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This 174 km route runs from Obanazawa to Semboku, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 117 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Daisen Kurisawa, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata, Akita.
Around 09:15 on 2026-07-30, one bear was seen moving in Kurisawa Mukaino, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Kurisawa, Akita
One bear cub. Walked south.
Daisen Kurisawa, Akita
Posted: Spotted along Prefectural Route 108 on the Akita-facing side.
Yuzawa, Akita
There were footprints in the field.
Daisen Yariminai, 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
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
Confirmed one bear over 1 meter in length in the woods.
Yokote, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near the community hall. It crossed the road and departed to the west.
Yokote, Akita
Around 8:15 on July 23, a bear was sighted in Daio Ichinosekiminami, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote, Akita
Environment: Around homes / Size: Adult
Obanazawa Tsurumakita, Yamagata
A bear cub was sighted behind a private house. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. Distance to the house approximately 5 meters.
Yuzawa 山田, Akita
At around 6:00 PM on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Yamada-Kamidozawa, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture.
Yuzawa 山田, Akita
Local resident encountered a cub / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile
Mogami Honjo, Yamagata
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
Spotted a bear in a field about 20 meters from my home. It then crossed National Route 108 and fled eastward. Body length approximately 1 meter.
Yuzawa, Akita
Around 05:10 on July 19, a bear was seen moving in Akino-miya Yunodai, Yuzawa City, Akita.
Yuzawa, Akita
Local residents encountered a cub / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile
Mogami Honjo, Yamagata
Around 5:50 PM on July 18, a bear was seen moving in Mutsunariikari, Yokote City.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A bear about 1.2 m long was seen wandering under a bridge near Asakura Elementary School by a local resident. It is unknown which direction it went.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A single bear about 1 m tall was seen passing by beside a house and walking south. Distance from the house: 5 m.
Daisen Nagano, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted it and gave chase. It entered thicket at the point and became out of sight.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
When I heard a police car on the PA, I looked outside and saw it running in the grounds beneath the apartment. It crossed the road and ran off toward the back of the houses on the north side.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
[Report] Moved from the apartment complex side toward the drainage channel
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Crossed through the yard.
Yokote 3-chome, Akita
(Post) Ran into the brush on the north side of the parking lot
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
Posted: Entered the Mounts property from National Route 13. Went into a warehouse, then headed toward the Hachiman Shrine.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter long was seen moving north toward Jouri 2-chome along a drainage channel in Jouri 1-chome, Yokote City.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
Bear sighted near the park south of the west side of the Starbucks.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
Observation: Spotted walking along the riverside in the park near Cosmos Ophthalmology. Was walking toward the South Government Building.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
One bear sighted. Size unknown. It left heading north.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
[Post] Report of a sighting of a bear entering a home's property
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
A single bear believed to be an adult was seen entering a residential property. A relatively large individual.
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
[Post] Probably a female bear was spotted at the old driving school. It was walking slowly by itself. It noticed us and slowly disappeared into the grass, but what happened afterward is unknown.
Yokote Akasaka, Akita
On July 18 around 12:13, a bear was seen moving in Akasaka Kamikirimori, Yokote City.
Yokote Akasaka, Akita
A bear was sighted in Aksakauekono, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, on 2026-07-18.
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
Observed a bear approximately 1.4 m in length. It left along the farm road heading west (toward the prefectural road).
Yokote Inooka, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted a bear running through rice fields from the north toward the south. The bear entered a thicket and its whereabouts became unknown. It was an adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.
Yokote Inooka, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted a bear moving into the brush on the Asahi kindergarten side. Later, when the employee drove into the premises, they encountered the bear in the playground. The bear turned and returned to the brush as if startled. An adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
Around 18:45 on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Inoka-koguchi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote Inooka, Akita
Between about 18:30 and 18:40, multiple sightings occurred near Yokote Kita Interchange. The body length was over 1 m (there is also information that it looked about 60 cm). It ran south across the rice fields near the Lawson and then disappeared from view.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
At around 6:40 PM on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Akagawamuranomae, Yokote City.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
On 2026-07-17 evening, one bear was seen moving in Shimokyo Hinata, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote 下境, Akita
A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted near the field. The bear then departed heading southeast.
Yokote 下境, Akita
Spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length. (Because the exact sighting location is unknown, the point has been placed at an estimated location.)
Yokote 上境, 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
One bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near Senkō-ji. The bear then left heading east.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near the precincts of Hachiman Shrine.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A bear was sighted in Iizume Tōzaiji, Misato Town, around 3:50 PM.
Misato, Akita
A witness went outside to walk their dog and saw a bear walking on the road in front of the house. The bear then ran off to the south. / Body length about 1.2 m / Approximately 40 m from residences
Misato, Akita
Sighted a bear while driving / body length approximately 1.2 m / about 300 m to the house
Misato 境田, Akita
(Posted) Ran south across the baseball field
Misato 六郷東根, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Rokugo Higashine Higashimedate, Misato Town.
Misato 六郷東根, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kamiokinada, Yokote City, Akita on 2026-07-17.
Yokote 上境, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kamiazumi Kamimataeda, Yokote City.
Yokote 上境, Akita
[Report] I heard via word of mouth that a bear was sighted (a photo was taken) near the back of Satō Civil Engineering. I’m a local resident, and since it hadn’t yet been added to the map, I’m providing this information on behalf of the community for local safety.
Yuzawa, Akita
After being sighted, it went into the woods. Distance to the nearest house approximately 10 meters.
Yuzawa, Akita
One bear was sighted in Tateishi, Kanazawahoncho, Yokote City.
Yokote 金沢本町, Akita
[Post] Bear cub
Yokote 金沢本町, 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
Around 5:00 PM on July 16, a bear was sighted in Kannoue, Akinomiya, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving around.
Yuzawa, Akita
Bear sighting / Environment: riverbank / Size: unknown
Mogami Tomisawa, Yamagata
Bear sighted on the hillside beside the roadside. It later went up into the mountains. / Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Mogami Mitsuzawa, Yamagata
One bear was observed entering the brush. Footprints indicate it walked east. Distance to the nearest house: 10 m.
Daisen Kami-Uguisuno, 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
Bear sighted when going outside. Body length about 1 m; direction of departure unknown. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tazawako Obonai Shitakano, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 6:30 AM on July 13.
Senboku, Akita
Witnessed a mother bear and cub behind the house. They then fled toward the mountain to the east. About 10 m from the residential area; the mother’s body length about 1.0 m, the cub about 0.8 m.
Yuzawa 字東松沢, Akita
[Report] A bear was walking outside on the grounds of my home. It appeared to be a parent with its young.
Yuzawa 字内舘町, Akita
[Post]
Yuzawa 字新町, Akita
Two bears (a mother and a cub) were sighted on the mountain side behind a house. After being seen, they ran toward the mountain behind the temple to the east. Distance from the house: 30 meters. Adult bear length: about 1 meter. Cub length: unknown.
Yuzawa 字荒町, Akita
Observed two bears (a mother and a cub) on the hillside behind the residence. After being seen, they fled toward the mountain behind the temple to the east. They were 30 m from the house. Adult approximately 1 m in body length. Cub’s body length unknown.
Yuzawa 字荒町, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Obanazawa Nitobukuro, Yamagata
Two bears—a mother and a cub—were sighted in the Sun Green parking lot. They entered the mountain on the south side. Distance to nearby houses: 10 meters.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
A bear was sighted in Urakamon 1-chome, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
[Post] Not a mother with cubs — two bear cubs were walking toward a house.
Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita
Around 9:20 PM on July 9, a bear was sighted in Shinzusho Toisawa, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was observed moving.
Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita
Observed two bears (parent and cub) near a residence. Body length and subsequent movements are unknown.
Yuzawa 字西愛染沢, Akita
Observed an Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) walking along a paddy field embankment. Drove it off using fireworks, and it left. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Mogami Tomisawa, Yamagata
[Report] While driving on National Route 341 toward Tamagawa Dam, two bears crossed the road from right to left.
Senboku, Akita
While traveling northwest on the road, I saw three bears by the roadside. Body lengths, the direction they left, and the distance to buildings are unknown.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
Around 18:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Daiku-cho, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yuzawa 字西愛染沢, Akita
[Post]
Daisen, Akita
Posted: It was on the mountainside across a large drainage ditch beside the road, looking this way.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
Sighted on the road. Body length and subsequent movements are unknown.
Yuzawa 杉沢, Akita
While driving across a bridge, I saw a bear walking on the riverside sports field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
[Report] At Minase Headworks, it disappeared toward the southwest across the river about 150 meters upstream. *Because the posted content and the sighting location differed, the sighting point was corrected.
Yokote 増田町八木, Akita
Entered the woods. Body length about 1 m.
Yokote, Akita
[Post] [No description of situation] *Post information as of 7/6 19:49.
Yokote 百万刈, Akita
(Posted) Ran off to the west
Yokote 百万刈, Akita
One bear of unknown body length was sighted. The bear then walked off to the west.
Yokote 百万刈, Akita
A bear was sighted in Daio Shimonedayachi, Yokote City, Akita, around 8:00 a.m. on July 6.
Yokote 百万刈, Akita
[Report] Crossed road from rice field and moved toward the cemetery
Yokote, Akita
A bear was sighted in Daisen Shimmachi, Yokote City.
Yokote, Akita
[Report] While driving on the national highway toward Kazuno City, I witnessed three bears (a mother and two cubs) crossing from left to right. They disappeared into the grove of scrub on the right.
Senboku, Akita
One bear approximately 60 cm in body length. It emerged from the brush, crossed the road, and departed into the eastern mountain. The distance to the nearest residence was about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
Around 7 PM on July 4, a bear was seen moving in Tazawako Tazawa, Senboku City.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
A single cub was sighted in a drainage ditch near farmland. Body length about 50 cm. About 100 m from houses.
Yuzawa, Akita
Witnessed walking toward the mountain on the road between Mitake Nursery School and a private house. Body length: adult about 1.2 m, cub about 50 cm; 1 m from the house.
Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita
A bear about 1 meter in body length ran off toward the north. (The map point is not exact. The sighting occurred in the area around that point.)
Yokote Sotonome, 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
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted. The bear then departed to the north.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A single adult bear was sighted near the Yokote Nishi police box intersection. The bear then moved north along the prefectural road and left the area.
Yokote 下境, Akita
One bear over 1 meter in body length was sighted near the entrance/exit of Yokote Kita Smart IC. The bear then crossed the prefectural road and left toward the fields to the north.
Yokote Shimohaccho, Akita
Found footprints that appear to have crossed the farm road. A bear was spotted the previous day heading toward the Kaizawa settlement, so these may be the tracks of that same individual.
Ugo 字戸付, Akita
The bear from just before was seen returning up the mountain.
Ugo 字箕ノ森, Akita
Sighted along the same route as yesterday evening. Came out from Minomori.
Ugo 字清水端, Akita
While out walking the dog in the morning, I went past the old Tazawa clinic, crossed the road, cut across the rice field east of the gymnasium, and went down toward the Tamagawa River.
Senboku Tazawa, Akita
On the way home from volleyball practice (No details given about the bear's length or situation; the post by a parent and child is unclear about the number of bears, but we are publishing it as posted.)
Yokote 十文字町上鍋倉, Akita
I was walking along the embankment when a vehicle approached and it ran into the riverside brush.
Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita
It went into the mountains of Minomori from the direction of the Rice Center.
Ugo 字箕ノ森, Akita
A bear was sighted running along the rice-field ridges toward the Kaizawa settlement from near the ENEOS gas station. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Ugo 字稲荷, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Kaizawa Hane-no-Ue, Ugo Town.
Ugo 字小悪戸, Akita
[Post] While working with an agricultural cart, it suddenly appeared right in front of me. I shouted loudly and it ran away. Reported to authorities.
Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was wandering around in a field. The bear went into a nearby wood. People who saw the bear evacuated, so what happened afterward is unknown.
Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Jumonji-machi Kanagawa-Nakagawa, Yokote City.
Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 117 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Daisen Kurisawa, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 174 km route runs from Obanazawa to Semboku, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 117 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Daisen Kurisawa, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
