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This 21 km route runs from Semboku to Lake Tazawa within Akita. In the past 30 days, 30 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Senboku, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
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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
A bear was on the roadway. Body length about 0.5 m. It left heading into the mountains to the north. Distance to the nearest house approximately 10 m.
Senboku, 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
Two bear cubs (about 60 cm in body length) crossed the national highway and headed toward the mountains, leaving in the direction of the north-side mountain. Distance to the nearest house: about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
There was a bear in the undergrowth. Body length, direction of departure, and distance to nearby buildings are unknown.
Senboku, Akita
On a tree along the national highway: adult approx. 1 m in body length, cub approx. 70 cm, moving away toward the north-side mountain. Distance to the nearest house: about 20 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishinagano Kumado, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
A bear was sighted in Aouchigata, Hinokina, Nishiki-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku, Akita
Was eating plums that had fallen near a plum tree. Body length about 0.5 m. Moved off into the mountains to the north. Approximately 10 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishinagano Kumando, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
One bear was observed entering the brush. Footprints indicate it walked east. Distance to the nearest house: 10 m.
Daisen Kami-Uguisuno, Akita
A nearby resident witnessed a single bear about 1 m tall entering the premises. Its subsequent movements are unknown. Distance to the house: 5 m.
Daisen Toyooka, Akita
While driving across a bridge, I saw a bear walking on the riverside sports field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, 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
One bear approximately 60 cm in body length. It emerged from the brush, crossed the road, and departed into the eastern mountain. The distance to the nearest residence was about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, 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
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
[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
An adult bear and a cub were walking on top of the erosion-control dam. Their body lengths were about 1.0 m and about 0.5 m, respectively. They moved off into the mountains to the west. The nearest houses are about 80 m away.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Hachiwari, Akita
Peak activity at 17:00 with 9 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 30 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Senboku, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 21 km route runs from Semboku to Lake Tazawa within Akita. In the past 30 days, 30 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Senboku, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
