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This 62 km route runs from Semboku to Akita Museum of Art within Akita. In the past 30 days, 214 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 37 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Akita, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
[Report] Crossing National Route 341 from east to west
Senboku, Akita
Seen in the mountain behind the house, body length about 1.3 m, left heading northeast into the mountain, distance to the residence about 10 m
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai Zōdō, Senboku City.
Senboku, Akita
Bear sighted when going outside. Body length about 1 m; direction of departure unknown. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tazawako Obonai Shitakano, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 6:30 AM on July 13.
Senboku, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] A wandering bear was spotted in the JA Building parking lot. It ran off toward the Omokagebashi direction.
Akita Sanno-nakajimamachi, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] While running along the river, a bear that was by the river ran off into the woods behind the sewer department.
Akita, Akita
Around 05:30 on 2026-08-06, one bear was seen moving in Yatsuhashi Minami 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
On August 4 at around 16:58, a bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
One bear about 80 cm in length on residential property. Left toward the woods on the west side. Within 1 meter of a building.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
[Report] It ran from the Jonan Junior High School area toward the Ushijima residential area.
Akita Narayama-Jonanmachi, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Around 08:29 on 2026-08-04, one bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
It ran out from the storefront of Garage Ken and went into Garage Ken’s used car lot.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear running through the neighborhood (Satsukidai) heading toward the Kannonko area. It ran into a house along the way.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
It left the property, crossed the road, and entered the property across the street.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Sighted on a residential property; crossed the road and entered the neighboring property's grounds.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
I walked along a municipal road in the neighborhood toward the mountain.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Ushijima-Higashi 7-chome, Akita City, around 8:30 AM.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Hironne 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear approximately 1.5 m near the irrigation ditch by a rice paddy.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Left the road heading from north to south. Body length 1 m. 5 m to the building.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
Sighted a bear running east along the road in front of a house.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Report] It entered the driveway of the house diagonally across from my house’s parking area. About 1 meter long.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was seen moving from a residential parking lot toward a house diagonally across the street in Terauchi Hironne, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Crossed from west to east while I was riding a bicycle. Body length about 1 m. About 5 m to the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a city road in Terauchi-Hirune 2-chome, Akita City, by a man in his 20s riding a bicycle.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, 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
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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
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
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
I heard a quarking/qua-quaaing sound — "quawk quawk quawk quawk."
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear was sighted crossing a city road in Terauchi-Hironne 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
We were walking along the lakeshore from the Tatsuko statue toward the shrine — about five kilometers. Then, around the three-kilometer mark, a cub came down from the mountain onto the road. We were ringing a bear bell, but it didn’t run away, and thinking the mother might be nearby, we turned back toward the Tatsuko statue. It was nerve-wracking — it’s startling when one suddenly appears.
Senboku, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Witnessed from inside a residence while the bear was on the road. It left heading south. Body length 1.3 m. 5 m from the building.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
A bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted on a city road in Terauchi-Hirone, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
At around 07:05 on 2026-08-01, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Hirone 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
Later, multiple bears were sighted within the Terauchi KAMIYASHIKI grounds in Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
[Report] Crossing National Route 341 from east to west
Senboku, Akita
It came down from the mountain, then immediately went back up — it seemed to head toward the bridge.
Akita Yabase-Undokoen, 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
A bear was sighted moving in Yatsuhashihoncho 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A man in his 50s, who was at home, spotted one bear about 80 cm long on a residential property in Ushijimahigashi 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita Narayama-Jonanmachi, Akita
Crossed through the grounds of the vacant house behind my home.
Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita
Left the residential premises along the fence heading toward Ushijima Elementary School. Body length 80 cm, young bear. 30 meters to the elementary school.
Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita
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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
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the slope of the prefectural land where the governor's residence is located in Senchu-Kitanomaru, Akita City, and moved uphill toward the governor's residence.
Akita Senshu-jokamachi, Akita
Spotted a 1.5 m bear in the east courtyard on the Yufōre premises. One animal — very close to the building.
Akita, Akita
While driving near Yusupal, spotted a bear in the large parking lot. It then left toward the woods north of Yusupal. Body length about 1 m. Distance from building: 20 m.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
One bear, about 1.5 meters long, was sighted in Kawabe-San'nai, Akita City, and stayed there for about 10 minutes.
Akita Kawabe-Sannai, Akita
Witnessed from my car on the way home; it ran off along the riverbank.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
[Report] Bear sighted
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
[Report] A bear about 1 meter long in a residential yard
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear was sighted in the woods on the south side of the house. Size about 1 m. It left heading west. About 10 m to the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Post] I went to take out the trash and heard a noise, so I looked out the window and saw a bear about 1 meter tall. After pacing around the yard, it ran off to the west (see photo). It was 2 meters from the building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
It ran across the yard of a house and passed through.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
At around 05:50 on July 27, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironne 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear moving westward on the road in front of a house observed. Size about 1 m. Approximately 5 m from the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
About 20 minutes earlier, a bear was seen on a city road in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
[Report] About 1 m in size. Walked along the road toward the sea. Police have been notified.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
At around 19:08 on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Around 6:20 AM on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hirone 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the garden of a home in Terauchi-Hirune, Akita City, on the morning of July 27, 2026.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Post] Tried to ride my bicycle through and saw something that looked like a bear cub.
Akita Koyosaiwaicho, Akita
[Report] While driving, I saw a cub crossing the road.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
[Post] Spotted one bear crossing from the CNA Arena direction toward the Daiyu Eight direction. Size about 1.2 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City, around 10:30 on July 26.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
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
Around 10:00 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Shimokitate Matsuzaki Iwase, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
While driving from the Akita Castle area toward the FamilyMart, I saw a bear crossing the road. It was about 1 m (3 ft). It entered a private home's yard.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
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
Bear sighted near the parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction of departure and distance to nearby houses unknown.
Senboku, Akita
A man in his 70s working in a garage spotted a bear about 1 meter long on the grounds of a private home in Terauchi-Unoki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
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
Walking near the bridge, body length approx. 0.9 m, direction of departure unknown, distance to the nearest house approx. 40 m
Senboku, 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
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
A bear was sighted in Oohata, Hirasaka/Asahikawa area, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] A bear, believed to be an adult, was frozen (standing still) in the middle of the river.
Akita, 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
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
Around 10:50 on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Sogawa Kodachi, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, 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
[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 08:25 on July 20, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, 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
A cub about 50 cm long was in the roadside grass in the park; when a car drove by it ran off into the bushes.
Senboku, 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
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 the railway tracks and went from the Sotoasahikawa direction toward the Shōgunno district.
Akita, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
One bear sighted on residential property. Body length 1 m. Departed to the south. Distance from building 3 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Seen in the mountain behind the house, body length about 1.3 m, left heading northeast into the mountain, distance to the residence about 10 m
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai Zōdō, Senboku City.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kawabe Iwami-Kaisenzawaguchi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Posted] In front of the house
Akita, Akita
There was a bear in the undergrowth. Body length, direction of departure, and distance to nearby buildings are unknown.
Senboku, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the roadway. It departed toward the southwest. 5.0 m from the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A 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 bear was sighted in Aouchigata, Hinokina, Nishiki-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku, Akita
[Post] Crossed directly in front of the car while driving
Akita, Akita
[Report] A cub was walking upstream along the levee.
Akita, Akita
A single bear cub was on the riverbank cliff.
Akita, 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
Observed while driving: it crossed the corner of the prefectural budokan parking lot and ran into the brush toward the golf course. Upon inspection later, found flattened grass at the entrance to the brush and a trail that looked like an animal path.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
From a distance, an animal like a bear cub was climbing the shrine steps.
Akita, Akita
A bear was spotted moving in Terauchiohata, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
One bear, 1 m. Sighted on the road while traveling; it ran to the south into the mountain. 150 m to the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Observed a young Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on a municipal road near the Nawasawa No.2 intake of Akita City Waterworks and Sewage Bureau. When I briefly stopped my car, it ran off into the forest.
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
A woman in her 70s sighted one bear about 1 meter long inside the grounds of a home in Terauchihirone 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear was sighted 1–2 meters from a house. Body length about 1 meter. It went north.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Post] Came out from between houses onto the road; whereabouts beyond that unknown.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
While walking, I saw something black moving on the other side of a tree stump, realized it was a bear, and returned home without provoking it.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
After appearing in the parking lot from the forested mountain to the north, (the bear) returned to the forested mountain.
Akita, Akita
On July 14 around 12:15, one bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, 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
[Report] One bear cub crossed the highway near Akita-Chuo Interchange (closer to Akita-Minami Interchange) and entered the underbrush.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Otsutsumi, Hokushinagawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Running across the road
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A woman driving through Terauchi Osakoji in Akita City sighted a bear about 1 meter long on a city road.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
Observed from inside my car standing in the middle of the road. It wasn’t moving and was facing toward the temple grounds, but when it noticed the car it ran off into the bushes. I was at a distance so I couldn’t determine the exact size, but it appeared to be an adult over 1 m long.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
Bear sighted when going outside. Body length about 1 m; direction of departure unknown. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tazawako Obonai Shitakano, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 6:30 AM on July 13.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nigorikawa Kamanosawa, Akita City, around 8:23 AM on July 13.
Akita Nigorikawa, Akita
On 2026-07-13 in Shimokitate Torizawa Shimomaeda, Akita City, a bear was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Crossed the road heading north
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Around 5:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was seen in Yanagida Ōginosawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
Around 06:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted moving in Nigawagoden, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Oshoji, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
[Report] While driving through the back approach of Gokoku Shrine, I saw a bear about 1 m long go down from the entrance of Seirei Junior College toward the bicycle parking area.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Report] A wandering bear was spotted in the JA Building parking lot. It ran off toward the Omokagebashi direction.
Akita Sanno-nakajimamachi, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] While running along the river, a bear that was by the river ran off into the woods behind the sewer department.
Akita, Akita
Around 05:30 on 2026-08-06, one bear was seen moving in Yatsuhashi Minami 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
On August 4 at around 16:58, a bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
One bear about 80 cm in length on residential property. Left toward the woods on the west side. Within 1 meter of a building.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
[Report] It ran from the Jonan Junior High School area toward the Ushijima residential area.
Akita Narayama-Jonanmachi, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Around 08:29 on 2026-08-04, one bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
It ran out from the storefront of Garage Ken and went into Garage Ken’s used car lot.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear running through the neighborhood (Satsukidai) heading toward the Kannonko area. It ran into a house along the way.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
It left the property, crossed the road, and entered the property across the street.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Sighted on a residential property; crossed the road and entered the neighboring property's grounds.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
I walked along a municipal road in the neighborhood toward the mountain.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Ushijima-Higashi 7-chome, Akita City, around 8:30 AM.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Hironne 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear approximately 1.5 m near the irrigation ditch by a rice paddy.
Akita, Akita
Left the road heading from north to south. Body length 1 m. 5 m to the building.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
Sighted a bear running east along the road in front of a house.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Report] It entered the driveway of the house diagonally across from my house’s parking area. About 1 meter long.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was seen moving from a residential parking lot toward a house diagonally across the street in Terauchi Hironne, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Crossed from west to east while I was riding a bicycle. Body length about 1 m. About 5 m to the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a city road in Terauchi-Hirune 2-chome, Akita City, by a man in his 20s riding a bicycle.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Around 4:40 PM on 2026-08-03, a bear was sighted in Kanda, Otsuhigashigawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Nigawakaw Idoshiri, Akita City, around 5:02 PM on August 2.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
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
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
I heard a quarking/qua-quaaing sound — "quawk quawk quawk quawk."
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
One bear was sighted crossing a city road in Terauchi-Hironne 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
Witnessed from inside a residence while the bear was on the road. It left heading south. Body length 1.3 m. 5 m from the building.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
A bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted on a city road in Terauchi-Hirone, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
At around 07:05 on 2026-08-01, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Hirone 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
Later, multiple bears were sighted within the Terauchi KAMIYASHIKI grounds in Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
It came down from the mountain, then immediately went back up — it seemed to head toward the bridge.
Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Yatsuhashihoncho 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A man in his 50s, who was at home, spotted one bear about 80 cm long on a residential property in Ushijimahigashi 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita Narayama-Jonanmachi, Akita
Crossed through the grounds of the vacant house behind my home.
Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita
Left the residential premises along the fence heading toward Ushijima Elementary School. Body length 80 cm, young bear. 30 meters to the elementary school.
Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita
A roughly 1-meter bear was sighted on a prefectural slope with the governor's residence in Senshu-Kitanomaru, Akita City, and moved up the slope toward the governor's residence.
Akita Tegata-Kyukamachi, Akita
[Report] Spotted an animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 m long. It was honked at by a car and ran off toward the governor's official residence.
Akita Senshu-kitanomaru, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the slope of the prefectural land where the governor's residence is located in Senchu-Kitanomaru, Akita City, and moved uphill toward the governor's residence.
Akita Senshu-jokamachi, Akita
While driving near Yusupal, spotted a bear in the large parking lot. It then left toward the woods north of Yusupal. Body length about 1 m. Distance from building: 20 m.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Witnessed from my car on the way home; it ran off along the riverbank.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
[Report] Bear sighted
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
[Report] A bear about 1 meter long in a residential yard
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear was sighted in the woods on the south side of the house. Size about 1 m. It left heading west. About 10 m to the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Post] I went to take out the trash and heard a noise, so I looked out the window and saw a bear about 1 meter tall. After pacing around the yard, it ran off to the west (see photo). It was 2 meters from the building.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
It ran across the yard of a house and passed through.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
At around 05:50 on July 27, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironne 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear moving westward on the road in front of a house observed. Size about 1 m. Approximately 5 m from the nearest building.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
About 20 minutes earlier, a bear was seen on a city road in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
[Report] About 1 m in size. Walked along the road toward the sea. Police have been notified.
Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita
At around 19:08 on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
Around 6:20 AM on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hirone 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the garden of a home in Terauchi-Hirune, Akita City, on the morning of July 27, 2026.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
A young bear ran off toward Futaba Town.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
[Post] Tried to ride my bicycle through and saw something that looked like a bear cub.
Akita Koyosaiwaicho, Akita
[Report] While driving, I saw a cub crossing the road.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
[Post] Spotted one bear crossing from the CNA Arena direction toward the Daiyu Eight direction. Size about 1.2 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City, around 10:30 on July 26.
Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita
Observed one bear moving from southeast to northwest through a residential area. Size approximately 80 cm, about 5 m from the nearest building.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
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
Around 10:00 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Shimokitate Matsuzaki Iwase, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita
While driving from the Akita Castle area toward the FamilyMart, I saw a bear crossing the road. It was about 1 m (3 ft). It entered a private home's yard.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
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
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
Body length 1 m. Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Distance from the building: 3 m.
Akita Senshu-kitanomaru, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a residential property in Senshu Kitanomaru, Akita City.
Akita Tegata-Kyukamachi, Akita
Body length unknown. Witnessed a bear entering the brush north of the road near a flower shop. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
Crossed the road and entered the residential property. About 1 meter in body length.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
Passed in front of the sensor camera on my home's premises.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
Body length 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
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Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, 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 the premises heading west. Distance from the building: 15 m.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
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Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
Crossed the premises from west to east. About 4 m from the building. Size about 1 m.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
Report: Approximately 1 m in body length. Witnessed a bear leaving the residential property heading east.
Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita
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
A bear was seen moving around Shogunnohigashi 2-chome, Akita City, around 16:00.
Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita
A bear was sighted in Oohata, Hirasaka/Asahikawa area, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] A bear, believed to be an adult, was frozen (standing still) in the middle of the river.
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
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
Around 10:50 on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Sogawa Kodachi, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, 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
[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 08:25 on July 20, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, 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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
One bear sighted on residential property. Body length 1 m. Departed to the south. Distance from building 3 m.
Akita Terauchi, 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
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 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
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
(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
[Post] Crossed directly in front of the car while driving
Akita, 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
Observed while driving: it crossed the corner of the prefectural budokan parking lot and ran into the brush toward the golf course. Upon inspection later, found flattened grass at the entrance to the brush and a trail that looked like an animal path.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Around 5 PM on 2026-07-16, a bear was seen moving in Tsuchizakiminami 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
A bear was spotted moving in Terauchiohata, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
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
A woman in her 70s sighted one bear about 1 meter long inside the grounds of a home in Terauchihirone 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
One bear was sighted 1–2 meters from a house. Body length about 1 meter. It went north.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
[Post] Came out from between houses onto the road; whereabouts beyond that unknown.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
While walking, I saw something black moving on the other side of a tree stump, realized it was a bear, and returned home without provoking it.
Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita
After appearing in the parking lot from the forested mountain to the north, (the bear) returned to the forested mountain.
Akita, Akita
On July 14 around 12:15, one bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita, 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
[Report] One bear cub crossed the highway near Akita-Chuo Interchange (closer to Akita-Minami Interchange) and entered the underbrush.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Otsutsumi, Hokushinagawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Running across the road
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A woman driving through Terauchi Osakoji in Akita City sighted a bear about 1 meter long on a city road.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
Observed from inside my car standing in the middle of the road. It wasn’t moving and was facing toward the temple grounds, but when it noticed the car it ran off into the bushes. I was at a distance so I couldn’t determine the exact size, but it appeared to be an adult over 1 m long.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nigorikawa Kamanosawa, Akita City, around 8:23 AM on July 13.
Akita Nigorikawa, Akita
On 2026-07-13 in Shimokitate Torizawa Shimomaeda, Akita City, a bear was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Crossed the road heading north
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Around 5:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was seen in Yanagida Ōginosawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
Around 06:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted moving in Nigawagoden, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi Oshoji, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita
It entered the woods behind Gokoku Shrine from the road in front of my house.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
[Report] While driving through the back approach of Gokoku Shrine, I saw a bear about 1 m long go down from the entrance of Seirei Junior College toward the bicycle parking area.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 214 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 37 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Akita, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 62 km route runs from Semboku to Akita Museum of Art within Akita. In the past 30 days, 214 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 37 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Akita, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
