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This 154 km route runs from Morioka to Ogata, passing through Iwate and Akita. In the past 30 days, 426 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 69 of them. The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
(Posted) Was swept down the river and crossed to the opposite bank
Akita, Akita
Crossed through the grounds of the vacant house behind my home.
Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita
Left the residential premises along the fence heading toward Ushijima Elementary School. Body length 80 cm, young bear. 30 meters to the elementary school.
Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita
I was running on the sidewalk. It ran off toward the mountains.
Daisen, Akita
On July 30 at around 11:32, one bear was sighted moving in Kyowa Inazawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Shimoshinjo Nakano Kaidobata Nishi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
While moving from the prefectural university direction toward Kita Nursery School, a single bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted in the grove on the right. The bear entered the grove.
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Hiraotori Nakayama, Owa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While waiting at a traffic light I spotted a bear poking its head out of the grass. It went back into the grass. It was less than about 1 meter away.
Akita, Akita
While heading toward Route 13, one jumped out from the brush on the right onto the road, noticed us, and then went back. About 70 cm.
Akita, Akita
A roughly 1-meter bear was sighted on a prefectural slope with the governor's residence in Senshu-Kitanomaru, Akita City, and moved up the slope toward the governor's residence.
Akita Tegata-Kyukamachi, Akita
[Report] Spotted an animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 m long. It was honked at by a car and ran off toward the governor's official residence.
Akita Senshu-kitanomaru, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the slope of the prefectural land where the governor's residence is located in Senchu-Kitanomaru, Akita City, and moved uphill toward the governor's residence.
Akita Senshu-jokamachi, Akita
[Report] I witnessed it crossing the road while heading from Satomi Onsen toward Soegawa.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Ran away — fled into the northern woods
Akita, Akita
[Report] This morning, I found what appears to be bear droppings in front of the neighborhood trash collection point.
Akita, Akita
Around 1:00 PM on July 27, a bear was sighted in Shimoshinjoiwaki Suesawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A young bear ran off toward Futaba Town.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
[Post] Tried to ride my bicycle through and saw something that looked like a bear cub.
Akita Koyosaiwaicho, Akita
Observed one bear moving from southeast to northwest through a residential area. Size approximately 80 cm, about 5 m from the nearest building.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
Sighted one bear on the highway slope. Size about 50 cm. Approximately 100 m to the nearest building. The bear left the slope heading west.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shimonikatedate Kagawa Kata-shita, Akita City, around 10:09 a.m.
Akita, Akita
Sighted one bear on the Taiheigawa riverbed. Size about 1 m, approximately 50 m from the nearest building. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
A juvenile bear about 50 cm in length was sighted on the road along the levee. It then moved north.
Ogata, Akita
One bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted. The bear departed to the east. It was 20 m from the nearest building.
Oga Noishi, Akita
One bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted on the roadway. The bear left heading northwest. The nearest building was 100 m away.
Oga Noishi, Akita
Bear observed crossing the premises. Direction of travel unknown.
Oga Noishi, Akita
Around 00:20 on July 26, a bear was sighted in Noseki Obazawasita, Oga City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Oga Noishi, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Ogata, Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture.
Ogata 字中央, Akita
Around 10:00 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Shimokitate Matsuzaki Iwase, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nosekihamada, Oga City, around 7:00 AM and was seen moving.
Oga Noishi, Akita
While driving from the Akita Castle area toward the FamilyMart, I saw a bear crossing the road. It was about 1 m (3 ft). It entered a private home's yard.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
When I tried to leave my home garage, I saw one bear about 1 m away. It was about 1 m in size and left into the bushes on the south side. Distance to the building: 1 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Body length 1 m; was in the field
Mitane, Akita
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Gojome 馬場目, Akita
Around 7:40 AM on July 25, a bear was sighted in Baba me Hounaidai, Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture.
Gojome 馬場目, Akita
A man in his 70s working in a garage spotted a bear about 1 meter long on the grounds of a private home in Terauchi-Unoki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
While working near the site of a thermal power plant, one bear was sighted near the north gate about 60 m away, about 1 m in size. The bear left to the north and moved to about 100 m from nearby buildings.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Crossed the former power plant premises road from the south side toward the cemetery to the north. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
While searching for the bear, visually confirmed a bear leaving eastward from the T-junction on the north side of Reiba-in.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shimo-Shinjo-Nakano Kaidobata-Nishi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Walking through the grassy weeds
Akita, Akita
Bear sighted during search. Climbed over a block wall and left to the north. Body length 1 m.
Akita, Akita
While searching for a bear, the bear was sighted. It left toward the east where there are buildings/structures. Body length approximately 1 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Tsuchizakiminato Chuo 1-chome, Akita City, around 13:43 on July 24.
Akita, Akita
Entered from Soryu-ji and went into Shoko-ji, then exited toward the Nice side.
Akita, Akita
Sighted from a car; ran off beside Sankichi Shrine.
Akita, Akita
While driving there was a dark object; on closer look it was a bear. I stopped the car and filmed it. It was about 50 meters from a house. It was quite a large adult—over 1 meter in size.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While working, one bear ran through.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted heading south from Jōen-ji toward Zendō-ji. Body length approximately 70 cm. It left to the south. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear running west across the municipal road between Sōryū-ji and Shōkō-ji, heading from east to west. Body length 1 m. Distance from buildings 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Ran/ran off toward the south. Body length: 1.0 m.
Akita, Akita
(Posted) It ran off toward the old Tsuchizaki children's center.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was spotted by a teenage male on a residential lot in Tsuchizakiminatochuo 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
(Report) Ran from Wada Pharmacy toward the park
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear leaving from the east toward the west, heading in the direction of Tsuchizaki Shinmeisha Shrine. Body length: 80 cm. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
It passed by in front of the house.
Mitane, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Moritake Futatsumori, Mitane Town, Akita.
Mitane, Akita
Witnessed a bear leaving the school grounds toward the east-side thicket on the north side. Body length 1 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tenno-Oiwake, Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.
Katagami, Akita
[Report] While heading from Akita City toward Tenno, I was waiting at an intersection for the traffic light when I witnessed a bear crossing the national road from the post office side to the 7-Eleven side. Its body length was about 1.0 m. There were pedestrians nearby, so it was a dangerous situation.
Katagami, Akita
Crossing the road. Direction of departure unknown. Body length 1.0 m. 1.0 m from a private residence.
Akita, Akita
It appears to have fled into the grassy area south of Oiwake Station and is believed to be there. Body length: 1.0 m.
Akita, Akita
Was in a vegetable plot on a residential property and ran off to the east. Body length 1.0 m. 1.0 m from the house.
Akita, Akita
Crossing the road from west to east. 1.0 m from a house. Body length 1.0 m
Akita, Akita
Body length 1 m. Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Distance from the building: 3 m.
Akita Senshu-kitanomaru, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a residential property in Senshu Kitanomaru, Akita City.
Akita Tegata-Kyukamachi, Akita
Body length 1 m. Witnessed a bear leaving the premises heading west. Distance from the building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-07-24 in Tsuchizakiminato Chuo 2-chome, Akita City, a bear was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tsuchizakiminato-chuo 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear was captured on the camera.
Akita, Akita
Walking along the riverbank, body length about 1 m, moving downstream (south) along the river, approximately 100 m from the nearest house
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
Body length unknown. Witnessed a bear entering the brush north of the road near a flower shop. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
There was a bear in Kojōyama. Body length approximately 0.6 m. Direction it left is unknown. About 200 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Crossed the road and entered the residential property. About 1 meter in body length.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
Passed in front of the sensor camera on my home's premises.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
Body length 1 m. Witnessed a bear leaving the premises heading toward the south-side railroad tracks. Distance from the building: 2 m.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
On 2026-07-23 at around 17:12, one bear was sighted on a residential lot in Jungyo-higashi 1-chome, Akita City, and then left դեպի south.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 0.5 m in size was sighted on the road. It then left toward the woods to the east. 5 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
Went from the apartment grounds toward the Oiwake three-way junction. 1 m.
Akita, Akita
1 m
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
Fled southward. 1 m.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
A bear was sighted on the premises of a private house in Shogunnohigashi 1-chome, Akita City, and then moved west.
Akita, Akita
Went off toward the west
Akita, Akita
Left the premises and moved south along the road. Body length 1 m.
Akita, Akita
It ran away from the south side of the building toward the east.
Akita, Akita
Crossed the field
Gojome 浦大町, Akita
While driving toward the station, I saw something trying to come out of the grassy area beside the tracks, so I honked the horn, and it went back into the grass.
Akita, Akita
There wasn’t anything when I did radio calisthenics outside early in the morning, but when I went for a walk I found what appeared to be bear droppings.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Crossing a residential street and running off toward the railroad tracks
Akita, Akita
A station employee saw it from the platform. It disappeared from view when a car passed, so the direction it ran is unknown. About 1 meter from a private house. Body length 0.6 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kaneatsu-Oiwake Ebiaana, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
I saw it in the field on the south side of my house. It jumped over the fence and ran off south. About 15 meters from the house. Body length about 0.6 m.
Akita, Akita
At around 8:50 on July 23, one bear was seen moving in Kanatsukoizumigatakata, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Ran southward past the farm stand. About 1.0 m in body length.
Akita Kanaashi-Oiwake, Akita
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Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shogunyohigashi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear cub ran through the vacant lot behind my house. It headed toward Jietai-dori (Self-Defense Forces Street).
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a city road in Shogunnohigashi 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
It’s about the size of dog poop, but it contains lots of nuts and has no smell. I’m posting because I think it could be from a cub.
Akita, Akita
Body length 1 m. Left westward from the roadway. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
Body length 1 m. Spotted a bear in a field. Distance from the building: 10 m. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
Around 06:23 on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in 3-chome Shogunnohigashi, Akita City.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
Observed a bear leaving to the west. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
Body length 1 m. Left the premises heading west. Distance from the building: 15 m.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
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Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
Post: A cub. About the size of a medium-sized dog.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A cub emerged from the brush on the left side heading toward Kakunodate and struck the area around the car's left rear tire.
Daisen, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kyowa-Inazawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Daisen, Akita
Body length unknown. Was in the rice paddy.
Mitane, Akita
Crossed the premises from west to east. About 4 m from the building. Size about 1 m.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
It came out from among a row of vacant houses and was crossing the road.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
It ran off toward the east.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
Went from the home's yard toward the west to the neighboring house. Body length 1.0 m.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
I saw it from my home window running toward the fields north of my property. Body length 1.0 m.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
A woman in her 70s spotted one bear, about 1 meter long, on the premises of a home in Shogunno-higashi 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Report: Approximately 1 m in body length. Witnessed a bear leaving the residential property heading east.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
Body length 50 cm. Entered the mountain to the south.
Mitane Kamiiwakawa, Akita
Observed one bear leaving eastward on the roadway. Body length 80 cm. Distance from the building 2 m.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Entered private property; body length just under 1 meter
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tsuchizakiminato-higashi 4-chome, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear climbing over a private residence's wall from the roadway and leaving to the north. Body length: 1 m. Distance from the building: 2 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear that came out onto Jieitai-dori (Self-Defense Forces Street) turned around and headed west; one bear observed. Body length 1 m. Distance from the building 5 m.
Akita, Akita
While driving on Jieitai Street, witnessed a bear emerge onto the road from the west. It retreated toward the northwest vehicle base area when the car braked. Body length about 1 m. Distance from the building 2 m.
Akita, Akita
Post: Approximately 1 m in body length — departed heading north
Akita, Akita
While walking on the road, I observed one bear crossing the road near the Sakigake Shinpo Izumi sales outlet from south to north. Body length about 1 m. Distance from the building: 1 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in the Sotosasagawa Yatsuyagi 2-chome area of Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear on the road. Body length 50 cm. Direction of departure unknown. 20 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Shimanokoshi, Kamiiwakawa, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, around noon on July 22.
Mitane Kamiiwakawa, Akita
A bear was seen moving around Shogunnohigashi 2-chome, Akita City, around 16:00.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shikado Katabashizakai, Mitane Town, Akita, around 16:20 on 2026-07-22.
Mitane, Akita
On 2026-07-22, there was a bear sighting report in Shogunno Higashi 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Oohata, Hirasaka/Asahikawa area, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shogunnohigashi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Goshono-Tsutsumidai 1-chome, Akita City, around 20:28 on July 21.
Akita, Akita
[Posted] On the way home by car, I saw eyes reflecting in my headlights. When I drove closer, it was a bear about 1 meter tall.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] A bear, believed to be an adult, was frozen (standing still) in the middle of the river.
Akita, Akita
Around 15:10 on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Tsuchizakiminato-higashi 2-chome, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
Spotted one bear on the property from my home. Body length 1 m. Departed to the north. Distance from the building 3 m.
Akita, Akita
Spotted one bear on the property from the house. Body length 1 m. Left to the west. Distance from the building 3 m.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
One bear was seen in the neighboring house lot in Tsuchizakiminato-Higashi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
[Post] Something that looked like a small bear ran off into the mountain.
Akita, Akita
While driving on National Route 13 from Akita City toward Daisen City, it crossed the road from left to right. Size: 0.6 m
Akita, Akita
Report: A person driving by witnessed it. It crossed the road from the park and moved between houses on the opposite side. Body length about 1–1.5 m.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 5-chome, Akita City.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Sotoasahikawa-Machiai, Akita City, around 11:05 on July 21.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While stopped at an intersection, a bear about 1.5 meters tall crossed in front of me. It ran toward the Inaba Clinic area.
Akita, Akita
Around 11:00 on 2026-07-21, one bear was sighted inside a residential lot in Shogunno-minami 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
A bear was sighted in the parking lot of Granmart Osawakigawa store in Kotachi, Osaka-Gawa, Akita City. It was about 1 meter from the store building.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear leaving westward toward the municipal housing area between Grand Mart and Shimamura. Body length 1.5 m. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
[Posted] Wandering through the parking lot and went between the stores.
Akita, Akita
Around 10:50 on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Sogawa Kodachi, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
Around 4:10 PM on 2026-07-21, one bear was sighted at Soegawa Gennai Kawara in Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] It walked slowly from the dark parking lot toward private property. It was about 1.5 meters (in size).
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Body length 50 cm. Walked away toward the east cemetery area. 200 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
At around 14:40 on July 20, a bear was sighted moving in Kawaharahagurodo, Kakunodate-machi, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A bear was on the prefectural road. Body length about 1 m. Left heading northwest. About 10 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kanadate Horiuchi Kanda, Akita City, around 10:45 on July 20.
Akita, Akita
While riding a bicycle, a bear was running ahead and went from the field up toward the mountains.
Akita, Akita
A young bear crossed the road from the rice field toward the mountain.
Daisen Teradate, Akita
[Post] Firecrackers used to signal a bear sighting went off next door, so I immediately looked out from an easy-to-see window. I saw a bear moving along the top of a block wall at the house below the road.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was moving between houses. Body length 1 m. It moved off to the east. 10 m from the house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Around 7:47 AM on July 20, a bear was sighted in Takasaki-Tanaka, Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
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Gojome 高崎, Akita
Around 08:25 on July 20, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kanazawa Yokonagane, Kado, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, around 16:20 on July 19.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Body length 1 m. Was under a tree on residential premises.
Mitane Kado, Akita
While traveling on the Kita Interchange route, I observed a bear in an apartment parking lot. Body length about 1 meter. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from the building: 10 meters.
Akita, Akita
Around 14:02 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Kashiwadate Senkarida, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Kado, Akita
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Mitane Kado, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A single bear was sighted entering from the northwest side of the market premises. Body length unknown. It moved south through the premises and then headed east.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Sotokasumiwai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear attempting to go north along the roadside of the prefectural road between Seria and Nagahama Coffee. Body length 1 m. Distance from buildings 30 m.
Akita, Akita
Posted: It was in the shrubbery behind Nagahama Coffee.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear running alongside Nagahama Coffee. It went into the grassy area behind Seria.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A bear was on the sidewalk and tried to cross the road but got startled by a car and fled toward the area behind Nagahama Coffee Sotoasahikawa branch.
Akita, Akita
When I tried to park my car in my home's driveway, a bear walked past beside me.
Akita, Akita
Crossed in front of a car and entered the grounds of the Sotoasahikawa Toriyaba municipal housing complex. Cub.
Akita, Akita
It emerged from the overgrown fallow field, crossed through the grounds of a private house, and headed toward the Itonagare River. I think it came from the direction of Ryukoji Temple. It looked larger than the height of an adult man.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Crossed the railway tracks and went from the Sotoasahikawa direction toward the Shōgunno district.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shogunno Minami 5-chome, Akita City.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
One bear sighted near the Yayanagi railroad crossing. Body length approximately 1 m. Departed heading east. Distance from nearest building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-07-19 late morning, a bear was seen moving in Toyaba, Sotoasahikawa, Akita City.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
On July 19 around 9:10 a.m., a bear was sighted in Shimoshinokawara, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City, and was seen moving.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Was up in a tree. Body length approximately 1 m. Departed toward the mountains to the east. Distance to nearest houses about 20 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Witnessed a bear passing through the home garden. Body length about 1 m. It left to the east.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
On 2026-07-19 around 08:49, a bear was sighted in Terauchi Takano, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Post] During a walk
Oga Noishi, Akita
A subadult Asian black bear (smaller than an adult) climbed from a neighbor’s yard up onto the road and then descended into my property. A neighbor saw it and called me. It has been appearing once or twice daily for more than five consecutive days.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Report] Sighted one cub under the expressway. It ran off toward the mountains to the south.
Ikawa 坂本, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Sakamoto-Mitake-shita, Igawa Town, Akita Prefecture.
Ikawa 坂本, Akita
Report: Passed in front of a house
Mitane Koikawa, Akita
At around 6:55 AM on July 19, a bear was seen moving in Shogunno-Minami, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
When I looked out the window, I witnessed it walking along the wall between houses; it went down once, then climbed back up, going back and forth. After that, it climbed onto the wall again and ran off toward the north. Its body length was about 1 meter. It moved more quickly than I expected.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Spotted a bear on the roadway. Body length about 1 m. It left toward the east. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 2-chome, Akita City, around 06:49 on 2026-07-19.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Around 8:10 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Noshi Oosawa Shita, Oga City, Akita Prefecture.
Oga Noishi, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shikado Terago, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Around 07:00 on 2026-07-19, a moving bear was sighted in Koirikawa Uchi-Koirikawa, Mitane Town, Akita.
Mitane Koikawa, Akita
Around 12:50 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Otsusaka-awa Koyachi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted on the roadway. Body length approximately 1 m. It moved south and left into the forest. About 20 m from nearby buildings.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear was seen on a city road in Shogunno-Minami 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was eating something near the river. Body length about 1 m. It departed to the north. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
At around 16:30 on July 18, a bear was seen moving in Iidagawa Wadaimokawa Tsutsuminoshita, Katagami City, Akita.
Katagami Iitagawa-Wadaimokawa, Akita
One 1‑meter bear left on the southern mountainside
Katagami Iitagawa-Wadaimokawa, Akita
Katagami Iitagawa-Wadaimokawa, Akita
A cub was playing on the roadway. When my rental car approached, it ran into the roadside brush, possibly because of the vehicle.
Akita, Akita
One bear about 1 m in length was sighted. It ran from the rice field into a thicket overgrown with weeds. I called the nearest police station and had them patrol the area.
Katagami Iitagawa-Iizuka, Akita
[Report] Witnessed a roughly 1-meter-tall bear walking slowly along the rice-field embankment
Katagami Iitagawa-Iizuka, Akita
One bear, body length 1.0 m, moved into the forested area to the south.
Katagami Iitagawa-Iizuka, Akita
At around 13:00 on July 18, a bear was sighted in Kanezawa Niozaki Maeyachi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear (0.8 m) was sighted near the airport. The bear then departed heading from north to south. Distance to the facility: 100 m.
Akita, Akita
Report: A small bear approximately 80 cm in body length was confirmed in the mountains on the south side of Akita Airport; it departed to the south.
Akita, Akita
Observed a bear near the pool fence. Body length approximately 1.5 m. It departed to the south. Distance from the observation point: 50 m.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
It came out from the grounds of an empty house onto the road, entered the yard of the house where I was being picked up, and ran toward the public housing complex.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 2-chome, Akita City, around 10:55 on July 18.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
While driving toward the General Health Services Corporation, I saw the rear view of a bear walking on the road. The bear continued walking along the road between Jisakura Housing and the General Health Services Corporation.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-07-18 afternoon, a bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamagura, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
One bear sighted on residential property. Body length 1 m. Departed to the south. Distance from building 3 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Was in the rice paddy behind the house; body length approximately 60 cm; direction of departure unknown; distance to residences about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
While driving on National Route 46, (the bear) crossed from the parking area on the right toward the direction of the former Inazawa Elementary School.
Daisen Kyowa-Inazawa, Akita
While driving on National Route 46, a bear crossed the road and entered the old Inazawa Elementary School.
Daisen Kyowa-Inazawa, Akita
Two bear cubs (about 60 cm in body length) crossed the national highway and headed toward the mountains, leaving in the direction of the north-side mountain. Distance to the nearest house: about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
Seen in the mountain behind the house, body length about 1.3 m, left heading northeast into the mountain, distance to the residence about 10 m
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai Zōdō, Senboku City.
Senboku, Akita
Around 14:45 on 2026-07-17, a bear was seen moving in Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka-Sekiba, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 0.8 m in length crossing the road from north to south. It continued heading south and left the area. About 250 m from nearby facilities.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the roadway. It departed toward the southwest. 5.0 m from the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Spotted one cub on the slope beside the expressway. Body length approximately 50 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
Spotted one bear while mowing grass. Body length approximately 80 cm. Walked off to the east. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
On a tree along the national highway: adult approx. 1 m in body length, cub approx. 70 cm, moving away toward the north-side mountain. Distance to the nearest house: about 20 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
[Report] Spotted a cub crossing the road. It ran off toward the woods on the east side.
Ikawa 八田大倉, Akita
[Report] While driving, I sighted one bear cub about 0.8 m in length along the roadside. It departed heading north.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamago, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear cub was on the road.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kawabe Morinoda, Akita City, around 04:45 on 2026-07-17.
Akita, Akita
A woman in her 70s at home spotted a bear about 1 meter long in a grassland in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A man in his 30s doing grass-cutting work spotted a bear about 80 cm long in a grassland in Terauchi Yakiyama, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishinagano Kawashitada, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City, Akita.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishinagano Kumado, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kyowa-Nakadonagawa, Daisen City.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
Spotted a bear on the road. Body length approximately 1 m. It moved off to the east. About 10 m from nearby houses.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
Observed one bear leaving toward the northeast
Akita, Akita
At around 15:53 on 2026-07-16, one bear was sighted moving in Ogasawagawa Manjizawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
(Posted) A bear crossed the old national road and I almost collided with it. It was captured on my dashcam.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
[Report] While driving, crossed the road from the left and entered the bushes on the right.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
[Report] While driving, it crossed the road from the left and entered the brush on the right.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
[Post] Crossed directly in front of the car while driving
Akita, Akita
Was eating plums that had fallen near a plum tree. Body length about 0.5 m. Moved off into the mountains to the north. Approximately 10 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kizakura 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A single 1-meter-tall bear left the roadway heading west. It was 5 meters from a house.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Kanatsudaimiyoshiimizu Daisuitai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
One bear was observed leaving the Kananoashi Nishi Elementary School grounds, heading northeast into the woods. Body length: 1 m. Distance from school building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 m in body length on the roadway. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Around 5 PM on 2026-07-16, a bear was seen moving in Tsuchizakiminami 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
A bear was spotted moving in Terauchiohata, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
[Report] While driving, a cub crossed the road and entered a residential property.
Mitane Kado, Akita
(Posted) It ran along the rice-field ridge and went into the mountain to the northeast.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving, the car honked at it, and it fled into a fallow rice field.
Akita, Akita
Confirmed a bear crossing the premises. Direction of travel unknown.
Oga Noishi, Akita
While driving, it crossed the road and ran toward the mountains. Body length about 1.2 m. Direction of departure: west. Distance to nearest house: about 50 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishinagano Kumando, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
[Report] Spotted a young Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on a city road near the Nizawa No. 2 intake station of the Akita City Water and Sewer Bureau. When I briefly stopped my car, it ran off into the forest.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A bear crossed the road from the marsh about 30 meters ahead and went into the woods. A cub about 50 cm long; houses are very close by.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Shimoshinjō-Nagaoka Mimizori, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Moved toward the highway
Akita, Akita
One bear seen leaving northwest from a rice paddy. Body length 0.5 m. Distance from residences: 300 m.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed the rear view of a bear running down the road beside the garage. A fat adult. One individual, about 1 meter in body length. About 5 meters from the house. It headed south along the road on the east side of the house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear was observed entering the brush. Footprints indicate it walked east. Distance to the nearest house: 10 m.
Daisen Kami-Uguisuno, Akita
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted west of Aozaki Substation, about 150 meters north of the elementary school. It moved off to the east.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving around 8:40 a.m. in Shimoshinjo Nagaoka Maeyachi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shinjokasao Kasao, Akita City, around 7:10 a.m. on July 15; it was seen on a camera.
Akita Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka, Akita
Captured on a security camera. Moving eastward on the road 5 meters from the building. One bear. Body length 1 meter.
Akita Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A nearby resident witnessed a single bear about 1 m tall entering the premises. Its subsequent movements are unknown. Distance to the house: 5 m.
Daisen Toyooka, Akita
A single cub about 50–60 cm in length tried to pass through the soybean field from the direction of the drainage channel, but noticed a grass trimmer and returned toward the drainage channel. Its destination is unknown.
Ogata, Akita
[Post] Cub
Daisen, Akita
Observed a bear crossing the highway from east to west. Size: 1.0 m. 300 m from residences.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Kanayoshi Yoshida Suterisawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A cub about 50 cm long was moving toward the Shikawatari area.
Ogata 字中央, Akita
A cub about 50 cm was seen near the chapel.
Ogata 字中央, Akita
A cub about 50 cm long was running around within the residential area. It is likely the same individual that escaped toward the museum.
Ogata 字中央, Akita
Around 9:30 on 2026-07-14, one bear was sighted on a village road in Nishi 2-chome, Ōgata Village.
Ogata 字中央, Akita
Saw a bear about 50 cm in the brush near the gas station. It then moved toward the museum.
Ogata 字中央, Akita
(From a) resident on the riverside ran out (toward us)
Akita, Akita
Witnessed one cub running.
Daisen, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kita 1-chome, Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture.
Ogata 字中央, Akita
At around 08:30 on July 14, one bear was seen moving in Kamishinjo Hotanoegou, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Encountered (a bear) on a farm road. It went into the brush above.
Mitane Kado, Akita
On 2026-07-13 around 18:30, a bear was sighted in Katadobotan, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, and was observed moving.
Mitane Kado, Akita
It came out from the woods on the left, crossed the slope, and went behind the stone yard. Body length about 1 meter.
Akita Izumikamanomachi, Akita
[Report] One bear cub crossed the highway near Akita-Chuo Interchange (closer to Akita-Minami Interchange) and entered the underbrush.
Akita, Akita
While traveling on the road, a bear crossed and entered the brush.
Oga Fukumezawa, Akita
Around 3:25 PM on July 13, a bear was seen moving in Fukuisawa Yanashita, Oga City.
Oga Fukumezawa, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Otsutsumi, Hokushinagawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Running across the road
Akita, Akita
About 1 m long. It came out from the highway, crossed the road, and entered the woods.
Mitane Kado, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A woman driving through Terauchi Osakoji in Akita City sighted a bear about 1 meter long on a city road.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tazawako Obonai Shitakano, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 6:30 AM on July 13.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nigorikawa Kamanosawa, Akita City, around 8:23 AM on July 13.
Akita Nigorikawa, Akita
On 2026-07-13 in Shimokitate Torizawa Shimomaeda, Akita City, a bear was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kado Takayashikiiego, Mitane Town.
Mitane Kado, Akita
[Report] A sighting of an Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was reported near Gojome Elementary School.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
It ran from the direction of the elementary school, climbed the wall, and went away.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
[Report] Crossed the road heading north
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Takasaki Suzumedate Shimokawara, Gojome Town.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nanatsumori, Shizukuishi Town.
Shizukuishi 七ツ森, Iwate
Around 5:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was seen in Yanagida Ōginosawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
Around 06:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted moving in Nigawagoden, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Crossed the road and went into the mountain.
Daisen, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Oshoji, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
Discovered a bear in the thicket. Relevant authorities have been notified.
Hachirogata Kawasaki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Okamakamori, Takizawa City.
Takizawa 大釜高森, Iwate
Captured on a security camera. Moved from west to east about 5 meters from the building. One bear, body length 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
It entered the woods behind Gokoku Shrine from the road in front of my house.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
[Report] While driving through the back approach of Gokoku Shrine, I saw a bear about 1 m long go down from the entrance of Seirei Junior College toward the bicycle parking area.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tsunagayamane, Morioka City.
Morioka, Iwate
Rice bran had been placed beside a field rented by the caller, but two bags were torn into, and bear droppings and footprints were found on the mulch.
Morioka, Iwate
Spotted a bear near the hot spring facility.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear cub is crossing the road. There are many private homes nearby.
Akita, Akita
Observed one adult bear and two juvenile bears on the riverbed of the Otobe River.
Morioka Isari-Omichi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Inosari Tamenogi, Morioka City.
Morioka 猪去田面野木, Iwate
Report: A bear about 1 meter long was spotted near Takano Bridge in Terauchi Kojizakura 3-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture at around 15:50. It climbed over a nearby home's block wall and entered the property. Photo taken from Takano Bridge.
Akita, Akita
While driving on the highway toward Noshiro, I witnessed a bear crossing the highway from the left to the right. One bear, body length about 80 cm. It left by going over the roadside embankment.
Akita, Akita
While driving on the highway toward Noshiro, I observed a bear crossing the highway from left to right. One bear, body length about 80 cm. It crossed over the roadside embankment and departed.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Shimokitate Yanagidate Gatahata, Akita City, around 15:15 on July 9.
Akita Shimokitate-Yanagitate, Akita
[Report] While driving, a large Asian black bear about 1.5 m or taller was in the middle of the road. When I got closer it ran off into the grassy roadside.
Akita, Akita
While driving from the Kawabe direction toward Akita City, I saw a bear crossing the road from right to left. It went along the rice field ridge and disappeared into the woods. One bear, body length approximately 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Shimokitate Takaragawa Ubagasawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 1:30 PM on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Tsunagi Yamanene, Morioka City.
Morioka, Iwate
It emerged from a bamboo thicket, crossed the road for about 15 m, and ran off into the woods on the west side. Body length about 80 cm. Three meters from a house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A young bear is walking in front of the house. About 0.8 m in body length.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Sighted walking from a private property toward the national highway. It seemed startled by cars on the highway and ran into the bushes.
Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Kyowa-Funazawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita
One medium-sized bear was sighted moving toward Iwayama near the Iwayama entrance on National Route 4.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
Posted: Witnessed its head poking up from the middle of a rice field, so size is unknown.
Akita, Akita
Observed one adult and two cubs near the apple orchard.
Morioka Isari-Sekiai, Iwate
Around 15:50 on 2026-07-09, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kisakura 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
One bear was spotted on the property from inside the house; it left to the east. Body length: 1 m. Distance from residence: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Bear tracks found in the field. 150 m from the nearest building.
Oga Matsukisawa, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the road. It left heading east. Distance to the building: 10 m.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
While driving on Prefectural Route 252, I sighted one bear approximately 1 meter in length. There are no houses nearby.
Daisen Tsuchikawa, Akita
On the way back from Akita City, near the former pig farm site, an adult about 1.5 m emerged from the grass. When the car horn was sounded, it ran into the woods. There are greenhouses nearby.
Daisen Kyowa-Shimoyodokawa, Akita
Sighted one bear loitering near the stairs close to the Terauchi Elementary School pool. Body length unknown. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 10 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
(Post) When I passed by in a car it ran from the road toward the mountains. Its size was about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
While I was mowing the grass, someone who was out walking told me they had seen a bear.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was in the open field. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction it left is unknown. Distance to the nearest house approximately 50 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishinagano Kawashita, Kakunodate-machi, Senboku City.
Senboku, Akita
(Posted) It was climbing a chestnut tree in a private home. A nearby resident shouted and alerted us. It was dangerous because many people go out at that time to take out their trash.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
When I went outside to take out the trash, the neighbor’s garden was rustling. When I shouted loudly, a bear about 1.5 m tall, thought to be an adult, came out and ran off toward the motorcycle storage of Taihei Driving School.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a city road in Shōgunyonominami 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in length. It departed to the east. Distance to building: 10 m.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
It was captured on a security camera.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
About a 1-meter one ran across the road.
Akita, Akita
A man in his 80s saw one bear about 1 meter long on a prefectural road in Hotono Suwa-machi, Akita City, and it moved north.
Akita Hodono-Haranomachi, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. Direction of travel unknown. 5 m from building.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
On the morning of July 7, one bear was seen crossing a city road in Shogunno Minami, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
While driving across a bridge, I saw a bear walking on the riverside sports field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
While driving, I spotted one bear about 0.5 m in length. It left toward the woods to the north. It was 100 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Shimo-shinjō Nakano Kaidōbata-nishi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishianba, Shizukuishi Town, around 10:30 on July 6.
Shizukuishi 西安庭, Iwate
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Soshinshigawa Nomura, Akita City, around 2:00 a.m. on July 6.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Spotted one bear cub in the park. It later went back into the woods.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
While driving on a regional farm road, I observed two bears. Body lengths unknown.
Daisen Kyowa-Arakawa, Akita
[Post] Its body length was about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yanagita Oginosawa, Akita City, around 1:00 PM.
Akita, Akita
A cub about 0.8 m in size crossed the old national road and went toward a house.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
One bear about 1.0 m in body length was sighted in the field beside a residence. It left toward the woods to the south. It was 30 m from the house.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Posted: It ran along the hedgerow and headed toward the Kozakura area. Body length under 1 meter.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
I was taking photos near the ancient marsh well, and when I turned around I saw a bear about 1 m tall walking roughly 20 m away. It had been walking where I had been a few minutes earlier, and it had been behind me without making a sound.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Around 15:38 on July 4, a bear was sighted in Terauchi-Unoki, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Posted: From the Yakeyama side, crossed the road toward the mountain by Chuo High School. Thought to be an adult bear.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Posted: A bear crossed the road at the spot known locally as Ipponmatsu in Maruyama Town, ran through the rice paddies, and went into the mountains.
Akita, Akita
While driving toward the Akita area, a roughly 1-meter brown bear (Tsukinowaguma) was on the left shoulder of the road; it entered the mountains as I passed by.
Daisen Kyowa-Mineyoshikawa, Akita
Body length 1.5 m. Returned toward the north-side mountain.
Mitane Kado, Akita
cub
Mitane Kado, Akita
It crossed in front of my car while I was driving.
Akita, 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
A bear about 1 meter in length was observed moving toward the southern rice paddies.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
Was walking on the property grounds when attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A 28-year-old man was attacked by one bear while working in a field in Yamaya, Kakunodatemachi, Senboku City, and suffered injuries from bites to his jaw and limbs.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
While working in the field, the person was attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
[Report] One Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma), size unknown, entered the forest on the west side.
Akita, Akita
Sighted on the opposite side of the road. Shortly afterward it departed heading north or northeast.
Akita, Akita
A cub about 0.8 meters long was wandering around the road. It went into the woods.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
A bear about 1.5 meters in size came out from the Seirei College of Nursing side, crossed the road, and entered the woods on the opposite side.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear about 1.0–1.2 m emerged from the grass.
Akita, Akita
One bear about 0.8 m in body length was sighted on the premises. It departed to the east. It was 100 m from the nearest facility.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
A cub was walking eastward.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
Appeared from the bamboo grove on the embankment of the back mountain, looked down the slope, then left to the west.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in height. It departed heading west. Distance to building: 5 m.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
At around 13:40 on July 3, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Yakeyama, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
A 28-year-old man working in a field in Yamanakakawasaki, Kakunodatemachi, Semboku, was attacked by one bear and injured, suffering bites to the jaw and limbs.
Senboku, 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
[Post] I heard a bear making noises
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear 1.5 m in length and 0.8 m (shoulder height). It left heading north. 10 m from a residence.
Akita Tegata, Akita
A roughly one-meter-tall one crossed the road.
Akita, Akita
[Post] On the Akita Expressway, near Kawabe on the outbound side, there was a cub trying to come out from the embankment onto the road.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear appeared on the grounds of Akita International University today. It was about 1.0 to 1.2 meters long. I saw it from the library window. The bear left droppings on the premises and then wandered off. What a lousy bastard. [Prefectural note] Today a bear appeared on the grounds of Akita International University. Its body length was about 1.0–1.2 meters. I witnessed it from the library window. The bear left droppings on the grounds and then went off somewhere.
Akita, Akita
[Post] The biggest bear I’ve seen this year. Over 120 cm. The cubs were about 50 cm and chubby. I was walking on the forest side of a park that has an X-shaped wooden structure. It was eating nuts or leaves. When I tried to take a photo and approached by car, it ran off into the forest. Separately, there was also what I believe was bear scat in the park.
Akita, Akita
[Report] The bear was about 1 m in size. It was in the green space.
Akita, Akita
Discovered bear tracks, thought to be a few days old, crossing the field toward the south.
Oga Noishi, Akita
[Report] While driving on National Route 46, I spotted a bear crossing the road.
Senboku, Akita
Droppings were found
Akita, Akita
[Post] Spotted a bear near Babame Bridge
Gojome 大川大川, Akita
[Post] A cub came down from the road beside the highway
Akita, Akita
At the trailhead of Takahora Mountain, five hikers spotted a mother bear and her cub.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
I was walking toward the marsh.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear about 50 centimeters was wandering around. Authorities have already been notified.
Hachirogata Shimanouchi, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted around 08:20 on July 1 in Shimoshinjo Aokizenda, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear walking along the rice paddies. It then ran through the paddies toward me, so I retreated. Subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita
Around 5:30 a.m. on July 1, a bear was seen moving in Showa Okubo Otobashita, Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.
Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita
Peak activity at 11:00 with 42 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 426 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 69 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 11:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 154 km route runs from Morioka to Ogata, passing through Iwate and Akita. In the past 30 days, 426 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 69 of them. The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Akita, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
