This 38.1 km route from Kazuno to Kosaka crosses Akita. Over the past 30 days, 12 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 1 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 4 days ago near Kosaka Araya, Akita; the location sits about 8.7 km from the start of the route and 4.5 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Kosaka, Akita, sitting about 35.4 km from the start and 1 m off the route line.
At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Akita.
Rice paddy / Body length 1 m / 200 m from a residence / 50 m from sighting Vehicle was driving on the road when a bear was discovered in the rice paddy. The bear moved west toward the direction of a waste processing facility.
Kosaka Araya, Akita
A single bear cub was running through the bushes along the roadside.
Kosaka, Akita
It was standing on a rock in the middle of the Oyu River. While I stopped the car and was operating the camera, it walked toward the mountain on the opposite bank. It’s a cub.
Kazuno, Akita
Posted: Sitting by the river
Kazuno, Akita
Beside the national highway in brush/Body length ~1 m/40 m from a residence/About 5 m from the witness While passing on the national highway by vehicle, I saw a bear sitting at the edge of the mountain beside the road. Because I drove past it, I do not know which direction it left. Afterwards the police checked the area but did not find the bear.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
Towada, Aomori
It was eating grass at the roadside. Afterwards it began sleeping under a nearby tree.
Kosaka, Akita
Crossed the road and climbed up the steep embankment on the right.
Kazuno 下長根, Akita
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Kosaka, Akita
While driving on the highway (northbound), a vehicle observed a single bear approximately 50 centimeters in body length occupying the roadway. When a responding police vehicle arrived and sounded its siren, the bear moved off the road through a gap in the highway fence and was confirmed to have departed toward the forested area to the northeast.
Kazuno, Akita
Public facility plaza / body length 1.2 m / 20 m from houses, etc. The bear was seen from inside the facility moving north through the plaza, crossing the national highway and heading north. Distance to the witness approximately 100 m.
Kazuno 横道, Akita
Municipal road / body length 1.2 m / 20 m to a house / about 100 m from the witness. It was walking along the rice-field path under the highway toward the houses. The black thing in the center of the attached photo is the bear.
Kazuno 土ヶ久保, Akita
Peak activity at 6:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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Over the past 30 days, 12 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 1 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 4 days ago near Kosaka Araya, Akita; the location sits about 8.7 km from the start of the route and 4.5 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 38.1 km route from Kazuno to Kosaka crosses Akita. Over the past 30 days, 12 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 1 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 4 days ago near Kosaka Araya, Akita; the location sits about 8.7 km from the start of the route and 4.5 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Kosaka, Akita, sitting about 35.4 km from the start and 1 m off the route line. At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
