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This 173 km route runs from Mogami River to Noshiro, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 358 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 134 of them. The latest sighting was reported 11 hours ago near Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata, Akita.
A bear about the size of a cub was seen walking.
Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita
(Report) Crossing the prefectural road from south to north while running. Body length 1.0 m–1.2 m. No houses nearby.
Mitane Kamiiwakawa, Akita
While driving on Prefectural Route Akita-Kitanoda, I saw one bear about 50 cm crossing from east to west. It was 30 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to dwelling: approximately 500 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Near the intersection in front of Kinpo Junior High School — sighted a bear walking toward the sea along the road.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
There's a big bear outside the house.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Road between Refresh Garden and Goshono Gakuin. A 50–60 cm Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma).
Akita, Akita
[Post] I think it was a female bear with cubs. It ran in front of the car for a short distance, then left the road and went into the grass.
Akita, Akita
Ran from the road to the back of the house and headed into the mountains.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Moon-ringed bear droppings. Two round pieces.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking in the park, I saw a skinny adult bear and one cub. At first the adult looked like a large black dog. The adult was about 1 m and the cub about 0.5 m in size. After that the bears went into the brush on the Yayoi-kko Village side.
Akita, Akita
On a private road, one bear about 60 cm was sighted. It left toward the mountains to the east, 20 m from a house.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear cub was running along the farm road.
Yurihonjō 陳ケ森, Akita
A 1.0‑m bear was sighted on the roadway. It then moved away into the woods to the west. It was 400 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
In Maekawa-Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was seen moving around.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
One bear crossed the highway from west to east.
Nikaho Otake, Akita
Post: One newborn bear emerges from the bushes but soon returns
Akita, Akita
While mowing, I spotted one bear about 1.0 m in body length. It moved northwest.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in length sighted; moving south.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawafunabashi, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted. It was reported to have moved north.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
Two bears approximately 0.8 m and 0.5 m in length were sighted on a farm road near Kusaochi Shrine.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left heading toward the river to the north. 10 m from a house.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Body length approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
[Report] Was walking on the municipal road in front of a house. Destination unknown.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1.5 meters long was running. It went into the forested mountain area.
Akita, Akita
Around 8:00 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted moving in Yuwa-Aikawa Mukaidai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 7:00 on May 25, one bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Chibarayama, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 12:35 on 2026-05-25, a bear was seen moving in Showa Toyokawa Tsukinoki Omiya, Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawafunabashi, Akita
Around 8:00 on May 25, a bear was sighted in Fukuyama-Yokoyama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
On the morning of 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Showa Toyokawa Tsukinokizawa, Katagami, Akita.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
[Report] While driving on National Route 285 toward Kamikoani, I almost ran over a bear near the center line but was able to avoid it.
Gojome 富津内富田, Akita
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Yurihonjō 北ノ股, Akita
At around 16:47 on May 24, a bear was seen moving in Kanehanyu, Kawabe Toneyoshi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear was walking on the sidewalk while a car was driving.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Observed two individual bears remaining on the roadway at the rear of a line of vehicles stopped at a traffic signal.
Katagami Showa-Midarebashi, Akita
Post: An adult (over 1 m) crossed the road.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a mother and cub bear east of the municipal road
Nikaho, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long crossed the Akita Expressway northbound.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Attempting to cross a highway
Akita, Akita
Around 20:30 on 2026-05-24, a bear was sighted in Yuwaaikawa, Akita City.
Akita Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving around 12:40 in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Karuizawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Sighted one bear swimming across Kurogata and walking toward the eastern mountains. About 1 m in length. Near Kunpu-en.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
Body length: approximately 0.8 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Went back into the forest
Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita
[Report] One bear about 1 meter. It crossed the river and entered the mountain across the way.
Akita Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita
Crossed the roadway and entered the bushes.
Akita, Akita
A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of Wannam Pier and departed to the southeast. It was 10 m from nearby buildings.
Akita, Akita
A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of WanNyapia and left heading southeast. It was 10 m from the nearby building.
Akita, Akita
Report: One bear sighted. Size and direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
[Post] The moment the carcass of a wild boar that had been floating in the pond washed up on the shore, a bear emerged from the undergrowth and was devouring it.
Akita, Akita
One bear sighted on the west side grounds of Meio High School. Body length 1.0 m. Departed into the southern thicket. Distance from school building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear (1 m) while walking. The bear then left toward the north into the brush. 30 m to the nearest house.
Akita, Akita
700 meters from a private residence
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Hongo, Akita
Body length 1.2 m. Was in the field; later left the area.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
[Report] One approximately 1-meter bear sighted. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kaminotegofuruno Fukadazawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Traveled from north to south through the T-shaped intersection at Otake Hall. Body length approximately 50 cm.
Nikaho Otake, Akita
A passerby sighted one bear, approximately 70 cm. It was 10 m from Nissan Motor Company. The bear departed toward the Terauchi direction.
Akita Yabase-Miwacho, Akita
(Posted) Appears to be a cub; ran off toward the New National Highway direction.
Akita Yabase-Shinkawamukai, Akita
Distance to houses: 50 m. Body length: 1 m. Fled westward.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
While traveling from Toraike Katagami toward Prefectural Route Oga-Shōwa Iidagawa, one bear about 0.7 m in body length was observed. It moved in the direction of the western woodland.
Katagami Iitagawa-Shimoabukawa, Akita
Bear body length: 1.0 m. Distance to residences: 50 m. It walked away toward the mountain.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Likely passed by a house and headed toward the mountains.
Nikaho 鳥の海, Akita
One bear moved from in front of Shisumiike Hall toward the pond. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Bear body length: 0.8 m Distance to homes/buildings: 50 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Observed while driving. Spotted one bear approximately 50 cm in body length crossing a T-intersection from north to south. It left heading into the woods to the south. Nearest building: 300 meters away.
Akita, Akita
Report: Found an adult bear in the field. When I honked the horn it ran off toward the north.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
While eating, believed to be a parent and child.
Akita, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a bear was seen moving in Kisakata-machi Yotsumii, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Around 11:00 on May 22, a bear was sighted in Ukawa-Nakadate, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Around 8:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a man walking on the Akita Tenno Line (Shin-kokudo) in Yabase, Akita City, spotted a bear about 70 cm long. The bear went north.
Akita Yabase-Dojonumamachi, Akita
Around 18:40 on May 21, a woman in her 60s at home spotted a bear about 1 meter long in a field in Takasaki, Gojome-machi, Akita Prefecture (Takasaki aza Suzumedate Shimokawara). According to the Gojome police, the bear was about 10 meters from a nearby house, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
A bear was sighted in Takasaki Tanaka, Gojome Town.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
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Gojome 字上町, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
[Post] Running along the rice paddy ridge
Akita Yotsugoya-Koaji, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A cub went from my yard into the bushes to the east. Body length about 50 cm.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kogamori, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
A single bear cub was seen in the woods beside the road. Its body length was about 50 cm.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
Around 15:00 on May 21, 2026, a bear about 60 cm long was sighted in a rice field in Matsuba, Kisakatacho, Nikaho City by a woman in her 50s driving a car. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the site is about 140 meters from the nearest building, and other sightings have been reported nearby; the police are urging residents to be cautious.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
Observed a large bear in a field. One bear. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 50 m.
Akita, Akita
A facility user sighted a bear on the perimeter road. Body length 60 cm. Appeared small. Left heading south. Distance from the building 50 m.
Akita, Akita
Officer on patrol sighted it. Body length about 1.0 m. One individual. Departed toward the northwest.
Akita, Akita
A police officer on patrol sighted a bear. Approximately 1.0 m in body length. One individual. It left heading west.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Ran along a path and entered a private home's yard.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear walking from my property to the neighboring lot. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved east and left. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
One bear sighted on the premises. Body length 1.0 m. Left heading east. Distance from buildings: 2 m.
Akita, Akita
While driving, I sighted one bear. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the south. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Left south along the city road adjacent to Gosho-no Third District Park. Body length 1.0 m. One individual. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance from houses: approximately 10 m Left heading toward Ishiwaki Ground
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the west. 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-05-21 around 10:55, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Benkeigawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
After running along the road, it went into the yard of a private residence.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved away to the west. 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
While on duty, one bear was sighted on a municipal road. It was wandering around the area. Body length approximately 1.0 m. Direction in which it left unknown. Distance from buildings: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
At around 10:50 on the 21st, a man in his 50s working nearby spotted a single bear about 1 meter long in Goshono Jizoida 2-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police warned residents and patrolled the area by patrol car, noting that a junior high school and high school are approximately 300 meters away.
Akita, Akita
At about 10:35 a.m. on May 21, a bear approximately 1.2 meters in length was sighted by a man in his 70s at a park in Nyudojima, Kisakata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo police, the bear was about 10 meters from a nearby house, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho 象潟島, Akita
Witnessed one bear running inside Nyudojima Children's Park. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 象潟島, Akita
Distance to the nearest house: 10 m Body length: approximately 1 m After being sighted, fled toward the bamboo grove
Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita
It was crossing the road from under the elevated highway and eating grass in the woods.
Ikawa 坂本, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approx. 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 10:10 on 2026-05-21, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Shimochoro-numa, Yurihonjo City, Akita.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.2 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Left from north to south
Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m. Distance to houses: approximately 15 m. Departed from the north side toward the south side.
Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita
A bear was sighted on a city road in Idojiri, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
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Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita
A bear about 1 meter tall was walking on the road. Startled by a car, it ran off toward the railroad tracks.
Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita
While driving, I saw a black individual trying to slip between houses. It was dark so I couldn’t see clearly, but it seemed larger than a black cat, with thicker legs and slightly longer fur.
Yurihonjō 片町, Akita
Distance to the house: 10 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to houses: 50 m; body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
At around 18:25 on May 20, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of Honjo Kita Junior High School in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City. Additional sightings occurred across the city overnight into the morning of May 21; no injuries were reported and police have urged caution.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Around 14:57 on 2026-05-20, a bear was sighted in Goshono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
About 1 meter. In the Refresh Garden parking lot.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Adult bear. Went in the direction of Hoshitsuji Shrine.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Post] Bear.
Akita, Akita
Sighted inside Akita Refresh Garden. Size approximately 1.0 m. The bear then moved east.
Akita, Akita
Around 14:00 on May 20, 2026, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita Refresh Garden in Gosyono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City. The area is a residential district with nearby junior high and high schools and a shopping mall; the police have contacted related agencies, are patrolling the site with patrol cars, and are warning residents to be cautious.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-05-20 afternoon, one bear was seen moving in Goshono Jizoden 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 14:00 on the 20th, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita City Refresh Garden in Goshono Jizohta 3-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police Station said the nearest junior and senior high schools are about 200 m away and houses about 100 m, and patrol cars are broadcasting warnings to alert people.
Akita, Akita
Report: While I was walking, there was a bear about 140 cm tall in the forest underbrush.
Akita Senshu-meitokumachi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yotsugoya Suetomatsumoto Sakanoue, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While driving on the road, a bear about 1 meter long was walking in a rice field beside the road.
Akita, Akita
[Post] In the bushes beside the cafe
Akita Omachi, Akita
Moved through the back of the residential property toward Izu Shrine, then relocated to the forested hills to the north.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawakamiabukawa, Akita
Crossed the road and headed south.
Noshiro, Akita
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Akita Izumi, Akita
[Report] While commuting from the Sanno direction toward Akita Station, I saw a bear in a parking lot. It was a single cub, about 70 cm long.
Akita Omachi, Akita
Was trying to cross the road. When a car came, it went back into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted on company premises. Body length: 1.0 m. It departed southward. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Oomachi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
Report: After getting off at Izumi-Sotokawashi Station and exiting toward the Sotokawashi side, there was a bear in the park on the left. Its eyes were shining in the dark. Body length unknown.
Akita, Akita
[Post] I was running along the riverbank.
Ikawa 葹田, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Sighted inside the park
Yurihonjō, Akita
Sighted on the premises from inside the residence. Walked off to the west. Body length about 1 m. Approximately 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
Condition: 1 m Distance from dwellings: 100 m
Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita
Witnessed while walking along the embankment on the Uchinokoshi side of Imogawa. Afterwards swam across Imogawa to the opposite side.
Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita
Sighted near Mutsumi Landscaping and Civil Engineering
Katagami, Akita
Distance to houses: 5 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] It was on the road while heading from Sannō toward the station. It was near a daycare center.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
[Report] Was running in the direction of travel on the highway, then made a U‑turn and started running off again.
Gojome 浦横町, Akita
It was a cub about 5–60 cm. It was walking along, but when I rang the bear bell I had, it ran off toward the station.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A limping bear climbed up the hill behind the houses.
Akita Izumikamanomachi, Akita
[Post] Spotted walking on the expressway
Gojome 大川西野, Akita
[Post] A young bear about 50 cm crossed the road.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
One bear (1.5 m) sighted near the highway interchange
Hachirogata Kawasaki, Akita
I saw a black object larger than a dog. It went into the trees near a house. Its movements were fairly slow, and it appeared to have a problem with its right leg.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A young bear was in the rental parking lot next to the 7-Eleven.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
Sighted behind a shop on Torimachi Street.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
A cub was on the riverbank's edge.
Akita Omachi, Akita
[Post] There was something like a bear in the company's grove. I was too scared to look properly, but it was not a dog. Bigger than a dog, about just under 1 meter.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
[Post] I went to clean the trash area and saw something like a bear in the park at the back, got scared and ran away. It climbed over the fence toward the Leopalace side and disappeared. It had an injured leg.
Akita, Akita
[Report] During pick-up/drop-off, it was at the corner of the house. It looked like a bear with bad legs. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
A single juvenile bear was in the shrine grounds. About 70–90 cm tall. Not as tall as 1 m. It was in the shrubbery at the edge of the wooded area, then walked eastward.
Akita Omachi, Akita
[Post] While riding on the bicycle path I saw a black object at the roadside. It was limping on its right leg. A bear from the day before yesterday?
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear. Body length approximately 1.0 m. It went toward the mountains to the south.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
Around 11:00 on May 19, 2026, a teenage man riding a bicycle spotted a bear about 1 meter long on the premises of a business in Hirasawa Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the nearest house is about 150 meters away and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
[Report] A bear cub was walking along the river. It walked in the direction of Chiaki (Senkyu) Park.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
Posting: Eating something in the same spot. I’ve seen it every time I go for the past two or three days.
Akita, Akita
[Post] On the way back from fishing I found something like a bear in the grass. I think its body length was about 70 cm. When I honked the horn it ran away.
Akita Omachi, Akita
Body length: approx. 0.7 m. Distance to dwelling: approx. 1.0 m. Went away toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō 岩城下蛇田, Akita
Posted: It was on the roadside along the rice fields. When I honked the car horn, it ran off toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō Ushidera, Akita
Posted: Near the university
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
One bear was sighted in a rice paddy 50 m south of Takara (Tamakawa?) Community Center. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
On the way back from the Kawabata area, I saw one young bear. Its body length was about 70–80 centimeters. It was alone in an open space that looked like a parking lot.
Akita Omachi, Akita
In the early morning of May 19, 2026, a roughly 70-cm bear was sighted in front of Neburi Nagashi-kan in Omachi, Akita City at about 02:30. At 09:50 a similarly sized bear-like animal was seen near a nearby parking lot. Subsequent sightings were reported along the river, at a shrine, and near a supermarket, and authorities say the bear may still be in the area.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
On 2026-05-19 a bear was sighted on the Akita Expressway near Gojome Town; when a driver slowed down the bear, startled, ran alongside the car. The driver said that if it had been dark they might have collided, and prefectural police report there have been three vehicle collisions with bears this year.
Gojome Noda, Akita
There was a bear in a rice paddy. I saw it from a distance from the road; it was relatively large. It seemed to be walking slowly.
Akita, Akita
About 1 m long. It was running through a rice field. It headed toward the mountain to the south.
Mitane Sotooka, Akita
Post: A cub was wandering around. When I approached by car, it ran away.
Mitane Sotooka, Akita
Witnessed a bear running north along a path through the rice fields.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
One bear about 1 m long was observed crossing a municipal road from the rice fields on the south side toward the Nikaho area.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 m tall. It fled from east to west.
Noshiro 字塞ノ神, Akita
It ran from the rice-field ridge, crossed the road, and ran into the rice field on the opposite side.
Akita, Akita
The bear was running and wandering along the sidewalk beside the airport road. It crossed from the Honda side to the Shibano side.
Akita, Akita
[Report] I was driving slowly north along the field ridge that runs parallel to the road between the airport road and two rice paddies.
Akita, Akita
(Post) Crossed the Nihonkai Tohoku Road heading toward the sea.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Post: Body length about 1.2 m. In broad daylight on a hill area. From the south-side woods heading toward residential area. Dangerous due to school commute time.
Akita, Akita
While driving on the prefectural road toward the hospital area, I spotted one bear crossing. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho, Akita
[Post] While walking from Izumi-Sotoasahikawa Station I saw a black moving object. Larger than a dog, about 1.2 m. It looked like its front leg was injured.
Akita, Akita
Around 04:20 on May 18, a black bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted near JR Izumigaoka-Akihikawa Station in Sotoasahikawa, Akita City; it appeared to have an injured front paw. On May 17 in the same area, a bear believed to have an injured front paw entered a private property, and police responded by setting off firecrackers.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed leaving the road heading north while in motion. Body length 1 m. 10–20 m to buildings.
Akita, Akita
Body length 1 m. Crossed from east to west.
Mitane Toyooka-kinden, Akita
Body length 1 m. Crossed from east to west.
Mitane Toyooka-kinden, Akita
[Report] While walking, I saw a bear moving from the mountain toward the Seria area. It appeared to be dragging one of its legs as if injured. It might be the same individual as the one seen around 5 p.m.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed crossing the road toward the mega-solar (solar power) site. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Tazukami, Akita
Around 18:10 on May 17, 2026, a man in his 30s from Noshiro City driving along National Route 7 in Noshiro-shi, Kaibuchi Aza Furuyabu, spotted one bear about 1 meter long. The bear crossed the road from south to north toward fields; the nearest building was about 10 meters away, and the police have issued a warning.
Noshiro Kairagefuchi, Akita
At around 17:45 on May 17, one bear was sighted on the grounds of a private home in Gaikasugawa, Sango-dena, Akita City. The Akita Rinko Police Station has not confirmed whether the bear left and is continuing to monitor the area, saying the bear may still be on the property.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Passing through Sotoasahikawa Anpasu. Came out in front of a car, went through the irrigation channel behind Maruhan Sotoasahikawa, crossed from Akigin Sotoasahikawa branch toward the dentist opposite, entered the grounds of the house behind the dentist, and is believed to still be on that property. Appears to have an injured right front leg and was limping while running. Body length about 1.2 m.
Akita, Akita
Crossed the road toward the north side (the wholesale market side). Body length about 1.2 meters.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Walked along what looked like a waterway/irrigation canal next to the currency exchange
Akita, Akita
Post: About 80 cm. Right front paw injured.
Akita, Akita
Crossed from the southwest to the northeast side of the intersection. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a building.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
It was limping, about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 m tall in the field.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
[Post] A bear crossed the new national road near Kusautsugawa.
Akita, Akita
While resting at the bottom of the stairs, I spotted a bear about 1 meter tall.
Nikaho, Akita
A cub was walking
Nikaho, Akita
[Report] Crossed the road
Noshiro 字塞ノ神, Akita
It came out from the farm road and went down the slope toward the Omono River.
Akita, Akita
Length: Unknown Distance to nearest house: Approximately 80 m Departed toward the mountain woods to the north
Yurihonjō, Akita
A police officer driving by witnessed it running across the road from west to east. Body length 1 m. 5 meters from a private house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Report] Passed across the garden embankment from west to east. Body length about 1 meter from snout to tail. Caution needed as this was in a residential area.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
Witnessed by visitors at Gokoku Shrine. Left toward the east side of the shrine. Body length 1.5 m. Distance from buildings unknown.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
At around 13:15 on the 17th, a man visiting the prefectural Gokoku Shrine in Terauchi Ohata, Akita City, saw a bear approximately 1.5 meters long. The bear moved eastward, was about 20 meters from the nearest building, and the Akita Rinko Police are patrolling the area by patrol car and warning residents.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
Posted: Spotted from my house. Walked through the rice fields and disappeared into the mountains. It was some distance away, so the size was unknown.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking on the nature observation park’s boardwalk, I saw a bear in the brush at the forest edge about 50 meters away. It noticed me and went into the woods.
Gojome 富津内下山内, Akita
A single bear cub crossed the city road toward the mountains.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
Distance to the house: 200 m Body length: about 1 m Moved toward the sea
Yurihonjō, Akita
(Posted) It was in the tall grass and ran toward the mountains.
Akita, Akita
One bear about 1.0 m in length was sighted in the rice field south of Takara River Community Center. It departed heading south from there. It was 150 m from the community center.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A machine-like device (a device that plays dog barks to deter bears) was making a lot of noise. When I went to check, there was a bear wandering around the area.
Akita, Akita
Body length 1 m — headed toward the western woods.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Observed during a walk. It went up toward the cemetery park.
Akita, Akita
It crossed the road.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear in the rice field. Body length about 60 cm. It left to the south. Approximately 250 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
While driving on National Route 7, I witnessed one bear crossing from the seaside toward the mountains. Its body length was about 1 meter.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
A bear was sighted near an elementary school in Miyano-ura, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture at around 05:30 on May 15, 2026, triggering multiple reports. Surveillance cameras captured the bear walking near a residential area, and authorities remain on alert.
Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata
One bear approximately 1 m (shoulder height) was sighted on the roadway. It left heading east. About 30 m from nearby buildings.
Akita, Akita
It was night so I couldn't see clearly, but a large dark mass ran off toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A bear about one meter long came down the mountain slope.
Akita, Akita
A young bear was crossing the road.
Akita, Akita
[Post] In a fallow rice field, one adult and two cubs were eating something.
Akita, Akita
On the morning of May 14, 2026, multiple bear sightings were reported around the Nice Arena area in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture. Sightings were also reported on the 13th; a bear was seen swimming in the Koyoshi River, and the prefectural police have warned residents to be cautious.
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
Body length: about 1 m Distance to houses: about 30 m
Yurihonjō 片町, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 100 m
Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita
Distance to houses: 50 m; Body length: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
[Post] Sighted from a distance while on a walk
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
[Report] Inside Shoto Park: an adult bear about 1 m (in size)
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
At around 05:15 on May 14, 2026, a man in his 30s walking in a park at Ishiwaki Aza Ishinohana, Yurihonjo City, spotted a bear about 1 meter long. There were also sighting reports in the same area on the 13th, and the prefectural police have warned residents to be cautious.
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
A bear was in the parking space of a shop. After that, it went up the slope that leads to the park on top of the mountain.
Akita, Akita
One bear, about 1.0 m. Distance to residences: approximately 200 m. Sighted in Ishiwaki Park ground.
Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita
Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east.
Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita
[Report] A bear (1 m) crossed the rice field and climbed the mountain to the north along the farm road.
Akita, Akita
Around 17:00 on May 13, 2026, a camera captured a bear walking on a road near houses in Iimoriyama, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. No human injuries have been reported, but the prefecture has issued a bear sighting warning and residents are anxious.
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
While driving on the outbound lane of the expressway, it crossed from the inbound lane toward the sea side and ran up into the mountains.
Akita, Akita
1 bear, approximately 1.0 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
At around 15:20 on May 13, 2026, a man in his 30s resting in his car sighted a bear about 1 meter long in Yurihonjo City, Ishiwaki, Shimo-Chōronuma. The nearest house was about 20 meters away; the Yurihonjo police patrolled the area by cruiser and warned residents.
Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita
Approximately 1 meter long. Witnessed a bear in a rice field.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Hongo, Akita
[Post] Strolling through a fallow rice field
Akita, Akita
A bear (1 m) was sighted near a residential property. It then left toward the woods to the east. Distance to the house: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While returning home, I was running toward the park.
Akita, Akita
Attempted to cross the Yokoyama-Kanaashi line, but there were many cars, and it kept coming in and out of the bushes.
Akita, Akita
A young bear was sighted near the field. It then walked away into the woods to the east. It was 5 meters from a house.
Akita, Akita
It was sprinting through the field.
Akita, Akita
[Post] I heard a noise outside, and when I looked I saw two bears.
Akita, Akita
Around 18:45 on May 11, an adult bear (one individual) was sighted in a grove within a residential area in Midorigaoka, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. No damage to people or property has been confirmed, but nearby schools have urged students to commute accompanied by guardians.
Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata
Spotted a bear about 0.5 m in size on the grounds north of the elementary school. Direction of travel unknown. 50 m from the building.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Around 15:45 on May 11, 2026, a male elementary school student spotted a bear approximately 50 cm long in a grassland in Shōgunno Minami 1-chome, Akita City. The location is about 50 meters from Takashimizu Elementary School, and the local police station has advised residents to be cautious.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Heading to Akita Airport.
Akita, Akita
Report: One adult female/mother bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) was in the woods and ran south.
Mitane Kado, Akita
At around 06:10 on May 11, 2026, a man in his 50s, who was at home, spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long near the Kosegawa railroad crossing in Kozato, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Kado, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking my dog, it crossed the road.
Akita, Akita
While walking my dog, I saw an individual cross the ridge path and enter the forested hill.
Yurihonjō 金山, Akita
Spotted one approximately 1.5 m bear on the JR Uetsu Line tracks. 2 m from a house.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Osugo, Akita
At around 08:15 on the 10th, a bear approximately 1.5 meters long was sighted on the railway tracks at Daidōshita, Osugo, Kisakata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. A man in his 70s who was walking nearby spotted the bear, which was about 2 meters from a nearby house; the Yurihonjo police warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Osugo, Akita
One bear about 80 cm in body length was walking north from a rice field.
Nikaho Otake, Akita
There were two on the tree and one under the tree.
Katagami, Akita
A bear about 120 cm long walked from the athletic area, came up to look around, walked a little, then went back. It was about 20 meters away.
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 50 m. Body length: about 1 m.
Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita
Distance to the nearest house: 100 m Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita
On May 9, 2026 at around 07:30, an woman in her 80s in Tsuchiya, Yurihonjo City, saw a bear approximately 1 meter long on private property; a woman in her 30s driving by reported a similar sighting at the same time. At about 08:30, a man in his 60s spotted a roughly 1-meter bear in a rice field in Sanjo, Yurihonjo City. Police have warned residents to be cautious.
Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita
Distance to the house: 5 m. Body length: approximately 1 m. Went toward the mountain.
Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita
Distance to houses: 30 m Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving by, it was attempting to climb the school fence
Akita Iijima-Bunkyocho, Akita
I went outside to take a walk and saw a bear about 100 meters away, so I immediately went back inside. It walked toward the direction of Iijima Minami Elementary School.
Akita, Akita
Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled into the southern forest.
Yurihonjō 二十六木, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.8 m. Distance to houses: approximately 120 m. Crossed the road from the rice field and left toward the mountain side.
Yurihonjō 館前, Akita
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Akita Shimokitate-Samukawa, Akita
At around 14:25 on May 8, 2026, a woman in her 60s inside the Koide After-School Care Club Keyakikko grounds in Nakasanmaiji Aza Hashimoto, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, sighted a bear about 60 cm long. The Yurihonjo police station said the bear was about 10 meters from the nearest building; they notified relevant authorities and used patrol cars to warn and alert residents in the area.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
At about 14:25 on May 8, 2026, a woman in her 60s at the Koide after-school childcare club 'Keyakikko' in Hashimoto, Nakamisaji, Nikaho City, sighted a single bear approximately 60 cm long on the facility grounds. Police contacted related agencies, patrolled the area by squad car, and warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho Terada, Akita
One bear cub sighted near the former Koide Elementary School
Nikaho Terada, Akita
[Post] Standing by the guardrail on the downhill side of the expressway. Body length approx. 1.0 m.
Akita, Akita
One cub (about 50 cm) was seen moving from the bushes into the rice field.
Nikaho Terada, Akita
Announcements by loudspeaker and by car warned that a bear had been seen near the former Koide Elementary School.
Nikaho Terada, Akita
[Post] A moving black shape on a private property
Akita Iijima-Naganohoncho, Akita
[Report] While driving, I witnessed one cub (about 50 cm in length) sprinting up the west-side stairs of Iijima Elementary School grounds. I could not confirm any adult bear, but it may have been with the cub.
Akita Iijima-Matsunehigashicho, Akita
Walking from the dentist toward the bakery.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While passing by in a car, I saw two bears walking on the sidewalk.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Found in the park while walking. Based on its size, it appears to be a cub.
Akita, Akita
[Post] There was a black animal in the forest, and when I went to see it, it was a mother bear and her cubs. When I went closer, they ran away.
Katagami, Akita
During farm work, one bear was sighted. Body length approximately 1.2 m. It departed heading north toward Sugawara Shrine.
Akita, Akita
While driving on the highway's outbound lane about 2 km from Kawabe JCT toward Daisen City, two bears were observed from a vehicle (1.0 m and 0.7 m). They ran off toward the left embankment.
Akita, Akita
Sighted near 60-1, Kitano, Tenno, Katagami City. Moving west.
Katagami, Akita
[Report] An individual approximately 1.5 m in size is on the facility grounds. It crossed the road in front of the facility and entered the brush to the east.
Ikawa 寺沢, Akita
While driving on the highway, I witnessed one cub (about 70 cm) crossing the road.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
A small bear-like animal crossed the road. It went north.
Ikawa 今戸, Akita
Sighted a bear on the road. Body length 1 m. Departed toward the rice fields to the east. 10 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
Around 20:50 on the 5th, a man in his teens resting in a nearby park spotted a bear about 1 meter long crossing a municipal road in Akita City's Niida Kiriage. According to the Akita Central Police Station, the bear was about 10 meters from a house and about 400 meters from Niida Elementary School; the station has warned residents to be cautious.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Witnessed a small bear cub running into the woods from a car. 39.8113147, 140.0421385
Katagami, Akita
(Posted) Went toward Iijima Minami Elementary School
Akita, Akita
It swam across the Matomigawa River and ran off toward the mountains. It was a large bear.
Akita, Akita
I thought it was a black lump, but it was a bear crossing the river. It was large.
Akita, Akita
At about 15:40 on the 5th, a bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a road in Miyata, Kanaashi Horinai, Akita City by a woman in her 40s driving. The nearest house was about 100 meters away, and the Akita Rinko Police Station has warned residents to be cautious.
Akita, Akita
Observed a bear at the foot of the bridge. Body length approximately 1 m. It left heading east. Nearest houses about 100 m away.
Akita, Akita
(Posted) It was on the road; when I shouted loudly it ran off toward Deto Elementary School.
Katagami, Akita
I went to the prefectural museum.
Akita Kanaashi-Koizumi, Akita
Posted: Crossed while driving on the highway
Hachirogata Koike, Akita
A 1.0 m bear was sighted on a municipal road near Tennō Minami Junior High School. It was reported to have moved off eastward.
Katagami, Akita
Around 16:40 on the 4th, a woman in her 40s from Katagami City saw a bear about 1 meter long crossing a municipal road in Tennō Oiwake-nishi. The bear was about 5 meters from a private house; multiple sightings were reported in the area and the Gojōme police station has urged residents to be cautious.
Katagami, Akita
At around 16:50, there was a sighting of a 1.0 m bear on a city road near Tennō Minami Junior High School. It was reported to have left heading east.
Katagami, Akita
Around 16:40 near Tenno Aza Oiwake Nishi, a 1.0 m bear was sighted. It briefly climbed a tree and then left. Direction it departed is unknown.
Katagami, Akita
Saw a bear cub running up the embankment at Nagaoka Community Hall
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Nagaoka, Akita
At around 11:40 a.m. on the 4th, a bear was sighted on a slope near the Nagaoka community center in Nagaoka, Iejiri, Kisakata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the bear's body length is unknown; it was about 100 meters from the nearest house, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Nagaoka, Akita
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Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
While we had parked the car and were walking down to the beach with my family to look for things like sea glass, we found footprints that looked like a bear’s and immediately left the area.
Nikaho, Akita
sighting
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
[Report] Bear sighted at Kosunagawa Beach. Body length unknown.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kosagawa, Akita
I can't be sure it was a bear, but a dark-colored animal (about 50–60 cm) was on the gravel road. It walked east.
Ikawa 今戸, Akita
A cub climbed up the embankment beside the road.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
[Report] A juvenile bear, estimated to be about 70–80 cm, was in front of my house. It went from the east side of my house toward the north, into the mountains.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear in a bamboo grove. Body length about 50 cm. It left heading south. About 100 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
Spotted one bear at the JR Suzu railroad crossing. Body length approximately 1 meter. It ran away toward the mountains to the east.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
According to Sakata Police Station, at around 06:50 on May 2, 2026, one bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted in a field in Hodumi, Sakata City; police warned it may remain nearby and urged caution. Yamagata Prefecture issued a "bear sighting warning" on April 30, and other bear sightings in the city were reported on May 1.
Sakata 穂積, Yamagata
Sighted a bear in the brush about 200 m north of the bridge. About 50 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
One bear sighted. It ran into the woods to the west. Body length about 1 m.
Noshiro Furodai, Akita
At about 23:30 on May 1, 2026, a bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted on a municipal road in Furodai, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture by a man in his 20s who was driving. According to the Noshiro police, the nearest house was about 10 meters away, and the police warned residents to be cautious.
Noshiro Furodai, Akita
Distance to houses: about 10 m; Body length: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 雪車町, Akita
[Report] Sighted running away from a field
Yurihonjō 大内三川, Akita
[Report] While driving, a bear crossed the national highway and went behind a house.
Yurihonjō 大内三川, Akita
Around 9:20 a bear about 1 m tall was sighted. It crossed the road and went off toward the mountains. It was about 3 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed the bear crossing the road from a residence and moving toward the mountains. Bear size approximately 1 m.
Akita, Akita
Report: Around 9:20, a bear about 1 m in size was sighted. It crossed the road and left toward the mountain. It was about 3 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
Before 07:00 on May 1, 2026, a roughly 1-meter bear was spotted in a residential area of Kawabe, Akita City, and Kawabe Junior High asked parents to accompany students home. On April 29, a roughly 1-meter bear was also seen on the north breakwater of Akita Port; managers plan to use firecrackers and loudspeakers as countermeasures when the breakwater is opened.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 m in size was sighted on the residential property. It left to the north. 3 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
Around 02:30 on May 1, 2026, a single adult bear about 1 meter long was seen by a passerby near the Hikarigaoka Athletic Stadium in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, at an intersection where a national and prefectural road meet, and was reported to the city. No further sightings have been reported, and the city has urged residents to keep warehouse and garage entrances closed.
Sakata 新町, Yamagata
Spotted one bear while driving north. Body length about 1 meter. It attempted to cross the road from the west to the east but noticed the car and returned to the bushes.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
[Post] A bear was sitting at the side of the Akita Road. When I passed by, it ran off into the mountain on the left.
Akita, Akita
body length unknown
Mitane Okuchi, Akita
Walking on the road, it ran off into the fields. A fairly large individual.
Mitane, Akita
One bear (body length approx. 1–1.2 m) was sighted outside the fence on the north side of Akita Airport. Firecrackers were used and it fled toward the mountain side (Prefectural Central Park side).
Akita, Akita
One 1.5 m bear. Moving from the FamilyMart toward Detohama.
Katagami, Akita
At approximately 09:40, a 1.5 m bear was sighted on the prefectural road in Tenno, Shimohamayama. Direction of departure unknown.
Katagami, Akita
While traveling from Oiwake toward Oga, it entered the roadside brush on the right and went into the bushes on the left side of the road.
Katagami, Akita
I saw it from my car. It's clearly recorded on the dashcam.
Mitane Amasegawa, Akita
While working in the fields, a bear was sighted in the rice paddy. One bear, about 1 m. Approximately 80 m from the nearest house. The bear then left heading north.
Akita, Akita
While driving from Kyōwa toward Akita Airport, a bear crossed in front of our car and then entered the woods. A vehicle of people gathering wild plants was parked nearby.
Akita, Akita
When I got into my car on my property, a single bear about 1.2 m tall was right beside me (0.5 m away). When I shouted loudly, it left toward the north (Koizumigata Park direction). Distance from the house: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
One bear about 1.5 meters. It moved south through the intersection and entered the brush.
Katagami, Akita
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Gojome 川崎, Akita
[Sighting] Crossing Prefectural Route 56 from the seaside toward the inland
Katagami, Akita
One bear was sighted near Keirin Shrine. Body length approximately 50 cm. Direction it fled is unknown.
Noshiro, Akita
Observed one bear about 1–2 m (shoulder height) moving south near the main gate of Tohoku Electric Power Akita Thermal Power Station. It was 10 m from the main gate.
Akita Iijima, Akita
[Report] Spotted walking along the fence inside the premises of Akita Thermal Power Plant. Believed to be a large adult, approximately over 1 meter in body length.
Akita Iijima, Akita
While working in the field, I spotted one bear on the mountainside. Its body length was about 1.5 m. It walked off toward the north.
Akita, Akita
While driving a rental car from the mountain side toward Akita Station, I saw an animal cross about 100 meters ahead. When I passed about 20 meters beside it, I saw a large, light chestnut-colored animal running. Its body was considerably larger than a dog, so I thought it was a bear and was startled, and I drove on.
Akita, Akita
Body length: 0.8 m Distance to residence: 100 m
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
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Akita, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 358 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 134 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 11 hours ago near Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 173 km route runs from Mogami River to Noshiro, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 358 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 134 of them. The latest sighting was reported 11 hours ago near Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
