshoji, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
[Submission]
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hamada Motonakamura, Akita City, around 05:48 on July 11.
Akita, Akita
One bear (about 1 m) was sighted near the Mabime Bridge (Tsuruoka City side) near the bridge. It entered brush near a field. Exact location unknown. / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear heading south along the riverbank. / Environment: riverbank / Size: juvenile
Mikawa 大字横山, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Yuza 菅里, Yamagata
[Post]
Akita, Akita
Distance to the house: 20 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Crossed the prefectural road from the north and went to the south side.
Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita
One bear approximately 1.5 m in body length was sighted in the backyard on the south side of a house. It left the area, but the direction is unknown. 4.0 m from the house.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear next to the shed. It fled into the woods to the north.
Noshiro Tsurugata, Akita
Discovered a bear in the thicket. Relevant authorities have been notified.
Hachirogata Kawasaki, Akita
Around 13:15 on 2026-07-10, a bear was sighted in Oshikiri Shinden, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.
Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata
Observed one Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) climbing the slope on the southwest side of Hamada overpass on National Route 7. Body length approximately 1.2 m.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
While heading north on former Route 7, I spotted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbed. (Around 13:30) / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile
Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata
Sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length in the brush behind my house. It walked away into the brush; direction unknown. 3.0 m from a residence.
Akita, Akita
No information
Mutsu, Aomori
Captured on a security camera. Moved from west to east about 5 meters from the building. One bear, body length 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown
Sakata 新町, Yamagata
It entered the woods behind Gokoku Shrine from the road in front of my house.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
[Report] While driving through the back approach of Gokoku Shrine, I saw a bear about 1 m long go down from the entrance of Seirei Junior College toward the bicycle parking area.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Around 9:00 on July 10, a bear was sighted in Tanabu Shimodaira, Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture.
Mutsu, Aomori
Saw a bear crossing from right to left while driving. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
(No information)
Higashidori, Aomori
One bear was sighted in Oshikiri-shinden, Mikawa Town, as it tried to go up from the riverbed to the embankment.
Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata
Attempted to climb up the levee from the riverbed, was startled by a car and returned to the riverbed. (Sighted around 16:32) / Environment: Roadway / Size: Unknown
Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata
On 2026-07-09 around 15:55, a bear was sighted at Kominato Yakushido in Hiranai Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Hiranai Kominato, Aomori
When I was about to get into the car, I heard rustling in the backyard. When I looked, there was a bear. I think it ran off toward the western mountains.
Hiranai Kominato, Aomori
Report: A bear about 1 meter long was spotted near Takano Bridge in Terauchi Kojizakura 3-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture at around 15:50. It climbed over a nearby home's block wall and entered the property. Photo taken from Takano Bridge.
Akita, Akita
Posted: When I opened the curtains, it was in the parking lot. The bear is large, about 1.5 meters long.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving to school, (a bear) was leaning out of the bushes with its upper body exposed.
Odate, Akita
[Post] Size resembling a bear cub
Odate, Akita
Driver observed one bear (body length 0.5 m) in the brush southwest of the road / heading southwest / 80 m south of the former Hanaoka Middle School
Odate, Akita
It emerged from a bamboo thicket, crossed the road for about 15 m, and ran off into the woods on the west side. Body length about 80 cm. Three meters from a house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A young bear is walking in front of the house. About 0.8 m in body length.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted in the brush on the south side of a residence. It left heading south into the woods. 10 meters from a house.
Akita, Akita
Observed a mother bear and cub walking south along the north–south road between Santa Reservoir and Yoshinoda New Reservoir. The mother and cub entered a field and were not seen afterward.
Aomori, Aomori
Posted: Witnessed its head poking up from the middle of a rice field, so size is unknown.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Yokoyama, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Around 1:00 PM on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Toriuchishita, Hanaokamachi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
Around 15:50 on 2026-07-09, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kisakura 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A woman spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long in front of her home in Hamada, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A small black one that looked like a bear cub ran off toward the rice fields.
Yurihonjō 瀬越場, Akita
[Post] Scouting the field
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 20 m; departed towards the southwest woods
Yurihonjō, Akita
Crossing the road toward the airport
Aomori Kodate, Aomori
One bear was spotted on the property from inside the house; it left to the east. Body length: 1 m. Distance from residence: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Was sitting in the woods. Left and whereabouts unknown. Body length: 1 m. 5 m to a house.
Akita Terauchi-Ushirojo, Akita
One bear was observed crossing the road near the former Nakamura bus stop from south to north. It continued northward. Body length approximately 1 m. About 20 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
(The bear) fled from Mitsumeno Ukawa toward the mountain on the side of the former Daini Elementary School.
Owani Mitsumenai, Aomori
Observed moving to the west. / Environment: farmland / Size: unknown
Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the road. It left heading east. Distance to the building: 10 m.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the premises. It departed heading from west to east. Distance to the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Around 5:30 a.m. on July 8, one bear was sighted by a man in his 70s on a city road in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Around 8:00 on 2026-07-08, one bear of unknown body length was sighted in a field in Kamihana, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.
Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata
While driving on the national highway, it crossed the road from the mountain side to the seaside.
Akita, Akita
Distance to the house: 10 m Body length: 1.5 m Moved into the brush on the north side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
There was a black object that appeared to be a bear; after checking a video on a smartphone, the person reported it. / Environment: Near residential area / Size: Unknown
Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata
Body length: approximately 1 m. Distance to house: approximately 10 m.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to houses: 500 m; Body length: about 1 m; Crossed the road and moved into the hills/woods on the east side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: about 1.2 m; Moved to the back hill on the east side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Crossing the road.
Noshiro Todoroki, Akita
Sighted one bear loitering near the stairs close to the Terauchi Elementary School pool. Body length unknown. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 10 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
(Post) When I passed by in a car it ran from the road toward the mountains. Its size was about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
While I was mowing the grass, someone who was out walking told me they had seen a bear.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Observed one bear eating mulberries in a field near the Eirakuen satellite-style annex. It later left heading into the woods to the north.
Kitaakita Kidoishi, Akita
At around 07:15 on July 7, a bear was spotted in front of Kozenji in Matsugasaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
(Posted) It was climbing a chestnut tree in a private home. A nearby resident shouted and alerted us. It was dangerous because many people go out at that time to take out their trash.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
When I went outside to take out the trash, the neighbor’s garden was rustling. When I shouted loudly, a bear about 1.5 m tall, thought to be an adult, came out and ran off toward the motorcycle storage of Taihei Driving School.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a city road in Shōgunyonominami 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in length. It departed to the east. Distance to building: 10 m.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
It was captured on a security camera.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
About a 1-meter one ran across the road.
Akita, Akita
A man in his 80s saw one bear about 1 meter long on a prefectural road in Hotono Suwa-machi, Akita City, and it moved north.
Akita Hodono-Haranomachi, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. Direction of travel unknown. 5 m from building.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted. Direction it left is unknown. 5 m to the building.
Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita
Observation: Spotted moving east along the road on the northeast side of Soja Shrine
Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita
A man in his 60s spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kawashirisosho-machi, Akita City.
Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita
[Report] While waiting at a traffic light on Keyaki Street beside the courthouse, a bear running alongside a yellow taxi from the Akita Station direction toward the Rinkai area ran past. About 20 seconds later the light turned green and I started moving, but the bear was no longer in sight.
Akita Sanno, Akita
Around 4:37 AM on 2026-07-07, a bear was seen moving in Sanno 7-chome, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita
Information was received that a bear was running alongside a taxi in Sannō, Akita City.
Akita Sanno, Akita
On the morning of July 7, one bear was seen crossing a city road in Shogunno Minami, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear was sighted at Koganebarahara Park in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata.
Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yuza 北目, Yamagata
While driving, I spotted one bear about 0.5 m in length. It left toward the woods to the north. It was 100 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Shimo-shinjō Nakano Kaidōbata-nishi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
While driving a private car toward Yurihonjo City, one bear appeared on the mountainside shoulder, crossed the roadway, and entered the thicket on the seaside.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear leaving north along a farm road. Body length 1 m, one bear. 10 m from building.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Location: Green Square Size: 100 cm
Akita, Akita
It was reported to have headed toward the seaside.
Mutsu Okunai, Aomori
[Posted] Roamed around the rice field for about 15 minutes, then moved toward the Kashiwagi direction.
Odate Kodatehana, Akita
Environment: riverbed / Size: adult (fully grown)
Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata
Around 4:00 on 2026-07-06, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Yusa, Yusa Town.
Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Soshinshigawa Nomura, Akita City, around 2:00 a.m. on July 6.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear was sighted in Nagabashiri-jinba, Odate City.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
A nearby resident spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading north / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
Walking through the field
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
[Post] Its body length was about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
A bear cub crossed the road.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
[Aomori City submission] Droppings believed to be from a bear
Aomori Yadamae, Aomori
Spotted one 1-meter bear on the cycling path
Katagami Tenno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yanagita Oginosawa, Akita City, around 1:00 PM.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Iwatari, Aomori City.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-07-05, a bear was seen on camera in Ikarigaseki, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hirakawa Ikarigaseki, Aomori
A cub about 0.8 m in size crossed the old national road and went toward a house.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
One bear about 1.0 m in body length was sighted in the field beside a residence. It left toward the woods to the south. It was 30 m from the house.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 600 m to nearest facility
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
While driving from Noshiro Minami toward Noshiro Higashi interchange, a bear slowly came out from the bushes on the opposite side of the road partway onto the roadway, then slowly returned to the original bushes.
Noshiro 字塞ノ神, Akita
Posted: It ran along the hedgerow and headed toward the Kozakura area. Body length under 1 meter.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
I was taking photos near the ancient marsh well, and when I turned around I saw a bear about 1 m tall walking roughly 20 m away. It had been walking where I had been a few minutes earlier, and it had been behind me without making a sound.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Around 15:38 on July 4, a bear was sighted in Terauchi-Unoki, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Posted: Moved from the Shimouchikawa direction toward Shirasawa Shinmei Shrine, then went northeast along the base of the shrine's slope.
Odate Shirasawa, Akita
Posted: From the Yakeyama side, crossed the road toward the mountain by Chuo High School. Thought to be an adult bear.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
A driver witnessed a single bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) crossing National Route 7 from the parking lot on the premises of Odate Yatate Heights and disappearing into the mountains. Direction of travel: south. Distance from the above facility: about 60 m.
Odate, Akita
It appeared from the residential side, crossed the road, and headed into the mountains.
Aomori, Aomori
Body length 1.5 m. Returned toward the north-side mountain.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Observed one bear about 1 m in body length running across the road from south to north.
Aomori, Aomori
cub
Mitane Kado, Akita
While working in the field, a bear crossed in front of me about 10 meters to my left, then crossed the road and ran toward the mountain on the south side. About 1.5 meters.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Around 18:10 on July 4, one bear was seen moving in Terauchikamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 100 m
Yurihonjō 岩城道川, Akita
A cub about 0.8 meters long was wandering around the road. It went into the woods.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
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Odate, Akita
A bear about 1.5 meters in size came out from the Seirei College of Nursing side, crossed the road, and entered the woods on the opposite side.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Sighted near a field. One cub. It was sitting on the road but, upon noticing the observer, fled westward.
Hirosaki, Aomori
One bear about 0.8 m in body length was sighted on the premises. It departed to the east. It was 100 m from the nearest facility.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
A cub was walking eastward.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Appeared from the bamboo grove on the embankment of the back mountain, looked down the slope, then left to the west.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in height. It departed heading west. Distance to building: 5 m.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
On 2026-07-03 around 1:29 PM, a bear was sighted in Domenai, Hanaoka-machi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
At around 13:40 on July 3, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Yakeyama, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
Spotted a bear 1.5 m in length and 0.8 m (shoulder height). It left heading north. 10 m from a residence.
Akita Tegata, Akita
A roughly one-meter-tall one crossed the road.
Akita, Akita
Observed a medium-sized bear crossing from inside a vehicle.
Aomori, Aomori
Observed a bear at the fence east of the parking area. It left heading south. Distance from the observer was 25 meters. Body size approximately 80 cm.
Akita Tsuchizakiminato-kokubocho, Akita
Driver spotted one bear (body length 1 m) in a rice field beside a municipal road / heading south / about 400 m south of Numadate processing plant
Odate, Akita
Spotted three bears (parent and cubs; body lengths unknown) on National Route 7. They crossed the road from brush on the south side and left toward the forested area on the north side. Approximately 50 meters from nearby residences.
Kitaakita Maeyama, Akita
Body length 1 m. Crossed the road and headed east.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
Distance to houses: 200 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 岩城赤平, Akita
[Post] Spotted a bear near Babame Bridge
Gojome 大川大川, Akita
[Post] I posted this before but it wasn’t published, so I’m reposting. One bear on the north side of the prefectural road. Within 100 meters of nearby houses.
Odate, Akita
A group of visitors walking along the trail at Nagabashiri Fūketsu Pavilion sighted one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length). Direction of travel: north. Approximately 30 m from the above facility.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
One bear was observed crossing the road from the observation deck side. Approximately 1 m in body length.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kubonazawa Sotohata, Higashidori Village.
Higashidori, Aomori
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.5 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 10 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 200 m to the nearest house
Odate, Akita
[Post] A cub came down from the road beside the highway
Akita, Akita
I was walking toward the marsh.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear about 50 centimeters was wandering around. Authorities have already been notified.
Hachirogata Shimanouchi, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / direction of movement unknown / approximately 15 m from the nearest house
Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita
A bear was sighted around 08:20 on July 1 in Shimoshinjo Aokizenda, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] One adult, two cubs
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanakawa-cho Nanatsudate, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
A local resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) on the road / heading north / 120 m east of Odate Homei High School
Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ikadekankusuyoshi, Hirakawa City.
Hirakawa, Aomori
Driver sighted one bear (approx. 1 m body length) / direction of travel unknown / about 140 m from the nearest residence
Odate, 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
Around 5:30 a.m. on July 1, a bear was seen moving in Showa Okubo Otobashita, Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.
Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita
A bear was sighted around 5:30 AM on July 1 in Kosubogawa, Hanaoka-cho, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate Hanaokamachi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hitoichi, Hachirogata Town, Akita Prefecture.
Hachirogata Kubomi, Akita
One bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted in Kugurizaka, Aomori City, around 4:40 p.m.
Aomori, Aomori
One bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Post] Spotted a bear crossing the road. It went into the woods. It was about 1 meter (tall).
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) crossing the road / heading south / 200 m southeast of Niiyama settlement
Odate, Akita
Distance to houses: 500 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Crossed the road from Karasuno Swamp and went to the eastern mountain.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Aomori City report] A single bear about 1.2 meters long was seen crossing the road and heading in the direction of Asamushi Dam.
Aomori, Aomori
A single bear (about 1 m in body length) was seen crossing National Route 7 and running off to the south.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
Observed while walking from the Babamegawa direction toward the bus terminal. The bear then fled toward the bus terminal (north). Reported to the authorities.
Gojome 東磯ノ目, Akita
One 70 cm bear; direction of movement unknown
Katagami Tenno, Akita
One bear fled from the crematorium toward the mountain side near the Shukugawara tunnel in Owani, Owani Town.
Owani, Aomori
It ran away from the crematorium toward the area near the Yudagawa Tunnel (mountain side).
Owani, Aomori
One cub of unknown body length was sighted near the embankment road of the Matō River. It then left heading toward the mountains.
Kitaakita Isecho, Akita
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Kitaakita, Akita
Distance from residence: 1.5 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Fled toward the woods on the north side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 60 cm) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 5 m from the nearest house
Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita
A bear was sighted on the road in front of a residence. Size unknown.
Mutsu, Aomori
A staff member of a nearby junior high school observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) passing in front of the school's main gate / direction of travel unknown / about 50 m from the nearby junior high school
Odate Hashigeta, Akita
While working in the apple orchard, a fairly large cub crossed the field from south to north.
Aomori, Aomori
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
One bear was sighted by multiple people in a residential area of Terauchi Aida, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
Around 7:40 a.m. on June 30, one bear was sighted on the road in front of a house in Ueno, Ohata-machi, Mutsu City.
Mutsu, Aomori
Around 6:00 on 2026-06-30, one relatively large cub was seen crossing an apple orchard from south to north in Yoshinoda, Namioka, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
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
Spotted two bears moving from the field toward the bamboo grove.
Nikaho Hirasawa, 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
The bear crossed the prefectural road from west to east and slowly entered the mountains.
Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita
Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita
A single bear cub ran off toward the Nature House.
Odate Naganeyamashita, 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
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 600 m to Odate Youth Nature House.
Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
[Aomori City report] Witnessed one approximately 1-meter-tall bear crossing the road to the east.
Aomori, Aomori
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
Around 15:12 on 2026-06-28, one bear was seen moving in Nishimemachi Nishime, Yurihonjō City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita
[Post] Witnessed a bear fleeing onto the Terauchi Elementary School grounds
Akita Terauchi, Akita
While driving on National Route 7 from Honjō toward Nikaho, a bear about 1.2 m long hid in the roadside brush on the seaward side.
Nikaho Ryozenji, 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
It was by the roadside, but got startled by a car and ran up into the mountains! About 1 meter long.
Mitane, Akita
[Post] Ran through the former residential site from the Ōmori side and exited toward the Hongō River
Odate, Akita
One cub walking through a rice field (Posted)
Kitaakita Masuzawa, Akita
Observed from the roadside while driving from Yatate Pass toward Ōdate. It was heading into the mountains.
Odate, 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
Distance from houses: 20 m. Bear body length: 0.8 m. Departed heading south.
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, 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
One bear (approximately 80 cm) was sighted entering the southwest mountain near the baseball field of Tsuruoka National College of Technology. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka 井岡, Yamagata
At around 15:58 on June 26, a bear was sighted in Ioka, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 井岡, Yamagata
While driving, I saw one bear about 80 cm long coming out of the woods on the north side. It was startled by the car and went back into the north woods.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
While driving from the railroad crossing toward the traffic signal, I spotted one bear about 80 cm in length crossing the road from the rice field on the left and heading toward the houses. Approximately 20 meters from nearby homes.
Kitaakita Kawai, Akita
Around 11:50 on June 26, a bear was spotted in Kawai Matsuishidono, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Kitaakita Kawai, Akita
One bear of unknown body length was sighted on the road. It then entered the woods to the north. Approximately 10 meters from nearby facilities.
Kitaakita, 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 Niida Terago, Ōdate City, Akita, around 5:10 a.m. on June 26, 2026.
Odate Niida, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) heading northwest; approximately 200 m from the nearest residence.
Odate Niida, Akita
It was on the sidewalk and appeared startled by the headlights of passing cars.
Aomori, Aomori
I went toward Kitachu to pick him up. I stopped at the intersection at the stop sign, and my husband spotted [it/them] on the Niiyama Shrine side.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A neighborhood resident sighted one bear (body length unknown) / Direction of travel: south / Approximately 15 m from the nearest house
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
Around 5:30 PM on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jinba, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 50 cm) / Direction of travel: east / Approximately 200 m from the nearest house
Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1 m) in the forested area west of the national highway / direction of travel: west / 100 m from the nearest settlement
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
[Report] One bear confirmed
Akita, Akita
While I was mowing grass, I spotted a bear a short distance away. After that, perhaps startled by the sound of the mower, it ran off toward the east.
Ogata, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m; distance to the house: approximately 20 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 150 m Bear body length: 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.1 m) crossing the road / heading south / 200 m from nearest house
Odate Hashigeta, Akita
One bear was sighted in Ikari-gaseki Kyuukichi Ninotou, Hirakawa City.
Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori
(No information)
Mutsu Sekine, Aomori
One bear was sighted in Sekine, Mutsu City.
Mutsu Sekine, Aomori
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
[Posted in Hirosaki City] Sighted one cub crossing the road on the east side of Daibutsu Park and moving east (toward the riverbed).
Hirosaki, Aomori
Spotted a bear on the roadway. It left heading east. Body length about 1 m. 1 m from a residence.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
[Aomori City report] Tracks believed to be from a bear were found in an apple orchard. No damage reported.
Aomori Takada, Aomori
Climbed a tree. [Issued by Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa, Aomori
Crossed the road near Echizenya Doll Shop and ran up the back hill of Koshio (Koshiuo) Shrine.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
When I shone the car's headlights from higher up the slope, I saw the large four-legged shadow run off toward the Akasaka sheet metal area.
Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori
I can’t say for certain, but when I shone the car’s headlights from the top of the hill I briefly saw a large four-legged shadow running toward the direction of Kuroishi city. Since it was only a silhouette I can’t be sure, but I believe it was at least a large animal.
Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori
Crossed while running on the highway.
Noshiro 字大台野, Akita
Observed three bears (a mother and two cubs) of unknown body length on National Route 7. They subsequently departed to the north.
Kitaakita Maeyama, 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
No information
Mutsu, Aomori
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Unknown
Yuza 江地, Yamagata
An office worker spotted one bear (body length 50 cm) / traveling northeast / on company premises
Odate, Akita
Was walking along the rice-field embankment heading north. Body length about 1 m. About 100 m to the nearest house.
Fujisato Yasaka, Akita
[Report] After finishing work, I spotted a bear about 50 cm in body length in the bushes beside the parking lot. It then went deeper into the thicket.
Odate, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.7 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
Around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, a bear was sighted in Karanisawa Kitsunodai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
At around 9:00 PM on June 22, one bear was sighted in Akasaka, Kuroishi City.
Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori
Around 9:00 PM on June 22, one bear was seen moving in Akasaka-Nozaki, Kuroishi City.
Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori
[Report] Saw a bear crossing the road
Yurihonjō, Akita
Observed loitering on the Yasaki–Nukasawa prefectural road. Approximately 250 meters from the nearest house.
Fujisato Yasaka, Akita
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Akita Arayamachi, 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
Body length: approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses and similar structures: approximately 90 m; departed from the brush side toward the seaside.
Yurihonjō, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Tajiri, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Crossed the prefectural road from north to south and entered the forest. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Himeno, Akita
It came out from the woods toward the road. It saw the car and went back into the woods.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear at the roadside. Body length 1 m. Departed to the east. 150 m from residences.
Akita, Akita
[Report] On Prefectural Route 56, near the entrance to Shimohama Beach, it crossed the prefectural road to the east. Body length about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted on the east-side slope of the national highway. It walked off and its whereabouts are unknown. There were no nearby buildings.
Akita, Akita
Crossed the road heading toward Hirasawa. Two bears, each about 50 cm in body length.
Nikaho Hirasawa, 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
Crossed the highway and went east. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Konoura, 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
An 80 cm-long bear moved from the seaside toward the mountains.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Crossed the road and went into the woods.
Odate, Akita
Crossed the road and moved into the woods.
Odate, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was on the national highway. It ran off toward the northern mountain.
Noshiro Futatsuimachi-Kotsunagi, Akita
Body length 1 m. Sighted on a residential property; afterwards entered a forested area to the north.
Mitane Koikawa, Akita
Around 8:30 a.m. on June 19, a bear was seen moving in Korikawa-uchi Korikawa, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Koikawa, Akita
[Aomori City report] While traveling on National Route 4 toward Hiranai, I observed a single bear crossing from a village on the north side to the woodland on the south side. Body length approximately 1 meter.
Aomori, Aomori
Went into the brush on the western side of the mountain.
Ikawa 坂本, Akita
[Report] While driving, three cubs were crossing the road.
Mitane Sotooka, Akita
[Report] A bear came out of the woods north of Koikawa Station, passed in front of the station, and went into the woods on the south side.
Mitane Koikawa, Akita
[Aomori City report] Discovered footprints in a field believed to be those of a bear.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
[Post] Sighted a bear about 1 meter long
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted on the slope toward National Route 7 from the second floor of a private house. It climbed up the slope and departed eastward. One bear, approximately 1 m in size. 90 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted around 08:15 on June 18 in Shimohama-Nagahama, Fukiyama-Sawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
About 1 m in body length. Possibly the same bear that was sighted in the Tenjindo neighborhood association in the evening. / Environment: Around human residences / Size: Adult
Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata
Crossed in front of me while I was driving
Akita, Akita
Appeared from the bushes and went back into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
Environment: riverbank / Size: adult (fully grown)
Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata
It came down from the mountain, saw a person, and then went back in the direction it had come from.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Mikawa 大字猪子, Yamagata
One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Iwashinden, Tsuruoka City, and crossed the Nipponkai Tohoku Expressway.
Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata
Sighted near the pachinko parlor Himawari close to Across
Noshiro Teramukai, Akita
Around 16:15, while driving on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway from Sakata toward Tsuruoka, one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) was observed crossing from west to east. Subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata
Size 1.2 m, headed south.
Mitane Koikawa, Akita
While driving from Takanosu toward Aikawa, a single bear approximately 80 cm in length was observed coming out from the woods on the north side onto Prefectural Route 24. It later returned to the north woods. It was about 100 m from nearby facilities.
Kitaakita, Akita
One bear was observed moving to the south.
Noshiro Akudo, Akita
[Post]
Akita, Akita
Peak activity at 8:00 with 40 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 459 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 140 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 14 hours ago near Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 469 km route runs from Cape Ōma to Chidō Museum, passing through Aomori, Yamagata, and Akita. In the past 30 days, 459 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 140 of them. The latest sighting was reported 14 hours ago near Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
