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This 172 km route runs from Sakata to Semboku, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 450 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 70 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata, Akita.
Crossing the small bridge beside the rice field, it walked slowly into the brush.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a young bear (50 cm) on the road shoulder. 300 m to the nearest house.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A cub about 1 meter long tried to cross the road but saw a car, made a U-turn, and went back into the mountain.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
I was walking beside the rice field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
Environment: Industrial area / Size: Adult
Sakata 宮海, Yamagata
A cub came out onto the sidewalk trying to cross the road, was startled by a passing car, and returned back into the brush.
Daisen Kyowa-Sakai, Akita
Two bears were sighted near Senaga-jima in the Kujukushima area. Each was about 1 meter in body length.
Nikaho 田の神, Akita
Around 7:00 on 2026-06-14, a bear was sighted in Ōshima, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 田の神, Akita
A bear about 60 cm in body length hid in the bushes beside the road.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Nishinakanosawa, Akita
On the way back from the airport, it was in the back of the field. It was looking toward the road. I don't think it was a cub.
Yurihonjō 岩城君ヶ野, Akita
On the way back to the second parking lot from Kaiko Falls, near the parking area.
Senboku, Akita
(Posted) It was in the parking lot.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Report] Near a private residence
Yurihonjō, Akita
When I was about to go to the convenience store, it ran across the parking lot.
Akita Kamikitate-Saruta, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking my dog, I heard rustling in the bushes; when I looked, a bear stuck its head out. I heard it prowling in the undergrowth for a while.
Akita, Akita
I sighted one 1‑m bear that came out of the woods on the west side of the house and was walking on the road. It then returned to the woods to the southwest. Distance from the nearest building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
(Post) Crossed the road and went into the stream.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
In the rice field, about 1 m in body length, moving away toward the south (where houses are located). Approximately 20 m from the nearest home.
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai-machi Tada, Senboku City, around 8:45 a.m.
Senboku, Akita
Spotted a bear about 1 meter long in the brush beside the prefectural road. It fled into the brush on the south side.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Environment: Near human residences / Size: Adult
Yuza 青塚, Yamagata
On the residential property; body length approximately 0.8 m; direction of departure: north; distance to the house: approximately 3 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kakunodate-machi Shimonobe Kikketanda, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
An adult bear was sighted in Hikoshi, Yuza Town, and tracks believed to be from the bear were also found in a field.
Yuza 青塚, Yamagata
[Post] While driving through, an adult bear about 1–1.5 m long crossed (in front of me) from the forest.
Akita, Akita
Bear tracks from one bear were found on the coast. The tracks go from north to south through the brush for about 380 m. Track width approx. 10 cm, length approx. 15 cm.
Nikaho Ryozenji, Akita
An adult bear was sighted in a field in Sakanobe-Shinden, Sakata City, and the field owner reported it to police.
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted within the facility grounds. Direction of departure is unknown. Approximately 10 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted by a man on a facility premises in Goshono-Shimoshutsutsumi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
It crossed from Ōse Kurano Bridge heading toward the mountains.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
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Yurihonjō, Akita
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Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear about 1.5 m tall walked north along the road in front of the shipping company.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
[Report] It appeared to be a cub, as it was relatively small. It crossed the limited-access road and entered the brush toward the parking lot of Akita Prefectural Central Park.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A large, solid adult (bear); showed no sign of trying to run away.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
Body length about 1 m; distance to houses about 140 m; headed east
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
Encountered a bear about 1 meter tall while walking. It went off to the south.
Akita Kamikitate-Saruta, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A single bear about 1 m tall was sighted. Direction it fled is unknown. Distance to residential house: 10 m.
Daisen Kami-Uguisuno, Akita
A bear about 1 m in size was sighted near Nakasen Community Center Uginono Branch. Direction it ran is unknown. Distance to the nearest house: 30 m.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
Spotted one bear near Autoland Kyowa. It ran into the underbrush.
Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita
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Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shimoogino Kamimura, Daisen City, Akita, around 6:00 AM on June 10.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
On the night of June 10, one bear was spotted on a sidewalk in Kinoura Toranagane, Nikaho City.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Bear sighted on the road. Went east. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho 三丁目塩越, Akita
Spotted a bear on the road. Body length about 1 m. It walked from north to south.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
[Post] While driving from the Kawabe area toward Akita Chuo IC, a cub about 50 cm long was walking on the sidewalk.
Akita, Akita
Bear droppings believed to be from a bear were discovered on the path between the park and the daycare center.
Akita, Akita
Distance to house: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Distance to houses: 300 m. Bear length: 1.5 m. Found under the highway. Moved toward the mountain side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Report] Climbed a tree in the grove when it sensed people, then moved toward the mountains.
Daisen, Akita
Distance to house: 100 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita
One bear was seen swimming in the Koyoshi River in Idodori, Yurihonjo City, from a riverside parking area.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
[Post] A bear appeared on campus
Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita
One bear about 1 meter long. Approximately 5 meters from a residence. Direction of departure unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Distance to houses: 500 m Height: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
While driving on National Route 46 from Akita toward Kakunodate, I witnessed one bear crossing from left to right. Body length approximately 1.5 m.
Daisen Kyowa-Inazawa, Akita
Observed two bear cubs on a farm road. Each about 0.5 m in body length. They departed heading north. Approximately 100 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
Body length: 1 m; distance to human residence: approximately 10 m; departed toward the forest to the north.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Bear sighted on middle school grounds: one bear, approximately 50 cm; left the area and went into the forest about 20 m east of nearby residences.
Akita, Akita
60 cm, one bear, left toward the forested mountain area 10 m west of nearby building
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 400 m
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
In Yurihonjo City Tsurunuma, a woman fell and injured her arm after being startled by a bear on her home premises.
Yurihonjō Tsurunuma, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita
Distance to houses: 5 m; body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
On 2026-06-09 in Kyowa Inazawa Kamanokawasawa, Daisen City, one bear was seen moving around.
Daisen Kyowa-Inazawa, Akita
Around 13:30 on 2026-06-09, a bear was sighted in Matsugasaki-Miyanogo, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
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Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] A bear about 1 m (tall)
Akita, Akita
(Post) Walked slowly eastward through the grassy area.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Moved north
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Departed traveling from east to west.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
It ran along the farm road. It wasn't that big.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 0.6 m in body length. About 50 m from a residence. Direction of departure unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
[Report] A bear about 1 meter in body length crossed the municipal road from the farm road toward the woods to the east.
Senboku, Akita
Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the house about 5 m. Headed onto the grounds of a nearby residence.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Was running eastward in front of Yasuragi-en
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
One bear cub ran across the rice paddy toward the mountain.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Headed toward the north-side road.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 30 m. Body length: about 1 m. Entered the bamboo grove on the south side.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
At around 10:00 on 2026-06-08, a bear was seen moving at Ishiwaki Benkeigawa in Yurihonjo, Akita.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
At a chicken coop in Kawabe Moriyama-ne, Akita City, a bear ate 9 of 20 chickens. The about-1m bear stayed at the scene and was culled as a nuisance animal.
Akita, Akita
Sighted within residential property. Bear approximately 1 m in size.
Akita, Akita
[Post] I thought I saw something move in my car mirror, and when I looked closely there was a bear.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; body length: about 1 m; headed in the direction of National Route 7.
Yurihonjō 片町, Akita
Distance from houses: 0 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled toward the mountain forest to the north.
Yurihonjō 葛法, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses: approximately 5 m Crossed the road and left to the south
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
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Daisen Teradate, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Departed to the east
Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita
Sighted while driving. It was running along the road next to the rice fields. It appeared to be an adult, over 1 meter in length.
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m. Distance to houses: approximately 10 m. Departed toward the woods to the south.
Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 70 m Direction of movement: unknown
Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita
[Report] While driving from Kyowa toward Akita City, I sighted an individual approximately 1 meter in body length.
Akita, Akita
Around 06:17 on 2026-06-07, a bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakigawa Komasakadai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear walking on the road from south to north. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho Hata, Akita
While riding my motorcycle, a bear about 1 meter tall ran alongside me as if fleeing — I panicked.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Sighted while driving
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Distance to houses: 700 m. Body length: approximately 1 m.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses etc.: approximately 20 m Left from the north side toward the south
Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita
[Report] Moved along a farm road and into the woods
Senboku Tazawako-Komatsu, Akita
[Report] While traveling from Akita Minami IC toward Akita Chuo IC, a bear crossed from the left to the right. Adult bear, 1.5 m — size comparable to bears at Kuma-Kuma Park.
Akita, Akita
[Report] In front of Kawabe Junior High School gate: a cub about 80 cm ran from the Raikochi apartment complex toward the grove of mixed woods.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakoya Raiguchi, Akita City, around 08:40 on 2026-06-06.
Akita, Akita
I spotted a bear about 50 cm at the shoulder on the ground. It ran south toward the shrine. It was close to the building.
Akita, Akita
While driving on a municipal road toward Yurihonjo City, I observed one bear walking across a rice field from east to west. Estimated body length about 1 meter.
Nikaho Serida, Akita
Around 8:10 a.m. on June 6, a bear was seen moving in Serita Shin-Suwanomae, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Serida, Akita
One bear about 1 m in body length was sighted. Direction it left is unknown. Approximately 5 m from a nearby house.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Ogata, Akita
Distance to residence: 50 m. Body length: 1.0 m. Witnessed walking from west toward the mountains to the east.
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted and moved off to the south. It was about 50 m from a nearby building.
Senboku, Akita
[Report] While attempting to cross the road along Route 13, it noticed a car and descended the slope.
Akita, Akita
While driving on National Route 13 from Akita toward Omagari, a bear entered the highway from the shrubs on the small hill on the left, tried to cross the road to head toward Wada Station, but was blocked by the central divider fence. It attempted two or three times to ram through the fence to get out but couldn’t, and then fled back into the shrubs on the hill it had come from.
Akita, Akita
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Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear was sighted in Iwaki-Niko, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yurihonjō 岩城二古, Akita
Distance to houses: 140 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Escaped toward the western forest
Yurihonjō, Akita
A 1.0 m long bear was sighted in the rice field across from the house. It crossed the Shinsogawa River, passed near the Soenomata Community Hall, and fled into the mountain to the north. Distance to the nearest house: 200 m.
Daisen Tsuchikawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tazawako-Umezawaofu, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 8:30 AM on June 5, and it was seen moving.
Senboku Tazawako-Umezawa, Akita
One bear approximately 1.5 m in body length. It departed toward the northern mountain area. Distance: 10 m.
Senboku Tazawako-Umezawa, Akita
It ran from the direction of the river, crossed the road, and headed toward the parking lot behind the facility.
Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita
[Report] While driving, observed a creature that appeared to be a bear cub walking on the road; it moved toward the mountains and disappeared.
Akita, Akita
On the evening of 2026-06-05, a bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Sotsuda Shibakura, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved eastward along the railroad tracks.
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
(Post) One adult female bear and two cubs were running toward the national highway.
Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Crossed the highway from the seaside and left eastward.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Report: Encountered a bear about 1 m in body length while walking in a park. Distance approximately 50 m. It left heading southeast.
Akita, Akita
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in a park in Goshosodai 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
While waiting at a traffic light, it crossed from the bushes on the right to the bushes on the left. The right side is the national highway side.
Akita, Akita
Around 6:24 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted moving in Shimohama Nagasawa Urata, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
A bear approximately 1.2 m long was in the rice field to the east across from the house. After heading north, it left toward the river to the east. Distance from the building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
I was walking when I spotted one in the bushes. When I made a noise, it ran off toward the north (the prefectural road side).
Akita, Akita
[Report] A single Asiatic black bear (about 70 cm) entered the forest.
Akita, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter long was sighted and walked off to the east. It was approximately 20 meters from nearby houses.
Senboku Tazawako-Okazaki, Akita
Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the nearest house about 1,500 m. Headed from the rice field toward the forested mountains to the north.
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
[Report] A single bear cub suddenly appeared from the bushes as it joined National Route 13 from the Amano side.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving, there was only a small bear cub wandering around the center of the road.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Found along the riverbank; whereabouts since then unknown.
Senboku Nishikicho-Kobuchino, Akita
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-04, one bear was seen moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakoya, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 08:55 on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in Fujisaki Ebigasawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
Body length approximately 0.5 m. Distance to houses approximately 150 m. Situation: Witnessed on the slope on the east side.
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
[Post] Was walking
Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita
Around 6:50 a.m. on June 4, a bear was seen moving in Okawa-cho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, Akita
[Report] Kumano Shrine, Iwaki-Kameda, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture
Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita
Around 00:15 on June 4, a bear was sighted in Iwaki Kameda Atagomachi Takajocho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita
Around 11:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was seen moving in Yakushido Dounoshita, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
Around 13:30 on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Goshono Tsutsumidai 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
(Posted) Ran away
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Fled toward the cemetery on the north side.
Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita
Posted: Came out from the brush trying to cross the road. When the car horn was sounded, it went back into the brush. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
Body length: about 1.0 m Distance to residence: about 20 m Departed toward the sea
Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita
Moved from the grassy area in the center of the neighborhood toward the Inari shrine on the mountain side. Nearby is the Kitanoda Park Arena tennis courts.
Akita, Akita
Was walking in the middle of a rice paddy. When I honked the horn, it ran away behind a shrine. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
Around 5:25 PM on 2026-06-03, a bear was sighted in Kawabe-Kitanoda-Takaya-Odaka, Akita City, and it was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
[Report] I was running near a place with a firefighter’s shed, then it went into a private house.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] While driving southbound on the Akita Expressway, crossed from west to east. About 2 km before Kyowa IC. Sex unknown, likely female.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
[Post] A bear about the size of a small cub was sniffing the grass on the sidewalk. I didn't see any sign of its parent.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-06-03 around 15:40, a bear was sighted in Owamihiratootorimaki, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
While driving on Route 13, I saw the face of one bear in the bushes directly across from Boatpia Kawabe.
Akita, Akita
Around 1:45 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Maeda, Kawabe-Kitanoda Takaya, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
One bear was spotted moving in Ashikawa Kubogawahara, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m; Situation: headed toward the mountains to the south.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Witnessed from inside a car. It slowly moved toward the north embankment.
Akita, Akita
Body length approximately 1.0 m. Was climbing a tree near Tsurumai Stadium.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long fled east through the rice fields near Mimori railroad crossing.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Situation: Headed east toward the mountain.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Number of animals unknown
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
[Post] About 80 cm in length — a small bear cub was walking through the brush between houses.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Near Kotomozawa Bridge, a black bear cub was standing on the sidewalk. It ran into the woods just before a vehicle passed by.
Akita, Akita
I witnessed a cub walking away in the direction of the community center. It was 30 meters from a private house.
Akita, Akita
Body length about 1.0 m. Headed north from the Otaki (Co., Ltd.) parking lot.
Yurihonjō 浜三川, Akita
According to Akita Prefecture, a bear was sighted in Kawaguchi Shobosaki, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Akanumashita, Akita
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Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita
Distance to residence: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
Around 5:50 AM on 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakoyamaeda, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
I spotted a bear on the Akita Road. It walked off to the north. One bear about 1 m (tall). Approximately 1 km to the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
At around 1:20 PM on June 3, one bear was seen moving in Kawanabe-Kitanodakoya Kuronuma Shimotsutsumishita, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 11:00 on June 3, one bear was seen moving in Kawanabe-Wada Shikida, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ogawa-Oigata, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Around 11:00 on June 3, in Oshikawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, a man in his 90s was bitten on the hand and shoulder by a bear while working in a field and suffered minor injuries.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Around 11:00 on 2026-06-03, a bear appeared in Oikawa Miyano-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and attacked a person.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
At around 3:50 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted moving in Kyowa-Nakayodogawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
Around 10:55 on 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamagomori, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
(Post) Was running in the parking lot within the Silver Area (near the tree). Went off somewhere immediately.
Akita, Akita
An ALSOK patrol officer sighted a bear approximately 1.5 meters long in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.
Akita, Akita
An ALSOK patrol spotted a 1.5-meter-long bear in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.
Akita, Akita
An ALSOK patrol spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.
Akita, Akita
[Report] On campus
Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita
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Yurihonjō 鮎瀬, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to residences: approximately 500 m
Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m, Bear body length: 1.5 m
Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita
A woman in her 70s spotted one bear on a city road in Idori, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
Walked on the residential property and entered toward the mountain. Body length approximately 1.3 m. Departed heading east toward the mountain. Distance to nearest house approximately 3 m.
Senboku Tazawako-Okazaki, Akita
Posted: In front of Tersa. The same bear is in the same spot. It’s been watching constantly.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear and her cub were along National Route 13.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Location: between Goshono General Park and Akita Tersa. About 20 m from the main entrance of Tersa. Observed one adult Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma). Bear size about 1.0 to 1.2 m. Probably the same individual seen on May 29. Weather: clear. Temperature: 24°C.
Akita, Akita
Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east into the mountains.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Approximately 1.0 m in body length. Sighted at Mitsukimori Park.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
[Post] My daughter said she saw it while coming home from school. Near the entrance to Pinocchio Park.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1.0 m long that was swimming in the Koyoshikawa River was sighted coming ashore near Honjo Port.
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
Body length about 1.0 m. A bear was sighted swimming in the Koyoshi River southwest of Sugawara Hospital.
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
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Yurihonjō Sakanamachi, Akita
[Report] One bear approximately 1.2 m long sighted. Distance to the nearest house: 10 m. Direction of departure: unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A badly damaged unidentified body was found on a hillside behind a residential area in Kawabe-Wada, Akita City.
Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita
Sighted in the river channel, body length approximately 0.8 m, direction when leaving unknown, approximately 200 m from a residence
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita
In Kawabe-Wada, Akita City, a 73-year-old woman was attacked by a bear and died while mowing grass.
Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita
While weeding on the property, I was attacked.
Akita, Akita
A woman was found dead in a mountain forest near her home in Kawabe-Wada, Akita City, and investigators considered that she may have been attacked by a bear.
Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita
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Yurihonjō, Akita
One approximately 1-meter-tall bear was sighted. It ran east and entered the brush. Distance to the nearest residence: 100 meters.
Daisen Toyokawa, Akita
Spotted a bear from the kitchen. Direction when it left unknown. The screen door was torn. One bear about 1 m (long/tall).
Akita, Akita
Saw a bear from the kitchen. It left and its whereabouts are unknown. The screen door was torn. About 1 m (away/long).
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear. Body length unknown. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Around 4:00 AM on June 2, a bear was sighted in Kawabe Moroi Nakamichi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear while driving. It appeared to be trying to enter a building. Size and direction of travel unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A young bear poked its head out from the woods, then disappeared back into the trees.
Akita, Akita
I went outside and it walked past the front of the entrance.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed on the slope near Honjō Park
Yurihonjō 尾崎, Akita
Approximately 1.5 m long. Headed from Ozaki Ground toward Honjō Park.
Yurihonjō, Akita
At around 1:50 on the 1st, a bear sighting was reported in Omote-Ozaki Town, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses 30 m; situation: headed toward Kadare
Yurihonjō, Akita
Inside Honjo Park, climbed up toward the Shushinkan direction
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
[Post] Around the 77.3 km marker on the Akita Expressway, moving from the road into the mountains
Akita, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1 m. It ran off toward the mountain behind.
Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita
A woman in her 50s driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long at Honjo Park in Osaki, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
A bear was sighted in Osaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
[Report] A bear crossed the road on a curve with a passing lane on National Route 13.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nisimemecho Amashibaki Kitazawa, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Bear body length: 1.0 m Distance to residences: 20 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
A man in his 40s preparing for grass-cutting saw one bear sitting inside a shrine grounds in Nishime-cho Amihashi, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
It was on the road, so I honked the horn and it ran off into the woods on the Sky Dome side.
Akita Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; Distance to houses: approximately 300 m; Crossed the road from the mountain/forest side toward the seaside
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear about 1.2 m tall. It left heading south along the riverbank.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
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Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Distance to houses: 250 m Body length: approximately 0.6 m
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
Distance to the house: 1 m Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
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Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
While driving, I saw one cub about 50 cm long. It headed toward Kakunodate along the national highway. Distance from houses: 50 m.
Daisen Kitanagano, Akita
At around 10:35 on May 30, a bear was seen moving in Kakunodatemachi Iwaseshitano, Senboku City, Akita.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
[Report] A friend contacted me saying there appeared to be a bear on the riverbank behind my house. I looked from a second-floor window and saw a bear walking along the bank from downstream toward the iron bridge. When I shouted loudly, it hurriedly went down the embankment toward the river, and its whereabouts after that are unknown. There happened to be an angler under the iron bridge about 100 meters away; the police arrived, issued a warning, and the angler left. It was a large bear for an adult. It was within 10 meters of a house.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Walked within the property toward the river; body length approximately 1 m; direction of departure west (toward Hinokinai River); distance to the nearest house about 1 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
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Daisen Kitanagano, Akita
[Report] From the area near Kawahara Hall, the bear crossed the rice fields from around the Wabisakura signboard, headed toward the fields, and is wandering near houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
I didn't see the bear itself, but there were bear tracks on the rice paddy embankment and in the field next to my house. From the direction of the tracks, it likely moved from west (Tamagawa direction) to east (toward AEON Nakasen store).
Daisen Kitanagano, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Yuwatsubakigawa Okutsubakidai, Akita City, around 03:51 on May 30.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Saw a bear crossing the prefectural road from north to south. Size about 80 cm. Moved into the woods on the east side.
Akita, Akita
A bear crossed the road. Body length unknown. It departed heading east. Approximately 30 meters from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
[Report] While driving from Akita Airport toward Daisen City, a cub ran out onto the road from the left. It was startled by the car and ran back into the mountains.
Daisen, Akita
[Report] The location was between Goshono General Park and Akita Tersa. About 20 meters from the main entrance of Tersa. I sighted one adult Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma). The bear’s size was about 1.0–1.2 meters. The bear entered the park-side thicket once, but then returned to the same spot. After that it repeated disappearing into and reappearing from the thicket three times, and finally disappeared into the thicket. At that time, there were only a few cars in the parking lot. Also, traffic between Tersa and Aeon was not heavy. Weather: clear. Temperature: 18°C.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Parking space for Kuroneko Yamato truck
Akita, Akita
A family of Asian black bears (Tsukinowaguma) was wandering around a Yamato Transport truck. The adult was about 120 cm and the cub about 60 cm. The bears wandered for about five minutes before leaving to the south.
Akita, Akita
Around 13:30 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Deto Hamayama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Bear approximately 1 m in length, about 1 m from a residence — one bear spotted in front of a house entrance.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Report] A single bear ran from the rice field toward the mountain on the road between Toyoiwa Rice Center and Hihaisto.
Akita, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on May 29, a bear was seen moving in Kyowa-Nakayodogawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
[Post] A giant bear
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 200 m; Bear body length: 1 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m.
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
It was beside the guardrail. As I passed by in the car, it did a somersault under the guardrail and went into the bushes.
Daisen Kyowa-Sakai, Akita
A bear was sighted around 3:15 PM on May 28 in Kyowa Funaoka Ichi-no-watari, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Daisen, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to residence approximately 50 m.
Yurihonjō, Akita
I witnessed a cub crossing the road. Body length about 50 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Funaoka, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m. Sighted on the sandy beach on the west side of the gas station. Direction of departure unknown.
Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita
A bear was seen moving around at Kitanagano Nakagawara, Daisen City, around 7:30 a.m. on 2026-05-28.
Daisen Nagano, Akita
One bear about 1 m in size was seen coming out of the Tamagawa riverbed and entering a nearby thicket. Distance to the nearest house: 200 m.
Daisen Nagano, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishimemachi Numata Shindo-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, around 5:00 PM on May 28.
Yurihonjō, Akita
On 2026-05-28 at night, a bear was sighted in Goshono Jizodai 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 1,000 m. Body length: 1 m. Collided with a moving vehicle and then departed.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita
Around 19:35 on 2026-05-27, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kamikita-Saruta Futatsudera, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving, a black animal that appeared to be a bear was moving in the woods. Body length over 1 m.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear from inside a car near the river. It seemed agitated, swinging its head back and forth. Size was under 1 meter, thin build.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kamikita-te Funo-Wakinoda, Akita City, around 18:45 on May 27.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Saw it while driving; when I honked the horn it ran away.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 60–70 cm was seen walking near a house. It was observed walking toward the west (river). Afterwards it was reported to have climbed up the levee. Distance to the residence: 20 m.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
Distance to houses: 10 m. Condition of the bear: one individual. Crossed the national road from south to north and moved toward the subdivision area.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Staff at a geriatric health care facility for the elderly sighted a 1.5-meter bear on a path south of the facility, about 50 meters from the facility. The bear left heading toward the southern mountains.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Goshono-Motomachi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While taking an early-morning walk, I spotted one bear. It's on an elementary school student’s route to school, so I think it's dangerous.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Furukawabata, Shimogungo, Daisen City, and was seen moving.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
Around 7:40 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear appeared in Nishimemachi Degosaruta, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and collided with a car.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita
One bear walked along the boardwalk at Takeshimagata and fled north into the rice fields.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 meter in length. Direction it left is unknown. About 10 meters from a nearby residence.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kuromori, Sakata City.
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
Size: Adult
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
While driving on Prefectural Route Akita-Kitanoda, I saw one bear about 50 cm crossing from east to west. It was 30 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
Around 8:20 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Dedomahama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to dwelling: approximately 500 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Near the intersection in front of Kinpo Junior High School — sighted a bear walking toward the sea along the road.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
On 2026-05-26 around 06:50, one bear was seen moving in Konoura Korota, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kurokawa Iwataka, Nikaho City, Akita, around 17:30 on May 26.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakōya-Kanda, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
There's a big bear outside the house.
Akita, Akita
Around 20:25 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Goshono-Jizoden 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Road between Refresh Garden and Goshono Gakuin. A 50–60 cm Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma).
Akita, Akita
[Post] I think it was a female bear with cubs. It ran in front of the car for a short distance, then left the road and went into the grass.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Moon-ringed bear droppings. Two round pieces.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking in the park, I saw a skinny adult bear and one cub. At first the adult looked like a large black dog. The adult was about 1 m and the cub about 0.5 m in size. After that the bears went into the brush on the Yayoi-kko Village side.
Akita, Akita
On a private road, one bear about 60 cm was sighted. It left toward the mountains to the east, 20 m from a house.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear cub was running along the farm road.
Yurihonjō 陳ケ森, Akita
Around 5:05 PM on 2026-05-25, one bear was seen moving in Magarisawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 曲沢, Akita
One bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted and left heading north. Distance to the residence was about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Around 16:20 on 2026-05-25, one bear crossing a prefectural road was sighted by a woman in her 70s in Mizunomezawa, Kakunodatemachi, Senboku, Akita.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
In Maekawa-Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was seen moving around.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
One bear crossed the highway from west to east.
Nikaho Otake, Akita
Post: One newborn bear emerges from the bushes but soon returns
Akita, Akita
At around 8:30 on May 25, a bear was seen moving in Ueno, Kakunodate-machi, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
(Posted) It ran along the side of the building toward the back.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left heading toward the river to the north. 10 m from a house.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Body length approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita City.
Akita Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita
[Report] Was walking on the municipal road in front of a house. Destination unknown.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1.5 meters long was running. It went into the forested mountain area.
Akita, Akita
[Report] One bear sighted; body length unknown
Senboku Tazawako-Kata, Akita
[Post] One bear of unknown body length sighted
Senboku Tazawako-Kata, Akita
Around 06:50 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Tazawako Kataichinowatari, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Tazawako-Kata, Akita
An approximately 50 cm-long animal was rummaging through the garbage at the trash collection point. Direction of departure unknown. Approximately 3 m from a residence.
Senboku Tazawako-Kata, Akita
Around 8:00 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted moving in Yuwa-Aikawa Mukaidai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 7:00 on May 25, one bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Chibarayama, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 8:00 on May 25, a bear was sighted in Fukuyama-Yokoyama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
[Post] A bear cub was running through the rice field. Diagonally across from the fire station.
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
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Yurihonjō 北ノ股, Akita
At around 16:47 on May 24, a bear was seen moving in Kanehanyu, Kawabe Toneyoshi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear was walking on the sidewalk while a car was driving.
Akita, Akita
Post: An adult (over 1 m) crossed the road.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a mother and cub bear east of the municipal road
Nikaho, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long crossed the Akita Expressway northbound.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Attempting to cross a highway
Akita, Akita
Around 20:30 on 2026-05-24, a bear was sighted in Yuwaaikawa, Akita City.
Akita Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving around 12:40 in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Karuizawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Posted]
Akita, Akita
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Senboku Tazawako-Tazawa, Akita
Sighted one bear swimming across Kurogata and walking toward the eastern mountains. About 1 m in length. Near Kunpu-en.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kakunodate-machi Yamatani Kawasaki Ueno, Senboku City, Akita, around 18:50 on May 23.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
[Post] Spotted while farming
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
Body length: approximately 0.8 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Went back into the forest
Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita
[Report] One bear about 1 meter. It crossed the river and entered the mountain across the way.
Akita Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita
Crossed the roadway and entered the bushes.
Akita, Akita
A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of Wannam Pier and departed to the southeast. It was 10 m from nearby buildings.
Akita, Akita
A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of WanNyapia and left heading southeast. It was 10 m from the nearby building.
Akita, Akita
Report: One bear sighted. Size and direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
Spotted a bear (1 m) while walking. The bear then left toward the north into the brush. 30 m to the nearest house.
Akita, Akita
700 meters from a private residence
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Hongo, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kaminotegofuruno Fukadazawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Traveled from north to south through the T-shaped intersection at Otake Hall. Body length approximately 50 cm.
Nikaho Otake, Akita
Distance to houses: 50 m. Body length: 1 m. Fled westward.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
Bear body length: 1.0 m. Distance to residences: 50 m. It walked away toward the mountain.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Likely passed by a house and headed toward the mountains.
Nikaho 鳥の海, Akita
One bear moved from in front of Shisumiike Hall toward the pond. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Bear body length: 0.8 m Distance to homes/buildings: 50 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
While eating, believed to be a parent and child.
Akita, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a bear was seen moving in Kisakata-machi Yotsumii, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Crossed the road from east to west while a vehicle was passing, then left toward the mountains. One bear, body length 1.0 m. Approximately 300 m from residences.
Daisen Tsuchikawa, Akita
Crossed the road from east to west while a vehicle was passing, then left for the mountains. One bear, body length 1.0 m. Approximately 300 m from residential houses.
Daisen Tsuchikawa, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
[Post] Running along the rice paddy ridge
Akita Yotsugoya-Koaji, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A cub went from my yard into the bushes to the east. Body length about 50 cm.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kogamori, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
A single bear cub was seen in the woods beside the road. Its body length was about 50 cm.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
Around 15:00 on May 21, 2026, a bear about 60 cm long was sighted in a rice field in Matsuba, Kisakatacho, Nikaho City by a woman in her 50s driving a car. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the site is about 140 meters from the nearest building, and other sightings have been reported nearby; the police are urging residents to be cautious.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
Observed a large bear in a field. One bear. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 50 m.
Akita, Akita
A single bear about 60 cm crossed the prefectural road and ran off to the west. Distance to the nearest house: 50 m.
Daisen Toyooka, Akita
A facility user sighted a bear on the perimeter road. Body length 60 cm. Appeared small. Left heading south. Distance from the building 50 m.
Akita, Akita
Officer on patrol sighted it. Body length about 1.0 m. One individual. Departed toward the northwest.
Akita, Akita
A police officer on patrol sighted a bear. Approximately 1.0 m in body length. One individual. It left heading west.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Ran along a path and entered a private home's yard.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear walking from my property to the neighboring lot. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved east and left. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
One bear sighted on the premises. Body length 1.0 m. Left heading east. Distance from buildings: 2 m.
Akita, Akita
While driving, I sighted one bear. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the south. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Left south along the city road adjacent to Gosho-no Third District Park. Body length 1.0 m. One individual. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance from houses: approximately 10 m Left heading toward Ishiwaki Ground
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the west. 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-05-21 around 10:55, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Benkeigawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
After running along the road, it went into the yard of a private residence.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved away to the west. 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
While on duty, one bear was sighted on a municipal road. It was wandering around the area. Body length approximately 1.0 m. Direction in which it left unknown. Distance from buildings: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
At around 10:50 on the 21st, a man in his 50s working nearby spotted a single bear about 1 meter long in Goshono Jizoida 2-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police warned residents and patrolled the area by patrol car, noting that a junior high school and high school are approximately 300 meters away.
Akita, Akita
At about 10:35 a.m. on May 21, a bear approximately 1.2 meters in length was sighted by a man in his 70s at a park in Nyudojima, Kisakata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo police, the bear was about 10 meters from a nearby house, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho 象潟島, Akita
Witnessed one bear running inside Nyudojima Children's Park. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 象潟島, Akita
Distance to the nearest house: 10 m Body length: approximately 1 m After being sighted, fled toward the bamboo grove
Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approx. 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear was loitering in front of a house entrance. Body length approximately 1.5 m. Direction of departure unknown. Distance to the house about 1 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
Around 10:10 on 2026-05-21, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Shimochoro-numa, Yurihonjo City, Akita.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kakunodatemachi Kawaranakakawara, Senboku City, around 6:00 AM on 2026-05-21.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.2 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Left from north to south
Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m. Distance to houses: approximately 15 m. Departed from the north side toward the south side.
Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita
A bear was sighted on a city road in Idojiri, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
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Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita
While driving, I saw a black individual trying to slip between houses. It was dark so I couldn’t see clearly, but it seemed larger than a black cat, with thicker legs and slightly longer fur.
Yurihonjō 片町, Akita
Distance to the house: 10 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to houses: 50 m; body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
At around 18:25 on May 20, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of Honjo Kita Junior High School in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City. Additional sightings occurred across the city overnight into the morning of May 21; no injuries were reported and police have urged caution.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
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Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Around 14:57 on 2026-05-20, a bear was sighted in Goshono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
About 1 meter. In the Refresh Garden parking lot.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Sighted inside Akita Refresh Garden. Size approximately 1.0 m. The bear then moved east.
Akita, Akita
Around 14:00 on May 20, 2026, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita Refresh Garden in Gosyono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City. The area is a residential district with nearby junior high and high schools and a shopping mall; the police have contacted related agencies, are patrolling the site with patrol cars, and are warning residents to be cautious.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-05-20 afternoon, one bear was seen moving in Goshono Jizoden 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 14:00 on the 20th, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita City Refresh Garden in Goshono Jizohta 3-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police Station said the nearest junior and senior high schools are about 200 m away and houses about 100 m, and patrol cars are broadcasting warnings to alert people.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear crossing National Route 341 from north to south. It went into the woods. Body length about 50 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yotsugoya Suetomatsumoto Sakanoue, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While driving on the road, a bear about 1 meter long was walking in a rice field beside the road.
Akita, Akita
[Post] There is one adult bear in the forest
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
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Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Was trying to cross the road. When a car came, it went back into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted on company premises. Body length: 1.0 m. It departed southward. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
Around 6:50 on 2026-05-20, a bear was sighted in Shimonobaru Kakekakida, Kakunodatemachi, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
On 2026-05-20 around 12:30, a bear was sighted in Kyowa Kamiyodokawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Sighted inside the park
Yurihonjō, Akita
Sighted on the premises from inside the residence. Walked off to the west. Body length about 1 m. Approximately 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
Condition: 1 m Distance from dwellings: 100 m
Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita
Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Witnessed while walking along the embankment on the Uchinokoshi side of Imogawa. Afterwards swam across Imogawa to the opposite side.
Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita
Distance to houses: 5 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Observed one bear. Body length approximately 1.0 m. It went toward the mountains to the south.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
A bear was in a farm field. Body length unknown. It departed toward the southeast. It was about 100 meters from nearby buildings.
Senboku, Akita
Around 11:00 on May 19, 2026, a teenage man riding a bicycle spotted a bear about 1 meter long on the premises of a business in Hirasawa Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the nearest house is about 150 meters away and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
Body length: approx. 0.7 m. Distance to dwelling: approx. 1.0 m. Went away toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō 岩城下蛇田, Akita
It was wandering near a prefectural road. Body length approximately 1 m, direction of departure unknown, distance to buildings 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Posted: It was on the roadside along the rice fields. When I honked the car horn, it ran off toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō Ushidera, Akita
Posted: Near the university
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear running north along a path through the rice fields.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
One bear about 1 m long was observed crossing a municipal road from the rice fields on the south side toward the Nikaho area.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
It ran from the rice-field ridge, crossed the road, and ran into the rice field on the opposite side.
Akita, Akita
The bear was running and wandering along the sidewalk beside the airport road. It crossed from the Honda side to the Shibano side.
Akita, Akita
[Report] I was driving slowly north along the field ridge that runs parallel to the road between the airport road and two rice paddies.
Akita, Akita
(Post) Crossed the Nihonkai Tohoku Road heading toward the sea.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
Post: Body length about 1.2 m. In broad daylight on a hill area. From the south-side woods heading toward residential area. Dangerous due to school commute time.
Akita, Akita
While driving on the prefectural road toward the hospital area, I spotted one bear crossing. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho, Akita
Witnessed crossing the road toward the mega-solar (solar power) site. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Tazukami, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 m tall in the field.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
While resting at the bottom of the stairs, I spotted a bear about 1 meter tall.
Nikaho, Akita
A cub was walking
Nikaho, Akita
It came out from the farm road and went down the slope toward the Omono River.
Akita, Akita
Length: Unknown Distance to nearest house: Approximately 80 m Departed toward the mountain woods to the north
Yurihonjō, Akita
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Daisen, Akita
Posted: Spotted from my house. Walked through the rice fields and disappeared into the mountains. It was some distance away, so the size was unknown.
Akita, Akita
A single bear cub crossed the city road toward the mountains.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 450 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 70 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 6 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 172 km route runs from Sakata to Semboku, passing through Yamagata and Akita. In the past 30 days, 450 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 70 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 hours ago near Akita, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
