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This 763 km route runs from Ibaraki Prefectural Government Building to Ichinoseki, passing through Ibaraki, Gunma, Akita, Iwate, Niigata, Tochigi, and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 218 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 62 of them. The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
6 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Ibaraki, Gunma, Akita, Iwate, Niigata, Tochigi, Yamagata.
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted near a field in Fujimi-machi Kogure, Maebashi City.
Maebashi 富士見町小暮, Gunma
Ashikaga 西宮町, Tochigi
It ran through the trees alongside the trail just before Ryogaiyama.
Ashikaga 江川町, Tochigi
A bear was sighted in Kashiwagura-cho, Maebashi City.
Maebashi 柏倉町, Gunma
Sano 下彦間町, Tochigi
Around 7:00 PM on June 27, one bear was sighted in Shimohikoma Town, Sano City.
Sano 下彦間町, Tochigi
At around 4:25 on 2026-06-24, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted in farmland in Tonara-cho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Sano 戸奈良町, Tochigi
Itsukushima Shrine, Toshihocho, Ashikaga City 100 m north of Nagusagawa River
Ashikaga 利保町, Tochigi
Kiryu 広沢町間ノ島, Gunma
Sightings reported by the city From the Tenjinbashi intersection in Egawa Town 3-chome toward the northeast along Fukuromi River On-site inspection found no signs of a bear, but wild boar rooting was observed on the embankment.
Ashikaga 利保町, Tochigi
Around 22:30 on 2026-06-14, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kiwada-machi, Kanuma City.
Kanuma 亀和田町, Tochigi
Sightings reported by the city A field 100 m east of Inoshin Shrine (Otsuki Town 412) Note: As a result of the on-site inspection, no signs of a bear were found.
Ashikaga 大月町, Tochigi
Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown
Sakata 新町, Yamagata
Saw a bear crossing from right to left while driving. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
One bear was sighted near Ōshima Bridge. Its subsequent movement path is unknown.
Yuzawa Mitsumata, Niigata
One bear (body length 1.0 m) was sighted near the old Aburato Tunnel (seaside exit). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 油戸, Yamagata
Bear tracks found in a rice paddy. Direction of travel unknown.
Uonuma, Niigata
Body length: approximately 1.2 m; Distance to residences: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 飯沢, Akita
Atsumi government office: One bear (body length unknown) was sighted in the Nezugaseki area. / Environment: Around residences / Size: Unknown
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Atsumi government office area: One juvenile bear (approximately 0.7 m in body length) was sighted along the river near the Nezugaseki River Bridge. / Environment: Around residential area / Size: Juvenile
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Around 6 a.m., one cub about 70 cm long was sighted in Nezugaseki, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 鼠ケ関, Yamagata
A small black one that looked like a bear cub ran off toward the rice fields.
Yurihonjō 瀬越場, Akita
(Posted) While taking a break from mowing, a bear climbed up the cliff from the river. When I shouted it ran into the mountains. It likely came out because the mower's engine stopped making noise.
Yurihonjō 東由利法内, Akita
One bear (body length unknown) was sighted about 300 m east of Abura-to Community Center, near Nakata Bridge. Subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 油戸, Yamagata
[Report] Crossing a prefectural road
Yurihonjō 東由利杉森, Akita
Body length: about 1 m Distance to houses: about 100 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
A juvenile bear was sighted about 300 m past the Mitoe/Mitse (Mise) interchange exit. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: roadway / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka 三瀬, Yamagata
Atsumi government office: A single bear (approx. 1 m in body length) was sighted within the Yu-Atsumi area. / Environment: Around residences / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata
One bear sighted. Crossed National Route 17 heading south.
Uonuma, Niigata
I sighted two cubs of unknown body length entering the mountain.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Atsumi government office: One bear (approximately 1 m body length) was sighted within the Yu-Atsumi area. / Environment: Around houses / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata
A bear about 1 meter long collided with a moving passenger car on a road in Sakuramachi, Murakami City. The female driver was not injured, but part of the vehicle was damaged.
Murakami, Niigata
One bear was spotted roaming in a rice paddy in the Sasaki area of Murakami City, Niigata.
Murakami, Niigata
One bear was sighted in Yutōnami, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata
Around 5:25 PM on July 7, a bear was sighted in Hahiro Nunosawa, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 羽広, Akita
Around 13:00 on July 7, one bear (about 50 cm in body length) was sighted very close to a house in Shimojima, Uonuma City, Niigata.
Uonuma, Niigata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yuza 北目, Yamagata
Three bears—a mother and two cubs—were sighted at the former Nunoba Ski Resort slope. Their subsequent movements are unknown.
Yuzawa, Niigata
Construction workers sighted one bear along a forest road
Nagaoka, Niigata
A construction worker spotted one bear.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear was sighted near the Kan-Etsu Expressway Tsuchitaru parking area.
Yuzawa, Niigata
Around 10:30 on July 6, a bear was sighted in Shimozu, Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Minakami Shimozu, Gunma
Environment: riverbed / Size: adult (fully grown)
Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata
Around 4:00 on 2026-07-06, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Yusa, Yusa Town.
Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata
Observed a cub heading toward the mountain direction (west side)
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear, about 0.6 meter long, was sighted beside a prefectural road in Kawaguchi Tamugiyama, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear was sighted near Tanigohashi Bridge. It was moving north.
Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata
Observed one bear about 0.7 m in body length entering the brush from the municipal road.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
One bear, about 0.6 meters long, was sighted in Kokai-cho, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Observed one bear about 0.7 m in body length moving from the International University toward the highway.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Atsumi government office: A vehicle on National Route 7 collided with one bear (body length 0.8 m). The bear subsequently fled into the mountains. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 大岩川, Yamagata
One bear, about 0.7 meters long, was sighted in the Komakiyama area of Minamiuonuma City.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Atsumi Government Office area: One observer sighted a young bear (body length unknown) on the railroad tracks within the Koiwagawa vicinity. / Environment: On the railroad tracks / Size: Juvenile
Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata
Shibukawa 北牧, Gunma
Atsumi government office: A person observed one bear (body length unknown) within the Yuu-Atsumi area. / Environment: riverside / Size: unknown
Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata
Spotted a Class 1 bear while traveling on National Route 17. Subsequent movement route is unknown.
Yuzawa Kandatsu, Niigata
A single bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) was sighted near the Kogata Purification Center. It moved south from the seaside and was later not found. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 堅苔沢, Yamagata
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Konokozawa, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 堅苔沢, Yamagata
One bear was observed crossing the road from the observation deck side. Approximately 1 m in body length.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
Around 4:50 PM on June 30, a bear was sighted in Agagawa, Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Minakami, Gunma
One bear (approx. 1.0 m in body length) was sighted about 300 m east of Abura-do Community Center, near Nakata Bridge. It moved south and was later not found. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 油戸, Yamagata
One cub was sighted in Koiwagawa, Tsuruoka City, coming down from the mountain to National Route 7 and then returning to the mountain when a witness called out.
Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata
Atsumi government office building area: Witnessed one cub (body length unknown) that came down from the mountain onto National Route 7. When the witness called out, the cub returned to the mountain. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Juvenile
Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata
Distance from houses: 60 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. The bear ascended the slope from fields to the west, crossed National Route 107, and moved into the back hill of the Shinmachi district to the east.
Yurihonjō, Akita
A delivery worker sighted one bear on a road in Urasecho, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
A cub was sighted crossing a railway line from the mountain side to the sea side in Hayata, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 早田, Yamagata
Ainsai government office area: Observed a cub (about 0.5 m body length) crossing the tracks from the mountainside to the seaside in the Hayata area. / Environment: Around houses / Size: Juvenile
Tsuruoka 早田, Yamagata
A citizen spotted one bear on the road, approximately 1.3 m in body length. The bear reportedly left toward the northern woods.
Daisen, Akita
A witness observed one cub moving from the seaside toward the mountains. / Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata
Spotted two bears moving from the field toward the bamboo grove.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
Atsumi government office: One bear (body length unknown) sighted in the Yu-Atsumi area. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown
Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata
Atsumi government office area: One bear (body length unknown) sighted within the Yunokami area. / Environment: Near residences / Size: Unknown
Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata
Around 4:05 PM on 2026-06-28, one bear was sighted in Anogawa, Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Minakami, Gunma
The bear crossed the prefectural road from west to east and slowly entered the mountains.
Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted at the Tsuruoka City Atsumi Forestry Association parking lot in Oiwagawa, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 大岩川, Yamagata
Atsumi government office: One bear (approximately 1 m in body length) sighted in the parking lot of the Tsuruoka City Atsumi Forest Cooperative. / Environment: business/office parking lot / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 大岩川, Yamagata
A single bear (body length 1.0 m) was sighted at a farming work hut in Nakayama area. It appeared to be eating rice. It moved away from the sighting location afterward. / Environment: Around homes / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 矢引, Yamagata
Around 15:12 on 2026-06-28, one bear was seen moving in Nishimemachi Nishime, Yurihonjō City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita
While driving on National Route 7 from Honjō toward Nikaho, a bear about 1.2 m long hid in the roadside brush on the seaward side.
Nikaho Ryozenji, Akita
One bear was sighted near the former Tsuchitaru Ski Resort.
Yuzawa, Niigata
Distance from houses: 20 m. Bear body length: 0.8 m. Departed heading south.
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
Atsumi Government Office: A single cub (approximately 0.8 m in body length) was sighted near the Atsumi government office / Environment: Near houses / Size: Juvenile
Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata
A cub was sighted within the Nakayama area and ran off to the north. / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka 中山, Yamagata
I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length entering the mountain.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
I sighted one bear of unknown body length running toward the Botaniyama direction.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
One bear about 80 cm long was sighted in Misashima, Minamiuonuma City.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
I observed one bear about 0.8 m in body length crossing National Route 291 and entering toward Mt. Sakado.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Body length: approximately 1.0 m; distance to the house: approximately 20 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 150 m Bear body length: 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Showa Morishita, Gunma
Crossed National Route 105 heading south. Distance to the workplace: approximately 50 m.
Daisen Uchiotomo, Akita
Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata
A postal delivery worker sighted one bear approximately 1.5 m in body length in the eastern woodland.
Daisen, Akita
Around 1:30 PM on June 24, a bear was sighted in Uetomo Sainokami, Daisen City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Daisen Uchiotomo, Akita
At around 7:00 on 2026-06-24, one bear was sighted on the Kanetsu Expressway in Yanagikoshinden, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
One bear (1 m) entered the bushes on the south side of Kamo Community Center. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata
Discovered bear footprints and signs of crops having been damaged in a field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
The automatic feeder for the koi was eaten (its food was taken).
Nagaoka, Niigata
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Unknown
Yuza 江地, Yamagata
Bear claw marks discovered on tree
Uonuma, Niigata
I sighted one bear about 1 m in body length on the shoulder of National Route 291 near the Uono River.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Crossed the prefectural road from north to south and entered the forest. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Himeno, Akita
Crossed the road heading toward Hirasawa. Two bears, each about 50 cm in body length.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
Crossed the highway and went east. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Around 5:00 on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Sakamachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.
Murakami, Niigata
Found bear tracks of unknown body length in the field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
An 80 cm-long bear moved from the seaside toward the mountains.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Fled toward the mountains to the north
Mitsuke, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Motomachi 1-chome, Mitsuke City, Niigata.
Mitsuke, Niigata
Shibukawa 赤城町棚下, Gunma
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a parking lot in Motomachi 1, Mitsuke City, shortly after 6 a.m.
Mitsuke, Niigata
One bear (body length unknown) was sighted while traveling on the municipal road Matsukawa-Nakako-Gawara Line. Its subsequent movement route is unknown.
Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata
Moved north from the river, traveling through the rice fields.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Found bear tracks in the rice paddy.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Heard the vocalizations of an animal believed to be a bear.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the Shukuda area of Murakami City.
Murakami, Niigata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Mikawa 大字猪子, Yamagata
One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Iwashinden, Tsuruoka City, and crossed the Nipponkai Tohoku Expressway.
Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata
Around 16:15, while driving on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway from Sakata toward Tsuruoka, one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) was observed crossing from west to east. Subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata
One bear was sighted on the main prefectural road Nagoka-Mitsuke-Sanjo line in Tai-cho, Mitsuke City, Niigata.
Mitsuke, Niigata
One bear was sighted within Tai Town (on the Nagaoka-Mitsuke-Sanjo Prefectural Road). It fled westward.
Mitsuke, Niigata
One bear was sighted on a town road in the Tsuchidaru area of Yuzawa Town, Niigata.
Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata
While driving on the Matsukawa Nakako-gawara municipal road, one bear was sighted. It was moving from the expressway direction toward the Uono River direction.
Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata
While driving toward the Ouchi area, my car almost collided with a bear that ran down from the mountain side. I honked the horn, and it returned into the woods. (Posted: 6/16 8:03)
Yokote, Akita
One bear was sighted near the Fudōson (sacred guardian statue) beside Prefectural Route Nagaoka-Mitsuke-Sanjo. It fled north.
Mitsuke, Niigata
Around 6:45 PM on June 14, a bear was sighted in Yuhara, Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Minakami Yubara, Gunma
[Report] Crossed the road and fled into the forest
Yokote 大森町上溝, Akita
A bear was sighted on the Kariyata cycling road in Tsukimidai 2, Mitsuke City.
Mitsuke, Niigata
One bear was sighted near the community center. The bear fled to the south.
Mitsuke, Niigata
Environment: Industrial area / Size: Adult
Sakata 宮海, Yamagata
Observed one bear while driving on a farm road in the Shimojima area.
Uonuma, Niigata
Two bears were sighted near Senaga-jima in the Kujukushima area. Each was about 1 meter in body length.
Nikaho 田の神, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Omorisumijina, Yokote City.
Yokote 大森町上溝, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on June 14, a bear was sighted in Tsukimi-dai 2-chome, Mitsuke City, Niigata, and was seen moving.
Mitsuke, Niigata
Around 7:00 on 2026-06-14, a bear was sighted in Ōshima, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 田の神, Akita
A bear about 60 cm in body length hid in the bushes beside the road.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Nishinakanosawa, Akita
I encountered an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) crossing the road on a forest road heading to Mount Omine / Ōmine-numa.
Minakami, Gunma
While traveling on Prefectural Route 472, observed one bear. It moved eastward (toward the mountains).
Nagaoka, Niigata
A bear about 1 m long was sighted on a prefectural road in Sagisucho, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Spotted a bear about 1 meter long in the brush beside the prefectural road. It fled into the brush on the south side.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Environment: Near human residences / Size: Adult
Yuza 青塚, Yamagata
An adult bear was sighted in Hikoshi, Yuza Town, and tracks believed to be from the bear were also found in a field.
Yuza 青塚, Yamagata
While driving on Prefectural Route 268, I spotted one bear. It went into the brush to the south.
Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata
A single cub was sighted near the lift unloading area on the Ipponsugi Ski Resort slope.
Yuzawa, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route 351, I sighted one bear. It moved eastward.
Yuzawa Kandatsu, Niigata
Bear tracks from one bear were found on the coast. The tracks go from north to south through the brush for about 380 m. Track width approx. 10 cm, length approx. 15 cm.
Nikaho Ryozenji, Akita
An adult bear was sighted in a field in Sakanobe-Shinden, Sakata City, and the field owner reported it to police.
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Distance to the house: 20 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Crossed the prefectural road from the north and went to the south side.
Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita
Body length: about 1 m Distance to houses: about 100 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: about 1.2 m; Moved to the back hill on the east side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
At around 07:15 on July 7, a bear was spotted in front of Kozenji in Matsugasaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Around 5:25 PM on July 7, a bear was sighted in Hahiro Nunosawa, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 羽広, Akita
Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Believed to have headed south toward National Route 105.
Yurihonjō 徳沢, Akita
Distance to houses: 250 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō 加賀沢, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to residences: approximately 150 m
Yurihonjō 加賀沢, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shinzawa Donosawa, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 加賀沢, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Okurasawa Yamazaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita, around 07:30 on July 6.
Yurihonjō 徳沢, Akita
While working in the field, a bear crossed in front of me about 10 meters to my left, then crossed the road and ran toward the mountain on the south side. About 1.5 meters.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 100 m
Yurihonjō 岩城道川, Akita
Distance to houses: 200 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 岩城赤平, Akita
Distance to dwelling: 50 m; Body length: approx. 0.7 m
Yurihonjō 新田, Akita
Post: Looking out from the second-floor window of my house, I saw one bear wandering around near the fields, then it disappeared.
Yurihonjō 中帳, Akita
Distance to houses: 3 m. Body length: about 1 m.
Yurihonjō Iwanomezawa, Akita
A citizen spotted one bear on the road, approximately 1.3 m in body length. The bear reportedly left toward the northern woods.
Daisen, Akita
From the stream side, it went up the mountain along the national highway.
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear was sighted in Habiro Natsubachi, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Crossed National Route 105 heading south. Distance to the workplace: approximately 50 m.
Daisen Uchiotomo, Akita
A postal delivery worker sighted one bear approximately 1.5 m in body length in the eastern woodland.
Daisen, Akita
Around 1:30 PM on June 24, a bear was sighted in Uetomo Sainokami, Daisen City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Daisen Uchiotomo, Akita
A citizen discovered signs indicating that a bear had been staying/lingering while mowing grass.
Daisen Nangai, Akita
Body length about 1 m; distance to houses about 50 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
While driving toward the Ouchi area, my car almost collided with a bear that ran down from the mountain side. I honked the horn, and it returned into the woods. (Posted: 6/16 8:03)
Yokote, Akita
On the way back from the airport, it was in the back of the field. It was looking toward the road. I don't think it was a cub.
Yurihonjō 岩城君ヶ野, Akita
Distance to house: 50 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 大倉沢, Akita
Distance to the house: 20 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Crossed the prefectural road from the north and went to the south side.
Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita
Two bears—a mother and a cub—were sighted in the Sun Green parking lot. They entered the mountain on the south side. Distance to nearby houses: 10 meters.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
While heading from the municipal office toward the mountain lodge, I saw a bear walking on the road just before Musennin Tunnel. Afterwards it climbed up the mountain away from the dam.
Higashinaruse, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tsubakikawa, Higashinaruse Village, Akita, around 9:00 a.m.
Higashinaruse, Akita
[Post] Not a mother with cubs — two bear cubs were walking toward a house.
Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita
Around 9:20 PM on July 9, a bear was sighted in Shinzusho Toisawa, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was observed moving.
Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita
Observed two bears (parent and cub) near a residence. Body length and subsequent movements are unknown.
Yuzawa 字西愛染沢, Akita
Crossed the road and moved toward the mountains.
Yokote 雄物川町矢神, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.2 m; Distance to residences: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 飯沢, Akita
A small black one that looked like a bear cub ran off toward the rice fields.
Yurihonjō 瀬越場, Akita
Sighted on the road. Body length and subsequent movements are unknown.
Yuzawa 杉沢, Akita
(Posted) While taking a break from mowing, a bear climbed up the cliff from the river. When I shouted it ran into the mountains. It likely came out because the mower's engine stopped making noise.
Yurihonjō 東由利法内, Akita
[Report] While driving, I encountered a bear on the road. The bear was startled and ran into the mountains beside the road. (Posted 7/8_12:59)
Yokote 雄物川町矢神, Akita
[Report] Crossing a prefectural road
Yurihonjō 東由利杉森, Akita
At around 07:15 on July 7, a bear was spotted in front of Kozenji in Matsugasaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
[Report] At Minase Headworks, it disappeared toward the southwest across the river about 150 meters upstream. *Because the posted content and the sighting location differed, the sighting point was corrected.
Yokote 増田町八木, Akita
Discovered bear tracks crossing the field during farm work. The tracks appeared to come out of the brush on the north side and head toward the south.
Ugo 堀内, Akita
While working in the field, a bear crossed in front of me about 10 meters to my left, then crossed the road and ran toward the mountain on the south side. About 1.5 meters.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 100 m
Yurihonjō 岩城道川, Akita
Witnessed walking toward the mountain on the road between Mitake Nursery School and a private house. Body length: adult about 1.2 m, cub about 50 cm; 1 m from the house.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
Distance to houses: 200 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 岩城赤平, Akita
On the way home from volleyball practice (No details given about the bear's length or situation; the post by a parent and child is unclear about the number of bears, but we are publishing it as posted.)
Yokote 十文字町上鍋倉, Akita
I was walking along the embankment when a vehicle approached and it ran into the riverside brush.
Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita
A bear was sighted running along the rice-field ridges toward the Kaizawa settlement from near the ENEOS gas station. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Ugo 字稲荷, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Kaizawa Hane-no-Ue, Ugo Town.
Ugo 字小悪戸, Akita
[Post] While working with an agricultural cart, it suddenly appeared right in front of me. I shouted loudly and it ran away. Reported to authorities.
Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was wandering around in a field. The bear went into a nearby wood. People who saw the bear evacuated, so what happened afterward is unknown.
Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Jumonji-machi Kanagawa-Nakagawa, Yokote City.
Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita
There were two vending machines in front of the warehouse, and I sighted a bear about 1 m long at the gravesite across from them. (Reported July 1)
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter in body length ran along the service road on the west side of Kanayako overpass, went out toward the rice fields, and then disappeared into the woods under the overpass.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
A single bear about 1 m long ran along the service road on the west side of Kanaya overpass, moved out toward the rice fields, and then disappeared into the woods beneath the overpass.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
Report: Spotted a bear running along the rice fields below the levee.
Yokote 増田町八木, Akita
Distance from houses: 60 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. The bear ascended the slope from fields to the west, crossed National Route 107, and moved into the back hill of the Shinmachi district to the east.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Observed two cubs in the grassy area on the east side of the building at the reported location. After the sighting, the cubs’ whereabouts were lost (they could not be located).
Yuzawa 岩崎, Akita
Sighted on the town road from the municipal housing toward Miwa Shrine. Adult bear.
Ugo 字家妻, Akita
On National Route 107, about 50 meters west of the site of the old guard post at Osawa Sakanoshita, Omagawamachi, a bear about 1 meter in length crossed from the mountain on the north side to the mountain on the south side. The distance to the nearest house is 50 meters.
Yokote 雄物川町大沢, Akita
Distance from houses: 20 m. Bear body length: 0.8 m. Departed heading south.
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
While driving, I spotted an adult Asiatic black bear (about 1 meter). It was in the middle of the road but fled into the mountains to the south.
Ugo, Akita
I went toward Kitachu to pick him up. I stopped at the intersection at the stop sign, and my husband spotted [it/them] on the Niiyama Shrine side.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Hiraka-cho Asamai Kakumachi-go, Yokote City.
Yokote, Akita
Sighted while driving. Body length approximately 1.5 m. The bear departed to the west (toward Kirin Pharmacy).
Yokote, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tsubakikawa-Oyanagi, Higashinaruse Village, Akita, around 08:20 on June 23.
Higashinaruse 椿川, Akita
One bear has been spotted in the Oyanagi area and its surroundings.
Higashinaruse 椿川, Akita
Crossed the road from the mountain and climbed back up into the mountain. It happened in an instant.
Yokote 雄物川町二井山, Akita
An adult bear (about 1 meter) was sighted wandering in a field. It wandered around the field for a while and then left heading northeast toward the Oyumagawa River.
Ugo 字大久保, Akita
Ran into the woods.
Yokote 雄物川町大沢, Akita
Witnessed a bear approximately 80 cm in length
Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita
Bear sighted in front of Iwasaki Post Office. It was moving, so the direction it fled is unknown.
Yuzawa, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Tajiri, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Moved north from the river, traveling through the rice fields.
Yurihonjō, Akita
One bear was sighted about 100 meters from the shrine near Fudō Falls. It was large.
Higashinaruse, Akita
It stuck its head out of the brush and tried to cross the prefectural road, but when a loud shout was made it returned to the brush (to the west). Body length approximately 1 m.
Yokote 雄物川町今宿, Akita
Multiple footprints were found in the soybean field. They appear to be coming and going from the riverside on the west side. It is believed the animal has appeared several times between Sunday the 14th and today, Thursday the 18th.
Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita
[Post] (No details provided)
Yokote 増田町亀田, Akita
On the way back from the airport, it was in the back of the field. It was looking toward the road. I don't think it was a cub.
Yurihonjō 岩城君ヶ野, Akita
(Posted) It was in the parking lot.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] A bear crossed right in front of my car while I was driving.
Yokote 雄物川町矢神, Akita
Posted: Came out from the Omagari Riverbed area and returned to the riverbed.
Yokote 雄物川町矢神, Akita
[Report] Near a private residence
Yurihonjō, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near the municipal road in front of the house. Afterwards, it was lost from view when attention was diverted. The distance to the residence was about 40 meters.
Yuzawa 駒形町, Akita
I spotted a bear about 80 cm long on the levee. The bear ran down to the riverside area on the south side.
Yokote 雄物川町西野, Akita
[Post] There was bear scat. It was dry, so it appears to be several days old.
Yokote 雄物川町常野, Akita
Peak activity at 16:00 with 20 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 218 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 62 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 763 km route runs from Ibaraki Prefectural Government Building to Ichinoseki, passing through Ibaraki, Gunma, Akita, Iwate, Niigata, Tochigi, and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 218 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 62 of them. The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
