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This 364 km route runs from Hirosaki Castle to Morioka, passing through Aomori, Akita, and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 110 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Fukaura Omagoshi, Aomori.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
5 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Aomori, Akita, Iwate.
Observed one black cub about 50 cm in length. It ran off to the west.
Hirosaki, Aomori
While driving, (the bear) crossed the road in front of me from the south to the north and left.
Hirakawa Tateyama, Aomori
While driving on the Iwakiyama loop road toward Ajigasawa, they witnessed a single bear about 1 m in body length crossing the road eastward.
Hirosaki, Aomori
One bear about 1.5 m in length headed from National Route 101 toward the sea.
Fukaura Omagoshi, Aomori
A witness driving on the national highway observed a bear about 1 meter in body length descend from the mountains onto the national highway above a large ginkgo tree, then retreat back into the mountains when the vehicle approached.
Fukaura Kitakanegasawa, Aomori
A witness walking along the Iwasaki-Fukaura prefectural road saw one cub approximately 60 cm long descend from the forested slope east of Rokkaku-zawa Bridge onto the prefectural road, then return into the forest.
Fukaura, Aomori
Around 6:20 on August 3, a bear was sighted moving in Fukaura Motofukaura, Fukaura Town.
Fukaura, Aomori
The reporter, while driving and crossing the Fukaura railroad crossing and having climbed about 10 m up Sennen-zaka, witnessed a cub about 0.6–0.7 m tall climbing over the guardrail directly ahead and descending into the brush toward the tracks.
Fukaura, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Fukaurayado, Fukaura Town, Aomori Prefecture, around 13:10 on July 28.
Fukaura, Aomori
In the Fukaura area, an adult bear about 1 meter long crossed the national road near the Fukaura Forest Office from the seaside toward the mountains.
Fukaura Hiroto, Aomori
A single bear about 1.2 m in body length was spotted near the chicken coop behind the house. When the witness opened a window and shouted loudly from inside, the bear ran off into the bamboo grass behind the property.
Fukaura Oirase, Aomori
While driving on the national highway, witnessed one bear about 70–80 cm.
Happou Hachimori, Akita
The caller, while driving on a town road, witnessed one bear crossing the town road from south to north, climbing a retaining wall, and entering the forested hillside.
Fukaura Oirase, Aomori
A witness driving on the national highway observed a young bear about 0.5 m in body length crossing the highway approximately 100 m north of the site of the former sewing factory, moving from the seaside toward the mountains.
Fukaura Moriyama, Aomori
While driving on the Iwakiyama loop road toward Ajigasawa, they witnessed a single bear about 1 m in body length crossing the road eastward.
Hirosaki, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Moriyama Shimada, Fukaura Town, Aomori, around 12:30 PM on 2026-07-15.
Fukaura Moriyama, Aomori
In the Fumusaku area, nearby residents witnessed a bear over 1 meter in length running through the intersection near the Fumusaku simplified post office from the seaside toward the mountains.
Fukaura Henashi, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Heshigata Kiyotaki, Fukaura Town, around 4 PM.
Fukaura Henashi, Aomori
One bear was seen moving in Oirase Shiomiyamadaira, Fukaura Town.
Fukaura Oirase, Aomori
Observed one bear lying down. It noticed us and went into the brush. It was not large, so it is believed to be a cub.
Happou Minehama-Hanawa, Akita
We were walking along the lakeshore from the Tatsuko statue toward the shrine — about five kilometers. Then, around the three-kilometer mark, a cub came down from the mountain onto the road. We were ringing a bear bell, but it didn’t run away, and thinking the mother might be nearby, we turned back toward the Tatsuko statue. It was nerve-wracking — it’s startling when one suddenly appears.
Senboku, Akita
While driving, I saw one bear crossing to the east. Its size was about 1 meter.
Happou Minehama-Mizusawa, Akita
Observed one bear crossing the Futatsui-Moriyoshi Line from south to north.
Kitaakita Hachimantai-shinden, Akita
Around 17:50 on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Ochiai Nakanodai, Noshiro City.
Noshiro, Akita
Came out of the grass, then went back into the grass.
Noshiro, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ogiita-Yotsuya, Noshiro City.
Noshiro, Akita
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Noshiro, Akita
Bear sighted near the parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction of departure and distance to nearby houses unknown.
Senboku, Akita
While driving on the national highway, witnessed one bear about 70–80 cm.
Happou Hachimori, Akita
One bear was sighted. Its body length was about 1 meter, and the direction it fled is unknown.
Noshiro Miyanomae, Akita
[Report] While driving toward Takanosu city center, a bear appeared from bushes in the opposite lane. It crossed the road and went into the woods.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
One bear approximately 1.2 m was sighted. It fled into brush on the west side.
Noshiro Miyanomae, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shichinichidoyama, Kitaakita City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
At around 9:37 on July 24, a bear was sighted moving in Oda Obuchi, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture.
Noshiro Kairagefuchi, Akita
Walking near the bridge, body length approx. 0.9 m, direction of departure unknown, distance to the nearest house approx. 40 m
Senboku, Akita
A bear was on the roadway. Body length about 0.5 m. It left heading into the mountains to the north. Distance to the nearest house approximately 10 m.
Senboku, Akita
Witnessed one bear approximately 1.6 meters in length.
Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita
While driving, I observed one bear about 80 cm in body length crossing the road from the woods on the east side. It then left toward the woods on the west side.
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
A cub about 50 cm long was in the roadside grass in the park; when a car drove by it ran off into the bushes.
Senboku, Akita
From the Noshiro-Tomine Road, it entered the woods to the north.
Noshiro Omagari, Akita
Around 12:30 on July 19, one bear was seen moving in Hokkase Chikubōshi, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture.
Noshiro Honokise, Akita
A bear about 1.5 m long was sighted on the rice-field embankment.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
Observed three bears (a mother and two cubs) near the confluence of the Yoneshiro River and the Tsuzuruko River. They departed headed east.
Kitaakita Bozawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai Zōdō, Senboku City.
Senboku, Akita
I was walking toward Ōdai when I heard a car and turned around. A bear crossed the tracks and went up toward Kashiwagidai.
Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita
On July 17 around 4:45 PM, a bear was sighted in Gomibori, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita
There was a bear in the undergrowth. Body length, direction of departure, and distance to nearby buildings are unknown.
Senboku, Akita
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted near the railroad tracks behind the Ani General Reception Center. It then left heading toward the river.
Kitaakita Ani-Ginzan, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Ani Ginzan Shimon-cho, Kitaakita City.
Kitaakita Ani-Ginzan, Akita
A bear was sighted in Aouchigata, Hinokina, Nishiki-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 50 centimeters in body length.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shimosugi Nakajima, Kitaakita, Akita on 2026-07-16.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Unosawa, Noshiro City.
Noshiro 字中谷地, Akita
(Posted) Went up the mountain
Noshiro 字中谷地, Akita
Observed one bear about 60 centimeters in body length. It then departed into the forested area to the east. Approximately 30 meters from nearby houses.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
At around 13:00 on 2026-07-15, a bear was seen moving in Shimosugi, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
It ran off to the left, heading toward the Ani area.
Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ani-Maeda, Kitaakita City, and it was observed moving.
Kitaakita, Akita
[Post] A mother bear and cub were trying to cross from the left side of the road, but when a car approached they turned back.
Kitaakita Komata, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Komata-Hanekawadai, Kitaakita City, around 14:50 on July 13.
Kitaakita Komata, Akita
Around 10:35 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Kairibuchi Shiotezawa, Noshiro City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Noshiro, Akita
A single bear of unknown length ran away from west to east.
Noshiro Ogida, Akita
Observed one bear next to the shed. It fled into the woods to the north.
Noshiro Tsurugata, Akita
A bear was sighted in Higashimatsuzono 2-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate
Bear tracks confirmed in the fields around the house
Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate
Around 10:00 on 2026-08-06, two bears, an adult and a cub, were sighted at Shōzōn Chūō Park in Matsuzono 2-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Yamagishi, Iwate
Signs of a bear were found at the apiary near the home.
Morioka Ueda, Iwate
I saw a young bear near the roadside station construction site, not far from Shibutami Nursery School.
Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate
There was what appeared to be bear feces on the premises.
Morioka 上鹿妻横道, Iwate
Found one cub in the field.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
We were walking along the lakeshore from the Tatsuko statue toward the shrine — about five kilometers. Then, around the three-kilometer mark, a cub came down from the mountain onto the road. We were ringing a bear bell, but it didn’t run away, and thinking the mother might be nearby, we turned back toward the Tatsuko statue. It was nerve-wracking — it’s startling when one suddenly appears.
Senboku, Akita
There were bear tracks in the field.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
[Report] Crossing National Route 341 from east to west
Senboku, Akita
Three bears sighted (one adult, two cubs)
Morioka, Iwate
Crossed National Route 46; body length approximately 1 meter; departed heading west; distance to nearest house approximately 10 meters.
Senboku Tazawako-Sashimaki, Akita
A single juvenile bear was sighted near a private residence.
Morioka, Iwate
Three bears observed (one adult, two cubs)
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
One bear sighted in an apple orchard
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Asagishi 3-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
Heard a bear vocalizing near the baseball field.
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
At night I saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub.
Morioka Hirakashinden, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved in the direction of Lake Gosho.
Morioka, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward Goshoko.
Morioka Kamiota-Kawara, Iwate
There were traces on the road that appeared to be scat from a young bear.
Morioka, Iwate
Saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub at night.
Morioka 上鹿妻飯ノ森, Iwate
One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.
Morioka, Iwate
Bear sighted near the parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction of departure and distance to nearby houses unknown.
Senboku, Akita
A cub was sighted on the road near the parking lot of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Goshoko Wide-Area Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was on the roadway. Body length about 0.5 m. It left heading into the mountains to the north. Distance to the nearest house approximately 10 m.
Senboku, Akita
One bear (size unknown) was observed moving into the northern woodland.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Observed one animal believed to be an adult bear.
Morioka, Iwate
I found large bear footprints.
Morioka, Iwate
The place where a culled sika deer had been buried was dug up and the carcass was taken away. Nearby there are drag marks, bear footprints, and droppings.
Morioka Kamiyonai, Iwate
A cub about 50 cm long was in the roadside grass in the park; when a car drove by it ran off into the bushes.
Senboku, Akita
Empty honey boxes and the place where brood frames were stored were disturbed.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
Seen in the mountain behind the house, body length about 1.3 m, left heading northeast into the mountain, distance to the residence about 10 m
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai Zōdō, Senboku City.
Senboku, Akita
One bear spotted near the garage of a residence
Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate
There was a bear in the undergrowth. Body length, direction of departure, and distance to nearby buildings are unknown.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Aouchigata, Hinokina, Nishiki-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shimoyonai Ichimatsubashi, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate
While working in the apple pre-cooling shed inside the apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple crates outside the shed and the refrigerator drain pipe were damaged.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
Observed one bear crossing the road.
Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate
Bear droppings are on the roadway. There are also bear tracks nearby.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
Sighted one adult (bear). It was caught in a foothold trap set for deer; while we were requesting permission to capture it, it escaped and went toward the mountains.
Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate
Spotted an adult bear in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountain.
Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Higashi-midorigaoka, Morioka City.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
A neighbor's shed had a bag of rice bran torn up by a bear.
Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate
Numerous bear droppings were found on the premises of a work shed and other areas adjacent to the residence.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
Bear sighted when going outside. Body length about 1 m; direction of departure unknown. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tazawako Obonai Shitakano, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 6:30 AM on July 13.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nanatsumori, Shizukuishi Town.
Shizukuishi 七ツ森, Iwate
One bear spotted in the hot spring facility parking lot
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Okamakamori, Takizawa City.
Takizawa 大釜高森, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tsunagayamane, Morioka City.
Morioka, Iwate
Around 2:30 PM on 2026-07-10, one bear was sighted in Higashi-Kuroishino 3, Morioka City.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
Rice bran had been placed beside a field rented by the caller, but two bags were torn into, and bear droppings and footprints were found on the mulch.
Morioka, Iwate
Spotted a bear near the hot spring facility.
Morioka, Iwate
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In the past 30 days, 110 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Fukaura Omagoshi, Aomori.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 12:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 364 km route runs from Hirosaki Castle to Morioka, passing through Aomori, Akita, and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 110 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Fukaura Omagoshi, Aomori. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
