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This 89 km route runs from Semboku to Kitaakita within Akita. In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Senboku, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
Bear sighted near the parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction of departure and distance to nearby houses unknown.
Senboku, Akita
Walking along the riverbank, body length about 1 m, moving downstream (south) along the river, approximately 100 m from the nearest house
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, 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
There was a bear in Kojōyama. Body length approximately 0.6 m. Direction it left is unknown. About 200 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Witnessed one bear approximately 1.6 meters in length.
Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita
Passed around the house from the Hinokinai River, body length about 1 m, departed heading east, distance to the house about 5 m
Senboku Nishikicho-Kadoya, Akita
At around 14:40 on July 20, a bear was sighted moving in Kawaharahagurodo, Kakunodate-machi, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A bear was on the prefectural road. Body length about 1 m. Left heading northwest. About 10 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
On 2026-07-20 around 18:25, one bear was sighted moving in Nishikimachi Monoya Shimokawara, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Nishikicho-Kadoya, 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
A bear was eating something near the river. Body length about 1 m. It departed to the north. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
A bear about 1.5 m long was sighted on the rice-field embankment.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
I was walking toward Ōdai when I heard a car and turned around. A bear crossed the tracks and went up toward Kashiwagidai.
Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita
On July 17 around 4:45 PM, a bear was sighted in Gomibori, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita
There was a bear in the undergrowth. Body length, direction of departure, and distance to nearby buildings are unknown.
Senboku, Akita
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted near the railroad tracks behind the Ani General Reception Center. It then left heading toward the river.
Kitaakita Ani-Ginzan, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Ani Ginzan Shimon-cho, Kitaakita City.
Kitaakita Ani-Ginzan, Akita
A bear was sighted in Aouchigata, Hinokina, Nishiki-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku, Akita
It ran off to the left, heading toward the Ani area.
Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ani-Maeda, Kitaakita City, and it was observed moving.
Kitaakita, Akita
[Post] A mother bear and cub were trying to cross from the left side of the road, but when a car approached they turned back.
Kitaakita Komata, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Komata-Hanekawadai, Kitaakita City, around 14:50 on July 13.
Kitaakita Komata, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter in length was sighted approximately 10 meters east of the residence. It passed in front of the house and departed toward National Route 105 to the west.
Kitaakita Ani-Arase, Akita
Spotted one adult bear on the roadway. It then departed toward the mountains to the east.
Kitaakita Ani-Arase, Akita
Encountered while driving. Two cubs and one mother bear. The cubs crossed the road while the mother hid in the roadside brush.
Senboku, Akita
Was walking on the property grounds when attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A 28-year-old man was attacked by one bear while working in a field in Yamaya, Kakunodatemachi, Senboku City, and suffered injuries from bites to his jaw and limbs.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
While working in the field, the person was attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
One bear approximately 80 centimeters in body length was sighted on the premises of Ani Gakuen.
Kitaakita Ani-Mizunashi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ani Minazuwa-dai, Kitaakita City.
Kitaakita Ani-Mizunashi, Akita
A 28-year-old man working in a field in Yamanakakawasaki, Kakunodatemachi, Semboku, was attacked by one bear and injured, suffering bites to the jaw and limbs.
Senboku, Akita
On the evening of 2026-07-03, a 28-year-old man was attacked by a bear in Kakunodate, Senboku City, Akita, and suffered injuries to his face and other areas.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
One bear about 80 centimeters in body length was sighted at the signalized intersection near Uradabashi. It later departed into the brush to the south.
Kitaakita Katsurase, Akita
Observed one bear about 80 cm in body length crossing the road from east to west.
Kitaakita, Akita
[Report] Moved from the rice field into the mountain. A few minutes later, possibly the same individual, it went down toward the Hinokinai River on the side opposite the mountain. It is unclear whether it crossed the river.
Senboku, Akita
While driving, I saw a bear up in a tree. Body length approx. 1.2 m. Direction of departure unknown. About 300 m from the nearest house.
Senboku, Akita
Spotted one bear about 80 cm in body length in my home garden. It later left toward the brush on the east side.
Kitaakita Ani-Mizunashi, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Aninginzan Shimoncho, Kitaakita City.
Kitaakita Ani-Ginzan, Akita
The animal crossed directly in front of a car traveling on Route 105 from Nakamichi-dai toward the Yamazaki housing complex.
Kitaakita Yonaizawa, Akita
There was a bear at the edge of the mountain. Body length 1.0 m, direction of departure unknown. Distance to the nearest house 300 m.
Senboku, Akita
Peak activity at 17:00 with 11 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Senboku, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 89 km route runs from Semboku to Kitaakita within Akita. In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Senboku, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
