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This 695 km route runs from Chidō Museum to Miyako, passing through Yamagata, Akita, Aomori, and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 283 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 64 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 hours ago near Tsuruoka 大宝寺, Yamagata.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
7 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata, Akita, Aomori, Iwate.
環境: 河川敷 / 大きさ: 成獣
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
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
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
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
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
Observed moving to the west. / Environment: farmland / Size: unknown
Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata
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
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
One bear was sighted at Koganebarahara Park in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata.
Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yuza 北目, Yamagata
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
Environment: Agricultural land / Size: Adult
Sakata 三之宮, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 関, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 大蕨, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Sakata 市条, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 字山田, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 横代, Yamagata
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
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Sakata 常禅寺, Yamagata
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
Environment: riverbank / Size: adult (fully grown)
Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata
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
Environment: Farmland / Size: Cub (young bear)
Sakata 生石, Yamagata
While traveling on National Route 345, one bear (approximately 1.2 m in body length) was sighted near Aikōen (Aikoen) of Tsuruoka City. The bear then moved toward the park behind Aikōen. / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 岡山, Yamagata
A bear was also sighted in Kamibana, Mikawa Town.
Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 新出, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sakata 小泉, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Koizumimaeda, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Sakata 観音寺, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yuza, Yamagata
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
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yuza 白井新田, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 相沢, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 福山, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Yuza 上蕨岡, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Kamisendo-Senndosawa, Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture, around 17:15 on July 9, and it was seen moving.
Ugo, Akita
Observed from the carport. Walked along the rice-field embankment and entered the mountain to the south. Size unknown, but likely an adult.
Ugo, Akita
Body length about 1 m. Distance to houses about 50 m. Was coming to eat mulberry fruits. Appeared to have also come past noon on July 4.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 6:00 on July 6, a bear was sighted in Oobata, Kamisasago, Chokai-machi, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance from dwellings: 10 m. Bear body length: 0.5 m. While traveling on National Route 108, the bear crossed from the east to the west. It departed into the western mountains (old elementary school side).
Yurihonjō, Akita
A single cub was sighted in a drainage ditch near farmland. Body length about 50 cm. About 100 m from houses.
Yuzawa, Akita
A bear was sighted near the back screen of Ogatsu Baseball Stadium. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. Distance to the nearest house: approximately 50 meters.
Yuzawa Yokobori, Akita
While heading south on National Route 13 toward Inagawa, past Yamaguchi Tunnel, I sighted one bear cub. It crossed the road and ran up the mountainside.
Yuzawa Shimo-Innai, Akita
While traveling southbound on National Route 13 on the inner side of the valley, I observed one cub just past the Yamaguchi Tunnel. It crossed the road and fled toward the mountainside.
Yuzawa Shimo-Innai, Akita
While driving near Atago Bridge in Kamiinnai, Yuzawa City, I spotted one bear in front of the garbage collection point near the beauty salon just before Shinōin. The bear crossed Atago Bridge and ran west toward Atago Shrine. Body length: 0.8 m; 10 m from residential area.
Yuzawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yakusokusawa, Kamisen-do, Ugo Town.
Ugo, Akita
[Report] It appeared from the grassy area south of a house and was looking up at a cherry tree. When we shouted toward it, it turned to face us and stared for several seconds. The bear averted its eyes, then moved around to the west side of the house and ran off toward the forest to the north. We couldn't tell its exact size, but it looked quite plump and the white marking on its chest was clearly visible.
Ugo, Akita
Around 7:30 on June 15, a bear was seen moving in Takamatsushita-no, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture.
Yuzawa 相川, Akita
A bear jumped out from the mountain area and ran off toward the river to the south. Body length about 1 m, approximately 350 m from residences.
Yuzawa 相川, Akita
[Report] Crossed the area near the Lower House inner IC entrance from right to left as seen by a witness, which on the map is from north to south. Body length about 1 m, approximately 200 m to a private house.
Yuzawa Shimo-Innai, Akita
Witnessed a mother bear and cub behind the house. They then fled toward the mountain to the east. About 10 m from the residential area; the mother’s body length about 1.0 m, the cub about 0.8 m.
Yuzawa 字東松沢, Akita
[Report] A bear was walking outside on the grounds of my home. It appeared to be a parent with its young.
Yuzawa 字内舘町, Akita
[Post]
Yuzawa 字新町, Akita
Two bears (a mother and a cub) were sighted on the mountain side behind a house. After being seen, they ran toward the mountain behind the temple to the east. Distance from the house: 30 meters. Adult bear length: about 1 meter. Cub length: unknown.
Yuzawa 字荒町, Akita
Two bears—a mother and a cub—were sighted in the Sun Green parking lot. They entered the mountain on the south side. Distance to nearby houses: 10 meters.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
A bear was sighted in Urakamon 1-chome, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
[Post] Not a mother with cubs — two bear cubs were walking toward a house.
Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita
Around 9:20 PM on July 9, a bear was sighted in Shinzusho Toisawa, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was observed moving.
Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita
Observed two bears (parent and cub) near a residence. Body length and subsequent movements are unknown.
Yuzawa 字西愛染沢, Akita
Around 18:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Daiku-cho, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yuzawa 字西愛染沢, Akita
Posted: It was on the mountainside across a large drainage ditch beside the road, looking this way.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
Sighted on the road. Body length and subsequent movements are unknown.
Yuzawa 杉沢, Akita
[Post] On the Mizuho-no-Sato Road, a 30-cm cub crossed the road at the tunnel exit and entered the brush on the mountainside.
Yokote, Akita
One bear about 1 m in body length was observed walking in front of a private house. The bear later moved into the forested area to the north.
Yokote 山内大沢, Akita
[Report] At Minase Headworks, it disappeared toward the southwest across the river about 150 meters upstream. *Because the posted content and the sighting location differed, the sighting point was corrected.
Yokote 増田町八木, Akita
A single cub was sighted in a drainage ditch near farmland. Body length about 50 cm. About 100 m from houses.
Yuzawa, Akita
Witnessed walking toward the mountain on the road between Mitake Nursery School and a private house. Body length: adult about 1.2 m, cub about 50 cm; 1 m from the house.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
A bear about 1 meter in body length ran off toward the north. (The map point is not exact. The sighting occurred in the area around that point.)
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted. The bear then departed to the north.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A single adult bear was sighted near the Yokote Nishi police box intersection. The bear then moved north along the prefectural road and left the area.
Yokote 下境, Akita
One bear over 1 meter in body length was sighted near the entrance/exit of Yokote Kita Smart IC. The bear then crossed the prefectural road and left toward the fields to the north.
Yokote Shimohaccho, Akita
Found footprints that appear to have crossed the farm road. A bear was spotted the previous day heading toward the Kaizawa settlement, so these may be the tracks of that same individual.
Ugo 字戸付, Akita
The bear from just before was seen returning up the mountain.
Ugo 字箕ノ森, Akita
Sighted along the same route as yesterday evening. Came out from Minomori.
Ugo 字清水端, Akita
On the way home from volleyball practice (No details given about the bear's length or situation; the post by a parent and child is unclear about the number of bears, but we are publishing it as posted.)
Yokote 十文字町上鍋倉, Akita
I was walking along the embankment when a vehicle approached and it ran into the riverside brush.
Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita
It went into the mountains of Minomori from the direction of the Rice Center.
Ugo 字箕ノ森, Akita
A bear was sighted running along the rice-field ridges toward the Kaizawa settlement from near the ENEOS gas station. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Ugo 字稲荷, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Kaizawa Hane-no-Ue, Ugo Town.
Ugo 字小悪戸, Akita
[Post] While working with an agricultural cart, it suddenly appeared right in front of me. I shouted loudly and it ran away. Reported to authorities.
Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was wandering around in a field. The bear went into a nearby wood. People who saw the bear evacuated, so what happened afterward is unknown.
Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Jumonji-machi Kanagawa-Nakagawa, Yokote City.
Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita
There were two vending machines in front of the warehouse, and I sighted a bear about 1 m long at the gravesite across from them. (Reported July 1)
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
While driving down the Wakahata municipal road from the Wakahata settlement, I saw one bear on the road and it ran off into the mountains. Location: on the Wakahata municipal road heading from Itado toward Wakahata, past the entrance to the Okunomiya forest road, along the stream at a right-hand curve. Body length about 1 m.
Yuzawa 字内舘町, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter in body length ran along the service road on the west side of Kanayako overpass, went out toward the rice fields, and then disappeared into the woods under the overpass.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
A single bear about 1 m long ran along the service road on the west side of Kanaya overpass, moved out toward the rice fields, and then disappeared into the woods beneath the overpass.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
Report: Spotted a bear running along the rice fields below the levee.
Yokote 増田町八木, Akita
Observed two cubs in the grassy area on the east side of the building at the reported location. After the sighting, the cubs’ whereabouts were lost (they could not be located).
Yuzawa 岩崎, Akita
A bear was sighted near the back screen of Ogatsu Baseball Stadium. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. Distance to the nearest house: approximately 50 meters.
Yuzawa Yokobori, Akita
Sighted near Kawarahashi Bridge. Headed toward the mountains. Body length about 1 m, approximately 50 m from houses.
Yuzawa, Akita
A single bear about 50 cm in body length was sighted on the road. The bear then walked east.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Akasakayamazaki, Yokote City, and was seen moving.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
On June 28 around 1:50 PM, a bear was sighted in Sotomezakura, Yokote City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
A bear was running across the rice field toward the road, but it turned around and went back toward the mountain.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
Entered huts and ransacked leftover food
Yuzawa 松岡, Akita
I spotted a bear in the pond at my home. While I was on the phone reporting it, I lost sight of the bear. Body length about 1 m.
Yuzawa 山田, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Hiraka-cho Asamai Kakumachi-go, Yokote City.
Yokote, Akita
Sighted while driving. Body length approximately 1.5 m. The bear departed to the west (toward Kirin Pharmacy).
Yokote, Akita
Witnessed a bear approximately 80 cm in length
Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita
Bear sighted in front of Iwasaki Post Office. It was moving, so the direction it fled is unknown.
Yuzawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in the city hall staff parking lot near Sun Green. It then fled down the southern slope.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
A bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near Akita Furusato Village No. 4 parking lot. It left heading toward the former Hotel Wellness (south).
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
A bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted near the No. 4 parking lot of Akita Furusato-mura. It walked off in the direction of the former Hotel Wellness (south).
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
An adult bear about 1 meter in size crossed the road from the Aeon side and entered the thicket on the Furusato Village side.
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
(Posted) Was walking along the national highway and entered the Aeon premises.
Yokote Yasuda, Akita
Received a report of suspected Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) droppings and inspected the site. The droppings were believed to be from an Asiatic black bear.
Yuzawa 字角間沢, Akita
[Post] (No description of circumstances)
Yokote Yasuda, Akita
Hearing a crackling/rustling sound, I looked toward the noise and saw a bear about 1–1.2 m in body length. The bear appeared twice around 10:00 and each time went back into the brush.
Yokote Maego, Akita
[Report] I found this during my commute. It is definitely animal droppings. I think it’s slightly smaller than a clenched fist. (Note from the Forestry and Agricultural Maintenance Division: The size is small for bear droppings and it looks like droppings from a small animal.)
Yokote Ekimae-cho, Akita
Multiple footprints were found in the soybean field. They appear to be coming and going from the riverside on the west side. It is believed the animal has appeared several times between Sunday the 14th and today, Thursday the 18th.
Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Maegō Katsu-yama, Yokote City, around 10:00 on 2026-06-18.
Yokote Maego, Akita
[Post] (No details provided)
Yokote 増田町亀田, Akita
A single bear, over 1 meter in body length, was seen climbing a tree. The bear later came down from the tree, but because there were thickets beneath the tree it walked into, its direction of departure is unknown.
Yokote Maego, Akita
Around 7:30 on June 15, a bear was seen moving in Takamatsushita-no, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture.
Yuzawa 相川, Akita
A bear jumped out from the mountain area and ran off toward the river to the south. Body length about 1 m, approximately 350 m from residences.
Yuzawa 相川, Akita
One bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed in farmland. The bear then left toward the forested mountains to the south.
Yokote Maego, Akita
[Post]
Daisen, Akita
Posted: It was on the mountainside across a large drainage ditch beside the road, looking this way.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
[Post] On the Mizuho-no-Sato Road, a 30-cm cub crossed the road at the tunnel exit and entered the brush on the mountainside.
Yokote, Akita
While driving across a bridge, I saw a bear walking on the riverside sports field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Encountered while driving. Two cubs and one mother bear. The cubs crossed the road while the mother hid in the roadside brush.
Senboku, Akita
Entered the woods. Body length about 1 m.
Yokote, Akita
[Post] [No description of situation] *Post information as of 7/6 19:49.
Yokote 百万刈, Akita
(Posted) Ran off to the west
Yokote 百万刈, Akita
One bear of unknown body length was sighted. The bear then walked off to the west.
Yokote 百万刈, Akita
A bear was sighted in Daio Shimonedayachi, Yokote City, Akita, around 8:00 a.m. on July 6.
Yokote 百万刈, Akita
One bear approximately 60 cm in body length. It emerged from the brush, crossed the road, and departed into the eastern mountain. The distance to the nearest residence was about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
Was walking on the property grounds when attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A 28-year-old man was attacked by one bear while working in a field in Yamaya, Kakunodatemachi, Senboku City, and suffered injuries from bites to his jaw and limbs.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
While working in the field, the person was attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A 28-year-old man working in a field in Yamanakakawasaki, Kakunodatemachi, Semboku, was attacked by one bear and injured, suffering bites to the jaw and limbs.
Senboku, Akita
On the evening of 2026-07-03, a 28-year-old man was attacked by a bear in Kakunodate, Senboku City, Akita, and suffered injuries to his face and other areas.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted. The bear then departed to the north.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A single adult bear was sighted near the Yokote Nishi police box intersection. The bear then moved north along the prefectural road and left the area.
Yokote 下境, Akita
One bear over 1 meter in body length was sighted near the entrance/exit of Yokote Kita Smart IC. The bear then crossed the prefectural road and left toward the fields to the north.
Yokote Shimohaccho, Akita
[Report] Moved from the rice field into the mountain. A few minutes later, possibly the same individual, it went down toward the Hinokinai River on the side opposite the mountain. It is unclear whether it crossed the river.
Senboku, Akita
While driving, I saw a bear up in a tree. Body length approx. 1.2 m. Direction of departure unknown. About 300 m from the nearest house.
Senboku, Akita
Spotted a small bear (body length unknown) near the marsh/pond. Direction of departure unknown.
Kazuno, Akita
There was a bear at the edge of the mountain. Body length 1.0 m, direction of departure unknown. Distance to the nearest house 300 m.
Senboku, Akita
At around 7:03 PM on June 28, a bear was seen moving in Kanazawa Kuwayachi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote 金沢本町, Akita
[Report] While driving on Mizuho-no-Sato Road from Yokote toward Misato, a single cub crossed the road and entered the bushes.
Yokote 金沢本町, Akita
A single bear about 50 cm in body length was sighted on the road. The bear then walked east.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Akasakayamazaki, Yokote City, and was seen moving.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
On June 28 around 1:50 PM, a bear was sighted in Sotomezakura, Yokote City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
A bear was running across the rice field toward the road, but it turned around and went back toward the mountain.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
An adult bear and a cub were walking on top of the erosion-control dam. Their body lengths were about 1.0 m and about 0.5 m, respectively. They moved off into the mountains to the west. The nearest houses are about 80 m away.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Hachiwari, Akita
A roughly 1-meter-tall bear was sighted in the home's yard. The bear left heading south.
Daisen Yotsuya, Akita
Around 04:30 on 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted moving in Yotsuya Kamimaemura, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Yotsuya, Akita
Witnessed the bear pacing back and forth along the rice-field embankment. Afterwards it crossed National Route 105 and fled toward the Tamagawa River. Distance from houses: 50 m.
Daisen 新下川原, Akita
A young bear walked from the Nagano-Takase area toward the community meeting hall. Distance to the house: 10 m.
Daisen 新下川原, Akita
Witnessed one cub running through the rice fields. Direction of escape unknown. Distance to the nearest house: 50 m.
Daisen 新下川原, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Nagano Shitokawara, Daisen City.
Daisen 新下川原, Akita
Crossed the prefectural road heading west and was walking on the farm road on the west side. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction of departure: south of the scene. Distance to the nearest house: about 20 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
Two cubs and their mother bear are by the roadside.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
A bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near Akita Furusato Village No. 4 parking lot. It left heading toward the former Hotel Wellness (south).
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
A bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted near the No. 4 parking lot of Akita Furusato-mura. It walked off in the direction of the former Hotel Wellness (south).
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
An adult bear about 1 meter in size crossed the road from the Aeon side and entered the thicket on the Furusato Village side.
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
(Posted) Was walking along the national highway and entered the Aeon premises.
Yokote Yasuda, Akita
Was walking along the riverbank heading upstream.
Daisen Nagatoro, Akita
At the end of on-site work, observed in the bushes: body length approximately 0.5 m; direction of departure unknown; about 20 m from a residence.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
[Post] (No description of circumstances)
Yokote Yasuda, Akita
A witness was driving northwest when a bear emerged from the woods on the south side of the road, crossed the town road, and entered the woods on the north side. / Body length: about 80 cm / Distance to nearest house: about 350 m
Misato, Akita
One bear about 0.5 m in body length. Direction of departure unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Saw a bear believed to be an adult about 1–1.5 m in body length. It left heading east from the sighting location.
Yokote 杉沢, Akita
Fell from a tree and ran toward the river. Body length approximately 0.5 m, direction of departure toward the Yamatani River, distance to the nearest house about 20 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
Hearing a crackling/rustling sound, I looked toward the noise and saw a bear about 1–1.2 m in body length. The bear appeared twice around 10:00 and each time went back into the brush.
Yokote Maego, Akita
[Report] I found this during my commute. It is definitely animal droppings. I think it’s slightly smaller than a clenched fist. (Note from the Forestry and Agricultural Maintenance Division: The size is small for bear droppings and it looks like droppings from a small animal.)
Yokote Ekimae-cho, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Maegō Katsu-yama, Yokote City, around 10:00 on 2026-06-18.
Yokote Maego, Akita
A bear about 50 cm long was sighted in a parking lot in Nakagasawa, Kakunodatemachi, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
A single bear, over 1 meter in body length, was seen climbing a tree. The bear later came down from the tree, but because there were thickets beneath the tree it walked into, its direction of departure is unknown.
Yokote Maego, Akita
[Report] A cub about 1 meter long tried to cross the road but saw a car, made a U-turn, and went back into the mountain.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
I was walking beside the rice field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
One bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed in farmland. The bear then left toward the forested mountains to the south.
Yokote Maego, Akita
(Post) Crossed the road and went into the stream.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
On the residential property; body length approximately 0.8 m; direction of departure: north; distance to the house: approximately 3 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kakunodate-machi Shimonobe Kikketanda, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
[Report] While driving on National Route 341 toward Tamagawa Dam, two bears crossed the road from right to left.
Senboku, Akita
While traveling northwest on the road, I saw three bears by the roadside. Body lengths, the direction they left, and the distance to buildings are unknown.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
[Report] While driving on the national highway toward Kazuno City, I witnessed three bears (a mother and two cubs) crossing from left to right. They disappeared into the grove of scrub on the right.
Senboku, Akita
Around 7 PM on July 4, a bear was seen moving in Tazawako Tazawa, Senboku City.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
While out walking the dog in the morning, I went past the old Tazawa clinic, crossed the road, cut across the rice field east of the gymnasium, and went down toward the Tamagawa River.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
A bear was spotted at the gateball court. Body length about 1 m. It left heading south. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.
Senboku Tazawako-Tazawa, Akita
Spotted a small bear (body length unknown) near the marsh/pond. Direction of departure unknown.
Kazuno, Akita
[Report] One young Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was on National Route 194 on the Komagatake side. It noticed the passing cars and returned to the mountain.
Senboku, Akita
In the rice field, about 1 m in body length, moving away toward the south (where houses are located). Approximately 20 m from the nearest home.
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai-machi Tada, Senboku City, around 8:45 a.m.
Senboku, Akita
City road / body length 80 cm / 30 m from residences / 50 m distance from witness. From inside a building, the witness saw a small bear poke its head out of shrubs on the north side of the city road, then return back into the north side.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
[Report] While driving on National Route 341 toward Tamagawa Dam, two bears crossed the road from right to left.
Senboku, Akita
While traveling northwest on the road, I saw three bears by the roadside. Body lengths, the direction they left, and the distance to buildings are unknown.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
A mother bear with two cubs ran from the road toward the mountain path/area leading to the waterfall. Nearby there was a dropping that looked like it belonged to a bear.
Kosaka, Akita
Two young bears about 70 centimeters long were in a cleared lot beside a rice field. They were wandering around a cleared area adjacent to a crushed-stone storage site, then went into the woodland to the east. The mother bear was not seen. There are mulberry trees along the mountainside near here, and bears are sighted almost every year.
Kosaka, Akita
Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from a private house / approximately 20 m from the witness. Saw a bear crossing the municipal road and moving north.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
On private residential property / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m from the witness. A bear was in the garden on the property. The bear wandered around while moving from west to east, then headed south.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
While driving on the northbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway, a witness saw a single bear about 50 centimeters long cross the expressway from east to west and then move into the brush on the west side.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
While driving on the northbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway near Hanawa Service Area, a vehicle occupant witnessed a bear about 50 centimeters in body length crossing from the northbound side over the center divider into the southbound lanes.
Kazuno, Akita
Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 5 m from a house / 10 m from the observer While driving on a municipal road, a bear emerged from the west side of the road. When the vehicle stopped and the observer watched, the bear returned to the west side.
Kazuno Hanawa, 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
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Kosaka, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kosaka-zawa, Kosaka Town.
Kosaka, Akita
Walking through the field
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-07-05, a bear was seen on camera in Ikarigaseki, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hirakawa Ikarigaseki, Aomori
[Report] While driving on the national highway toward Kazuno City, I witnessed three bears (a mother and two cubs) crossing from left to right. They disappeared into the grove of scrub on the right.
Senboku, Akita
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Kosaka Daichi, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 600 m to nearest facility
Odate Nagabashiri, 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
Yoneshiro River riverbed / body length 1 m / 150 m from a residence / 50 m distance from witness While driving on a municipal road, the witness spotted a bear on the far bank of the river. The bear entered the brush.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
Around 7 PM on July 4, a bear was seen moving in Tazawako Tazawa, Senboku City.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
On highway premises / body length 50 cm / 50 m from houses, 30 m from witness. While walking through the highway management property, the witness discovered a bear on the premises. The bear entered the brush from the property.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Prefectural road / body length 50 cm / 140 m from houses / 20 m from witness While driving on a prefectural road, I noticed a small bear walking along the edge of a field. The bear crossed the prefectural road from west to east and entered the brush on the east side.
Kazuno, Akita
Sighted near a field. One cub. It was sitting on the road but, upon noticing the observer, fled westward.
Hirosaki, Aomori
Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 5 m from a residence / 15 m distance from the observer While driving a vehicle on a municipal road within the settlement, the observer sighted a bear running west.
Kazuno Towada-Kemanai, Akita
City road / body length 1 m / 5 m from a house / 5 m from the witness. While driving on a city road, the driver saw a bear running west across the road.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Prefectural road / Body length 70 cm / 5 m from a private house / 5 m distance from the witness While driving a vehicle on the prefectural road, a bear ran out in front of the car. When the horn was sounded, the bear went into the brush to the east.
Kazuno, Akita
Field / Body length 70 cm / Distance from witness 30 m / 50 m from residences. While driving on a municipal road, the driver spotted a bear in the field.
Kazuno, Akita
While out walking the dog in the morning, I went past the old Tazawa clinic, crossed the road, cut across the rice field east of the gymnasium, and went down toward the Tamagawa River.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
Rice field / body length 1 m / 100 m from residence / 50 m from witness. While driving on the prefectural road in a vehicle, I spotted a bear in a rice field. The bear moved toward the river, so I chased it by vehicle while calling to fishermen to take refuge. After wandering along the river, the bear entered the forested hills to the west. I pursued it up to the edge of the forest.
Kazuno Towada-Kemanai, Akita
Report: On the town road west of the rice field at Kosaka 38, Kosaka-machi, a female/male adult bear about 1.2 meters long and one cub about 70 centimeters long were sighted. After that, the adult and cub entered the forested mountain area west of the town road. They are believed to have come up from the field road near Kosaka 38, climbed the roadside embankment below the town road, and emerged onto the town road. Sightings of bears are reported in this area, which is just south of the village cemetery, every year; this is the second sighting already this year. It is thought to be one of the travel routes used when moving between the forest on the east side of the Sunagosawa River and the forest on the west side.
Kosaka, 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
A bear was sighted in Kosaka Nigawa, Kosaka Town, Akita, around 11:15 on July 1.
Kosaka, Akita
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Kosaka, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ikadekankusuyoshi, Hirakawa City.
Hirakawa, Aomori
(Reference information) On private residential property / body length 80 cm / distance from witness 30 m / 10 m from house and other buildings. Reported to the city by e-mail. Situation unknown.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
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Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita
A single bear (about 1 m in body length) was seen crossing National Route 7 and running off to the south.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
A bear was spotted at the gateball court. Body length about 1 m. It left heading south. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.
Senboku Tazawako-Tazawa, 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
[Report] A single bear about 1 meter long was on the ridge of a rice paddy at 39, Kakege, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It ran toward the Suna kosawa River on the east side and went into the vegetation on the levee. It likely crossed the town road from the western forest, passed through the brush into the paddy, ran along the ridge, entered the brush on the right-bank levee of the Suna kosawa River, crossed the river, and moved from the eastern rice paddies back into the forest. The area around the sighting is one where bears and wild boars are seen crossing the stream every year, and it is also near the site of an encounter with a bear in May of this year that nearly resulted in personal injury.
Kosaka, Akita
Spotted a small bear (body length unknown) near the marsh/pond. Direction of departure unknown.
Kazuno, Akita
A single bear about 50 centimeters long was observed on the highway embankment from a car traveling on the Tōhoku Expressway. The bear’s subsequent direction of movement is unknown.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanawa Shimota Nyuuu, Kazuno City.
Kazuno, Akita
Prefectural road / body length 1 m / 300 m from a private house / approximately 50 m from the observer When driving on the prefectural road, saw a bear sitting on the road
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
A resident working nearby spotted one bear about 50 cm in body length on the farm road. When loud noises were made, the bear was seen leaving toward the forested area to the east.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
Observed from the roadside while driving from Yatate Pass toward Ōdate. It was heading into the mountains.
Odate, Akita
[Post] Crossing a national highway
Kazuno, Akita
Around 4:50 PM on June 26, one bear was seen moving in Hachimantai-Akabuchi, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno, Akita
An 80-centimeter-long bear was seen leaving from a small hill and heading southwest into nearby woods.
Kazuno, Akita
On the premises of a highway toll booth / body length about 50 cm / distance from witness 50 m / 50 m from the building. A bear about 50 cm long was seen from inside a building crossing the toll booth area from south to north and entering the brush on the north side.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Thicket / body length 80 cm / distance to witness 30 m / 10 m from a residence While walking on my property, I spotted a bear poking its head out of a thicket across the road. The bear returned into the thicket.
Kazuno, Akita
It ran off eastward from the roadside. It looked like a cub less than one meter long.
Kosaka, 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 1 m) in the forested area west of the national highway / direction of travel: west / 100 m from the nearest settlement
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
One bear was sighted in Ikari-gaseki Kyuukichi Ninotou, Hirakawa City.
Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori
Prefectural road / Body length 0.8 m / About 70 m from a private house While driving on the prefectural road, one bear crossing from the south to the north was observed. The bear then entered the woods on the north side. Distance to the observer: approximately 10 m.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
A cub was walking on the road.
Kazuno, 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
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Osarizawa Omono, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Kazuno, Akita
Climbed a tree. [Issued by Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa, Aomori
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
It was on the roadway, and even after seeing my car it showed no signs of fear; it slowly entered the brush at the side of the road.
Kosaka, 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
[Post] Appeared startled by the car and went up the slope.
Kazuno, Akita
(From a post) Appeared startled by the car and climbed up the slope.
Kazuno, Akita
Construction site / body length 1 m / 30 m from houses, etc. / approximately 30 m from the witness While walking near a construction site along the national highway, the witness saw a bear cross the railroad tracks from south to north and enter the brush.
Kazuno, Akita
Around 5:50 on June 19, a bear was sighted moving in Hachimantai Azusawaikari, Kazuno City, Akita.
Kazuno, Akita
On private residential property / body length 1 m / 1 m from the house / approximately 3 m from the witness. The witness observed a bear moving through the grassy area from east to west from inside the house.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
On private residential property / body length 1 m / 2 m from the house / 3 m distance to the witness: A bear was spotted outside the window. The bear slowly moved east. Fearing the window might be broken, the witness quietly moved away from the window and evacuated without provoking the bear, so its subsequent behavior is unknown.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
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Kosaka, Akita
While driving, a bear about 1 m in body length was sighted in the roadside brush beside the municipal road from inside the vehicle. The subsequent direction of the bear's movement is unknown.
Kazuno Towada-Kusagi, Akita
Around 15:40 on 2026-06-17, a bear was seen moving in Kosakadaisaku, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, Akita
[Report] On the road from Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant heading into the mountains, one bear about 1 meter was sighted. It ran off into the mountains.
Kosaka, Akita
Report: Spotted one bear about 1 meter in size on the road from Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant toward the mountain. It ran off into the mountain.
Kosaka, Akita
City road / body length 1 m / 100 m from a private house / 100 m distance to the witness. The bear was seen walking on the city road toward the mountain.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
Report from a citizen. [Sent from Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Niidate, Aomori
One adult bear and two cubs were crossing the Nishiyama agricultural access road.
Kazuno, Akita
Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from a residence / 50 m distance to witness. A bear was observed roaming near the trash collection area from inside the house.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
[Report] Spotted one bear (size unknown) in a field near a house. When we rang a bell, it noticed us and returned to the mountain.
Kosaka Araya, Akita
Field / body length 1 m / 50 m from a residence / 50 m from the witness. From inside the house, the witness observed a bear roaming the field.
Kazuno Towada-Suehiro, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Towada-Suehiro Fudodaira, Kazuno City, around 7:00 on June 15.
Kazuno Towada-Suehiro, Akita
Around 10:50 on June 15, a bear was seen moving in Arayategamizawa, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka Araya, Akita
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Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita
At around 1:05 PM on June 14, a bear was sighted at Kosaka Mining Museum Furutate in Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita
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Kosaka, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kuradate Kawayada, Owani Town.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
Around 11:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Kosakaichinoto, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, Akita
A single bear about 80 centimeters long was in a field at 32 Sunakosawa, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It appeared to have come out from the wooded hill behind the house on the west side. The bear was by a pile of firewood next to the house; when it made eye contact it returned to the western woodland. The distance when eye contact was made was about 20 meters, and it was small enough to be thought a cub not yet weaned. No adult bear was seen. The neighbor was informed immediately.
Kosaka, Akita
[Post] Baby bear
Kosaka, Akita
Around 3:00 PM on June 13, a bear was sighted in Kosakamatsunaka Kosaka, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, Akita
I don’t know the exact location or time, but while driving from the town toward Lake Towada I saw a bear cub suddenly run into the brush on the left side of the road. It was just a moment so I didn’t get a photo, but we passed Kosaka Nanadaki Winery within two or three minutes, so I think it was in that general area.
Kosaka, Akita
Proceeding toward Kuradate, Muraoka direction
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
One bear was sighted moving in Kuradate Kawarada, Ōwani Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
Sighted near the greenhouse in the south-side field
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
A single bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed in a mountainside field.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
In the rice field, about 1 m in body length, moving away toward the south (where houses are located). Approximately 20 m from the nearest home.
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai-machi Tada, Senboku City, around 8:45 a.m.
Senboku, Akita
畑に敷設していたマルチが破られていたほか、足跡が残っていた。
Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori
It crossed in front of the tunnel and went down into the ravine.
Kazuno, Akita
While driving, I spotted a bear in a field.
Takko, Aomori
One bear is captured on a surveillance camera. [From Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa, Aomori
Crossed the river from the right bank downstream of Natsuzaka Dam to the left bank, then entered the downstream grassy area and was no longer visible.
Takko Natsusaka, Aomori
Observed while driving. It was in the middle of the road, but when it noticed us it ran into the bushes.
Kazuno, Akita
National highway / body length 1.5 m / distance to witness 0 m / 1 km from residences. A bear is dead on the highway and obstructing traffic.
Kazuno, Akita
Posted: Found dead (Prefectural note: Died as a result of a traffic accident)
Kazuno, Akita
A bear about 1 m tall was sighted on the road. It then ran off toward the mountains. [Reported by Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa, Aomori
[Report] It was by the roadside; when I approached, it went into the bushes.
Kazuno, Akita
While driving from National Route 104 toward Miroku Falls, I saw something black moving on the left side of the road. Looking more closely, I saw a bear running, and it went into the bushes at the roadside.
Takko Natsusaka, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Towada Oyu Oyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 4:20 PM on June 28, and was seen moving.
Kazuno, Akita
One bear was sighted in Sakikuwagasaki, Miyako City, Iwate.
Miyako Sakikuwagasaki, Iwate
On 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted in Miyazono, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Yamaguchi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Taro-Kobayashi, Miyako City.
Miyako, Iwate
Observed on National Route 7 but departed westward
Hirakawa, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Taro-Kobayashi, Miyako City.
Miyako, Iwate
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
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
While doing farm work, I spotted an Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) climbing up along the roadside from the south side of the apple orchard.
Kuroishi, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Taro Kodashiro, Miyako City, Iwate on 2026-06-19.
Miyako, Iwate
Around 11:00 on 2026-06-19, one bear was seen moving at Takadate Ko Kogen in Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture.
Kuroishi, Aomori
Saw one bear cub on the road. Body length about 80 cm. Walked off toward the mountains to the west.
Hirakawa, Aomori
While driving to work in a field, the reporter saw a bear sitting in a clearing near the woods on the east side of the apple orchard. The reporter reversed the car to put distance between themselves and the bear, and when they did the bear was gone. It is believed likely the bear escaped into the woods on the east side.
Kuroishi 大字高舘, Aomori
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In the past 30 days, 283 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 64 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 hours ago near Tsuruoka 大宝寺, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 695 km route runs from Chidō Museum to Miyako, passing through Yamagata, Akita, Aomori, and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 283 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 64 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 hours ago near Tsuruoka 大宝寺, Yamagata. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
