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This 170 km route runs from Sakata to Noshiro, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 541 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 85 of them. The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Akita, 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.
[Post] Sighted while driving
Akita, Akita
A man in his 50s, who was at home, spotted one bear about 80 cm long on a residential property in Ushijimahigashi 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita Narayama-Jonanmachi, 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
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
It seemed to have been at the fig tree. Noticing people, it fled into the cedar grove.
Mitane Moritake, Akita
[Report] While driving east (toward the final disposal site), it ran across the road from north to south about 100 meters ahead. Approximately just under 1 meter in total length.
Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, 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
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, 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
Body length unknown. Was on the road. Afterwards entered the brush to the north.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
At about 08:50 on 2026-07-28, one bear was seen moving in Ogikake no Ue, Ugawa, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
While driving near Yusupal, spotted a bear in the large parking lot. It then left toward the woods north of Yusupal. Body length about 1 m. Distance from building: 20 m.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Witnessed from my car on the way home; it ran off along the riverbank.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
[Report] Bear sighted
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Body lengths about 1 m and about 1 m. Distance to the house: approximately 0 m. They crossed the road and ran toward the rice fields.
Yurihonjō Tamanoike, Akita
One bear, 50–60 cm, sighted within a residential property about 3 m from the nearest building. Departed heading north.
Akita, Akita
Ran away — fled into the northern woods
Akita, Akita
Body length unknown. Crossed the road and went on.
Mitane Moritake, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ogiita-Yotsuya, Noshiro City.
Noshiro, Akita
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Noshiro, Akita
[Report] A bear about 1 meter long in a residential yard
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear was sighted in the woods on the south side of the house. Size about 1 m. It left heading west. About 10 m to the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Post] I went to take out the trash and heard a noise, so I looked out the window and saw a bear about 1 meter tall. After pacing around the yard, it ran off to the west (see photo). It was 2 meters from the building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
It ran across the yard of a house and passed through.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
At around 05:50 on July 27, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironne 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear moving westward on the road in front of a house observed. Size about 1 m. Approximately 5 m from the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
About 20 minutes earlier, a bear was seen on a city road in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
[Report] About 1 m in size. Walked along the road toward the sea. Police have been notified.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
At around 19:08 on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Around 6:20 AM on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hirone 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Around 5:00 PM on July 27, a bear was sighted moving in Tamanoike-Oda, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Tamanoike, Akita
Around 1:00 PM on July 27, a bear was sighted in Shimoshinjoiwaki Suesawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the garden of a home in Terauchi-Hirune, Akita City, on the morning of July 27, 2026.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, 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
[Report] While driving, I saw a cub crossing the road.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
[Post] Spotted one bear crossing from the CNA Arena direction toward the Daiyu Eight direction. Size about 1.2 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City, around 10:30 on July 26.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, 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
A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, 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
Distance to houses: approximately 200 m Body length: approximately 1.3 m
Yurihonjō, 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
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
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult
Sakata 新町, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
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
One bear was sighted. Its body length was about 1 meter, and the direction it fled is unknown.
Noshiro Miyanomae, 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
One bear approximately 1.2 m was sighted. It fled into brush on the west side.
Noshiro Miyanomae, 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
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
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
At around 9:37 on July 24, a bear was sighted moving in Oda Obuchi, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture.
Noshiro Kairagefuchi, Akita
[Post] A bear was captured on the camera.
Akita, 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
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 about 1 m. Distance to the house approximately 400 m. Walked off to the north and entered the brush.
Yurihonjō, 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
Body length about 1 m. Distance to the house about 100 m. Was going in and out of the Koyoshikawa River.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, 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
[Report] While driving, it crossed from the south side to the north side of the road at a location about 300–400 m off Route 7.
Yurihonjō 親川, 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
Body length about 1 m; distance to private house about 10 m; climbed up toward the Mizubayashi ballpark area
Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m, Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, 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
According to Akita Prefecture, a bear was sighted in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, around 10:30 on 2026-07-23.
Yurihonjō 狐森, Akita
Around 16:20 on 2026-07-22, one bear was sighted in Tsurunuma, Yurihonjō City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Tsurunuma, Akita
Body length unknown. Was in the rice paddy.
Mitane, Akita
Body length 1 m
Yurihonjō 瓦谷地, Akita
Crossed the premises from west to east. About 4 m from the building. Size about 1 m.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to residences: approximately 5 m
Yurihonjō 西小人町, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kazayachi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, around 15:35 on 2026-07-22.
Yurihonjō 瓦谷地, Akita
Body length about 1 m; distance to the house about 30 m; headed toward the health center.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a national highway in Kiriuchi, Yurihonjo City, by a man in his 20s driving a car.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
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Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, Akita
Around 15:02 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Ookuwa-machi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, Akita
Approximately 1 m in body length. It appeared on the grounds of Honjō High School and departed toward the forested area on the tennis-court side.
Yurihonjō Ozutsumishita, 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
Distance to nearest house: 0 m Body length: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 堤脇, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 0 m Body length: approx. 1 m
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
Distance to the nearest house: 0 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to the house approximately 5 m.
Yurihonjō 堤脇, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m; distance to residence approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 埋田, 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
Body length approximately 1 m; distance to the house approximately 100 m.
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear was sighted in Joritsukamurahigashi-yama, Sakata City.
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Iwakiuchikawa Kazehira, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Crossing the road from south to north
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
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
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
Around 13:20 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Yakushidoienokoshi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 埋田, 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
Around 09:15 on 2026-07-22, one bear was sighted in Jūrizuka, Sakata City, Yamagata, and moved to a forest on the west side.
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
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
On 2026-07-22 around 13:30, a bear was sighted in Yakushido, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
A bear was sighted in Oohata, Hirasaka/Asahikawa area, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-22, one bear was seen moving in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 陳場岱, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shogunnohigashi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
was walking inside the ballpark
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to residences: 100 m. Was crossing the pedestrian overpass at Honjō Park. Headed toward Tsurumai Elementary School.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Crossed National Route 105 and climbed up the fence of Honjo Park.
Yurihonjō 瓦谷地, Akita
Body length about 0.8 m. Distance to residence: 5 m. Headed north.
Yurihonjō 船ヶ台, Akita
One bear was sighted in the premises of a house in Funagadai, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, 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
Body length approximately 1 m; distance to house 5 m; headed north.
Yurihonjō, 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
It attempted to cross the road toward the sea, but when we watched it, it slipped into the bushes on the mountain side.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Nishimemachi Doto Saruta, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita
On 2026-07-21 afternoon, one bear was sighted moving in Kiridochi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
Around 5:00 PM on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Osaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Around 10:50 on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Sogawa Kodachi, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted at Honjo Park in Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, 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
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Nikaho Mitsumori, 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
Around 10:30 on 2026-07-20, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a city road in Hirasawa Shimizujiri, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. It crossed a white fence and went toward a residential area.
Nikaho, Akita
Spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length.
Nikaho, Akita
Sighted a bear about 1 meter in body length.
Nikaho, Akita
A bear was sighted around 10:22 on July 20 in Hirasawa Ishibashi, Nikaho City, Akita.
Nikaho, Akita
It passed between houses and headed toward the mountains.
Nikaho, Akita
Spotted a bear in the rice field in front of the house. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
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Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
While driving, I saw one bear crossing the road. Body length about 1 meter.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
At around 9:05 on July 20, a bear was seen moving in Mitsumori Unohama, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Mitsumori, 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 9:30 on 2026-07-20, a bear was sighted in Hirasawa Omizuguchi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
Around 10:15 on 2026-07-20, one bear was seen moving in Hirasawa Yukihimori, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hirasawa Maeyachi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
Around 08:25 on July 20, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Observed one bear crossing the grounds of Kinpu Junior High School, heading toward the forest on the south side.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Ran into the mountain
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Kinoura Jūninomae, Nikaho City.
Nikaho Konoura, 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
One bear was sighted crossing National Route 7 from the industrial park side toward the seaside. Body length approximately 1 meter.
Nikaho 大塩越, Akita
Around 3:10 PM on July 19, a bear was sighted in Tateishi, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 大塩越, Akita
A bear was sighted in Daimonsaki, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 大塩越, Akita
Observed one bear in the brush on the Tsuruha side from the Nemuno Hill observation deck.
Nikaho 大塩越, 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
While driving, (we) observed one bear crossing National Route 7 from the Hamanasu side of the Onsen Recreation Center and heading toward the seaside.
Nikaho Maesawa, 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
[Post] Crossing the road leisurely
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
From the Noshiro-Tomine Road, it entered the woods to the north.
Noshiro Omagari, 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
While mowing the grass, I observed one bear heading toward the forest. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Body length 1 m
Mitane Kawashiri, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kawajiri Higashi-Ōtsutsumi-shita, Mitatane Town.
Mitane Kawashiri, Akita
I saw it swimming across the river and coming ashore, so I shouted to my family outside to go into the house. The family went inside and locked the door. They also closed all the windows. The bear came up from the river, chased a cat while running, and then left.
Mitane Kawashiri, 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
One bear was sighted moving in Kawashiri-Kumayashiki, Mitane Town.
Mitane Kawashiri, Akita
Body length 1 m — entered the brush at Sanshu River
Mitane Kawashiri, Akita
Observed one bear moving from the woods behind Torinagane Children's Park toward the Mitake Shrine side. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Konoura, 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
A bear was sighted moving in Shikado Terago, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Around 8:40 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Kanoura Toricho-nene, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
A bear was seen moving around in Kono Shitaya-chi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, around 13:15 on July 19.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
Around 07:00 on 2026-07-19, a moving bear was sighted in Koirikawa Uchi-Koirikawa, Mitane Town, Akita.
Mitane Koikawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kanoura Sasamori, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, around 12:30 on 2026-07-19.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Around 12:30 on July 19, one bear was seen moving in Hokkase Chikubōshi, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture.
Noshiro Honokise, 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
There were multiple reports believed to be of the same individual / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
The bear headed north along the road and fled into the pine grove.
Nikaho Tobi, 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
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
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
Observed one bear moving from the campsite toward the forest. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho Tobi, 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
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
One adult bear was sighted in Honcho 4-chome, Sakata City.
Sakata 新町, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult
Sakata 新町, Yamagata
While driving, I observed one bear moving from left to right. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
One bear sighted on residential property. Body length 1 m. Departed to the south. Distance from building 3 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult
Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult (fully grown)
Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata
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
Witnessed a bear that crossed the road from the mountains but, upon noticing a car, turned back toward the mountain.
Nikaho Innai, 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
A bear was sighted in Hamasada Nakanichidane, Mitane Town.
Mitane Hamada, Akita
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Mitane Hamada, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hamada Nakanihiri, Mitane Town, and was seen moving.
Mitane Hamada, Akita
Body length 1 m. It crossed the river and ran west across the rice field.
Mitane Hamada, Akita
Body length unknown. Crossed the national highway and ran through the rice field behind a convenience store.
Mitane Hamada, 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
A bear was seen in the field next to the house; it went down into the cedar grove to the north.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
[Report] Spotted a cub crossing the road. It ran off toward the woods on the east side.
Ikawa 八田大倉, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjō City.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 200 m Body length: approximately 0.5 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, 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
One bear was sighted moving in Ukawa Hodeyama-no-ue, Mitane Town.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
[Report] Entered the shrine grounds from Route Motodake-Ugawa. It ran and dashed toward the cemetery on the west side. Body length about 1 meter.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
Around 18:35 on 2026-07-16, one bear was seen moving at Ukawa-tate no ue in Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
[Post] While driving home, heading toward the Akita direction
Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita
Length unknown. Entered onto private residence property.
Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita
Around 6:25 PM on July 16, a bear was seen moving in Nishi-Ugawa, Ugawa, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita
There have been multiple other sightings in the vicinity, believed to be the same individual. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata
Approximately 60 cm long. Witnessed entering the grounds of a Shinto shrine.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
Around 5:08 PM on July 16, one bear was seen moving in Omajikami, Ugame, Mitane Town.
Mitane Ukawa, 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
Distance to house: 5 m; Body length: 1 m
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
Around 12:15 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Nishime-machi Numata Otosukebuchi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 西目町沼田, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, 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
Body length about 1 m. Distance to the house: about 10 m. From in front of the discoverer’s home, it headed toward the grove of mixed trees above, toward the temple.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Kanatsudaimiyoshiimizu Daisuitai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Observed while driving: it crossed the corner of the prefectural budokan parking lot and ran into the brush toward the golf course. Upon inspection later, found flattened grass at the entrance to the brush and a trail that looked like an animal path.
Akita Terauchi, 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
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 50 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Unosawa, Noshiro City.
Noshiro 字中谷地, Akita
(Posted) Went up the mountain
Noshiro 字中谷地, 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
Distance from houses: 5.0 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Report] While driving, I noticed a face sticking out from the bushes, slowed down to check, and confirmed there was also a cub nearby.
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
Distance to houses: 500 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Distance to houses: 300 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, 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 woman in her 70s sighted one bear about 1 meter long inside the grounds of a home in Terauchihirone 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear was sighted 1–2 meters from a house. Body length about 1 meter. It went north.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Crossed the national highway and fled into southwest brush.
Yurihonjō 浜三川, Akita
A bear was seen moving around 8:40 a.m. in Shimoshinjo Nagaoka Maeyachi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Came out from between houses onto the road; whereabouts beyond that unknown.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, 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
Around 11:20 on July 15, a bear was sighted in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 陳場岱, Akita
While walking, I saw something black moving on the other side of a tree stump, realized it was a bear, and returned home without provoking it.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Distance to human dwelling: 20.0 m; Bear body length: 1.2 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Tajirino, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] A bear was on residential property
Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita
Crossed the road and went up toward the observation deck.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to residence: 50 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Departed toward the mountain side.
Yurihonjō, 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
After appearing in the parking lot from the forested mountain to the north, (the bear) returned to the forested mountain.
Akita, Akita
(From a) resident on the riverside ran out (toward us)
Akita, Akita
Body length 50 cm. Sighted on residential premises; subsequently entered neighboring residential premises.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Ukawa Juhassaka, Mitane Town, Akita.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
A single cub emerged from the bushes on the mountainside, crossed the road, and entered the vegetation.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
On July 14 around 12:15, one bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-07-14 afternoon, one bear was sighted moving in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hachiman-shita, Yurihonjo City, around 5:00 PM on July 14.
Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Ugawa Omagari, Mitane Town, around 8:00 a.m. on July 14.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, around 3:40 PM on July 14.
Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita
At around 08:30 on July 14, one bear was seen moving in Kamishinjo Hotanoegou, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 23:10 on July 13, a bear was sighted moving in Moritake Shizawa-dai, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.
Mitane Moritake, Akita
(Posted) Entered the bushes from the road.
Mitane Moritake, 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
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Distance to the house: 200 m. Bear body length: 1 m. Emerged from the seaside, nearly collided with a car, then left again toward the seaside.
Yurihonjō, 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
Crossed Route 7 heading toward the sea.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 1:06 PM on July 13, a bear was seen moving in Iwaki Futago Kusakarimichi, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, 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
Around 10:35 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Kairibuchi Shiotezawa, Noshiro City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Noshiro, Akita
A single bear of unknown length ran away from west to east.
Noshiro Ogida, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to human dwellings: approximately 5 m
Yurihonjō, 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
Observed from inside my car standing in the middle of the road. It wasn’t moving and was facing toward the temple grounds, but when it noticed the car it ran off into the bushes. I was at a distance so I couldn’t determine the exact size, but it appeared to be an adult over 1 m long.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nigorikawa Kamanosawa, Akita City, around 8:23 AM on July 13.
Akita Nigorikawa, Akita
Around 5:45 PM on July 13, a bear was sighted moving in Ashikawa Oshiki, Yurihonjo City, Akita.
Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita
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
A bear was sighted moving in Kado Takayashikiiego, Mitane Town.
Mitane Kado, Akita
Distance to houses: 5.0 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled into the garden of the neighboring house to the east.
Yurihonjō, 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
A bear was sighted in Kotakihamamichi, Kisakatamachi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, Akita
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Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, 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
Around 06:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted moving in Nigawagoden, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Entered the grass/brush
Akita, Akita
One bear about 1.1 m was sighted on the premises. It departed to the south. 5 m from a residence.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
One bear sighted. Body length 1.2 m. Walked away into scrub to the south. Distance from building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear on the property from inside the house. Body length 1.2 m. Walked away to the south. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Oshoji, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hamada Motonakamura, Akita City, around 05:48 on July 11.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Yuza 菅里, Yamagata
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Akita, Akita
Distance to the house: 20 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Crossed the prefectural road from the north and went to the south side.
Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita
One bear approximately 1.5 m in body length was sighted in the backyard on the south side of a house. It left the area, but the direction is unknown. 4.0 m from the house.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear next to the shed. It fled into the woods to the north.
Noshiro Tsurugata, Akita
Discovered a bear in the thicket. Relevant authorities have been notified.
Hachirogata Kawasaki, Akita
Observed one Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) climbing the slope on the southwest side of Hamada overpass on National Route 7. Body length approximately 1.2 m.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length in the brush behind my house. It walked away into the brush; direction unknown. 3.0 m from a residence.
Akita, Akita
Captured on a security camera. Moved from west to east about 5 meters from the building. One bear, body length 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown
Sakata 新町, Yamagata
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
Saw a bear crossing from right to left while driving. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
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
Posted: When I opened the curtains, it was in the parking lot. The bear is large, about 1.5 meters long.
Akita, Akita
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
One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted in the brush on the south side of a residence. It left heading south into the woods. 10 meters from a house.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Witnessed its head poking up from the middle of a rice field, so size is unknown.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Yokoyama, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Around 15:50 on 2026-07-09, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kisakura 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A woman spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long in front of her home in Hamada, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A small black one that looked like a bear cub ran off toward the rice fields.
Yurihonjō 瀬越場, Akita
[Post] Scouting the field
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 20 m; departed towards the southwest woods
Yurihonjō, 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
Was sitting in the woods. Left and whereabouts unknown. Body length: 1 m. 5 m to a house.
Akita Terauchi-Ushirojo, Akita
One bear was observed crossing the road near the former Nakamura bus stop from south to north. It continued northward. Body length approximately 1 m. About 20 m from the building.
Akita, 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
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the premises. It departed heading from west to east. Distance to the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Around 5:30 a.m. on July 8, one bear was sighted by a man in his 70s on a city road in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
While driving on the national highway, it crossed the road from the mountain side to the seaside.
Akita, Akita
Distance to the house: 10 m Body length: 1.5 m Moved into the brush on the north side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m. Distance to house: approximately 10 m.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to houses: 500 m; Body length: about 1 m; Crossed the road and moved into the hills/woods on the east side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: about 1.2 m; Moved to the back hill on the east side.
Yurihonjō, 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
At around 07:15 on July 7, a bear was spotted in front of Kozenji in Matsugasaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, 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
One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted. Direction it left is unknown. 5 m to the building.
Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita
Observation: Spotted moving east along the road on the northeast side of Soja Shrine
Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita
A man in his 60s spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kawashirisosho-machi, Akita City.
Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita
[Report] While waiting at a traffic light on Keyaki Street beside the courthouse, a bear running alongside a yellow taxi from the Akita Station direction toward the Rinkai area ran past. About 20 seconds later the light turned green and I started moving, but the bear was no longer in sight.
Akita Sanno, Akita
Around 4:37 AM on 2026-07-07, a bear was seen moving in Sanno 7-chome, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita
Information was received that a bear was running alongside a taxi in Sannō, Akita City.
Akita Sanno, Akita
On the morning of July 7, one bear was seen crossing a city road in Shogunno Minami, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yuza 北目, Yamagata
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
While driving a private car toward Yurihonjo City, one bear appeared on the mountainside shoulder, crossed the roadway, and entered the thicket on the seaside.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear leaving north along a farm road. Body length 1 m, one bear. 10 m from building.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Location: Green Square Size: 100 cm
Akita, Akita
Environment: riverbed / Size: adult (fully grown)
Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata
Around 4:00 on 2026-07-06, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Yusa, Yusa Town.
Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata
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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
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Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Post] Its body length was about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
Spotted one 1-meter bear on the cycling path
Katagami Tenno, 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
While driving from Noshiro Minami toward Noshiro Higashi interchange, a bear slowly came out from the bushes on the opposite side of the road partway onto the roadway, then slowly returned to the original bushes.
Noshiro 字塞ノ神, 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
Body length 1.5 m. Returned toward the north-side mountain.
Mitane Kado, Akita
cub
Mitane Kado, Akita
While working in the field, a bear crossed in front of me about 10 meters to my left, then crossed the road and ran toward the mountain on the south side. About 1.5 meters.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Around 18:10 on July 4, one bear was seen moving in Terauchikamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 100 m
Yurihonjō 岩城道川, 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
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
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
Observed a bear at the fence east of the parking area. It left heading south. Distance from the observer was 25 meters. Body size approximately 80 cm.
Akita Tsuchizakiminato-kokubocho, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 関, Yamagata
Body length 1 m. Crossed the road and headed east.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
Distance to houses: 200 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 岩城赤平, Akita
[Post] Spotted a bear near Babame Bridge
Gojome 大川大川, Akita
One bear was observed crossing the road from the observation deck side. Approximately 1 m in body length.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
[Post] A cub came down from the road beside the highway
Akita, Akita
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
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In the past 30 days, 541 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 85 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 170 km route runs from Sakata to Noshiro, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 541 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 85 of them. The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Akita, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
