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This 132 km route runs from Chidō Museum to Akita Museum of Art, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 320 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 44 of them. The latest sighting was reported 11 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
4 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata, Akita.
[Post] Sighted while driving
Akita, Akita
A man in his 50s, who was at home, spotted one bear about 80 cm long on a residential property in Ushijimahigashi 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita Narayama-Jonanmachi, Akita
Crossed through the grounds of the vacant house behind my home.
Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita
Left the residential premises along the fence heading toward Ushijima Elementary School. Body length 80 cm, young bear. 30 meters to the elementary school.
Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita
[Report] While driving east (toward the final disposal site), it ran across the road from north to south about 100 meters ahead. Approximately just under 1 meter in total length.
Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita
A roughly 1-meter bear was sighted on a prefectural slope with the governor's residence in Senshu-Kitanomaru, Akita City, and moved up the slope toward the governor's residence.
Akita Tegata-Kyukamachi, Akita
[Report] Spotted an animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 m long. It was honked at by a car and ran off toward the governor's official residence.
Akita Senshu-kitanomaru, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the slope of the prefectural land where the governor's residence is located in Senchu-Kitanomaru, Akita City, and moved uphill toward the governor's residence.
Akita Senshu-jokamachi, Akita
While driving near Yusupal, spotted a bear in the large parking lot. It then left toward the woods north of Yusupal. Body length about 1 m. Distance from building: 20 m.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Witnessed from my car on the way home; it ran off along the riverbank.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
[Report] Bear sighted
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Body lengths about 1 m and about 1 m. Distance to the house: approximately 0 m. They crossed the road and ran toward the rice fields.
Yurihonjō Tamanoike, Akita
One bear, 50–60 cm, sighted within a residential property about 3 m from the nearest building. Departed heading north.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 法連寺, Yamagata
[Report] A bear about 1 meter long in a residential yard
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear was sighted in the woods on the south side of the house. Size about 1 m. It left heading west. About 10 m to the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Post] I went to take out the trash and heard a noise, so I looked out the window and saw a bear about 1 meter tall. After pacing around the yard, it ran off to the west (see photo). It was 2 meters from the building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
It ran across the yard of a house and passed through.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
At around 05:50 on July 27, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironne 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear moving westward on the road in front of a house observed. Size about 1 m. Approximately 5 m from the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
About 20 minutes earlier, a bear was seen on a city road in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
[Report] About 1 m in size. Walked along the road toward the sea. Police have been notified.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
At around 19:08 on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Around 6:20 AM on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hirone 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Around 5:00 PM on July 27, a bear was sighted moving in Tamanoike-Oda, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Tamanoike, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the garden of a home in Terauchi-Hirune, Akita City, on the morning of July 27, 2026.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Post] Tried to ride my bicycle through and saw something that looked like a bear cub.
Akita Koyosaiwaicho, Akita
[Report] While driving, I saw a cub crossing the road.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
[Post] Spotted one bear crossing from the CNA Arena direction toward the Daiyu Eight direction. Size about 1.2 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City, around 10:30 on July 26.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
Sighted one bear on the highway slope. Size about 50 cm. Approximately 100 m to the nearest building. The bear left the slope heading west.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shimonikatedate Kagawa Kata-shita, Akita City, around 10:09 a.m.
Akita, Akita
Sighted one bear on the Taiheigawa riverbed. Size about 1 m, approximately 50 m from the nearest building. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Around 10:00 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Shimokitate Matsuzaki Iwase, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
While driving from the Akita Castle area toward the FamilyMart, I saw a bear crossing the road. It was about 1 m (3 ft). It entered a private home's yard.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Distance to houses: approximately 200 m Body length: approximately 1.3 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
When I tried to leave my home garage, I saw one bear about 1 m away. It was about 1 m in size and left into the bushes on the south side. Distance to the building: 1 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
A man in his 70s working in a garage spotted a bear about 1 meter long on the grounds of a private home in Terauchi-Unoki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Body length 1 m. Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Distance from the building: 3 m.
Akita Senshu-kitanomaru, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a residential property in Senshu Kitanomaru, Akita City.
Akita Tegata-Kyukamachi, Akita
Body length about 1 m. Distance to the house approximately 400 m. Walked off to the north and entered the brush.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length about 1 m. Distance to the house about 100 m. Was going in and out of the Koyoshikawa River.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
[Report] While driving, it crossed from the south side to the north side of the road at a location about 300–400 m off Route 7.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Body length about 1 m; distance to private house about 10 m; climbed up toward the Mizubayashi ballpark area
Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m, Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
It’s about the size of dog poop, but it contains lots of nuts and has no smell. I’m posting because I think it could be from a cub.
Akita, Akita
According to Akita Prefecture, a bear was sighted in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, around 10:30 on 2026-07-23.
Yurihonjō 狐森, Akita
Around 16:20 on 2026-07-22, one bear was sighted in Tsurunuma, Yurihonjō City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Tsurunuma, Akita
Body length 1 m
Yurihonjō 瓦谷地, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to residences: approximately 5 m
Yurihonjō 西小人町, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kazayachi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, around 15:35 on 2026-07-22.
Yurihonjō 瓦谷地, Akita
Body length about 1 m; distance to the house about 30 m; headed toward the health center.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a national highway in Kiriuchi, Yurihonjo City, by a man in his 20s driving a car.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
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Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, Akita
Around 15:02 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Ookuwa-machi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, Akita
Approximately 1 m in body length. It appeared on the grounds of Honjō High School and departed toward the forested area on the tennis-court side.
Yurihonjō Ozutsumishita, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 0 m Body length: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 堤脇, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 0 m Body length: approx. 1 m
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
Distance to the nearest house: 0 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to the house approximately 5 m.
Yurihonjō 堤脇, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m; distance to residence approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 埋田, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m; distance to the house approximately 100 m.
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear was sighted in Iwakiuchikawa Kazehira, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Crossing the road from south to north
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
While walking on the road, I observed one bear crossing the road near the Sakigake Shinpo Izumi sales outlet from south to north. Body length about 1 m. Distance from the building: 1 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in the Sotosasagawa Yatsuyagi 2-chome area of Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear on the road. Body length 50 cm. Direction of departure unknown. 20 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
Around 13:20 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Yakushidoienokoshi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 埋田, Akita
On 2026-07-22 around 13:30, a bear was sighted in Yakushido, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
A bear was sighted in Oohata, Hirasaka/Asahikawa area, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-22, one bear was seen moving in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 陳場岱, Akita
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Akita, Akita
was walking inside the ballpark
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to residences: 100 m. Was crossing the pedestrian overpass at Honjō Park. Headed toward Tsurumai Elementary School.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Crossed National Route 105 and climbed up the fence of Honjo Park.
Yurihonjō 瓦谷地, Akita
Body length about 0.8 m. Distance to residence: 5 m. Headed north.
Yurihonjō 船ヶ台, Akita
One bear was sighted in the premises of a house in Funagadai, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita
[Report] A bear, believed to be an adult, was frozen (standing still) in the middle of the river.
Akita, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m; distance to house 5 m; headed north.
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Sotoasahikawa-Machiai, Akita City, around 11:05 on July 21.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While stopped at an intersection, a bear about 1.5 meters tall crossed in front of me. It ran toward the Inaba Clinic area.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in the parking lot of Granmart Osawakigawa store in Kotachi, Osaka-Gawa, Akita City. It was about 1 meter from the store building.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear leaving westward toward the municipal housing area between Grand Mart and Shimamura. Body length 1.5 m. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
[Posted] Wandering through the parking lot and went between the stores.
Akita, Akita
It attempted to cross the road toward the sea, but when we watched it, it slipped into the bushes on the mountain side.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Nishimemachi Doto Saruta, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita
On 2026-07-21 afternoon, one bear was sighted moving in Kiridochi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
Around 5:00 PM on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Osaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Around 10:50 on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Sogawa Kodachi, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted at Honjo Park in Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Around 4:10 PM on 2026-07-21, one bear was sighted at Soegawa Gennai Kawara in Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] It walked slowly from the dark parking lot toward private property. It was about 1.5 meters (in size).
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
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Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
Around 10:30 on 2026-07-20, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a city road in Hirasawa Shimizujiri, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. It crossed a white fence and went toward a residential area.
Nikaho, Akita
Spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length.
Nikaho, Akita
Sighted a bear about 1 meter in body length.
Nikaho, Akita
A bear was sighted around 10:22 on July 20 in Hirasawa Ishibashi, Nikaho City, Akita.
Nikaho, Akita
It passed between houses and headed toward the mountains.
Nikaho, Akita
Spotted a bear in the rice field in front of the house. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
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Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
While driving, I saw one bear crossing the road. Body length about 1 meter.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
At around 9:05 on July 20, a bear was seen moving in Mitsumori Unohama, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
[Post] Firecrackers used to signal a bear sighting went off next door, so I immediately looked out from an easy-to-see window. I saw a bear moving along the top of a block wall at the house below the road.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was moving between houses. Body length 1 m. It moved off to the east. 10 m from the house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Around 9:30 on 2026-07-20, a bear was sighted in Hirasawa Omizuguchi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
Around 10:15 on 2026-07-20, one bear was seen moving in Hirasawa Yukihimori, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hirasawa Maeyachi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
Around 08:25 on July 20, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Shōnai 跡, Yamagata
Observed one bear crossing the grounds of Kinpu Junior High School, heading toward the forest on the south side.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Ran into the mountain
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Kinoura Jūninomae, Nikaho City.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
While traveling on the Kita Interchange route, I observed a bear in an apartment parking lot. Body length about 1 meter. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from the building: 10 meters.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted crossing National Route 7 from the industrial park side toward the seaside. Body length approximately 1 meter.
Nikaho 大塩越, Akita
Around 3:10 PM on July 19, a bear was sighted in Tateishi, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 大塩越, Akita
A bear was sighted in Daimonsaki, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 大塩越, Akita
Observed one bear in the brush on the Tsuruha side from the Nemuno Hill observation deck.
Nikaho 大塩越, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A single bear was sighted entering from the northwest side of the market premises. Body length unknown. It moved south through the premises and then headed east.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Sotokasumiwai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
While driving, (we) observed one bear crossing National Route 7 from the Hamanasu side of the Onsen Recreation Center and heading toward the seaside.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
[Post] Crossing the road leisurely
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Crossed the railway tracks and went from the Sotoasahikawa direction toward the Shōgunno district.
Akita, Akita
One bear sighted near the Yayanagi railroad crossing. Body length approximately 1 m. Departed heading east. Distance from nearest building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
While mowing the grass, I observed one bear heading toward the forest. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Witnessed a bear passing through the home garden. Body length about 1 m. It left to the east.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
On 2026-07-19 around 08:49, a bear was sighted in Terauchi Takano, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Observed one bear moving from the woods behind Torinagane Children's Park toward the Mitake Shrine side. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
A subadult Asian black bear (smaller than an adult) climbed from a neighbor’s yard up onto the road and then descended into my property. A neighbor saw it and called me. It has been appearing once or twice daily for more than five consecutive days.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
At around 6:55 AM on July 19, a bear was seen moving in Shogunno-Minami, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
When I looked out the window, I witnessed it walking along the wall between houses; it went down once, then climbed back up, going back and forth. After that, it climbed onto the wall again and ran off toward the north. Its body length was about 1 meter. It moved more quickly than I expected.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Spotted a bear on the roadway. Body length about 1 m. It left toward the east. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 2-chome, Akita City, around 06:49 on 2026-07-19.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Around 8:40 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Kanoura Toricho-nene, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
A bear was seen moving around in Kono Shitaya-chi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, around 13:15 on July 19.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kanoura Sasamori, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, around 12:30 on 2026-07-19.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Around 12:50 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Otsusaka-awa Koyachi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted on the roadway. Body length approximately 1 m. It moved south and left into the forest. About 20 m from nearby buildings.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear was seen on a city road in Shogunno-Minami 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
The bear headed north along the road and fled into the pine grove.
Nikaho Tobi, Akita
It came out from the grounds of an empty house onto the road, entered the yard of the house where I was being picked up, and ran toward the public housing complex.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 2-chome, Akita City, around 10:55 on July 18.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Observed one bear moving from the campsite toward the forest. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho Tobi, Akita
While driving toward the General Health Services Corporation, I saw the rear view of a bear walking on the road. The bear continued walking along the road between Jisakura Housing and the General Health Services Corporation.
Akita, Akita
While driving, I observed one bear moving from left to right. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
One bear sighted on residential property. Body length 1 m. Departed to the south. Distance from building 3 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Witnessed a bear that crossed the road from the mountains but, upon noticing a car, turned back toward the mountain.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the roadway. It departed toward the southwest. 5.0 m from the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was seen in the field next to the house; it went down into the cedar grove to the north.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjō City.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 200 m Body length: approximately 0.5 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A woman in her 70s at home spotted a bear about 1 meter long in a grassland in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Post] Crossed directly in front of the car while driving
Akita, Akita
Distance to house: 5 m; Body length: 1 m
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
Around 12:15 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Nishime-machi Numata Otosukebuchi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 西目町沼田, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kizakura 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, 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
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
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 50 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance from houses: 5.0 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
[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
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
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
[Post] Came out from between houses onto the road; whereabouts beyond that unknown.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
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
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
After appearing in the parking lot from the forested mountain to the north, (the bear) returned to the forested mountain.
Akita, Akita
On July 14 around 12:15, one bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita, 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 in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, around 3:40 PM on July 14.
Yurihonjō 巣組, 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
[Report] One bear cub crossed the highway near Akita-Chuo Interchange (closer to Akita-Minami Interchange) and entered the underbrush.
Akita, Akita
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
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
On 2026-07-13 in Shimokitate Torizawa Shimomaeda, Akita City, a bear was seen moving.
Akita, 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
A bear was sighted in Kotakihamamichi, Kisakatamachi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, Akita
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Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, Akita
[Report] Crossed the road heading north
Akita, Akita
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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
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
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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
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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
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Sakata 山谷新田, Yamagata
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
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
[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
Saw a bear crossing from right to left while driving. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
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
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
While driving on the highway toward Noshiro, I witnessed a bear crossing the highway from the left to the right. One bear, body length about 80 cm. It left by going over the roadside embankment.
Akita, Akita
While driving on the highway toward Noshiro, I observed a bear crossing the highway from left to right. One bear, body length about 80 cm. It crossed over the roadside embankment and departed.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Shimokitate Yanagidate Gatahata, Akita City, around 15:15 on July 9.
Akita Shimokitate-Yanagitate, Akita
Posted: When I opened the curtains, it was in the parking lot. The bear is large, about 1.5 meters long.
Akita, 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
A bear was sighted moving in Yokoyama, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
[Report] Spotted one bear cub in the park. It later went back into the woods.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Post] Its body length was about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yanagita Oginosawa, Akita City, around 1:00 PM.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Agricultural land / Size: Adult
Sakata 三之宮, Yamagata
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
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: From the Yakeyama side, crossed the road toward the mountain by Chuo High School. Thought to be an adult bear.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
It crossed in front of my car while I was driving.
Akita, 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 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
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
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
[Post] The biggest bear I’ve seen this year. Over 120 cm. The cubs were about 50 cm and chubby. I was walking on the forest side of a park that has an X-shaped wooden structure. It was eating nuts or leaves. When I tried to take a photo and approached by car, it ran off into the forest. Separately, there was also what I believe was bear scat in the park.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 関, Yamagata
Distance to houses: 200 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 岩城赤平, Akita
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Sakata 市条, Yamagata
One bear was observed crossing the road from the observation deck side. Approximately 1 m in body length.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
I was walking toward the marsh.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 320 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 44 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 11 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 132 km route runs from Chidō Museum to Akita Museum of Art, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 320 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 44 of them. The latest sighting was reported 11 hours ago near Akita, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
