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This 229 km route runs from Iwate to Odate, passing through Iwate and Akita. In the past 30 days, 144 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 24 of them. The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Odate Higashidai, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
A bear was sighted in Asagishi 3-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
Heard a bear vocalizing near the baseball field.
Morioka Kagano, 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
A bear was sighted on the premises of a farming man’s home in Tokusagawa, Takizawa City, and damage occurred to about 10 corn plants and one beehive, with honey eaten.
Takizawa 木賊川, Iwate
A bear, likely an adult, appeared on a residential property in Kizukawa, Takizawa City, damaging about 10 corn plants and honey in a beehive box.
Takizawa 木賊川, Iwate
One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.
Morioka, Iwate
A cub was sighted on the road near the parking lot of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Goshoko Wide-Area Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
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
Empty honey boxes and the place where brood frames were stored were disturbed.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
One bear spotted near the garage of a residence
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
Observed one bear crossing the road.
Morioka, 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
One beehive box at the apiary beside the house was missing. Bear footprints and paw prints were found nearby.
Morioka, 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
A bear was sighted in Kawanaguchi 15th district, Iwate Town, around 18:00 on July 12.
Iwate Kawaguchi, Iwate
I spotted a mother bear and her cub on the property.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
One bear spotted in the hot spring facility parking lot
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
Around 2:30 PM on 2026-07-10, one bear was sighted in Higashi-Kuroishino 3, Morioka City.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
One bear was sighted in bushes within Takada 12th district, Yahaba Town, Iwate.
Yahaba 大字高田, Iwate
The field plastic mulch was torn and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.
Morioka Tsushida, Iwate
Spotted one young bear near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
While the reporter was working in a rice field, they spotted a medium-sized bear along the base of the mountain behind them. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it ran back into the mountain.
Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate
Apples stored in a shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten/raided. There were also numerous droppings that appeared to be from a bear both inside and outside the shed.
Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate
Observed one medium-sized bear in an apple orchard
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
A bear was observed near Route 4 Nakano intersection, moving from the west to the east (toward Nakano Elementary School).
Morioka Haba, Iwate
There are round footprints on the ridge I made. About 15 cm in diameter. Could it be a bear?
Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate
A bear entered the Morioka City School Lunch Center in Nakanokita, Morioka, through the front gate and moved around the premises.
Morioka Kawasaki, Iwate
Witnessed what appeared to be a single juvenile bear coming down from the mountain.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Observed one young bear near the staff-only parking lot of Tezukuri Village.
Morioka Kado, Iwate
One animal believed to be a bear about one size larger than a large dog was observed moving toward the Kitakami River.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
One large animal, believed to be a bear about the size of a large dog, was sighted.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kitamatsuzono 3-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Ueda, Iwate
Bear-like tracks were confirmed.
Morioka Ueda, Iwate
A cub was sighted walking on the edge of the Tohoku Shinkansen viaduct in Kutsukawa 4-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
Witnessed one young bear running away on the roadway.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
Spotted one young bear on the premises of the workshop (Medaka-en).
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Around 10:10 on 2026-07-02, one bear was sighted in Sugo, Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture.
Takizawa 巣子, Iwate
One cub was sighted on a city road in Nakano 1-chome, Morioka.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Sighted one adult bear near the garbage collection point.
Morioka Koma, 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
There were traces on the road that appeared to be scat from a young bear.
Morioka, Iwate
One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.
Morioka, Iwate
A cub was sighted on the road near the parking lot of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Goshoko Wide-Area Park.
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
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
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
Empty honey boxes and the place where brood frames were stored were disturbed.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
One bear spotted near the garage of a residence
Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate
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
One bear was sighted in Tede-mori 3-chiwari, Morioka City.
Morioka Teshiromori, 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 opposite my house. It ran off into the mountains.
Morioka Teshiromori, Iwate
Spotted an adult bear in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountain.
Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate
A beehive box at the apiary next to the house was knocked over, damaging one frame.
Morioka Teshiromori, 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
I spotted a mother bear and her cub on the property.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
One bear spotted in the hot spring facility parking lot
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
Around 2:30 PM on 2026-07-10, one bear was sighted in Higashi-Kuroishino 3, Morioka City.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
One bear was sighted in bushes within Takada 12th district, Yahaba Town, Iwate.
Yahaba 大字高田, Iwate
The field plastic mulch was torn and there were footprints. The compost was disturbed.
Morioka Tsushida, Iwate
Spotted one young bear near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
While the reporter was working in a rice field, they spotted a medium-sized bear along the base of the mountain behind them. They scared it off with a rocket firework, and it ran back into the mountain.
Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate
Apples stored in a shed used for farm work and storage had been eaten/raided. There were also numerous droppings that appeared to be from a bear both inside and outside the shed.
Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate
Observed one medium-sized bear in an apple orchard
Morioka Higashianiwa, Iwate
A bear was observed near Route 4 Nakano intersection, moving from the west to the east (toward Nakano Elementary School).
Morioka Haba, Iwate
There are round footprints on the ridge I made. About 15 cm in diameter. Could it be a bear?
Morioka Mukainakano, Iwate
Witnessed what appeared to be a single juvenile bear coming down from the mountain.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the staff-only parking lot of the Handmade Village.
Morioka, Iwate
Observed one young bear near the staff-only parking lot of Tezukuri Village.
Morioka Kado, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Sakuradai 2-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the staff-only parking lot of the Handicraft Village.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kitamatsuzono 3-chome, Morioka City.
Morioka Ueda, Iwate
Bear-like tracks were confirmed.
Morioka Ueda, Iwate
Witnessed one young bear running away on the roadway.
Morioka Higashimirumae, Iwate
Spotted one young bear on the premises of the workshop (Medaka-en).
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
One cub was sighted on a city road in Nakano 1-chome, Morioka.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
An adult bear was behind the trash collection area near the caller’s home; it then ran off toward the forest.
Morioka Kawame, Iwate
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / Direction of travel: southeast / Approximately 100 m to the nearest residence
Odate Higashidai, Akita
[Report] While driving, a bear crossed the road. It headed from the Sannoudai area toward Tatsumi-cho.
Odate, Akita
A neighborhood resident spotted one bear (body length unknown); direction of travel unknown; about 500 meters south of Municipal Minami Elementary School.
Odate, Akita
[Post] A bear cub walking through the rice paddy
Odate Niida, Akita
A bear was spotted moving in Niida Terago, Odate City, Akita.
Odate Niida, Akita
[Report] Appeared on multiple surveillance cameras from about 7:20 to 7:40. Body length approximately 90 cm. Seemed to be searching for food and showed interest in insects that had colonized an acacia tree that was cut down several years ago. Destination unknown.
Odate, Akita
During farm work, damage to peaches by a bear was confirmed. Extent of damage: about 100 fruits, 2 small broken branches. Estimated time of damage: around daytime on July 26–27.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Karasawa Sannōdai, Ōdate City, around 06:25 on 2026-07-27.
Odate, Akita
[Report] Moved from the garden in front of the apartment, crossed the road, and went to the east side.
Odate, Akita
[Post] Spotted a cub about 0.7 m tall in the rice field behind Shimokawa Community Center. It ran toward the Yoneshiro River.
Odate, Akita
Around 13:15 on 2026-07-26, one bear was seen moving in Ikenai-Oide, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanawaanna, Kazuno City.
Kazuno, Akita
While driving from the west to the east, I witnessed one bear about 50 centimeters long walking into the brush on the north side.
Kazuno, Akita
Municipal road / body length 1 m / 600 m from a house / 20 m from the witness While traveling on the municipal road by vehicle, a bear emerged from a rice field, crossed the municipal road from east to west, and left toward the forested area. A search by car was conducted but the bear was not found.
Kazuno, Akita
[Post] A small bear cub was at the side of the road while driving
Odate, Akita
Rice field / body length 70 cm / 30 m from houses, etc. / 1 m from witness While driving a vehicle on a municipal road and preparing to turn at an intersection, the witness saw a bear poke its head out of the grass and then return into the grass.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Hanawa Furudate, Kazuno City.
Kazuno, Akita
Around 7:15 PM on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in Sarumadannaishita, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 30 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
On private residential property / body length 1 m / distance to witness 2 m / 2 m from the house. While watching TV inside the residence, the witness heard a rustling sound and a bear emerged from the brush. The bear rambled across the property from east to west, passing very close to the house as it moved, and then entered the forest.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
Municipal road / body length 1 m / distance from witness approx. 5 m / 5 m from a private house While driving a vehicle on a municipal road within the village, a bear crossed in front of me.
Kazuno, Akita
While passing by, I witnessed a bear about 1.2 m in body length cross the municipal road from east to west approximately 100 m ahead, then move into the riverbank area.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
Municipal road / body length 80 cm / 200 m from a residence / 10 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the municipal road, the witness saw a bear crossing the road from south to north and entering the forest.
Kazuno, Akita
At around 8:30 AM on July 23, a bear was seen moving in Hanawa Sekinegawara, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
While driving, a single bear approximately 1 m in length was observed on a city road. Subsequent direction of movement and other details are unknown.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanawa Shibanai Otagaya, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 13:35 on July 22.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
Posted: Was running on the road.
Odate, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 0.5 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 80 m to nearest residence
Odate, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on July 21, a bear was sighted moving in Hinaimachi Dokkokawa-Kubo, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Towada Suehiro Kamiyabu, Kazuno City.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
[Post]
Odate Hinaimachi-Ogita, Akita
[Post]
Odate, Akita
At around 3:30 PM on July 18, one bear was sighted in Karuizawa Numanotai, Ōdate City.
Odate, Akita
Driver spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading south / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
[Report] Information from a neighborhood association was circulated during a police patrol. A bear crossed the roads in this area and reportedly headed toward the Suikouen direction.
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) / direction of travel unknown / about 10 m from the nearest facility
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
[Posted]
Odate, Akita
Crossed National Route 341 from the east side to the west side, ran through the rice field, and disappeared into the bushes.
Kazuno Hachimantai, Akita
A 73-year-old woman was attacked by a bear in Katabira, Hachimantai, and injured her left wrist and right shoulder after finishing work at a cowshed.
Hachimantai 帷子, Iwate
[Post]
Odate, Akita
Posted: It was captured on a surveillance camera. Body length about 1 m. Believed to have disappeared into the southern thicket.
Odate, Akita
Footprints believed to be from a bear were found on residential property. No similar tracks were observed on nearby roads or elsewhere in the vicinity.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hinaimachi Sasadate Komoriyama, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, around 4 PM on July 15.
Odate, Akita
One beehive box at the apiary beside the house was missing. Bear footprints and paw prints were found nearby.
Morioka, Iwate
[Post]
Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length approx. 1.0 m) / Direction of travel: west / Approximately 150 m from the nearest school facility
Odate, Akita
While working in the fields, footprints of a bear were found. The prints appeared to be from a single animal, moving across the field from west to east; midway it turned toward the south and the tracks continued into the brush on the south side.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ipponsugi, Ōdate City, Akita on 2026-07-14 in the late afternoon.
Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
[Post] Captured on a surveillance camera (photo top left). Body length 1 m. Moving south along a farm access road.
Odate, Akita
[Post]
Odate, Akita
Posted: It was captured on a security camera. Body length about 1 m. It ran into the thicket to the south.
Odate, Akita
Parking lot / body length 70 cm / 10 m from dwellings / 20 m distance from witness A bear appeared on the security camera. The bear moved from east toward the west.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted on camera in Hachimantai Yuze, Kazuno City.
Kazuno, Akita
[Post] Crossed the parking lot heading toward the Forestry Agency side
Odate, Akita
Around 7:30 on July 13, one bear was seen moving in Kuzurahora Mukai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
An employee of the nearest facility sighted one bear (body length unknown) / moving northeast / approximately 30 m from the nearest residence
Odate Kuzuwara, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hinai-cho Ogita Nakajima Saikawatsuke, Odate City.
Odate, Akita
One bear was sighted in Hinaicho Tatsuko Magariyachi, Odate City, and it was seen on camera.
Odate, Akita
A local resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / heading west / on school grounds
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kawanaguchi 15th district, Iwate Town, around 18:00 on July 12.
Iwate Kawaguchi, Iwate
[Report] A one-meter-tall bear was in the backyard behind a house. It ran off into the woods.
Odate, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length approx. 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / about 10 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
At around 5:33 AM on July 10, a bear was sighted in Hinaicho Tatsuko Magayachi, Odate City, Akita, and was seen on camera.
Odate, Akita
[Post] Caught on surveillance camera. Body length about 1 m. Appeared from the north and disappeared into the bushes to the south.
Odate, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / about 250 m east of Tatsukomori Baseball Field
Odate, 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
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 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
[Posted] Roamed around the rice field for about 15 minutes, then moved toward the Kashiwagi direction.
Odate Kodatehana, 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
A bear was sighted around 4 PM in Tsuchikawa 4th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
[Post] There was bear scat on the riverbank steps
Odate, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving north / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate, 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
Ran toward the river.
Odate, Akita
(Posted) Ran toward the river.
Odate, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 0.8 m) / Direction of travel: north / Approximately 170 m to the nearest house
Odate, Akita
[Report] A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / Direction of travel: north / 30 m to the nearest house
Odate, Akita
Sighted one adult bear near the garbage collection point.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading south / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 200 m to the nearest house
Odate, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving southwest / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate Hinaimachi-Ogita, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (about 1 m body length) crossing National Route 103 / direction of travel southwest / National Route 103 near Yamadate Bridge
Odate, Akita
[Post] While fishing at the river, it ran toward the upstream direction of the Yoneshiro River from around the pump house.
Odate Saruma, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / direction of movement unknown / approximately 15 m from the nearest house
Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita
A local resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) on the road / heading north / 120 m east of Odate Homei High School
Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita
(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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In the past 30 days, 144 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 24 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Odate Higashidai, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 229 km route runs from Iwate to Odate, passing through Iwate and Akita. In the past 30 days, 144 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 24 of them. The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Odate Higashidai, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
