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This 46 km route runs from Sannai-Maruyama Site to Hirosaki Castle within Aomori. In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Aomori Takada, Aomori.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
A bear about 1 meter long was at the roadside and crossed the road from north to south.
Aomori Takada, Aomori
It looked like it had come down from the mountain; it was outside the white line.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Tsurugasaka Yamamoto, Aomori City.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
One bear was seen moving in Kamito-gawa, Kuroishi City.
Kuroishi, Aomori
I witnessed something that appeared to be a bear enter the brush to the east near the Kamitogawa Bridge.
Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori
I sighted a bear walking north from the vicinity of Takeda Bridge.
Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori
[Posted in Aomori City] Signs believed to be bear scat found
Aomori Shinjo, Aomori
Around 20:30 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Higashinozoe Takeda, Kuroishi City, Aomori, and was seen moving.
Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori
While riding a motorcycle at about 5 km/h from the highway underpass toward Tsurugasaka Yamamoto, a bear emerged from the brush about 10 meters to my right, ran across the road in front of me, and entered the brush on the left. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Tsurugasaka Waseda, Aomori City.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
On 2026-07-13 around 17:05, a bear was sighted moving in Ooyayamanouchi, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
Crossing the road toward Aoi Mori Hospital
Aomori, Aomori
Observed a mother bear and cub walking south along the north–south road between Santa Reservoir and Yoshinoda New Reservoir. The mother and cub entered a field and were not seen afterward.
Aomori, Aomori
A bear was sighted crossing a road in Shinjo Hiraoka, Aomori City.
Aomori Tokado, Aomori
One bear crossed the road and went west.
Aomori Shinjo, Aomori
Reflected eyes were seen in an apple orchard and a beast’s growl was heard. The species, body length, and direction of escape are unknown. When the city checked the scene, footprints of a four-legged animal (such as a raccoon) were found in a nearby field. No signs of an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) were found.
Hirosaki 大開2, Aomori
On July 5 at around 14:25, a bear was sighted moving in Ozawaizawa, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hirosaki, Aomori
While traveling on Apple Road from the Self-Defense Forces direction toward Shimoyunoguchi, I witnessed one cub (about 50–60 cm in length) emerge from the woods near Hirosaki City Cemetery Park, run alongside my car for a short time, and then re-enter the woods.
Hirosaki, Aomori
A bear cub crossed the road.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
A bear was seen moving in Iwatari, Aomori City.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
Observed one bear about 1 m in body length running across the road from south to north.
Aomori, Aomori
Observed a medium-sized bear crossing from inside a vehicle.
Aomori, Aomori
While working in the apple orchard, a fairly large cub crossed the field from south to north.
Aomori, Aomori
Around 6:00 on 2026-06-30, one relatively large cub was seen crossing an apple orchard from south to north in Yoshinoda, Namioka, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
Peak activity at 8:00 with 3 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Aomori Takada, Aomori.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 46 km route runs from Sannai-Maruyama Site to Hirosaki Castle within Aomori. In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Aomori Takada, Aomori. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
