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This 62 km route runs from Semboku to Akita Museum of Art within Akita. In the past 30 days, 115 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 hours ago near Akita Terauchi, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
[Report] One young Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was on National Route 194 on the Komagatake side. It noticed the passing cars and returned to the mountain.
Senboku, Akita
In the rice field, about 1 m in body length, moving away toward the south (where houses are located). Approximately 20 m from the nearest home.
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai-machi Tada, Senboku City, around 8:45 a.m.
Senboku, Akita
A mother and cub bear crossed the road from west to east. Their body lengths were about 1 m and about 0.3 m, respectively. They departed heading east. The nearest building is approximately 500 m away.
Senboku, Akita
A mother and cub crossed the road from west to east. Their body lengths were about 1 m and about 0.3 m, respectively. They left heading east. They were approximately 500 m from nearby buildings.
Senboku, Akita
Body length approximately 50 cm, direction of departure unknown, distance to the building approximately 10 m
Senboku, Akita
Spotted a bear on the roadway. It left heading east. Body length about 1 m. 1 m from a residence.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Crossed the road near Echizenya Doll Shop and ran up the back hill of Koshio (Koshiuo) Shrine.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
One bear about 90 cm long was sighted from a car in a mixed woods in Terauchi-Kizakura 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Ran off south while driving. Body length 1 m. 10 m to building. 5 m from car.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
(Post) A cub ran off and entered the mountain from behind a convex traffic mirror.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
It ran out from the rear grounds of Koshio Shrine onto the road and then went back into the woods. Body length about 1.2 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Bear sighted from inside the house. Body length 0.7 m. Left toward the southern mountain. 10 m from the building.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Posted: Entered the grounds of Seirei Junior College
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
While passing along the road, I discovered bear droppings.
Akita, Akita
Around 06:45 on June 21, bear-like traces were found in Sakura-gaoka 4-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture; animal droppings resembling bear droppings were discovered.
Akita Kamikitate-Odo, Akita
[Post] There was feces on the road. When I had a hunter check it, he said it was from a cub and that cherry pits were mixed in it.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a residence.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Report] One young Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was on National Route 194 on the Komagatake side. It noticed the passing cars and returned to the mountain.
Senboku, Akita
Crossed in front of me while I was driving
Akita, Akita
Appeared from the bushes and went back into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
While driving from Soekawa toward Akita Station, an apparently adult large bear was sitting in the middle of the road. I stopped and watched, but since it showed no sign of moving and was looking at us, I honked the horn, and it ran off into the mountain to the east.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving at Soegawa Keidaigawara in Akita City around 4:15 a.m. on June 16.
Akita, Akita
Crossing the road. Large individual.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Soegawa Chinochi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Crossed the road and proceeded up the mountain
Akita, Akita
(Posted) Crossed while driving—went toward the side with the pond.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi-Ko, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A black bear, about one meter tall, appeared to head toward the cemetery.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
On my way by car toward Iwami Sannai, I discovered a bear on the road to the left.
Akita, Akita
I saw a 1-meter-tall bear on the premises. It left in the direction of the Chuo Interchange. It was very close to the building.
Akita, Akita
Posted: In front of a private home's entrance. Police have been notified.
Akita, Akita
(Posted) Crossed the road and headed toward Kita Interchange
Akita, Akita
A bear moving was sighted in Hatanosawa, Kawabe-Kitanodakoya, Akita City, around 10:03 on June 13.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving toward the Yokoyama-Kanaashi Line, I saw it in the bushes beside a field. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
In the rice field, about 1 m in body length, moving away toward the south (where houses are located). Approximately 20 m from the nearest home.
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai-machi Tada, Senboku City, around 8:45 a.m.
Senboku, Akita
The bear crossed the slope near yesterday’s sighting, passed through residences, and left eastward along the drainage channel. Body length 1.2 m. One individual. Distance from building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
While driving, I sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. It departed into brush to the north. Nearest residence is 300 m away.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Walking right beside the river and wading in it. Body length about 1.6 m.
Akita, Akita
I sighted one bear approximately 1 m in size. It moved southeast. It was 5 m from nearby buildings.
Akita Narayama-Furukawashinmachi, Akita
There was one by the side of the road. About 80 cm. It didn't run away even when cars passed.
Akita, Akita
While driving, it emerged from the bushes, crossed the road right in front of me, and went into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
Posted: It went down the road toward the houses.
Akita, Akita
On the night of 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted on a city road in Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita City.
Akita Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita
[Post] While driving toward Izumi, I thought something was in front of me — it was a bear. It ran off toward the funeral hall area.
Akita, Akita
Saw it in the rice field. Size approximately 0.8 meters. It then left toward the forested area on the west side of the Sannai River.
Akita, Akita
Around 12:20 on June 10, a bear was sighted in Kawabe-Sannai Dekibuchi, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
[Report] An animal believed to be a bear ran off
Akita, Akita
While driving, I spotted a bear about 1 m in length in a rice field. It left toward the forest to the east. There are no buildings nearby, but there is a building approximately 400 m to the west.
Akita, Akita
Encountered a bear about 100 meters before the traffic signal heading from the golf practice range toward Yokogane Line. The bear was approximately 60–80 cm and climbed over the fence from the road into the thicket.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Walked along the back of the rice paddy and climbed up the cliff
Akita, Akita
[Report] One cub approximately 50 cm long. Spotted emerging from the road shoulder while driving on the Akita Expressway toward Noshiro. Turned back and left.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While doing farm work, I witnessed a bear that crossed the Kawarashi Bridge from the village side, crossed the prefectural road, and moved toward the rice fields. One bear about 1 m (in size).
Akita, Akita
Around 10:15 on June 7, a bear was sighted moving in Yanagita-Otomosawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Observation: A bear ran across the road from the western grassy area toward the eastern hillside on the route from Taihei Hatta to Soegawa, crossing at a distance of about 1 meter from me. An elderly man was working in the nearby western grasses, so I immediately called out and warned him.
Akita, Akita
A bear cub was walking along the road. After spotting a person and watching them for a while, it fled into the mountains.
Akita, Akita
A bear emerged from the woods but noticed us (people) and fled back into the forest.
Akita, Akita
Report: A large Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) was seen running from behind the community center in Soba Town toward the fields. Firecrackers were used, but the bear did not appear very startled.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kawabe-San'nai Rumise-no, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A black bear about 1 meter long crossed a field from the mountain behind a house and moved back toward the mountain.
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Taihei Hatta Fuzunosaki, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was on the front porch. Startled, I went into the house and watched; it then entered the neighbor’s property. It was about 10 meters from the building.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Taihei Hatahata, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A bear about 80 cm in size was found in front of a house entrance. It then headed toward the stream and left.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the road to the north. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
Report: An adult bear was spotted on the roadside.
Akita, Akita
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-04, one bear was seen moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakoya, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A 50 cm-long cub was walking along the road. It ran off toward a forestry road.
Akita, Akita
While driving, encountered a mother bear about 1 m in body length and a cub about 40 cm in the center of the road; they departed northward toward the mountain. Distance to the nearest house approximately 30 m.
Senboku, Akita
There was a bear about 50 cm tall.
Akita Hodono-Kanasamachi, Akita
At around 9:30 on 2026-06-04, one bear was seen moving in Nishi-ki-machi Hinokinai Aunai-gata, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku, Akita
[Report] After finishing work, while driving as usual, I saw a bear crossing the roadway.
Akita, Akita
Around 4:20 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagida-Otomozawa, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
It ran out onto the highway. It ran across to the opposite lane and fled.
Akita Yanagida, Akita
Two bears sighted in a vacant lot beside the regional farm road. Two bears, each about 1.2 m in body length. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from a building.
Akita, Akita
[Report] At around 3:30 AM, a black animal about 50 cm ran off to the east.
Akita Izumiichinotsubo, Akita
Around 2:40 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagita Ishigami, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Crossed the road, went through a home's yard, and headed into the brush
Akita, Akita
A bear over 1.5 m long ran at high speed, crossed the road, and went down toward the Red Cross Hospital side.
Akita, Akita
Crossing in front of a car
Akita, Akita
I saw a bear from the car. It ran north. One bear, 10 meters from a house.
Akita, Akita
Posted: It ran off immediately. I only saw one, but there are fields and such nearby.
Akita, Akita
A mother and cub bear crossed the road from west to east. Their body lengths were about 1 m and about 0.3 m, respectively. They departed heading east. The nearest building is approximately 500 m away.
Senboku, Akita
A mother and cub crossed the road from west to east. Their body lengths were about 1 m and about 0.3 m, respectively. They left heading east. They were approximately 500 m from nearby buildings.
Senboku, Akita
Observed one bear about 1.0 m in length on the road. It departed northward. 5 m from a building.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tayamanyazuka, Akita City, around 6:00 AM on June 1.
Akita, Akita
On June 1 around 3:35 PM, a bear was sighted moving in Kawabe-Sanai Sobadai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
I had placed ten 45-liter garbage bags in the carport beside my house when a bear was rummaging through the trash. Two bears — one about 1.0 m and the other about 1.5 m tall — left heading east.
Akita, Akita
Around 9:40 PM on 2026-05-31, one bear was seen rummaging through garbage bags at a carport on a home property in Kawabe-Sanai, Akita City.
Akita Kawabe-Sannai, Akita
At around 9:00 p.m. there was a sound of the east-side wall of the house being torn. When I checked this morning, there were bear claw marks on the wall and the screen of the sliding screen door had been ripped and fallen.
Akita, Akita
[Post] I heard a flapping/pattering sound on the premises. When I looked, it had opened a sewer/drain cover. Even when I banged on the window glass it looked at me and didn’t run away; after I banged several times it ran off, but then came back.
Akita, Akita
One bear, 70 cm. It was on the property of the house. It escaped into the brush on the west side.
Akita, Akita
A bear was loitering in front of the entrance. Body length approximately 1 m. Left heading east. Distance to the nearest house within 5 m.
Senboku, Akita
A cub was walking through a rice field. Body length approximately 0.5 m. Direction of departure: west. Distance to the nearest building: about 30 m.
Senboku Nishikicho-Hinokinai, Akita
On 2026-05-31 afternoon, one bear was sighted moving in Konamiuchi, Hinokinaiki, Nishiki-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku Nishikicho-Hinokinai, Akita
While driving, a single bear about 60 cm crossed the road from north to south and then left into the woods on the south side. There are no buildings nearby.
Akita, Akita
Sighted a bear about 80 cm to 1 meter tall. When I made a noise, it ran off into the cedar grove.
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Shimokitate Hotokawa Ubagasawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 19:40 on 2026-05-31, one bear was seen moving in Kawabe-Sannai Chokai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Two bear cubs and their mother came out onto the roadway from the shore of Lake Tazawa
Senboku, Akita
[Report] One bear sighted. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
It came out of the grassy thicket, noticed the car, and turned back.
Akita, Akita
[Report] One cub about 60 cm
Akita, Akita
At around 21:53 on 2026-05-27, a bear was sighted in Shimokitate Tomogawa Urugasaki, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 19:35 on 2026-05-27, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kamikita-Saruta Futatsudera, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving, a black animal that appeared to be a bear was moving in the woods. Body length over 1 m.
Akita, Akita
A fairly large bear. It was fat. There is also a school for students with disabilities nearby.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Minamigaoka 2-chome, Akita City, on 2026-05-27 afternoon.
Akita, Akita
A bear about the size of a cub was seen walking.
Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita
Post: Nights of May 25–26 — At Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine honeybees built a nest, and a bear that targeted them appeared over two nights. There were multiple bear claw marks on the shrine’s lower wall panels.
Akita, Akita
Body length approximately 50 cm, direction of departure unknown, distance to the building approximately 10 m
Senboku, Akita
Spotted a bear on the roadway. It left heading east. Body length about 1 m. 1 m from a residence.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Crossed the road near Echizenya Doll Shop and ran up the back hill of Koshio (Koshiuo) Shrine.
Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita
One bear about 90 cm long was sighted from a car in a mixed woods in Terauchi-Kizakura 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Ran off south while driving. Body length 1 m. 10 m to building. 5 m from car.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
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Akita Arayamachi, Akita
(Post) A cub ran off and entered the mountain from behind a convex traffic mirror.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
It ran out from the rear grounds of Koshio Shrine onto the road and then went back into the woods. Body length about 1.2 m.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Bear sighted from inside the house. Body length 0.7 m. Left toward the southern mountain. 10 m from the building.
Akita Terauchi, Akita
Posted: Entered the grounds of Seirei Junior College
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
While passing along the road, I discovered bear droppings.
Akita, Akita
Around 06:45 on June 21, bear-like traces were found in Sakura-gaoka 4-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture; animal droppings resembling bear droppings were discovered.
Akita Kamikitate-Odo, Akita
[Post] There was feces on the road. When I had a hunter check it, he said it was from a cub and that cherry pits were mixed in it.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a residence.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Crossed in front of me while I was driving
Akita, Akita
Appeared from the bushes and went back into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
While driving from Soekawa toward Akita Station, an apparently adult large bear was sitting in the middle of the road. I stopped and watched, but since it showed no sign of moving and was looking at us, I honked the horn, and it ran off into the mountain to the east.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving at Soegawa Keidaigawara in Akita City around 4:15 a.m. on June 16.
Akita, Akita
Crossing the road. Large individual.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Soegawa Chinochi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Crossed the road and proceeded up the mountain
Akita, Akita
[Post] Feces
Akita, Akita
(Posted) Crossed while driving—went toward the side with the pond.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A bear was sighted in Terauchi-Ko, Akita City.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A black bear, about one meter tall, appeared to head toward the cemetery.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
(Posted) Crossed the road and headed toward Kita Interchange
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving toward the Yokoyama-Kanaashi Line, I saw it in the bushes beside a field. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
The bear crossed the slope near yesterday’s sighting, passed through residences, and left eastward along the drainage channel. Body length 1.2 m. One individual. Distance from building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
While driving, I sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. It departed into brush to the north. Nearest residence is 300 m away.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Walking right beside the river and wading in it. Body length about 1.6 m.
Akita, Akita
I sighted one bear approximately 1 m in size. It moved southeast. It was 5 m from nearby buildings.
Akita Narayama-Furukawashinmachi, Akita
Posted: It went down the road toward the houses.
Akita, Akita
On the night of 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted on a city road in Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita City.
Akita Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita
[Post] While driving toward Izumi, I thought something was in front of me — it was a bear. It ran off toward the funeral hall area.
Akita, Akita
[Report] An animal believed to be a bear ran off
Akita, Akita
While driving, I spotted a bear about 1 m in length in a rice field. It left toward the forest to the east. There are no buildings nearby, but there is a building approximately 400 m to the west.
Akita, Akita
Encountered a bear about 100 meters before the traffic signal heading from the golf practice range toward Yokogane Line. The bear was approximately 60–80 cm and climbed over the fence from the road into the thicket.
Akita, Akita
Around 10:15 on June 7, a bear was sighted moving in Yanagita-Otomosawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Observation: A bear ran across the road from the western grassy area toward the eastern hillside on the route from Taihei Hatta to Soegawa, crossing at a distance of about 1 meter from me. An elderly man was working in the nearby western grasses, so I immediately called out and warned him.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Arayamachi, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long crossed a prefectural road in Shimokawara, Araya-machi, Akita City, and was seen by a woman in her 20s driving by.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Arayamachi, Akita
[Report] Came out from the forest on the south side, crossed the road, and moved toward the plaza on the north side where machinery is on display.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was on the front porch. Startled, I went into the house and watched; it then entered the neighbor’s property. It was about 10 meters from the building.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Taihei Hatahata, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A bear about 80 cm in size was found in front of a house entrance. It then headed toward the stream and left.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the road to the north. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
Report: An adult bear was spotted on the roadside.
Akita, Akita
There was a bear about 50 cm tall.
Akita Hodono-Kanasamachi, Akita
Around 4:20 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagida-Otomozawa, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
It ran out onto the highway. It ran across to the opposite lane and fled.
Akita Yanagida, Akita
Two bears sighted in a vacant lot beside the regional farm road. Two bears, each about 1.2 m in body length. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from a building.
Akita, Akita
[Report] At around 3:30 AM, a black animal about 50 cm ran off to the east.
Akita Izumiichinotsubo, Akita
Around 2:40 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagita Ishigami, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear over 1.5 m long ran at high speed, crossed the road, and went down toward the Red Cross Hospital side.
Akita, Akita
Crossing in front of a car
Akita, Akita
Posted: It ran off immediately. I only saw one, but there are fields and such nearby.
Akita, Akita
A fairly large bear. It was fat. There is also a school for students with disabilities nearby.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Minamigaoka 2-chome, Akita City, on 2026-05-27 afternoon.
Akita, Akita
Report: While driving north after turning from Kappei Street, I saw a black animal heading west from the direction of Kappei Hiyoshi Shrine. It was a moon bear about 60 cm tall with thick four legs.
Akita Arayakotobukimachi, Akita
A bear about the size of a cub was seen walking.
Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita
Post: Nights of May 25–26 — At Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine honeybees built a nest, and a bear that targeted them appeared over two nights. There were multiple bear claw marks on the shrine’s lower wall panels.
Akita, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 115 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 hours ago near Akita Terauchi, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. 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, 115 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 hours ago near Akita Terauchi, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
