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This 93 km route runs from Kazuno to Mount Hachimantai, passing through Akita and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 16 hours ago near Kazuno, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
A cub was walking on the road.
Kazuno, Akita
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Osarizawa Omono, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
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
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
One adult bear and two cubs were crossing the Nishiyama agricultural access road.
Kazuno, 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
Rice field / body length 1 m / 60 m from a residence / approximately 100 m from the witness While driving on a municipal road, a bear was spotted in a rice field. The bear entered the forested area to the south.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
City road / body length 1.2 m / 5 m from a private residence / 10 m from the witness Observed from inside a vehicle: a bear crossing the city road and entering the brush.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
City road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m to nearest house / 10 m from witness. While driving on the city road, the witness saw a bear enter the brush north of the road.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
One bear was spotted moving in Towada-Nishikigi Shimono, Kazuno City.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
National road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m from a residence / 30 m from the witness. While driving a vehicle on the national road from north to south, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the forest.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Vacant lot / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a residence / 20 m from the sighting. While walking on a municipal road, I saw a bear crossing the road from south to north and entering the vacant lot.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Railway tracks / body length 80 cm / 10 m from residences, etc. / 20 m distance from the witness: The bear was sighted wandering near the tracks from the grounds of a worksite.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Rice field / body length 1 m / 300 m from houses, etc. / 40 m from observer While driving on a municipal road, the observer spotted a bear in a rice field.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
On private property / 1.2 m / Distance to witness 20 m / Distance from house 20 m. A bear was in a tree. It came down from the tree and went off somewhere. Direction of departure unknown.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Field adjacent to a private residence / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m from the witness: A bear about 1 m in length was seen from inside a house walking north through a field.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
While driving from the north toward the south, I sighted a bear about 1.2 meters long near the worksite on the east side. The bear was wandering around the area of the worksite and then was seen heading into the woods to the east.
Kazuno Towada-Suehiro, Akita
While driving a car on a municipal road from west to east, I witnessed a bear about 70 centimeters long cross the road from south to north, then run up the embankment and head north. The distance between the car and the bear at the time of sighting was about 2 meters.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Municipal road / 50 m from a house / body length 70 cm / 10 m from witness. While passing on the municipal road by vehicle, a bear was spotted on the south side of the road. The bear left to the south.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
A cub was walking on the road.
Kazuno, Akita
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Osarizawa Omono, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
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
(Post) On the left side heading toward Odate City (formerly? some kind of fish farm), it crossed the road and ran into the mountain.
Odate, Akita
One Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) crossed the road and ran west.
Odate, Akita
There were footprints in the field.
Odate, 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
One adult bear and two cubs were crossing the Nishiyama agricultural access road.
Kazuno, 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
[Report] Approx. 1 m in length — witnessed running toward the Kosaka area.
Odate, Akita
A local resident spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving east / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
Rice field / body length 1 m / 60 m from a residence / approximately 100 m from the witness While driving on a municipal road, a bear was spotted in a rice field. The bear entered the forested area to the south.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
City road / body length 1.2 m / 5 m from a private residence / 10 m from the witness Observed from inside a vehicle: a bear crossing the city road and entering the brush.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
City road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m to nearest house / 10 m from witness. While driving on the city road, the witness saw a bear enter the brush north of the road.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
One bear was spotted moving in Towada-Nishikigi Shimono, Kazuno City.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
National road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m from a residence / 30 m from the witness. While driving a vehicle on the national road from north to south, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the forest.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Vacant lot / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a residence / 20 m from the sighting. While walking on a municipal road, I saw a bear crossing the road from south to north and entering the vacant lot.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Railway tracks / body length 80 cm / 10 m from residences, etc. / 20 m distance from the witness: The bear was sighted wandering near the tracks from the grounds of a worksite.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Rice field / body length 1 m / 300 m from houses, etc. / 40 m from observer While driving on a municipal road, the observer spotted a bear in a rice field.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
On private property / 1.2 m / Distance to witness 20 m / Distance from house 20 m. A bear was in a tree. It came down from the tree and went off somewhere. Direction of departure unknown.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
While driving from Omoinai toward Sainokami, a bear about 1.2 m in length climbed up the right roadside embankment and ran off into the woods toward Ohirayama.
Odate, Akita
Field adjacent to a private residence / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m from the witness: A bear about 1 m in length was seen from inside a house walking north through a field.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Crossed the prefectural road and went toward the mountains.
Odate, Akita
Around 7:20 AM on June 5, a bear was sighted in Sarumadanishishita, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Odate, Akita
One bear (body length 0.5 m) sighted on National Route 103 / direction of travel unknown / 400 m northeast of Junisho Station
Odate, Akita
While driving from the north toward the south, I sighted a bear about 1.2 meters long near the worksite on the east side. The bear was wandering around the area of the worksite and then was seen heading into the woods to the east.
Kazuno Towada-Suehiro, Akita
While driving a car on a municipal road from west to east, I witnessed a bear about 70 centimeters long cross the road from south to north, then run up the embankment and head north. The distance between the car and the bear at the time of sighting was about 2 meters.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Municipal road / 50 m from a house / body length 70 cm / 10 m from witness. While passing on the municipal road by vehicle, a bear was spotted on the south side of the road. The bear left to the south.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
Around 10:00 on May 31, a bear was sighted in Higashi-Iwasamizawa, Odate City.
Odate, Akita
A cub was walking on the road.
Kazuno, Akita
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-24, a bear was sighted in Osarizawa Omono, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
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
(Post) On the left side heading toward Odate City (formerly? some kind of fish farm), it crossed the road and ran into the mountain.
Odate, Akita
One Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) crossed the road and ran west.
Odate, Akita
There were footprints in the field.
Odate, 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
One adult bear and two cubs were crossing the Nishiyama agricultural access road.
Kazuno, 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
[Report] Approx. 1 m in length — witnessed running toward the Kosaka area.
Odate, Akita
A local resident spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving east / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
Rice field / body length 1 m / 60 m from a residence / approximately 100 m from the witness While driving on a municipal road, a bear was spotted in a rice field. The bear entered the forested area to the south.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
River / Body length 1 m / 10 m from houses, etc. / Distance to witness 150 m
Kazuno, Akita
City road / body length 1.2 m / 5 m from a private residence / 10 m from the witness Observed from inside a vehicle: a bear crossing the city road and entering the brush.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
City road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m to nearest house / 10 m from witness. While driving on the city road, the witness saw a bear enter the brush north of the road.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
One bear was spotted moving in Towada-Nishikigi Shimono, Kazuno City.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
National road / body length 1.2 m / 300 m from a residence / 30 m from the witness. While driving a vehicle on the national road from north to south, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the forest.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Vacant lot / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a residence / 20 m from the sighting. While walking on a municipal road, I saw a bear crossing the road from south to north and entering the vacant lot.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hachimantai Azusawazawaikari, Kazuno City, Akita on the afternoon of 2026-06-10.
Kazuno, Akita
While driving by, I saw it in front of the local information sign in the parking lot; it then ran off behind the building on the left.
Senboku, Akita
Railway tracks / body length 80 cm / 10 m from residences, etc. / 20 m distance from the witness: The bear was sighted wandering near the tracks from the grounds of a worksite.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Rice field / body length 1 m / 300 m from houses, etc. / 40 m from observer While driving on a municipal road, the observer spotted a bear in a rice field.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
While driving from Omoinai toward Sainokami, a bear about 1.2 m in length climbed up the right roadside embankment and ran off into the woods toward Ohirayama.
Odate, Akita
Field adjacent to a private residence / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m from the witness: A bear about 1 m in length was seen from inside a house walking north through a field.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
Crossed the prefectural road and went toward the mountains.
Odate, Akita
Around 7:20 AM on June 5, a bear was sighted in Sarumadanishishita, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Odate, Akita
One bear (body length 0.5 m) sighted on National Route 103 / direction of travel unknown / 400 m northeast of Junisho Station
Odate, Akita
While driving from the north toward the south, I sighted a bear about 1.2 meters long near the worksite on the east side. The bear was wandering around the area of the worksite and then was seen heading into the woods to the east.
Kazuno Towada-Suehiro, Akita
Around 10:00 on May 31, a bear was sighted in Higashi-Iwasamizawa, Odate City.
Odate, Akita
[Report] A bear about 50 cm tall walked along the embankment beside a house toward the river. It crossed the Kumazawa River and left toward the mountains.
Kazuno, Akita
Peak activity at 7:00 with 8 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 16 hours ago near Kazuno, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 93 km route runs from Kazuno to Mount Hachimantai, passing through Akita and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 16 hours ago near Kazuno, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
