Saves as a new trip plan. The original stays as-is.
This 573 km route runs from Mahiru take to Odate, passing through Akita and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 182 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 34 of them. The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Shizukuishi, Iwate.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
[Report] While driving on National Route 341 toward Tamagawa Dam, two bears crossed the road from right to left.
Senboku, Akita
While traveling northwest on the road, I saw three bears by the roadside. Body lengths, the direction they left, and the distance to buildings are unknown.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
While driving across a bridge, I saw a bear walking on the riverside sports field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
[Report] While driving on the national highway toward Kazuno City, I witnessed three bears (a mother and two cubs) crossing from left to right. They disappeared into the grove of scrub on the right.
Senboku, Akita
One bear approximately 60 cm in body length. It emerged from the brush, crossed the road, and departed into the eastern mountain. The distance to the nearest residence was about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
Around 7 PM on July 4, a bear was seen moving in Tazawako Tazawa, Senboku City.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
On the evening of 2026-07-03, a 28-year-old man was attacked by a bear in Kakunodate, Senboku City, Akita, and suffered injuries to his face and other areas.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
While out walking the dog in the morning, I went past the old Tazawa clinic, crossed the road, cut across the rice field east of the gymnasium, and went down toward the Tamagawa River.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
A bear was spotted at the gateball court. Body length about 1 m. It left heading south. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.
Senboku Tazawako-Tazawa, Akita
Spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in a rice field. The bear walked off toward the river to the south.
Daisen Otacho-Eidai, Akita
[Report] While driving, I sighted one adult bear and two cubs. Around 1–2 km west of Ohu Sanso. They noticed us and stopped to look, then the cubs entered the paddy fields to the south. They moved quickly even in the rice fields.
Daisen Otacho-Eidai, Akita
[Report] On the road 1–2 km west of Ohu Sanso, observed one adult bear about 1 m and two cubs. They stopped once and looked at us, then the cubs entered the rice field to the south and left. They moved quickly even in the rice field.
Daisen Otacho-Eidai, Akita
A bear was sighted around 12:00 on June 29 in Ōta-machi Kawaguchi Kitakawaguchi, Daisen City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Daisen Otacho-Eidai, Akita
A bear approximately 1 m in length was walking near Natsuse railroad crossing, moving eastward away; distance to the nearest house about 20 m.
Senboku, Akita
Around 14:10 on 2026-06-25, one bear was spotted moving in Naniwa Kamitsurugasawa, Misato Town, Akita Prefecture.
Misato, Akita
Left my property, moving from the woods on the south side toward the woods on the north side.
Misato, Akita
Around 4:45 PM on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Tazawako-Sotada, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Senboku, Akita
While I was taking a walk, I found a large bear dropping on the road.
Daisen Otacho-Ota, Akita
A witness was driving northwest when a bear emerged from the woods on the south side of the road, crossed the town road, and entered the woods on the north side. / Body length: about 80 cm / Distance to nearest house: about 350 m
Misato, Akita
One bear about 0.5 m in body length. Direction of departure unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
A bear about 50 cm long was sighted in a parking lot in Nakagasawa, Kakunodatemachi, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
A witness spotted a bear walking on a farm road while mowing grass. They tried to drive it off by sounding the horn, and the bear fled into the mountain. / Body length about 1.5 m / About 110 m to the nearest house.
Misato 金沢東根, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on June 17, one bear was seen moving in Chiya-Agutsutari, Misato Town, Akita.
Misato 金沢東根, Akita
A user of Chihata Onsen Sun-Ar witnessed a bear in the parking lot when leaving. The bear headed west. / Body length unknown / Approximately 10 m from Chihata Onsen Sun-Ar
Misato 金沢東根, Akita
On the way back to the second parking lot from Kaiko Falls, near the parking area.
Senboku, Akita
In the rice field, about 1 m in body length, moving away toward the south (where houses are located). Approximately 20 m from the nearest home.
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai-machi Tada, Senboku City, around 8:45 a.m.
Senboku, Akita
A bear entered a house in Nagayama, Shizukuishi Town, ate sweet buns and other food, and damaged part of the screen door and bars at the back entrance.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
One adult bear entered a residence in Nishine-Higashishinozaki, Shizukuishi Town, and ate food in the kitchen.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
A bear entered a house in Nishine, Shizukuishi Town, and ate sugar and sweets.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
[Report] While driving on National Route 341 toward Tamagawa Dam, two bears crossed the road from right to left.
Senboku, Akita
While traveling northwest on the road, I saw three bears by the roadside. Body lengths, the direction they left, and the distance to buildings are unknown.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
Around 1:30 a.m. on July 9, one bear, believed to be an adult, entered a house in Nagayama, Shizukuishi Town through an unlocked back door and then left.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
At a house in Nagayama, Shizukuishi Town, Iwate, one bear entered the resident's bedroom and house. No one was injured.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
A bear broke the door lock and entered the same house again.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
An adult bear entered a house in Nishi-Nishine-Higashishinozaki, Shizukuishi, and ate cat food and pickled turnips.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Around 7:30 pm on July 5, one bear believed to be the same individual re-entered the same house, ate cat food, and damaged the front-door lock.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Around 4:00 on July 5, one bear entered a house in Nishine, Shizukuishi, through the front door and ate cat food and pickles.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Around 4:00 on July 5, one adult bear entered a house in Nishine, Shizukuishi, Iwate.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
On July 5, a bear also entered the same residence at dawn and at night, eating cat food and pickled turnips.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
[Report] While driving on the national highway toward Kazuno City, I witnessed three bears (a mother and two cubs) crossing from left to right. They disappeared into the grove of scrub on the right.
Senboku, Akita
Around 7 PM on July 4, a bear was seen moving in Tazawako Tazawa, Senboku City.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
While out walking the dog in the morning, I went past the old Tazawa clinic, crossed the road, cut across the rice field east of the gymnasium, and went down toward the Tamagawa River.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
A bear was spotted at the gateball court. Body length about 1 m. It left heading south. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.
Senboku Tazawako-Tazawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nanatsumori, Shizukuishi Town.
Shizukuishi 七ツ森, Iwate
In the rice field, about 1 m in body length, moving away toward the south (where houses are located). Approximately 20 m from the nearest home.
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai-machi Tada, Senboku City, around 8:45 a.m.
Senboku, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on 2026-06-12, a bear was sighted in Myojin, Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture.
Shizukuishi, 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
A bear was sighted around 4 PM in Tsuchikawa 4th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Koma-Kobukuro, Morioka City, around 16:00 on 2026-07-01.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Shibutami Iwanosawa, Morioka City, around 9:00 on 2026-07-01.
Morioka Shibutami, Iwate
Three bears sighted (one adult, two cubs)
Morioka, Iwate
Around 07:25 on 2026-06-24, one adult bear was seen at the entrance of a private home in Ōsōrishō 25-chōme area, Hachimantai City, Iwate. No human or property damage was confirmed.
Hachimantai, Iwate
Witnessed one bear running off eastward toward the cemetery at the tea plantation intersection.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Koma Yonanaka, Morioka City, around 6:00 PM on June 24.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
One bear sighted in an apple orchard
Morioka Kawasaki, Iwate
Around 05:30 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Tsuchikawa 4th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Ikkatai 7-chiwari, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tamayama-Babaakasaka, Morioka City, Iwate on 2026-06-12 in the morning.
Morioka, Iwate
Numerous bear droppings were found on the premises of a work shed adjacent to the residence.
Morioka, 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
Around noon on July 5, a bear was sighted in Iwate Town's Iitsukaichi 10th district.
Iwate Ekarinai, Iwate
A bear was sighted around 4 PM in Tsuchikawa 4th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Koma-Kobukuro, Morioka City, around 16:00 on 2026-07-01.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Shibutami Iwanosawa, Morioka City, around 9:00 on 2026-07-01.
Morioka Shibutami, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Ippongi 17th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Iwate Town's Itsukaichi 9th section.
Iwate Ekarinai, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Koda 5-chiwari, Iwate Town.
Iwate Kodaki, Iwate
Three bears sighted (one adult, two cubs)
Morioka, Iwate
Witnessed one bear running off eastward toward the cemetery at the tea plantation intersection.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Koma Yonanaka, Morioka City, around 6:00 PM on June 24.
Morioka Koma, Iwate
One bear sighted in an apple orchard
Morioka Kawasaki, Iwate
Around 05:30 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Tsuchikawa 4th district, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Ikkatai 7-chiwari, Iwate Town.
Iwate Tsuchikawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tamayama-Babaakasaka, Morioka City, Iwate on 2026-06-12 in the morning.
Morioka, 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
Calm bear sitting next to the road, vanished into the bushes after a few seconds.
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
[Post] While driving to school, (a bear) was leaning out of the bushes with its upper body exposed.
Odate, Akita
[Post] Size resembling a bear cub
Odate, Akita
Driver observed one bear (body length 0.5 m) in the brush southwest of the road / heading southwest / 80 m south of the former Hanaoka Middle School
Odate, Akita
Around 1:00 PM on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Toriuchishita, Hanaokamachi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, 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
Two young bears about 70 centimeters long were in a cleared lot beside a rice field. They were wandering around a cleared area adjacent to a crushed-stone storage site, then went into the woodland to the east. The mother bear was not seen. There are mulberry trees along the mountainside near here, and bears are sighted almost every year.
Kosaka, 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
[Posted] Roamed around the rice field for about 15 minutes, then moved toward the Kashiwagi direction.
Odate Kodatehana, Akita
[Post]
Kosaka, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kosaka-zawa, Kosaka Town.
Kosaka, Akita
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Kosaka Daichi, Akita
Posted: Moved from the Shimouchikawa direction toward Shirasawa Shinmei Shrine, then went northeast along the base of the shrine's slope.
Odate Shirasawa, 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
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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
On 2026-07-03 around 1:29 PM, a bear was sighted in Domenai, Hanaoka-machi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, 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
One bear about 80 centimeters in body length was sighted at the signalized intersection near Uradabashi. It later departed into the brush to the south.
Kitaakita Katsurase, Akita
Driver spotted one bear (body length 1 m) in a rice field beside a municipal road / heading south / about 400 m south of Numadate processing plant
Odate, 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
Observed one bear about 80 cm in body length crossing the road from east to west.
Kitaakita, 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
Report: On the town road west of the rice field at Kosaka 38, Kosaka-machi, a female/male adult bear about 1.2 meters long and one cub about 70 centimeters long were sighted. After that, the adult and cub entered the forested mountain area west of the town road. They are believed to have come up from the field road near Kosaka 38, climbed the roadside embankment below the town road, and emerged onto the town road. Sightings of bears are reported in this area, which is just south of the village cemetery, every year; this is the second sighting already this year. It is thought to be one of the travel routes used when moving between the forest on the east side of the Sunagosawa River and the forest on the west side.
Kosaka, Akita
[Post] I posted this before but it wasn’t published, so I’m reposting. One bear on the north side of the prefectural road. Within 100 meters of nearby houses.
Odate, Akita
A group of visitors walking along the trail at Nagabashiri Fūketsu Pavilion sighted one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length). Direction of travel: north. Approximately 30 m from the above facility.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.5 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 10 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 unknown) / moving east / approximately 10 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kosaka Nigawa, Kosaka Town, Akita, around 11:15 on July 1.
Kosaka, Akita
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Kosaka, 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
[Post] One adult, two cubs
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanakawa-cho Nanatsudate, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, 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
Driver sighted one bear (approx. 1 m body length) / direction of travel unknown / about 140 m from the nearest residence
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted around 5:30 AM on July 1 in Kosubogawa, Hanaoka-cho, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate Hanaokamachi, Akita
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Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) crossing the road / heading south / 200 m southeast of Niiyama settlement
Odate, Akita
[Report] A single bear about 1 meter long was on the ridge of a rice paddy at 39, Kakege, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It ran toward the Suna kosawa River on the east side and went into the vegetation on the levee. It likely crossed the town road from the western forest, passed through the brush into the paddy, ran along the ridge, entered the brush on the right-bank levee of the Suna kosawa River, crossed the river, and moved from the eastern rice paddies back into the forest. The area around the sighting is one where bears and wild boars are seen crossing the stream every year, and it is also near the site of an encounter with a bear in May of this year that nearly resulted in personal injury.
Kosaka, Akita
One cub of unknown body length was sighted near the embankment road of the Matō River. It then left heading toward the mountains.
Kitaakita Isecho, Akita
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Kitaakita, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 60 cm) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 5 m from the nearest house
Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita
A staff member of a nearby junior high school observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) passing in front of the school's main gate / direction of travel unknown / about 50 m from the nearby junior high school
Odate Hashigeta, Akita
A single bear about 50 centimeters long was observed on the highway embankment from a car traveling on the Tōhoku Expressway. The bear’s subsequent direction of movement is unknown.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanawa Shimota Nyuuu, Kazuno City.
Kazuno, Akita
Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita
A single bear cub ran off toward the Nature House.
Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita
Prefectural road / body length 1 m / 300 m from a private house / approximately 50 m from the observer When driving on the prefectural road, saw a bear sitting on the road
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 600 m to Odate Youth Nature House.
Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
[Post] Ran through the former residential site from the Ōmori side and exited toward the Hongō River
Odate, Akita
A resident working nearby spotted one bear about 50 cm in body length on the farm road. When loud noises were made, the bear was seen leaving toward the forested area to the east.
Kazuno Hanawa, Akita
[Post] Crossing a national highway
Kazuno, Akita
Around 4:50 PM on June 26, one bear was seen moving in Hachimantai-Akabuchi, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
Kazuno, Akita
An 80-centimeter-long bear was seen leaving from a small hill and heading southwest into nearby woods.
Kazuno, Akita
On the premises of a highway toll booth / body length about 50 cm / distance from witness 50 m / 50 m from the building. A bear about 50 cm long was seen from inside a building crossing the toll booth area from south to north and entering the brush on the north side.
Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita
While driving, a cub darted out and crossed the road. It entered the grass/thicket and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
Thicket / body length 80 cm / distance to witness 30 m / 10 m from a residence While walking on my property, I spotted a bear poking its head out of a thicket across the road. The bear returned into the thicket.
Kazuno, Akita
One bear of unknown body length was sighted on the road. It then entered the woods to the north. Approximately 10 meters from nearby facilities.
Kitaakita, Akita
It ran off eastward from the roadside. It looked like a cub less than one meter long.
Kosaka, Akita
A bear was sighted in Niida Terago, Ōdate City, Akita, around 5:10 a.m. on June 26, 2026.
Odate Niida, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) heading northwest; approximately 200 m from the nearest residence.
Odate Niida, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 50 cm) / Direction of travel: east / Approximately 200 m from the nearest house
Odate Ipponsugi, Akita
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.1 m) crossing the road / heading south / 200 m from nearest house
Odate Hashigeta, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 50 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
Prefectural road / Body length 0.8 m / About 70 m from a private house While driving on the prefectural road, one bear crossing from the south to the north was observed. The bear then entered the woods on the north side. Distance to the observer: approximately 10 m.
Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita
An office worker spotted one bear (body length 50 cm) / traveling northeast / on company premises
Odate, Akita
[Report] After finishing work, I spotted a bear about 50 cm in body length in the bushes beside the parking lot. It then went deeper into the thicket.
Odate, Akita
It was on the roadway, and even after seeing my car it showed no signs of fear; it slowly entered the brush at the side of the road.
Kosaka, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.7 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
Around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, a bear was sighted in Karanisawa Kitsunodai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
One bear (body length 1.2 m) spotted in a private home's yard / heading north / 200 m west of Tashikomori Ballpark
Odate, Akita
[Post] Appeared startled by the car and went up the slope.
Kazuno, Akita
(From a post) Appeared startled by the car and climbed up the slope.
Kazuno, Akita
Crossed the road and went into the woods.
Odate, Akita
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Odate, 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
At around 18:27 on June 18, one bear was seen moving in Katsuse, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture.
Kitaakita Katsurase, Akita
[Report] A small bear crossed the road from right to left heading toward Ani-Maeda area. It walked into the chip center.
Kitaakita Katsurase, 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
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Kosaka, Akita
While driving, a bear about 1 m in body length was sighted in the roadside brush beside the municipal road from inside the vehicle. The subsequent direction of the bear's movement is unknown.
Kazuno Towada-Kusagi, 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 bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted behind a private house. When a resident of the neighboring house raised their voice, it departed toward the Shirasaka area.
Kitaakita Urata, Akita
Around 15:40 on 2026-06-17, a bear was seen moving in Kosakadaisaku, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, Akita
[Report] On the road from Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant heading into the mountains, one bear about 1 meter was sighted. It ran off into the mountains.
Kosaka, Akita
Report: Spotted one bear about 1 meter in size on the road from Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant toward the mountain. It ran off into the mountain.
Kosaka, Akita
While driving from Takanosu toward Aikawa, a single bear approximately 80 cm in length was observed coming out from the woods on the north side onto Prefectural Route 24. It later returned to the north woods. It was about 100 m from nearby facilities.
Kitaakita, 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
Driver sighted one bear (body length unknown) / heading east / about 100 m south of Hachikō-sō
Odate, Akita
One adult bear and two cubs were crossing the Nishiyama agricultural access road.
Kazuno, Akita
Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from a residence / 50 m distance to witness. A bear was observed roaming near the trash collection area from inside the house.
Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was spotted on the runway at Odate-Noshiro Airport in Kitaakita, Akita, and was driven off with fireworks into brush on the south side.
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the runway of Odate-Noshiro Airport. After airport staff responded, it left toward the south.
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
[Report] Spotted one bear (size unknown) in a field near a house. When we rang a bell, it noticed us and returned to the mountain.
Kosaka Araya, 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
Around 10:50 on June 15, a bear was seen moving in Arayategamizawa, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka Araya, Akita
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Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita
At around 1:05 PM on June 14, a bear was sighted at Kosaka Mining Museum Furutate in Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita
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Kosaka, Akita
Damage to crops such as potatoes
Odate, Akita
Around 11:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Kosakaichinoto, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, Akita
A single bear about 80 centimeters long was in a field at 32 Sunakosawa, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It appeared to have come out from the wooded hill behind the house on the west side. The bear was by a pile of firewood next to the house; when it made eye contact it returned to the western woodland. The distance when eye contact was made was about 20 meters, and it was small enough to be thought a cub not yet weaned. No adult bear was seen. The neighbor was informed immediately.
Kosaka, Akita
[Post] Baby bear
Kosaka, Akita
Around 3:00 PM on June 13, a bear was sighted in Kosakamatsunaka Kosaka, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, Akita
I don’t know the exact location or time, but while driving from the town toward Lake Towada I saw a bear cub suddenly run into the brush on the left side of the road. It was just a moment so I didn’t get a photo, but we passed Kosaka Nanadaki Winery within two or three minutes, so I think it was in that general area.
Kosaka, Akita
Local resident sighted one bear (body length 1.2 m) / moving north / on convenience store premises
Odate Matsudate, Akita
A bear was sighted in a parking lot in Shimizu 4-chome, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate Matsudate, Akita
footprints
Odate, Akita
Peak activity at 15:00 with 18 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 182 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 34 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Shizukuishi, Iwate.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 15:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 573 km route runs from Mahiru take to Odate, passing through Akita and Iwate. In the past 30 days, 182 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 34 of them. The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Shizukuishi, Iwate. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
