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This 61 km route runs from Hachimantai to Kazuno, passing through Iwate and Akita. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kazuno, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
Rice field / body length 80 cm / 50 m from a house / 20 m from the witness While patrolling the rice fields by vehicle, we discovered a small bear wandering around. The bear entered the grassy area of the rice field.
Kazuno, Akita
Around 13:50 on July 29, a bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Suwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, 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
Around 6:30 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Towada-Kemanai Kashiwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
On residential property / body length 1 m / 3 m from house / 3 m from witness. Witness observed a bear crossing the property, walking from north to south, from inside the residence.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
[Report] It walked right beside the car in my yard and then headed toward the weeds next door.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, 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
In a household property field / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m distance from the witness While in the field, I saw a bear pass through the field heading east.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Around 6:20 AM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Towada-Oyu Sekigami, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from residence / 20 m from witness While riding a motorcycle on the municipal road, I observed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the grass.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, 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
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
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
Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in body length crossing the municipal road heading north and moving down to the riverbed. Its subsequent direction of movement is unknown.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanawa Shibanai Otagaya, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 13:35 on July 22.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Takichimukai, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 07:20 on 2026-07-22.
Kazuno, Akita
[Post] I was standing on the left bank setting a hook to start fishing for sweetfish when a friend downstream shouted something. Looking around, I saw a bear cub about 10 meters upstream swimming from the left bank to the right bank. I was on alert, thinking the mother might be nearby, but it was the only one.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Towada Suehiro Kamiyabu, Kazuno City.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Spotted one bear about 1 m in body length in front of an agricultural greenhouse. The bear then crossed the road to the west and was observed moving north.
Kazuno, 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
Location: national highway / Body length: 1.0 m / 10 m from a private house / 50 m from the witness. While working outdoors, the witness saw a bear about 1.0 m long cross the national highway from north to south via a bridge, pass between a vacant house and a shop, and enter the forested hills to the southeast.
Kazuno, 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
[Post] In the rice field
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanawa-Tsuburone, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
(Posted) Emerged from the shrubs beside the intersection and fled across the rice field heading southwest.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
[Post]
Kosaka Araya, 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 Towada-Nishiki Murota, Kazuno City, and was seen moving.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
A single bear about 70 cm in body length was crossing the old national road from south to north.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, 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
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, 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
Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a house / approximately 50 m from the witness. From inside a residence, the witness observed a small bear crossing the municipal road and moving east toward the Oyukawa River.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Towada-Ōyu Araise, Kazuno City.
Kazuno, Akita
National road / body length 1 m / 50 m from a house / 5 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the national road toward Lake Towada, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from north to south and heading toward the river.
Kazuno, 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
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
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
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
(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
Around 6:30 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Towada-Kemanai Kashiwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
On residential property / body length 1 m / 3 m from house / 3 m from witness. Witness observed a bear crossing the property, walking from north to south, from inside the residence.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
[Report] It walked right beside the car in my yard and then headed toward the weeds next door.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
In a household property field / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m distance from the witness While in the field, I saw a bear pass through the field heading east.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Around 6:20 AM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Towada-Oyu Sekigami, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from residence / 20 m from witness While riding a motorcycle on the municipal road, I observed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the grass.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Location: national highway / Body length: 1.0 m / 10 m from a private house / 50 m from the witness. While working outdoors, the witness saw a bear about 1.0 m long cross the national highway from north to south via a bridge, pass between a vacant house and a shop, and enter the forested hills to the southeast.
Kazuno, Akita
Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a house / approximately 50 m from the witness. From inside a residence, the witness observed a small bear crossing the municipal road and moving east toward the Oyukawa River.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Towada-Ōyu Araise, Kazuno City.
Kazuno, Akita
National road / body length 1 m / 50 m from a house / 5 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the national road toward Lake Towada, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from north to south and heading toward the river.
Kazuno, Akita
Around 6:30 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Towada-Kemanai Kashiwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
On residential property / body length 1 m / 3 m from house / 3 m from witness. Witness observed a bear crossing the property, walking from north to south, from inside the residence.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
[Report] It walked right beside the car in my yard and then headed toward the weeds next door.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
In a household property field / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m distance from the witness While in the field, I saw a bear pass through the field heading east.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Around 6:20 AM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Towada-Oyu Sekigami, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from residence / 20 m from witness While riding a motorcycle on the municipal road, I observed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the grass.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Location: national highway / Body length: 1.0 m / 10 m from a private house / 50 m from the witness. While working outdoors, the witness saw a bear about 1.0 m long cross the national highway from north to south via a bridge, pass between a vacant house and a shop, and enter the forested hills to the southeast.
Kazuno, Akita
Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a house / approximately 50 m from the witness. From inside a residence, the witness observed a small bear crossing the municipal road and moving east toward the Oyukawa River.
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Towada-Ōyu Araise, Kazuno City.
Kazuno, Akita
National road / body length 1 m / 50 m from a house / 5 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the national road toward Lake Towada, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from north to south and heading toward the river.
Kazuno, Akita
Peak activity at 13:00 with 6 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kazuno, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 61 km route runs from Hachimantai to Kazuno, passing through Iwate and Akita. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kazuno, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
