Ogami Shrine to Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center Hiking Route

A bear was sighted in Nejō, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori

Report from a citizen [Issued by Hachinohe City]

Hachinohe Shiriuchimachi, Aomori

Report from a citizen [Issued by Hachinohe City]

Hachinohe Niida, Aomori

(No information)

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Ichikawa-cho, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, around 17:25 on 2026-07-03.

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

A bear (approximately 1.2 m in body length) was observed running away from west to east on National Route 45.

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

Report from a citizen [Issued by Hachinohe City]

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

Around 9:00 on June 26 in Kawaragi, Hachinohe City, one adult male bear about 140 cm long was culled in an emergency rifle cull.

Hachinohe Kawaragi, Aomori

Witnessed one bear entering through the east gate of the Tokyo Ironworks Industrial Park.

Hachinohe Kawaragi, Aomori

Report from a citizen [Issued by Hachinohe City]

Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori

A bear about 1 meter in body length was seen climbing over a fence and entering the Tokyo Steel Industrial Park.

Hachinohe Kawaragi, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Karawagi, Hachinohe City, Aomori, and was seen moving.

Hachinohe Kawaragi, Aomori

Around 05:00 on 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted in Nejō, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.

Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori

Witnessed one bear about 1 meter in body length running off toward the sea.

Hachinohe Nagane, Aomori

A single bear about 60 cm in body length ran away from Babagashira intersection toward Nejō Bridge.

Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Korekawa Sanzogari, Hachinohe City, around 15:50.

Hachinohe Nukazuka, Aomori

An adult bear about 150 cm tall departed heading south.

Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori

At around 15:30 on 2026-06-25, one bear was sighted in Nejō, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori

Around 11:00 PM on 2026-06-25, a bear was spotted moving in Urushi, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.

Hachinohe Nagane, Aomori

One bear was sighted moving in Nejō 7-chome, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe Sawasato, Aomori

Report from a citizen [Sent from Hachinohe City]

Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori

Around 17:10 on June 24, a bear was sighted in Shimogari, Ichikawamachi, Hachinohe City.

Hachinohe, Aomori

Spotted while passing by in a vehicle and reported. Body size is large. Direction of travel unknown.

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

No information

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

No information

Hachinohe Nukazuka, Aomori

No information

Hachinohe Ishitearai, Aomori

Was coming in and out of the woods. Approximately 50 cm in body length, presumed to be a cub.

Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Tsurugai Ishimori, Rokkasho Town, Aomori on July 7 around 13:15.

Rokunohe Tsurubami, Aomori

moved south

Rokunohe Tsurubami, Aomori

A cub was on the right side of the road and entered the vegetation on the slope.

Towada Denpoji, Aomori

One bear about 1 meter in size ran into the woods.

Towada Osaka, Aomori

Around 6:30 PM on July 5, a bear was seen moving in Denpōji Ōkubo, Towada City, Aomori Prefecture.

Towada Osaka, Aomori

No information

Rokunohe Shimoyoshita, Aomori

Crossed National Route 4 heading west.

Towada Denpoji, Aomori

At a bus stop near Kumoi Falls, tourists witnessed a young bear swimming across the river to the opposite bank.

Towada, Aomori

I saw one bear about one meter in body length crossing from north to south.

Towada, Aomori

Crossed the road and went into the brush

Towada, Aomori

One cub sighted. No damage reported.

Towada Fujishima, Aomori

One bear was spotted moving in Sawada, Towada City.

Towada, Aomori

While driving on Mt. Takamori I spotted a large black object in a wide meadow. I got out to check and it moved, so I recognized it as a bear. A few minutes later, when I came back down, it was gone.

Towada, Aomori

Captured by a sensor camera

Towada, Aomori

Witnessed a bear about 1 m tall.

Towada Fukamochi, Aomori

I witnessed one cub run into the brush.

Towada, Aomori

There was a one-meter-long bear in the bushes.

Towada, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Okuse, Towada City, Aomori Prefecture.

Towada, Aomori

While driving up a hill, I saw a single cub at the edge of the road. When I stopped the car, it went into the bushes.

Towada, Aomori

Entered the mountain to the north.

Towada Okuse, Aomori

A single bear struck the side of a vehicle while it was in motion. The direction in which the bear fled is unknown.

Towada, Aomori

While driving from Yakeyama toward the Hakkoda side, an individual believed to be a cub was walking on the road. When the car slowed down, it hid in the grass and watched us, but after a few seconds it disappeared into the woods.

Towada, Aomori

Around noon on 2026-06-28, one bear was seen moving in Horyo, Towada City, Aomori Prefecture.

Towada, Aomori

Sighted while driving.

Towada, Aomori

A dark mass was seen in the direction of travel, and it was in the grassy area beside the road. When I approached on a motorcycle, it ran into the woods.

Towada, Aomori

By size they were a parent and child, but the cub was fairly large, so at first glance I thought they were three adult bears. They moved from the western to the eastern side of the woods.

Towada, Aomori

One bear cub went into the mountains to the north.

Towada, Aomori

One bear cub moved northward through the parking lot and entered the bushes.

Towada, Aomori

One cub was sighted in a parking lot in Hora, Towada City.

Towada, Aomori

One cub ran into the brush.

Towada, Aomori

I saw a cub crossing a wide two-lane road on the way from Lake Towada to Shingō Village. It seemed unsure and unable to cross the road easily, then ran into the mountain on the right.

Towada, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Okuze, Towada City, and was seen moving.

Towada, Aomori

While driving on the highway toward the Oirase side, I spotted a bear walking toward the road. It then ran toward us, so I drove straight forward through the area. The bear was in front of the two cars following me, but those two vehicles later avoided the bear and also passed safely. The bear's destination is unknown.

Towada, Aomori

I witnessed one cub run into the brush.

Towada, Aomori

There was a one-meter-long bear in the bushes.

Towada, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Okuse, Towada City, Aomori Prefecture.

Towada, Aomori

Sighted while driving.

Towada, Aomori

One bear cub went into the mountains to the north.

Towada, Aomori

One cub ran into the brush.

Towada, Aomori

I saw a cub crossing a wide two-lane road on the way from Lake Towada to Shingō Village. It seemed unsure and unable to cross the road easily, then ran into the mountain on the right.

Towada, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Okuze, Towada City, and was seen moving.

Towada, Aomori

A bear about 1 m long crossed the road from west to east. Footprints on the road.

Aomori, Aomori

One bear was seen moving in Kamito-gawa, Kuroishi City.

Kuroishi, Aomori

I witnessed something that appeared to be a bear enter the brush to the east near the Kamitogawa Bridge.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

I sighted a bear walking north from the vicinity of Takeda Bridge.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

At a bus stop near Kumoi Falls, tourists witnessed a young bear swimming across the river to the opposite bank.

Towada, Aomori

Around 20:30 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Higashinozoe Takeda, Kuroishi City, Aomori, and was seen moving.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

While driving on the Iwakiyama loop road toward Ajigasawa, they witnessed a single bear about 1 m in body length crossing the road eastward.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear over 1 m crossed the road, moving from the stream up toward the mountain.

Aomori, Aomori

(No information)

Aomori, Aomori

Sighted while passing by in a vehicle

Aomori, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Arakawa, Aomori City, on 2026-07-12 around noon.

Aomori, Aomori

The mulch laid out in the field had been torn, and footprints were left behind.

Kuroishi 大字温湯, Aomori

Observed a mother bear and cub walking south along the north–south road between Santa Reservoir and Yoshinoda New Reservoir. The mother and cub entered a field and were not seen afterward.

Aomori, Aomori

When I turned past the sign for the orchard in the woods, I came face-to-face with a cub about 1 meter in size. I waited at a distance for it to go away; it cautiously came a little closer while watching me, and when I looked away briefly it disappeared somewhere. Even when it saw the car, it didn’t run off and seemed calm.

Hirosaki, Aomori

When I turned the sign at the orchard in the forest, I came face-to-face with a cub about 1 meter in size. I waited at a distance for it to leave, and it edged a little closer while watching me. When I looked away briefly, it disappeared somewhere. Even when I looked at my car, it didn’t run away and seemed calm.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A single cub about 50 cm in length was sighted in the apple orchard. It left the area heading north.

Tsuruta Nakano, Aomori

I witnessed one cub run into the brush.

Towada, Aomori

One bear (about 1 m in body length) was seen running off toward the Yamate area (north).

Kuroishi, Aomori

There was a one-meter-long bear in the bushes.

Towada, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Okuse, Towada City, Aomori Prefecture.

Towada, Aomori

[Aomori City post] Information from the Aomori Police Station about an incident with the potential for bear-related human injury. Location: approximately 540 meters southwest of Jigokuyunosawa.

Aomori, Aomori

Sighted while driving.

Towada, Aomori

One bear cub went into the mountains to the north.

Towada, Aomori

One bear sighted at the Omori Katsuyama archaeological site. It fled toward the Omori River area.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A single Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma), approximately 1.5 m in body length, was encountered while crossing the road. After facing off in place for about 30 seconds, it left and went into the grass.

Aomori, Aomori

[Aomori City report] Information from the police of a human injury incident caused by a bear. Approximately 700 m east of Jigokunuma.

Aomori, Aomori

On 2026-06-24 around 12:30, a bear was seen moving in Arakawa Yokokura, Aomori City.

Aomori, Aomori

One cub ran into the brush.

Towada, Aomori

When I shone the car's headlights from higher up the slope, I saw the large four-legged shadow run off toward the Akasaka sheet metal area.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

I can’t say for certain, but when I shone the car’s headlights from the top of the hill I briefly saw a large four-legged shadow running toward the direction of Kuroishi city. Since it was only a silhouette I can’t be sure, but I believe it was at least a large animal.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

I saw a cub crossing a wide two-lane road on the way from Lake Towada to Shingō Village. It seemed unsure and unable to cross the road easily, then ran into the mountain on the right.

Towada, Aomori

At around 9:00 PM on June 22, one bear was sighted in Akasaka, Kuroishi City.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Okuze, Towada City, and was seen moving.

Towada, Aomori

Around 9:00 PM on June 22, one bear was seen moving in Akasaka-Nozaki, Kuroishi City.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

On the way home, there was a bear on the road. Startled by the car, it ran straight into the grass.

Aomori, Aomori

There was a sighting of a bear about 1 meter in length [Tsugaru City]

Tsugaru Kizukuri-Koshimizu, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Odate-Katsuyama, Morita-machi, Tsugaru City.

Tsugaru Moritacho-Odate, Aomori

[Additional information from Tsugaru City] A juvenile bear about 70 cm in body length has been sighted multiple times around Odate-Katsuyama in Morita Town.

Tsugaru Moritacho-Odate, Aomori

One bear sighted at the Omori Katsuyama archaeological site. It fled toward the Omori River area.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Reflected eyes were seen in an apple orchard and a beast’s growl was heard. The species, body length, and direction of escape are unknown. When the city checked the scene, footprints of a four-legged animal (such as a raccoon) were found in a nearby field. No signs of an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) were found.

Hirosaki 大開2, Aomori

On July 5 at around 14:25, a bear was sighted moving in Ozawaizawa, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture.

Hirosaki, Aomori

While traveling on Apple Road from the Self-Defense Forces direction toward Shimoyunoguchi, I witnessed one cub (about 50–60 cm in length) emerge from the woods near Hirosaki City Cemetery Park, run alongside my car for a short time, and then re-enter the woods.

Hirosaki, Aomori

There was a sighting of a bear about 1 meter in length [Tsugaru City]

Tsugaru Kizukuri-Koshimizu, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Odate-Katsuyama, Morita-machi, Tsugaru City.

Tsugaru Moritacho-Odate, Aomori

[Additional information from Tsugaru City] A juvenile bear about 70 cm in body length has been sighted multiple times around Odate-Katsuyama in Morita Town.

Tsugaru Moritacho-Odate, Aomori

One bear sighted at the Omori Katsuyama archaeological site. It fled toward the Omori River area.

Hirosaki, Aomori

One bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted. It fled northeast.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Fled to the southwest from the roadway of the Prefectural Route Iwakiyama Loop Line near the Omori Katsuyama site (same location as 6/22).

Hirosaki, Aomori

On 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Kizawazawabee, Hirosaki City, and was seen moving.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Fled southwest from the road of the Prefectural Route Iwakiyama Loop Line near the Omori Katsuyama archaeological site.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Around 12:30 on 2026-06-22, a bear was seen moving in Kaizawa, Hirosaki City.

Hirosaki, Aomori

While riding a motorcycle at about 5 km/h from the highway underpass toward Tsurugasaka Yamamoto, a bear emerged from the brush about 10 meters to my right, ran across the road in front of me, and entered the brush on the left. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Tsurugasaka Waseda, Aomori City.

Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori

Observed a mother bear and cub walking south along the north–south road between Santa Reservoir and Yoshinoda New Reservoir. The mother and cub entered a field and were not seen afterward.

Aomori, Aomori

A bear was sighted crossing a road in Shinjo Hiraoka, Aomori City.

Aomori Tokado, Aomori

One bear crossed the road and went west.

Aomori Shinjo, Aomori

Reflected eyes were seen in an apple orchard and a beast’s growl was heard. The species, body length, and direction of escape are unknown. When the city checked the scene, footprints of a four-legged animal (such as a raccoon) were found in a nearby field. No signs of an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) were found.

Hirosaki 大開2, Aomori

On July 5 at around 14:25, a bear was sighted moving in Ozawaizawa, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture.

Hirosaki, Aomori

While traveling on Apple Road from the Self-Defense Forces direction toward Shimoyunoguchi, I witnessed one cub (about 50–60 cm in length) emerge from the woods near Hirosaki City Cemetery Park, run alongside my car for a short time, and then re-enter the woods.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear cub crossed the road.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

[Aomori City submission] Droppings believed to be from a bear

Aomori Yadamae, Aomori

A bear was seen moving in Iwatari, Aomori City.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

While working in the apple orchard, a fairly large cub crossed the field from south to north.

Aomori, Aomori

Around 6:00 on 2026-06-30, one relatively large cub was seen crossing an apple orchard from south to north in Yoshinoda, Namioka, Aomori City.

Aomori, Aomori

Found droppings about 20 cm in diameter in a small forest. I saw droppings here last year as well. They were still slightly moist, so probably from 2–3 days ago.

Goshogawara 大字持子沢, Aomori

One bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted. It fled northeast.

Hirosaki, Aomori