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This 441 km route runs from Sannai-Maruyama Site to Kita Ward, Niigata, passing through Aomori, Niigata, Akita, and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 522 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 36 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hirosaki, Aomori.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Aomori, Niigata, Akita, Yamagata.
A peach tree planted in the apple orchard was broken, and there is evidence that about 200 peaches were eaten by a bear. Bear droppings were also found nearby.
Hirosaki, Aomori
When approached by a car, it went into the bushes toward Chuo Park.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Just past the Akita Animal Welfare Center, a bear suddenly emerged from the bushes on the left, stopped in the middle of the road and looked this way for a few seconds, then went back into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Shimoshinjo Iwaki Tsukinoki, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
(Post) Escaped into the rice stalks in the paddy
Akita, Akita
While working in my home's yard, I sighted a bear about 1.0 m in size. It then left heading north toward the river. It was 1 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kanatsuka Hatanagari-mata, Akita City, around 10:50 on August 10, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
It ran across a house and headed off toward the mountains.
Akita, Akita
Was walking on the sidewalk from the school lunch center toward the Mitsumeno intersection.
Owani Mitsumenai, Aomori
Around 7:08 a.m. on August 10, a bear was sighted in Shinbashi 3-chome, Sakata City.
Sakata 下安町, Yamagata
A bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted in Ni-bancho, Sakata City, and ran north.
Sakata 字下瀬, Yamagata
One bear was sighted moving in Okitatamen Yabu, Kamikoani Village, Akita.
Kamikoani Okitaomote, Akita
On the afternoon of 2026-08-10, one bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 18:07 on 2026-08-10, a bear was sighted in Shimohama-Nagahama, Miyanosawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Mitsumenaichi, Ōwani Town, Aomori on 2026-08-10 around 09:00.
Owani Mitsumenai, Aomori
Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yuza 菅里, Yamagata
Bear droppings believed to be from a bear were found on the gravel path along the river.
Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori
A single bear (body length unknown) was sighted descending from the mountain into the Yura 3-chome area. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 由良, Yamagata
While riding a bicycle, witnessed one bear (~0.6 m) leaving from north to south. Distance from the nearest building unknown.
Akita Koyosaiwaicho, Akita
While walking nearby, I heard a growling sound from the brush several times. At first I thought I misheard it, but the sound repeated, so I sensed danger. I was sure there was at least one bear, but it’s unclear whether there were any others.
Akita, Akita
Between 7:00 AM on August 8 and 6:00 AM on August 10, a dozen or so pumpkins scheduled for harvest were damaged by feeding.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 0.8 m in size was sighted on the slope near the entrance of Motokiyama Park; it moved south.
Katagami Showa-Midarebashi, Akita
was attempting to cross the road
Aomori Takada, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Motokida, Showa Okubo, Katagami City, and was seen moving.
Katagami Showa-Midarebashi, Akita
Around 05:15 on 2026-08-07, a bear was sighted in Fujitsukahama, Shibata City.
Shibata, Niigata
Movement toward farmland on the east side was confirmed, but its subsequent whereabouts are unknown / Environment: near residences / Size: adult
Yuza 藤崎, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile (young bear)
Sakata 米島, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Yuza 岩川, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 塚渕, Yamagata
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Akita, Akita
(No information)
Hirakawa, Aomori
On the sidewalk in front of Aoi Mori Hospital, proceeding toward Aomori Airport
Aomori, Aomori
One bear was sighted on the sidewalk in front of Aoi Mori Hospital in Otani, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
One bear was sighted near a private residence in Ikadakariyakitsu, Hirakawa City.
Hirakawa, Aomori
One bear sighted near a private residence (reported by Hirakawa City)
Hirakawa, Aomori
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to residences: approximately 15 m; departed toward the mountain on the north side.
Yurihonjō 大谷, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Shimohama-Nagahama Miyamasawa, Akita City, around 6:59 AM on August 5.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 m moving to the southwest side of the intersection.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
A bear was sighted moving around in Oya Reijiri, Yurihonjo City, Akita, around 2:00 PM.
Yurihonjō 大谷, Akita
On 2026-08-05 around 05:00, one bear was seen moving in Owa Hatorioomaki, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted about 100 m southwest of Kamishimizu Community Center. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 上清水, Yamagata
Distance to nearest house: 300 m, Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 岩城赤平, Akita
(Report) Emerged from bamboo grass on the east side of the town road. Noticing a car, it fled back into the bamboo grass.
Kosaka, Akita
[Report] It ran from the Jonan Junior High School area toward the Ushijima residential area.
Akita Narayama-Jonanmachi, Akita
Apple crop damage, tree trunk damage, feces confirmed (reported from Hirakawa City)
Hirakawa, Aomori
(From Ōwani Town) There was a sighting that a bear had climbed a cherry tree near Yamaguchi Oil, then climbed down, crossed the embankment and fled upstream.
Owani Nijikai, Aomori
On the night of 2026-08-04, one bear about 0.5 m long was sighted on a city road in Komachi, Murakami City, near Murakami Elementary School.
Murakami, Niigata
At around 7:00 a.m. on August 4, one bear was seen climbing a cherry tree in Nijigai, Owani Town.
Owani Nijikai, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Ushijima-Higashi 7-chome, Akita City, around 8:30 AM.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear approximately 1.5 m near the irrigation ditch by a rice paddy.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 80 cm in body length was seen on the southeast side of the facility. It then left into the forested area to the southeast. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
At around 7:47 AM on August 3, a bear was sighted in Shimokitate-Takaragawa Jūgasaki, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 4:40 PM on 2026-08-03, a bear was sighted in Kanda, Otsuhigashigawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Sighted while working in a field. Walked off toward the forested area to the north. Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to nearest building 70 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Nigawakaw Idoshiri, Akita City, around 5:02 PM on August 2.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear about 1.0 m in body length descending from the Nakayama direction toward the Yabiki direction. Subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 矢引, Yamagata
I was walking on the grounds of the vacant house next door. The bear looked toward me and watched, then noticed there were two to three people and ran away.
Akita, Akita
Sighted while working in the fields. Went away toward the woods to the north. Body length about 1 m. Distance to the nearest building: 70 m.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed walking away southward toward Ayukawa during weeding work. Body length 1 m. 20 m to the building.
Akita, Akita
I heard a quarking/qua-quaaing sound — "quawk quawk quawk quawk."
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Distance to houses: 500 m. Body length: 0.5 m. A cub was on the municipal road and headed into the mountain on the east side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Observed crossing the overpass heading toward Sotoasahikawa
Akita, Akita
Spotted one bear while passing through the area.
Tainai, Niigata
Observed one bear moving south. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho, Akita
While heading north from Akita Minami Interchange, a bear jumped out from the brush on the east shoulder, crossed right in front of me, and went into the brush on the west shoulder.
Akita, Akita
Around 5:35 AM on 2026-07-31, a bear was seen moving in Kamikita-Saruta, Sarutazawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Miyase, Tainai City, Niigata, crossing a road and entering a nearby rice paddy.
Tainai, Niigata
On 2026-07-30 at night, one bear was sighted in Komagiharamachi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata
A bear-like figure about 1.5 m in body length was sighted at Komakihara Sports Park (near the sumo ring). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata
(Posted) Was swept down the river and crossed to the opposite bank
Akita, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 中野曽根, Yamagata
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / Direction of travel: southeast / Approximately 100 m to the nearest residence
Odate Higashidai, Akita
Kitaakita Wakigami, 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
While driving, (the bear) crossed the road in front of me from the south to the north and left.
Hirakawa Tateyama, Aomori
[Report] While driving, a bear crossed the road. It headed from the Sannoudai area toward Tatsumi-cho.
Odate, 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
One bear about 50 cm crossed the road. It was near the Koyukisawa bus stop.
Odate, Akita
A neighborhood resident spotted one bear (body length unknown); direction of travel unknown; about 500 meters south of Municipal Minami Elementary School.
Odate, Akita
While heading toward Route 13, one jumped out from the brush on the right onto the road, noticed us, and then went back. About 70 cm.
Akita, 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
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
A bear was sighted in Kamikitatefuruno, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Driver sighted three bears (sizes unknown; one adult, two cubs) / traveling eastward / approximately 150 m west of the former Hanaoka gymnasium
Odate, Akita
It ran off in the direction of Hirakawa.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
[Report] I witnessed it crossing the road while heading from Satomi Onsen toward Soegawa.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear cub walking through the rice paddy
Odate Niida, Akita
A bear was spotted moving in Niida Terago, Odate City, Akita.
Odate Niida, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted near the embankment road of the Kozarubegawa River. It then left heading south.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shichinokaichi Ozekishita, Kitaakita City.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
Posted. Captured on a trail camera. (The date/time display was not set, so it differs from the actual time.)
Odate, Akita
Around 3:15 p.m. on July 28, one bear was spotted moving in Kuradate Kawarada, Owani Town.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
Posted: Captured on a trail camera (camera date/time display was not set, so this is not the actual date/time)
Odate, Akita
One bear (body length about 1.0 m) was sighted in the Yunohama area (near the Yunohama Water Supply Distribution Station). It ran off to the north afterward. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Yunohama 2-chome, Tsuruoka City, around 17:58 on 2026-07-27.
Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata
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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
[Post] A cub was at the roadside
Kosaka, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kosaka-Kōzan Sugisawa, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture, around 3:35 PM on July 27.
Kosaka, Akita
[Report] Following last week, three bears (a mother and two cubs) were sighted.
Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, 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
[Report] This morning, I found what appears to be bear droppings in front of the neighborhood trash collection point.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Karasawa Sannōdai, Ōdate City, around 06:25 on 2026-07-27.
Odate, Akita
[Report] Moved from the garden in front of the apartment, crossed the road, and went to the east side.
Odate, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long walked toward Aikawa Shrine.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata, Yamagata
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 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
[Post] Spotted a cub about 0.7 m tall in the rice field behind Shimokawa Community Center. It ran toward the Yoneshiro River.
Odate, 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
Sighted one bear on the highway slope. Size about 50 cm. Approximately 100 m to the nearest building. The bear left the slope heading west.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Shimonikatedate Kagawa Kata-shita, Akita City, around 10:09 a.m.
Akita, Akita
Sighted one bear on the Taiheigawa riverbed. Size about 1 m, approximately 50 m from the nearest building. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
One bear was standing at the roadside. It wandered around the area for about a minute, then descended into the grass under the road.
Odate, Akita
On the morning of 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted moving in Omorino, Hanaoka-machi, Odate City.
Odate, Akita
Around 10:00 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Shimokitate Matsuzaki Iwase, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 13:15 on 2026-07-26, one bear was seen moving in Ikenai-Oide, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was at the roadside and crossed the road from north to south.
Aomori Takada, Aomori
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
[Report] A single bear about 1.2 meters long was at the roadside of the town road on the west side of the rice fields and entered the forest west of the town road. In this area, encounters and sightings have been occurring in succession: an encounter in a paddy field on May 24, a sighting of one bear on May 31, a sighting of one bear on June 30, and a sighting of two bears—believed to be a parent and offspring—on July 1. It appears to use routes that include the south side of the Sunagosawa settlement and crossing the Sunagosawa River.
Kosaka, Akita
While descending the slope past the snow shelter heading from Goshogawara toward Aomori, it ran across from the left side of the direction of travel to the right and entered the grass.
Aomori, Aomori
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Gojome 馬場目, Akita
Around 7:40 AM on July 25, a bear was sighted in Baba me Hounaidai, Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture.
Gojome 馬場目, Akita
Around 4:10 PM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Kosaka Sanezawa, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, Akita
Around 6:00 on July 25, a bear was spotted moving in Sangawa, Murakami City.
Murakami, Niigata
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
Nearby residents sighted two bears (each approximately 0.5 m in body length). Direction of travel: north. Approximately 10 m to the nearest facility.
Odate, 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
Sighted from a car; ran off beside Sankichi Shrine.
Akita, 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
[Report] While driving toward Takanosu city center, a bear appeared from bushes in the opposite lane. It crossed the road and went into the woods.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, 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
Posted: A postal worker witnessed it while making deliveries.
Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, 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
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
Was eating a watermelon.
Owani Hachimandate, Aomori
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
A bear was sighted in Shichinichidoyama, Kitaakita City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, 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
[Report] On the town road there was one young bear about 40 centimeters in body length. When it noticed the car, it looked at us once, then changed direction and went into the bushes of Yunotani-chi toward the Sunagosawa River, where it appears to have come from. No adult bear was seen. The cub was about the size expected for one born this year and jet black and clean, looking almost like a stuffed animal. The thought that the mother might be nearby was frightening.
Kosaka, Akita
Passed in front of the sensor camera on my home's premises.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, 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
(From Ōwani town report) There was a report that it ran off toward the river.
Owani Komaki, Aomori
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
One bear (body length unknown) in a field beside the road was sighted by a driver / direction of travel: east / approximately 300 m southwest of Shirasawa Nursery Center
Odate Hashigeta, 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
A branch of the apple tree had been broken. In addition to several claw marks on the tree, footprints and droppings were found nearby. [Issued by Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori
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
(From Ōwani town post) Ran across and fled through the area near Ameike Community Center (ski resort slope).
Owani Nijikai, Aomori
Around 10:00 on 2026-07-23, traces suggesting a bear appearance were found in Ikariseki Hisayoshi Shitaichitsu, Hirakawa City, Aomori, and apples were damaged.
Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori
According to Akita Prefecture, a bear was sighted in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, around 10:30 on 2026-07-23.
Yurihonjō 狐森, Akita
Post: A cub. About the size of a medium-sized dog.
Akita, Akita
Around 16:20 on 2026-07-22, one bear was sighted in Tsurunuma, Yurihonjō City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Tsurunuma, 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
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 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
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
A bear was sighted in Goshono-Tsutsumidai 1-chome, Akita City, around 20:28 on July 21.
Akita, Akita
[Posted] On the way home by car, I saw eyes reflecting in my headlights. When I drove closer, it was a bear about 1 meter tall.
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
Driver sighted one bear (body length 0.5 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 80 m to nearest residence
Odate, 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
[Post] Something that looked like a small bear ran off into the mountain.
Akita, Akita
While driving on National Route 13 from Akita City toward Daisen City, it crossed the road from left to right. Size: 0.6 m
Akita, 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
While driving, I observed one bear about 80 cm in body length crossing the road from the woods on the east side. It then left toward the woods on the west side.
Kitaakita Wakigami, 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
Crossed from the southbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway to the northbound lanes.
Kosaka, Akita
On 2026-07-21 afternoon, one bear was sighted moving in Kiridochi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
On 2026-07-21 around 16:45, a bear was sighted moving in Kosaka Kogyo, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, 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
On 2026-07-21 morning, a bear was sighted moving in Wakigami, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture.
Kitaakita Wakigami, 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
One bear (just under 1 m in body length) was observed walking from the road in front of Ōwani Town School Lunch Center toward the mountain behind the lunch center.
Owani Nijikai, Aomori
Body length 50 cm. Walked away toward the east cemetery area. 200 m from nearby houses.
Akita, 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 7:47 AM on July 20, a bear was sighted in Takasaki-Tanaka, Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
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Gojome 高崎, 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: Near houses / Size: Adult
Shōnai 跡, Yamagata
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
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
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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
I didn’t actually see the bear, but when I went to check during the peach harvest period I found damage from feeding, and discovered a small amount of droppings that appear to be from a bear.
Hirosaki, Aomori
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
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
Takada / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 金沢, Yamagata
A nearby resident sighted one bear in a field (body length 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 150 m from the nearest house.
Odate Hashigeta, Akita
While mowing the grass, I observed one bear heading toward the forest. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Konoura, 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
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
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 single cub (size unknown) was sighted near Dainichizaka Tunnel. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka 田川, Yamagata
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
A bear was sighted in Kanoura Sasamori, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, around 12:30 on 2026-07-19.
Nikaho Konoura, 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
A cub was playing on the roadway. When my rental car approached, it ran into the roadside brush, possibly because of the vehicle.
Akita, Akita
Driver spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading south / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
[Report] Information from a neighborhood association was circulated during a police patrol. A bear crossed the roads in this area and reportedly headed toward the Suikouen direction.
Odate Kamidaino, 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
A bear (0.8 m) was sighted near the airport. The bear then departed heading from north to south. Distance to the facility: 100 m.
Akita, Akita
Report: A small bear approximately 80 cm in body length was confirmed in the mountains on the south side of Akita Airport; it departed to the south.
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
A nearby resident sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) / direction of travel unknown / about 10 m from the nearest facility
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
[Post] The school sent a safety alert via its app saying police spotted a bear at the Jukai Dome parking lot. The exact location within the parking lot was not specified. They moved toward the Takumi Arena side and the police will be patrolling until around 7:00. It’s not been updated on Kumadasu, so I’m posting this.
Odate Kamidaino, Akita
[Report] One 50 cm long cub sighted; direction of travel unknown. 10 meters to nearest building.
Odate Kamidaino, 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
On 2026-07-18 afternoon, a bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamagura, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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
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
Sighted three bears (a mother and two cubs)
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
(Post) Two bear cubs, one mother bear
Kitaakita Bozawa, Akita
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Odate, Akita
Ran off toward the mountain to the north.
Hirakawa, Aomori
It ran past at a trot along the road in front of my house. It passed by beside a nearby private home and seemed to head toward the mountains.
Gojome 内川黒土, Akita
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
Post: Footprints were left in the field.
Odate, Akita
[Post] A moving black shape in the grass. It looked about 1 meter long.
Odate, 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
[Report] While driving, I sighted one bear cub about 0.8 m in length along the roadside. It departed heading north.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamago, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear cub was on the road.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kawabe Morinoda, Akita City, around 04:45 on 2026-07-17.
Akita, 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
A bear was sighted in Ikarigaseki Funaoka, Hirakawa City, Aomori, around 4 PM on July 17.
Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, 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
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
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
Observed one bear approximately 50 centimeters in body length.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
[Post] Crossed directly in front of the car while driving
Akita, 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
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
[Posted in Aomori City] Signs believed to be bear scat found
Aomori Shinjo, Aomori
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Akita, Akita
A single bear (body length unknown) was sighted within the Yama-Iso River area near the Atsumi government office. / Environment: Within a shrine precinct / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 山五十川, Yamagata
Observed one bear approximately 1 m in body length on the roadway. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Signs suggesting entry into the shed. Beehives were destroyed.
Odate, Akita
Around 5 PM on 2026-07-16, a bear was seen moving in Tsuchizakiminami 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
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
A bear was sighted in Shimosugi Nakajima, Kitaakita, Akita on 2026-07-16.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
A bear was spotted moving in Terauchiohata, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
At around 6:00 on 2026-07-16, one bear was sighted in a shrine precinct in Yamakogawa, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 山五十川, Yamagata
(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
[Report] Spotted a young Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on a city road near the Nizawa No. 2 intake station of the Akita City Water and Sewer Bureau. When I briefly stopped my car, it ran off into the forest.
Akita, 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
Observed one bear about 60 centimeters in body length. It then departed into the forested area to the east. Approximately 30 meters from nearby houses.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
A single bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the farm road and headed west.
Hirosaki, Aomori
[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
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
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
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
A neighbor spotted one bear (body length approximately 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / about 10 m from the nearest house
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nagahayashi Jinba, Odate City, around 08:07 on July 15.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
A driver who visited JR Jinba Station sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) near the tracks / direction of travel: east / about 20 m from the above station
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
It crossed the tracks in front of the platform and walked toward the mountains.
Odate Nagabashiri, 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 50-centimeter-long bear crossing the road was hit by a moving truck. Afterwards, members of the hunter association confirmed the bear was dead.
Kitaakita Komori, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Yakushido Minami Kumazawa, Hirosaki City, Aomori on July 15 around 12:30.
Hirosaki, Aomori
A bear appeared in Komori Yotsuto, Kitaakita City, and collided with a car.
Kitaakita Komori, Akita
Around 11:20 on July 15, a bear was sighted in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 陳場岱, Akita
At around 13:00 on 2026-07-15, a bear was seen moving in Shimosugi, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
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Odate Ipponsugi, 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
(From a) resident on the riverside ran out (toward us)
Akita, Akita
A local resident sighted one bear (body length 0.8 m) / direction of travel: east / 500 m northwest of the nearest settlement
Odate, Akita
[Report] Walked from south to north about 100 meters away from a private house. Believed to be an adult, but body length unknown.
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanawaoka-machi Donomeuchi, Odate City, and was seen moving.
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ipponsugi, Ōdate City, Akita on 2026-07-14 in the late afternoon.
Odate Ipponsugi, 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 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
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Ani-Maeda, Kitaakita City, and it was observed moving.
Kitaakita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jamba, Ōdate City.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
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
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
[Report] One bear cub crossed the highway near Akita-Chuo Interchange (closer to Akita-Minami Interchange) and entered the underbrush.
Akita, Akita
Report: A single bear about 80 centimeters long was in the rice-field ridge at 1 Murashita, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It was walking westward, eating grass along the ridge and beside irrigation channels, then climbed the west-side slope vegetation, crossed the town road, and entered the western woodland. When it spotted a light truck on the town road, it turned back into the vegetation and crossed the road at a distance to avoid it.
Kosaka, 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
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to human dwellings: approximately 5 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
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Akita, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 522 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 36 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hirosaki, Aomori.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 441 km route runs from Sannai-Maruyama Site to Kita Ward, Niigata, passing through Aomori, Niigata, Akita, and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 522 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 36 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hirosaki, Aomori. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
