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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, 352 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 58 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day 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.
Crossed the road and proceeded up the mountain
Akita, Akita
[Post] Feces
Akita, Akita
Two bears were sighted near Senaga-jima in the Kujukushima area. Each was about 1 meter in body length.
Nikaho 田の神, Akita
After moving across the rice fields on the north side of the settlement from east to west, it crossed over the Mogami River embankment / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Shōnai 堀野, Yamagata
Around 7:00 on 2026-06-14, a bear was sighted in Ōshima, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 田の神, Akita
(Posted) Crossed while driving—went toward the side with the pond.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi-Ko, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A black bear, about one meter tall, appeared to head toward the cemetery.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear about 60 cm in body length hid in the bushes beside the road.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Nishinakanosawa, Akita
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yuza 白井新田, Yamagata
(Posted) It was in the parking lot.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Report] Near a private residence
Yurihonjō, Akita
(Posted) Crossed the road and headed toward Kita Interchange
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving toward the Yokoyama-Kanaashi Line, I saw it in the bushes beside a field. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Yuza 上蕨岡, Yamagata
The bear crossed the slope near yesterday’s sighting, passed through residences, and left eastward along the drainage channel. Body length 1.2 m. One individual. Distance from building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear about 1 meter long in the brush beside the prefectural road. It fled into the brush on the south side.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
While driving, I sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. It departed into brush to the north. Nearest residence is 300 m away.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Walking right beside the river and wading in it. Body length about 1.6 m.
Akita, Akita
I sighted one bear approximately 1 m in size. It moved southeast. It was 5 m from nearby buildings.
Akita Narayama-Furukawashinmachi, Akita
Bear tracks from one bear were found on the coast. The tracks go from north to south through the brush for about 380 m. Track width approx. 10 cm, length approx. 15 cm.
Nikaho Ryozenji, Akita
Posted: It went down the road toward the houses.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Sakata 生石, Yamagata
One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted within the facility grounds. Direction of departure is unknown. Approximately 10 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted by a man on a facility premises in Goshono-Shimoshutsutsumi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
On the night of 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted on a city road in Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita City.
Akita Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita
[Post] While driving toward Izumi, I thought something was in front of me — it was a bear. It ran off toward the funeral hall area.
Akita, Akita
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Yurihonjō, Akita
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Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear about 1.5 m tall walked north along the road in front of the shipping company.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
[Post] A large, solid adult (bear); showed no sign of trying to run away.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
Body length about 1 m; distance to houses about 140 m; headed east
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
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Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita
On the night of June 10, one bear was spotted on a sidewalk in Kinoura Toranagane, Nikaho City.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Bear sighted on the road. Went east. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho 三丁目塩越, Akita
Spotted a bear on the road. Body length about 1 m. It walked from north to south.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
[Report] An animal believed to be a bear ran off
Akita, Akita
Distance to house: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Distance to houses: 300 m. Bear length: 1.5 m. Found under the highway. Moved toward the mountain side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to house: 100 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita
One bear was seen swimming in the Koyoshi River in Idodori, Yurihonjo City, from a riverside parking area.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
While driving, I spotted a bear about 1 m in length in a rice field. It left toward the forest to the east. There are no buildings nearby, but there is a building approximately 400 m to the west.
Akita, Akita
Encountered a bear about 100 meters before the traffic signal heading from the golf practice range toward Yokogane Line. The bear was approximately 60–80 cm and climbed over the fence from the road into the thicket.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear appeared on campus
Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita
Distance to houses: 500 m Height: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
[Report] Crossing Route 7 toward Ōmoriyama
Akita, Akita
Around 8:25 a.m. on June 9, one bear was seen moving in Hamadaishiyama, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Spotted one bear about 60 cm in body length on the west side of the neighboring house. It came from the south and went back toward the south. The distance from the house was 10 meters.
Akita, Akita
One adult bear moved along the south side of the house from west to east and headed toward the bypass. The distance from the house was 15 meters.
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 400 m
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
Encountered on the way to the fishing spot. Later moved into the woods on the wind turbine side. Body length over 1.0 m.
Akita, Akita
In Yurihonjo City Tsurunuma, a woman fell and injured her arm after being startled by a bear on her home premises.
Yurihonjō Tsurunuma, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita
Distance to houses: 5 m; body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Around 13:30 on 2026-06-09, a bear was sighted in Matsugasaki-Miyanogo, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
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Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
(Post) Walked slowly eastward through the grassy area.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Moved north
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Departed traveling from east to west.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the house about 5 m. Headed onto the grounds of a nearby residence.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Was running eastward in front of Yasuragi-en
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
One bear cub ran across the rice paddy toward the mountain.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Headed toward the north-side road.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 30 m. Body length: about 1 m. Entered the bamboo grove on the south side.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
At around 10:00 on 2026-06-08, a bear was seen moving at Ishiwaki Benkeigawa in Yurihonjo, Akita.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; body length: about 1 m; headed in the direction of National Route 7.
Yurihonjō 片町, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses: approximately 5 m Crossed the road and left to the south
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Sighted while driving. It was running along the road next to the rice fields. It appeared to be an adult, over 1 meter in length.
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
Environment: road / Size: young animal
Tsuruoka 下清水, Yamagata
Around 10:15 on June 7, a bear was sighted moving in Yanagita-Otomosawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Observation: A bear ran across the road from the western grassy area toward the eastern hillside on the route from Taihei Hatta to Soegawa, crossing at a distance of about 1 meter from me. An elderly man was working in the nearby western grasses, so I immediately called out and warned him.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Arayamachi, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long crossed a prefectural road in Shimokawara, Araya-machi, Akita City, and was seen by a woman in her 20s driving by.
Akita, Akita
While driving on the prefectural road, I observed one bear about 1.0 m in body length moving from east to west. It was 50 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Arayamachi, Akita
[Report] Came out from the forest on the south side, crossed the road, and moved toward the plaza on the north side where machinery is on display.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear walking on the road from south to north. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho Hata, Akita
Observed one 1-meter bear from inside a vehicle near Momosada Kaeru. It moved south.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Sighted while driving
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Distance to houses: 700 m. Body length: approximately 1 m.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
A bear approximately 1 meter long was in the field behind the property. It left heading west (toward the sea). Distance to the building: 5 meters.
Akita, Akita
[Sighting] While driving, a bear crossing the road was sighted. Body length about 1 meter. It crossed the road from east to west and entered the brush.
Akita, Akita
While driving on a municipal road toward Yurihonjo City, I observed one bear walking across a rice field from east to west. Estimated body length about 1 meter.
Nikaho Serida, Akita
Around 8:10 a.m. on June 6, a bear was seen moving in Serita Shin-Suwanomae, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Serida, Akita
Distance to residence: 50 m. Body length: 1.0 m. Witnessed walking from west toward the mountains to the east.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Environment: Forest / Size: Unknown
Sakata 市条, Yamagata
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Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear was sighted in Iwaki-Niko, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yurihonjō 岩城二古, Akita
Distance to houses: 140 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Escaped toward the western forest
Yurihonjō, Akita
One bear (body length 0.7 m) was sighted moving along the Akagawa River from the Haguro area toward the urban area. / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka 羽黒町赤川, Yamagata
One bear was sighted around 6:00 in Isehara-machi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 伊勢横内, Yamagata
Distance to houses: 10 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved eastward along the railroad tracks.
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Crossed the highway from the seaside and left eastward.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 6:24 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted moving in Shimohama Nagasawa Urata, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
A bear approximately 1.2 m long was in the rice field to the east across from the house. After heading north, it left toward the river to the east. Distance from the building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was on the front porch. Startled, I went into the house and watched; it then entered the neighbor’s property. It was about 10 meters from the building.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Taihei Hatahata, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A bear about 80 cm in size was found in front of a house entrance. It then headed toward the stream and left.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the road to the north. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the nearest house about 1,500 m. Headed from the rice field toward the forested mountains to the north.
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
Report: An adult bear was spotted on the roadside.
Akita, Akita
Around 08:55 on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in Fujisaki Ebigasawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
Body length approximately 0.5 m. Distance to houses approximately 150 m. Situation: Witnessed on the slope on the east side.
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
[Post] Was walking
Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita
Around 6:50 a.m. on June 4, a bear was seen moving in Okawa-cho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, Akita
There was a bear about 50 cm tall.
Akita Hodono-Kanasamachi, Akita
[Report] Kumano Shrine, Iwaki-Kameda, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture
Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita
Around 00:15 on June 4, a bear was sighted in Iwaki Kameda Atagomachi Takajocho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita
Around 11:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was seen moving in Yakushido Dounoshita, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
(Posted) Ran away
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Fled toward the cemetery on the north side.
Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita
Body length: about 1.0 m Distance to residence: about 20 m Departed toward the sea
Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita
[Report] After finishing work, while driving as usual, I saw a bear crossing the roadway.
Akita, Akita
[Report] I was running near a place with a firefighter’s shed, then it went into a private house.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 4:20 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagida-Otomozawa, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
It ran out onto the highway. It ran across to the opposite lane and fled.
Akita Yanagida, Akita
Two bears sighted in a vacant lot beside the regional farm road. Two bears, each about 1.2 m in body length. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from a building.
Akita, Akita
One bear was spotted moving in Ashikawa Kubogawahara, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m; Situation: headed toward the mountains to the south.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length approximately 1.0 m. Was climbing a tree near Tsurumai Stadium.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long fled east through the rice fields near Mimori railroad crossing.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Situation: Headed east toward the mountain.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Number of animals unknown
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Body length about 1.0 m. Headed north from the Otaki (Co., Ltd.) parking lot.
Yurihonjō 浜三川, Akita
Lurking at Izumi Shrine on the grounds of Shofukuji Temple in Tsuruoka City. / Environment: Around residences / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 勝福寺, Yamagata
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Onagahara, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 遠賀原, Yamagata
According to Akita Prefecture, a bear was sighted in Kawaguchi Shobosaki, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Akanumashita, Akita
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Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita
Observed one bear crossing National Route 112 from west to east. It was later believed to have headed toward the Ongahara area. / Environment: near residential houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 外内島, Yamagata
One bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted approximately 300 m west of Sai Elementary School. It is believed to have then headed toward the Shōfukuji area. / Environment: near residences / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 斎藤川原, Yamagata
Distance to residence: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
[Report] At around 3:30 AM, a black animal about 50 cm ran off to the east.
Akita Izumiichinotsubo, Akita
One bear was sighted crossing a road in Shimoyamazoe, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 下山添, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Ogawa-Oigata, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Around 11:00 on June 3, in Oshikawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, a man in his 90s was bitten on the hand and shoulder by a bear while working in a field and suffered minor injuries.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Around 11:00 on 2026-06-03, a bear appeared in Oikawa Miyano-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and attacked a person.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
One bear was seen entering a shrine precinct in Katsufukuji, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 勝福寺, Yamagata
Around 2:40 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagita Ishigami, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
(Post) Was running in the parking lot within the Silver Area (near the tree). Went off somewhere immediately.
Akita, Akita
An ALSOK patrol officer sighted a bear approximately 1.5 meters long in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.
Akita, Akita
An ALSOK patrol spotted a 1.5-meter-long bear in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.
Akita, Akita
An ALSOK patrol spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.
Akita, Akita
[Report] On campus
Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m, Bear body length: 1.5 m
Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita
A woman in her 70s spotted one bear on a city road in Idori, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east into the mountains.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Approximately 1.0 m in body length. Sighted at Mitsukimori Park.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
A bear about 1.0 m long that was swimming in the Koyoshikawa River was sighted coming ashore near Honjo Port.
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
Body length about 1.0 m. A bear was sighted swimming in the Koyoshi River southwest of Sugawara Hospital.
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
A bear over 1.5 m long ran at high speed, crossed the road, and went down toward the Red Cross Hospital side.
Akita, Akita
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Yurihonjō Sakanamachi, Akita
Around 7:00 on June 2, a bear was sighted walking on a levee near houses in Aoyama, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.
Mikawa 大字青山, Yamagata
Was walking on top of the embankment / Environment: riverbed / Size: unknown
Mikawa 大字青山, Yamagata
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Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 6:00 on June 2, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted near a rice paddy in Yunozawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata
One bear (body length about 1 m) was sighted near rice paddies on the south side of the Yunozawa area. / Environment: around houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata
I was walking through the field. It ran toward the woods.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear (body length 1 m) moving east through the rice fields. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 民田, Yamagata
Observed one bear (body length 1.0 m) moving north across an open lot. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 民田, Yamagata
A 1-meter bear was sighted walking in a rice paddy in Takasaka, Tsuruoka City, around 7:30 a.m.
Tsuruoka 高坂, Yamagata
[Post] I was driving from somewhere near Araya High School and turned left toward Shimohama when I saw a black shape climbing up toward Omoriyama. In the headlights it looked like a bear.
Akita, Akita
Crossing in front of a car
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted near Gabi Bridge (on the Akagawa riverbed). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: riverbed / Size: adult
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
I went outside and it walked past the front of the entrance.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed on the slope near Honjō Park
Yurihonjō 尾崎, Akita
Approximately 1.5 m long. Headed from Ozaki Ground toward Honjō Park.
Yurihonjō, Akita
At around 1:50 on the 1st, a bear sighting was reported in Omote-Ozaki Town, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses 30 m; situation: headed toward Kadare
Yurihonjō, Akita
Inside Honjo Park, climbed up toward the Shushinkan direction
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Posted: It ran off immediately. I only saw one, but there are fields and such nearby.
Akita, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1 m. It ran off toward the mountain behind.
Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 南平沢, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Fumishita, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata, around 6:48 PM on June 1.
Tsuruoka Hodashi, Yamagata
A woman in her 50s driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long at Honjo Park in Osaki, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
A bear was sighted in Osaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nisimemecho Amashibaki Kitazawa, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Bear body length: 1.0 m Distance to residences: 20 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
A man in his 40s preparing for grass-cutting saw one bear sitting inside a shrine grounds in Nishime-cho Amihashi, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; Distance to houses: approximately 300 m; Crossed the road from the mountain/forest side toward the seaside
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
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Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Distance to houses: 250 m Body length: approximately 0.6 m
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
Distance to the house: 1 m Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
It came out of the grassy thicket, noticed the car, and turned back.
Akita, Akita
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Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Around 13:30 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Deto Hamayama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Bear approximately 1 m in length, about 1 m from a residence — one bear spotted in front of a house entrance.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] A giant bear
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 200 m; Bear body length: 1 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m.
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to residence approximately 50 m.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m. Sighted on the sandy beach on the west side of the gas station. Direction of departure unknown.
Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishimemachi Numata Shindo-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, around 5:00 PM on May 28.
Yurihonjō, Akita
One bear was sighted in Shimohama Nagahama Nagasaka, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Sitting down on the road
Akita, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 1,000 m. Body length: 1 m. Collided with a moving vehicle and then departed.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita
Around 19:35 on 2026-05-27, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kamikita-Saruta Futatsudera, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving, a black animal that appeared to be a bear was moving in the woods. Body length over 1 m.
Akita, Akita
A fairly large bear. It was fat. There is also a school for students with disabilities nearby.
Akita, Akita
Environment: farmland / Size: unknown
Sakata 茗ケ沢, Yamagata
Distance to houses: 10 m. Condition of the bear: one individual. Crossed the national road from south to north and moved toward the subdivision area.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Staff at a geriatric health care facility for the elderly sighted a 1.5-meter bear on a path south of the facility, about 50 meters from the facility. The bear left heading toward the southern mountains.
Akita, Akita
Around 7:40 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear appeared in Nishimemachi Degosaruta, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and collided with a car.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita
A bear was sighted in Minamigaoka 2-chome, Akita City, on 2026-05-27 afternoon.
Akita, Akita
Report: While driving north after turning from Kappei Street, I saw a black animal heading west from the direction of Kappei Hiyoshi Shrine. It was a moon bear about 60 cm tall with thick four legs.
Akita Arayakotobukimachi, Akita
One bear walked along the boardwalk at Takeshimagata and fled north into the rice fields.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
A bear about the size of a cub was seen walking.
Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kuromori, Sakata City.
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
Size: Adult
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Tajirisawa, Araya-machi, Akita City around 08:30 on May 26.
Akita Arayatajirizawa-nakamachi, Akita
While walking my dog, a bear about 130 cm long ran into the woods near Shin'ya High School.
Akita Arayatajirizawa-nakamachi, Akita
Around 8:20 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Dedomahama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to dwelling: approximately 500 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
While driving, I witnessed a bear about 1 meter tall cross the road and go into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
Near the intersection in front of Kinpo Junior High School — sighted a bear walking toward the sea along the road.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
On 2026-05-26 around 06:50, one bear was seen moving in Konoura Korota, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kurokawa Iwataka, Nikaho City, Akita, around 17:30 on May 26.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
Post: Nights of May 25–26 — At Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine honeybees built a nest, and a bear that targeted them appeared over two nights. There were multiple bear claw marks on the shrine’s lower wall panels.
Akita, Akita
On a private road, one bear about 60 cm was sighted. It left toward the mountains to the east, 20 m from a house.
Akita, Akita
In Maekawa-Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was seen moving around.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
One bear crossed the highway from west to east.
Nikaho Otake, Akita
[Report] Body length approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
[Report] Was walking on the municipal road in front of a house. Destination unknown.
Akita, Akita
One bear (body length 1 m) was sighted moving from north to south on the road in front of Yamagata Prefectural Citizens’ Sea/Pool “Sparl”. / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
Around 8:00 on May 25, a bear was sighted in Fukuyama-Yokoyama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
Size: Adult
Sakata 広岡新田, Yamagata
Observed one bear (body length 1 m) crossing the road northward in front of the Ibarashinden Sand Dune Field Production Management Association Center. / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata
[Post] While driving from Tatenomaru Shokudo in Akita City toward Hamada, I saw a bear near the foot of Mt. Omoriyama trying to come onto the road. It noticed the car, stayed on guard, and disappeared into the bushes. Sorry, no dashcam. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
On the morning of 2026-05-24, one bear was seen moving in Hiedasawa, Hamada, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A single bear (body length 1 m) was sighted near the west side of the Prefectural Citizens’ Sea/Pool “Spal” in Yamagata Prefecture. It crossed the road and headed northeast. / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
Sighted one bear swimming across Kurogata and walking toward the eastern mountains. About 1 m in length. Near Kunpu-en.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
Body length: approximately 0.8 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Went back into the forest
Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita
Report: One bear sighted. Size and direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
One bear sighted on the west side grounds of Meio High School. Body length 1.0 m. Departed into the southern thicket. Distance from school building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
700 meters from a private residence
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Hongo, Akita
Traveled from north to south through the T-shaped intersection at Otake Hall. Body length approximately 50 cm.
Nikaho Otake, Akita
A passerby sighted one bear, approximately 70 cm. It was 10 m from Nissan Motor Company. The bear departed toward the Terauchi direction.
Akita Yabase-Miwacho, Akita
(Posted) Appears to be a cub; ran off toward the New National Highway direction.
Akita Yabase-Shinkawamukai, Akita
It appears to be hiding in the bushes at Nanohana-sou. / Size: Adult
Mikawa 大字横山, Yamagata
[Report] Was near the garbage station. Fled westward (toward the sea).
Akita, Akita
[Report] Headed in the opposite direction of the bypass
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 50 m. Body length: 1 m. Fled westward.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
Size: Adult
Mikawa 大字横山, Yamagata
Bear body length: 1.0 m. Distance to residences: 50 m. It walked away toward the mountain.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Likely passed by a house and headed toward the mountains.
Nikaho 鳥の海, Akita
One bear moved from in front of Shisumiike Hall toward the pond. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Bear body length: 0.8 m Distance to homes/buildings: 50 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a bear was seen moving in Kisakata-machi Yotsumii, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A sighting of one bear filmed the same day in Yokoyama, Mikawa Town.
Mikawa 大字横山, Yamagata
Around 8:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a man walking on the Akita Tenno Line (Shin-kokudo) in Yabase, Akita City, spotted a bear about 70 cm long. The bear went north.
Akita Yabase-Dojonumamachi, Akita
One bear (approximately 1 m in body length) was sighted near Ikoi-no-Mura Forest Park. It later moved north. / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
[Post] Running along the rice paddy ridge
Akita Yotsugoya-Koaji, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A cub went from my yard into the bushes to the east. Body length about 50 cm.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kogamori, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
A single bear cub was seen in the woods beside the road. Its body length was about 50 cm.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
Around 15:00 on May 21, 2026, a bear about 60 cm long was sighted in a rice field in Matsuba, Kisakatacho, Nikaho City by a woman in her 50s driving a car. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the site is about 140 meters from the nearest building, and other sightings have been reported nearby; the police are urging residents to be cautious.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
Observed a large bear in a field. One bear. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 50 m.
Akita, Akita
A facility user sighted a bear on the perimeter road. Body length 60 cm. Appeared small. Left heading south. Distance from the building 50 m.
Akita, Akita
Officer on patrol sighted it. Body length about 1.0 m. One individual. Departed toward the northwest.
Akita, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance from houses: approximately 10 m Left heading toward Ishiwaki Ground
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
On 2026-05-21 around 10:55, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Benkeigawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
At about 10:35 a.m. on May 21, a bear approximately 1.2 meters in length was sighted by a man in his 70s at a park in Nyudojima, Kisakata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo police, the bear was about 10 meters from a nearby house, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho 象潟島, Akita
Witnessed one bear running inside Nyudojima Children's Park. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 象潟島, Akita
Distance to the nearest house: 10 m Body length: approximately 1 m After being sighted, fled toward the bamboo grove
Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita
While gathering wild vegetables, I saw a 40 cm-long bear eating something. I want it removed.
Akita, Akita
While commuting by car, a mother bear and her cubs were crossing the road.
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approx. 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 10:10 on 2026-05-21, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Shimochoro-numa, Yurihonjo City, Akita.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.2 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Left from north to south
Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m. Distance to houses: approximately 15 m. Departed from the north side toward the south side.
Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita
A bear was sighted on a city road in Idojiri, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
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Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita
While driving, I saw a black individual trying to slip between houses. It was dark so I couldn’t see clearly, but it seemed larger than a black cat, with thicker legs and slightly longer fur.
Yurihonjō 片町, Akita
Distance to the house: 10 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to houses: 50 m; body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
At around 18:25 on May 20, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of Honjo Kita Junior High School in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City. Additional sightings occurred across the city overnight into the morning of May 21; no injuries were reported and police have urged caution.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
[Report] Adult bear. Went in the direction of Hoshitsuji Shrine.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
Report: While I was walking, there was a bear about 140 cm tall in the forest underbrush.
Akita Senshu-meitokumachi, Akita
[Post] In the bushes beside the cafe
Akita Omachi, Akita
Sighted a bear at a distance of 10 m. Distance to the nearest house: 100 m. It ran off toward the sea.
Akita, Akita
At around 08:00 on the 20th, a woman in her 70s driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long on a municipal road in Hamada Aza Ishiyamashita, Akita City. The nearest house was about 100 meters away, and the Akita Central Police Station is patrolling the area by patrol car and issuing warnings to residents.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Izumi, Akita
[Report] While commuting from the Sanno direction toward Akita Station, I saw a bear in a parking lot. It was a single cub, about 70 cm long.
Akita Omachi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Oomachi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
Report: After getting off at Izumi-Sotokawashi Station and exiting toward the Sotokawashi side, there was a bear in the park on the left. Its eyes were shining in the dark. Body length unknown.
Akita, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Sighted inside the park
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear-like animal (size unknown, juvenile) was sighted in the Numemeji/Miyata area. It appeared to be heading northeast. / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka 布目, Yamagata
Condition: 1 m Distance from dwellings: 100 m
Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita
Witnessed while walking along the embankment on the Uchinokoshi side of Imogawa. Afterwards swam across Imogawa to the opposite side.
Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita
Distance to houses: 5 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] It was on the road while heading from Sannō toward the station. It was near a daycare center.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
It was a cub about 5–60 cm. It was walking along, but when I rang the bear bell I had, it ran off toward the station.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A limping bear climbed up the hill behind the houses.
Akita Izumikamanomachi, Akita
[Post] A young bear about 50 cm crossed the road.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
I saw a black object larger than a dog. It went into the trees near a house. Its movements were fairly slow, and it appeared to have a problem with its right leg.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A young bear was in the rental parking lot next to the 7-Eleven.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
Sighted behind a shop on Torimachi Street.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
Sighted a bear crossing the road from south to north. Body length approximately 1 m. 150 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
A cub was on the riverbank's edge.
Akita Omachi, Akita
[Post] There was something like a bear in the company's grove. I was too scared to look properly, but it was not a dog. Bigger than a dog, about just under 1 meter.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
[Post] I went to clean the trash area and saw something like a bear in the park at the back, got scared and ran away. It climbed over the fence toward the Leopalace side and disappeared. It had an injured leg.
Akita, Akita
[Report] During pick-up/drop-off, it was at the corner of the house. It looked like a bear with bad legs. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
A single juvenile bear was in the shrine grounds. About 70–90 cm tall. Not as tall as 1 m. It was in the shrubbery at the edge of the wooded area, then walked eastward.
Akita Omachi, Akita
[Post] While riding on the bicycle path I saw a black object at the roadside. It was limping on its right leg. A bear from the day before yesterday?
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear. Body length approximately 1.0 m. It went toward the mountains to the south.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
Around 11:00 on May 19, 2026, a teenage man riding a bicycle spotted a bear about 1 meter long on the premises of a business in Hirasawa Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the nearest house is about 150 meters away and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
[Report] A bear cub was walking along the river. It walked in the direction of Chiaki (Senkyu) Park.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
Posting: Eating something in the same spot. I’ve seen it every time I go for the past two or three days.
Akita, Akita
[Post] On the way back from fishing I found something like a bear in the grass. I think its body length was about 70 cm. When I honked the horn it ran away.
Akita Omachi, Akita
Body length: approx. 0.7 m. Distance to dwelling: approx. 1.0 m. Went away toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō 岩城下蛇田, Akita
Posted: Near the university
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
On the way back from the Kawabata area, I saw one young bear. Its body length was about 70–80 centimeters. It was alone in an open space that looked like a parking lot.
Akita Omachi, Akita
In the early morning of May 19, 2026, a roughly 70-cm bear was sighted in front of Neburi Nagashi-kan in Omachi, Akita City at about 02:30. At 09:50 a similarly sized bear-like animal was seen near a nearby parking lot. Subsequent sightings were reported along the river, at a shrine, and near a supermarket, and authorities say the bear may still be in the area.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
There was a bear in a rice paddy. I saw it from a distance from the road; it was relatively large. It seemed to be walking slowly.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear running north along a path through the rice fields.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
One bear about 1 m long was observed crossing a municipal road from the rice fields on the south side toward the Nikaho area.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
Around 08:30 on the 18th, an about 1.2-meter-long bear was spotted on a city road in Omoriyama, Hamada, Akita City by an elderly man in his 80s working in the fields. The Akita Central Police stated the nearest house was about 60 meters away; patrol cars warned residents, and the zoo increased in-park announcements and firecracker use, stepped up staff patrols, and switched automatic doors to manual operation.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear near the rotary. It left heading into the northern woods. Body length approximately 1.2 m. Distance from building: 60 m.
Akita, Akita
(Post) Crossed the Nihonkai Tohoku Road heading toward the sea.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
While driving on the prefectural road toward the hospital area, I spotted one bear crossing. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho, Akita
[Post] While walking from Izumi-Sotoasahikawa Station I saw a black moving object. Larger than a dog, about 1.2 m. It looked like its front leg was injured.
Akita, Akita
Around 04:20 on May 18, a black bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted near JR Izumigaoka-Akihikawa Station in Sotoasahikawa, Akita City; it appeared to have an injured front paw. On May 17 in the same area, a bear believed to have an injured front paw entered a private property, and police responded by setting off firecrackers.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed leaving the road heading north while in motion. Body length 1 m. 10–20 m to buildings.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking, I saw a bear moving from the mountain toward the Seria area. It appeared to be dragging one of its legs as if injured. It might be the same individual as the one seen around 5 p.m.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed crossing the road toward the mega-solar (solar power) site. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Tazukami, Akita
At around 17:45 on May 17, one bear was sighted on the grounds of a private home in Gaikasugawa, Sango-dena, Akita City. The Akita Rinko Police Station has not confirmed whether the bear left and is continuing to monitor the area, saying the bear may still be on the property.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Passing through Sotoasahikawa Anpasu. Came out in front of a car, went through the irrigation channel behind Maruhan Sotoasahikawa, crossed from Akigin Sotoasahikawa branch toward the dentist opposite, entered the grounds of the house behind the dentist, and is believed to still be on that property. Appears to have an injured right front leg and was limping while running. Body length about 1.2 m.
Akita, Akita
Crossed the road toward the north side (the wholesale market side). Body length about 1.2 meters.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Walked along what looked like a waterway/irrigation canal next to the currency exchange
Akita, Akita
Post: About 80 cm. Right front paw injured.
Akita, Akita
Crossed from the southwest to the northeast side of the intersection. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a building.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
It was limping, about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 m tall in the field.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
[Post] A bear crossed the new national road near Kusautsugawa.
Akita, Akita
While resting at the bottom of the stairs, I spotted a bear about 1 meter tall.
Nikaho, Akita
A cub was walking
Nikaho, Akita
Length: Unknown Distance to nearest house: Approximately 80 m Departed toward the mountain woods to the north
Yurihonjō, Akita
A police officer driving by witnessed it running across the road from west to east. Body length 1 m. 5 meters from a private house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Witnessed by visitors at Gokoku Shrine. Left toward the east side of the shrine. Body length 1.5 m. Distance from buildings unknown.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
A single bear cub crossed the city road toward the mountains.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 352 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 58 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Akita, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. 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, 352 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 58 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Akita, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
