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This 6.3 km route starts and ends around Sakata, passing through Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 12 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
One bear (body length about 1.0 m) was sighted in the Yunohama area (near the Yunohama Water Supply Distribution Station). It ran off to the north afterward. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Yunohama 2-chome, Tsuruoka City, around 17:58 on 2026-07-27.
Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Around 6:10 PM on 2026-07-13, one bear was sighted in Sakanoheniida Chizuguyama, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown
Sakata 浜中, Yamagata
Around 13:15 on 2026-07-10, a bear was sighted in Oshikiri Shinden, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.
Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata
While heading north on former Route 7, I spotted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbed. (Around 13:30) / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile
Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Oshikiri-shinden, Mikawa Town, as it tried to go up from the riverbed to the embankment.
Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata
Attempted to climb up the levee from the riverbed, was startled by a car and returned to the riverbed. (Sighted around 16:32) / Environment: Roadway / Size: Unknown
Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata
Observed moving to the west. / Environment: farmland / Size: unknown
Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata
Around 8:00 on 2026-07-08, one bear of unknown body length was sighted in a field in Kamihana, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.
Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata
Peak activity at 13:00 with 2 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 12 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 6.3 km route starts and ends around Sakata, passing through Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 12 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
