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This 30 km route runs from Lake Towada to Kazuno within Akita. In the past 30 days, 19 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
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
[Posted] While driving a car
Kazuno, 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
One bear was seen moving in Towadaoyuoyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno, Akita
[Post]
Kosaka, Akita
Seems a mother bear with a little cub
Kazuno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kamisou, Kosaka Town, Akita, and was seen moving.
Kosaka, Akita
A mother bear with two cubs ran from the road toward the mountain path/area leading to the waterfall. Nearby there was a dropping that looked like it belonged to a bear.
Kosaka, Akita
Post: A decorative ornament on the property was found broken, so I checked the security camera footage and identified the individual shown. (The ornament appears to have been gnawed or scratched and damaged.)
Kosaka Towadako, 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
[Post]
Kosaka, Akita
Observed while driving. It was in the middle of the road, but when it noticed us it ran into the bushes.
Kazuno, Akita
Peak activity at 18:00 with 3 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 19 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 30 km route runs from Lake Towada to Kazuno within Akita. In the past 30 days, 19 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
