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This 838 km route runs from Tendo to Morioka, passing through Yamagata, Miyagi, Iwate, Akita, and Aomori. In the past 30 days, 1011 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 192 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
14 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata, Miyagi, Iwate, Akita, Aomori.
体長1mほどのクマが、林道を東へ移動するところを目撃。その後は行方不明。 / 環境: 森林 / 大きさ: 成獣
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
体長1mほどのクマが、登山道を南へ移動するのを目撃。その後の行方は不明。 / 環境: 森林 / 大きさ: 成獣
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
クマのような動物が道路を横切った。 / 環境: 人家周辺 / 大きさ: 不明
Yamanobe 大字北垣, Yamagata
Moved from the northern mountain, crossed farmland, and entered the southern mountain / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
A bear about 50 cm to 1 m entered the mountains southeast from the parking lot. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
One bear about 1 m in body length was moving toward the mountain. / Environment: mixed broadleaf forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Murakizawa, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Murakizawa, Yamagata City, on June 12 in the morning.
Yamagata Minorigaoka, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a parking lot in Hirashimizu, Yamagata City, around 3:50 PM.
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Observed one bear-like animal in the roadside drainage ditch. It ran east. / Environment: road / Size: unknown
Yamagata Jumonji, Yamagata
An animal like a bear moved from the farmland toward the mountains to the south. / Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult and cub
Yamagata Shiromori, Yamagata
Two bear-like animals were sighted in Togami-mae, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Togamimae, Yamagata
One bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Izumicho, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear-like animal on the road / Environment: near residences / Size: adult
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
Person seen while doing farm work; direction of escape unknown / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
Went westbound on the street within Matsunami 1-chome. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Went from the roadway in Matsunami 1-chome toward the mountains to the south. Body length about 1.2 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
A bear was sighted twice walking on a road in Matsunami, Yamagata City, around 2:15 p.m.
Yamagata Kojirakawamachi, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Sōgetsu-cho, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Sotsuki-shincho, Yamagata
体長1mほどのクマが、林道を東へ移動するところを目撃。その後は行方不明。 / 環境: 森林 / 大きさ: 成獣
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
体長1mほどのクマが、登山道を南へ移動するのを目撃。その後の行方は不明。 / 環境: 森林 / 大きさ: 成獣
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
Two bears, about 1.5 m and 0.5 m long, were sighted on the road in Komurasaki Yamazaki, Zao Town.
Zao 大字小村崎, Miyagi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted walking east along the riverbank in Takadate Kumano-do Nakagawa, Natori City.
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
Moved from the northern mountain, crossed farmland, and entered the southern mountain / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
A bear about 50 cm to 1 m entered the mountains southeast from the parking lot. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Iwanami, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a parking lot in Hirashimizu, Yamagata City, around 3:50 PM.
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
6月11日
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
6月11日
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
One bear about 1.5 meters long was seen walking downstream in the Sasa River in Kagitori 4-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Oyachi, Miyagi
June 10
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
June 10
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
A pet dog was attacked by a bear on the grounds of a house in Hirasawa, Zaō Town, and suffered a bleeding abdominal injury.
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
June 9
Zao 大字平沢, Miyagi
At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
Around late morning on 2026-06-09, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted at Dainohara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
Observed one bear about 60 cm in size. It headed toward the southern mountains. / Environment: road / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Sekizawa, Yamagata
June 7
Sendai Akiumachi-Yumukai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted at Moniwa Nakayachi-yama in Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, around 18:45 on 2026-06-07.
Sendai, Miyagi
A bear about 1 m long was seen crossing the road heading south. It was later not found / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata
June 5
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
A bear was seen walking in a residential area in Akebono-cho, Aoba Ward.
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
6月5日
Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
Twenty minutes later, there was also a bear sighting at Akebonocho Park, about 1 km to the southeast.
Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi
A driver saw a bear in the residential area of Aramaki Chuo, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Sugōdate, Murata Town, Miyagi Prefecture, around 00:15 on June 5.
Murata 大字菅生, Miyagi
June 4
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
A bear about 1 m in size crossed the road. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: road / Size: adult
Yamagata Myokenji, Yamagata
June 4
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tomita-Uenonaka, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, in the early morning.
Sendai Tomita, Miyagi
Around 6:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Nakayamadai 4-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
After 1 p.m. on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted on the road in Myokenji, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata
A woman reported a bear in the bushes while walking in Nishinakayama 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai 西中山, Miyagi
One bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Izumicho, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear-like animal on the road / Environment: near residences / Size: adult
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
June 2
Sendai Kawauchi-Sanjuninmachi, Miyagi
Person seen while doing farm work; direction of escape unknown / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata
Went westbound on the street within Matsunami 1-chome. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
Went from the roadway in Matsunami 1-chome toward the mountains to the south. Body length about 1.2 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata
A bear was sighted twice walking on a road in Matsunami, Yamagata City, around 2:15 p.m.
Yamagata Kojirakawamachi, Yamagata
June 1
Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi
June 1st
Kawasaki Imashuku, Miyagi
June 1st
Kawasaki, Miyagi
May 31
Kawasaki Hasekura, Miyagi
Around 10:30 on 2026-05-31, a bear was sighted in Tsuchizaka, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Tsuchizaka, Yamagata
May 30
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
May 29
Natori Takadate-yoshida, Miyagi
May 29
Murata 大字小泉, Miyagi
Witnessed a bear crossing the road from north to south / Environment: road / Size: cub
Yamagata Sekizawa, Yamagata
May 29
Natori Takadate-kumanodo, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in Sōgetsu-cho, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Sotsuki-shincho, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Yagiyamaminami 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
May 29
Sendai Midodaira, Miyagi
A junior high school boy spotted one bear on a road in Yagiyama Honcho 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Matsugaoka, Miyagi
May 29
Sendai Nihondaira, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Niiyama, Yamagata City, on the 29th.
Yamagata Niiyama, Yamagata
May 28
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
May 28
Kawasaki, Miyagi
A bear about 80 cm long was sighted in a drainage canal in Saiwai-cho 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
May 28
Kawasaki, Miyagi
May 28
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
May 28
Kawasaki, Miyagi
Around 05:10 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Nitsusawa, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi
May 28
Sendai Futatsusawa, Miyagi
Two bears about 80 cm long were seen in the parking lot of government employee housing in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in a parking lot in Kawauchi Motoyashikita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Adachi Yōjiki, Murata Town, Miyagi, on 2026-05-28.
Murata 大字足立, Miyagi
May 27
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 27
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
May 27
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi-Yamayashiki, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the Tohoku University Aobayama Campus on the morning of May 26.
Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi
A single bear was sighted on Route 31 in Yahata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and it moved northward into the forest.
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
May 25
Kawasaki Ono, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kamiyagari 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi
May 24
Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi
May 24
Kawasaki Maekawa, Miyagi
May 23
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
Around 6:30 AM on 2026-05-23, a bear was sighted in Goryo Kuzuoka, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Mizuhodai, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi
May 22
Kawasaki Kawauchi, Miyagi
May 21
Natori, Miyagi
May 21
Sendai Kadan, Miyagi
May 20
Natori, Miyagi
Near the brush above the forest park, it was crossing the gravel path.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
May 20
Natori, Miyagi
May 20
Natori, Miyagi
May 20
Natori, Miyagi
May 20
Natori, Miyagi
On May 20, 2026 at around 05:50, a woman walking in Taihaku Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported seeing a bear walking south to north. There were no injuries; Sendai North Police said a single bear about 1 meter long was seen near the rock garden by the HOKUSHU Science Museum. Officers patrolled but could not confirm it. A bear had also been sighted about 1.5 km south on the 14th, and police cannot tell if it is the same individual.
Sendai Kitane-Kuromatsu, Miyagi
At around 05:50 on the 20th, one adult bear was sighted walking from south to north near the science museum in Taihaku Forest Park, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
May 20
Kawasaki, Miyagi
On May 20, 2026, Sendai City reported a bear sighting in Taihara Forest Park in Aoba Ward and has temporarily banned passage on most of the park, including paths without street lighting.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
May 19
Natori, Miyagi
May 18
Sendai 中山台, Miyagi
On May 18, 2026 at around 20:00 in Sakuragaoka 6-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai, a passerby reported a black animal about 1 meter long (uncertain if it was a bear) on private property, but residents could not confirm it. At around 22:15 the same day, a bear was reported moving south on a road in Nakayamadai 1-chome and then left for nearby woods. A bear was also sighted at Sakuragaoka Elementary School on the 14th.
Sendai Nishikatsuyama, Miyagi
May 18
Kawasaki Hasekura, Miyagi
May 18
Sendai Ayashi-chuo 2-chome, Miyagi
May 17
Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi
May 17
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
Around 04:30 on May 17, 2026, a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 50 cm long in shrubbery among houses in Yawata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear left the scene; police patrolled the area but did not find it. The sighting location is about 300 meters in a straight line from Osaki Hachiman Shrine.
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
May 17
Kawasaki Maekawa, Miyagi
Around 9:30 on June 15, a bear was sighted in Tsurusu Kitemi Osaki Shinnyama-shita, Taiwa Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Taiwa Tsurusu-Toya, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Mizukoshi, Inasecho, Kitakami City, around 5:15 a.m. on June 15.
Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Kawamaechō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Kawamaecho, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yazawa 9-chome, Hanamaki City, around 6:05 AM on June 14.
Hanamaki Yasawa, Iwate
6月13日
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
On 2026-06-12 around 09:35, a bear was sighted moving in Kamionikiyanagi 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kitakami Kamioniyanagi, Iwate
Around 22:15 on June 11, one bear was sighted in Kamisakuragi 2-chome, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
June 11
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
6月11日
Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi
One bear about 1 meter long was seen walking north along a roadside in Ochiai Matsuzaka Akasaka, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Ochiai-Matsusaka, Miyagi
Around 10:05 on 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted in Maesawa Ropponmatsu, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate
June 11
Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi
June 11
Kurihara 築館字沢入, Miyagi
Around 5:10 AM on June 11, a bear was sighted in Nakaneko Nijūni Shinmei, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Nakaneko, Iwate
June 11
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
June 11
Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yukuchi Hirabayashi, Hanamaki City, Iwate, around 13:05 on June 11.
Hanamaki Nishihareyama, Iwate
Around 8:00 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Isawa Koyama Harakawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Oshimizu 1-chome, Tomiya, Miyagi, around 12:40 on 2026-06-11.
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ono Goto, Taiwa Town, Miyagi, around 9:30 a.m. on 2026-06-11.
Taiwa もみじが丘, Miyagi
June 10
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
June 10
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
Around 15:30 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Mizusawa Hidakanishi, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū 水沢, Iwate
On 2026-06-10 around 14:50, a bear was sighted moving in Oniyanagicho Todori, Kitakami, Iwate.
Kitakami Oniyanagicho, Iwate
June 10
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
June 10
Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi
At around 09:15 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Shiwahime Hachisugiurayama, Kurihara City.
Kurihara 志波姫台東, Miyagi
June 10
Kurihara 志波姫横峰浦, Miyagi
June 10
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
June 10
Kurihara 築館字内南沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Takada 2-chome, Kurihara City, Miyagi.
Kurihara 築館字内南沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted moving in Fujisawa 15-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 04:07 on 2026-06-10.
Kitakami Ryutsu-center, Iwate
June 10
Kurihara, Miyagi
Around 9:30 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Takashimizu Nakano-sawa, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Semine Ōwanidani, Kurihara City.
Kurihara, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Mizusawa Ohatajikoji, Oshu City, around 10:05 on June 10.
Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate
June 9
Sendai Kawauchi-Oimawashi, Miyagi
June 9
Osaki 岩出山, Miyagi
A nearby resident spotted one bear, about 60 cm long, in a wooded area in Tsukidate Kido area, Kurihara City.
Kurihara 志波姫南堀口, Miyagi
June 9
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
June 9
Kurihara 志波姫南堀口, Miyagi
June 9
Kurihara 金成沢辺, Miyagi
At Daibara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a passerby called 110 to report a bear.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kanari Sawabe Maemonzawa, Kurihara City, on 2026-06-09.
Kurihara 金成沢辺, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Kuronuma 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kuronuma, Iwate
Around late morning on 2026-06-09, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted at Dainohara Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Akashi Shimoinugazawa, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture, around 19:05 on 2026-06-08.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
June 8
Kurihara 志波姫南堀口, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Akashishitaderamae, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
June 8
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
6月8日
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in a grassland in Akashidai 6-chome, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in a wooded area adjacent to Aeon Mall Tomiya in Oshimizu 1-chome, Tomiya City.
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
June 7
Tomiya 鷹乃杜, Miyagi
June 7
Kurihara 築館字下待井, Miyagi
June 7
Ohira ときわ台, Miyagi
Around 13:30 on 2026-06-07, a bear was sighted in Ohira Heirin, Ohira Village, Miyagi Prefecture.
Ohira ときわ台, Miyagi
June 6
Ohira ときわ台, Miyagi
June 6
Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in grassland in the Ohira Shionami area of Ohira Village.
Ohira ときわ台南, Miyagi
Around 09:04 on 2026-06-06, a bear was sighted in Sanbongi Saida Magishi, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osaki 三本木斉田, Miyagi
June 6
Tomiya 西成田, Miyagi
At around 5:30 a.m. on June 6, one bear was passed by on Route 457 in Yoshioka Ishigamizawa, Taiwa Town.
Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi
In Yoshioka, Taiwa Town, a driver spotted one bear about 1 meter long moving south on Route 457.
Taiwa Yoshioka, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
A bear was seen walking in a residential area in Akebono-cho, Aoba Ward.
Sendai Akebonomachi, Miyagi
June 5
Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
At around 13:37 on 2026-06-05, one bear was seen moving in Shimooni 2-chiwari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
Kitakami, Iwate
A bear was sighted at Tsukidate Terukoshi Yamanokamimae in Kurihara City.
Kurihara 築館字荒田沢, Miyagi
June 5
Kurihara 築館字照越, Miyagi
June 5
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
Twenty minutes later, there was also a bear sighting at Akebonocho Park, about 1 km to the southeast.
Sendai Hayamamachi, Miyagi
June 5
Taiwa Tsurusu-Yamada, Miyagi
A driver saw a bear in the residential area of Aramaki Chuo, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Aramaki-chuo, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ainosawa, Oshu City.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
June 4
Kurihara, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Isshō Yanagime Mochikurezawa, Kurihara City, Miyagi, around 18:50 on June 4.
Kurihara 一迫柳目, Miyagi
June 4
Kurihara, Miyagi
Around 7:40 on June 4, a bear was sighted in Tsukidate Ota Nakaota, Kurihara City.
Kurihara, Miyagi
June 4
Kurihara, Miyagi
Around 8:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Kosegawa 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tengada, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
June 3
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
One bear was seen moving in Aisari-cho Kami-sanjunincho, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Aisaricho, Iwate
June 2
Sendai Kawauchi-Sanjuninmachi, Miyagi
An adult bear was seen running east on a road in Ishidoriya-machi Ezo 9-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate
June 1st
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
June 1st
Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi
June 1st
Osaki 三本木秋田, Miyagi
June 1st
Osaki 岩出山下野目, Miyagi
June 1st
Kurihara, Miyagi
June 1st
Sendai 紫山, Miyagi
Around 18:40 on 2026-06-01, a bear was sighted in Akashi Nitanme, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
May 31
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
May 31
Kurihara 築館字築館蟹沢, Miyagi
May 31
Tomiya 三ノ関, Miyagi
May 30
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Chomeigaoka 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City, around 23:15 on May 30.
Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kuzu 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate
On May 30 around 14:30, a bear was sighted in Waga-machi Goto 13-chiwari, Kitakami, and was seen moving.
Kitakami Nippei, Iwate
May 29
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
May 29
Ohira, Miyagi
May 29
Ohira, Miyagi
Around 6:55 a.m. on May 29, a bear was sighted in Kamishinai 10-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Kaminitanai, Iwate
May 28
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
A bear about 80 cm long was sighted in a drainage canal in Saiwai-cho 5-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Okaji, Miyagi
Two bears about 80 cm long were seen in the parking lot of government employee housing in Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
Two bears were sighted in a parking lot in Kawauchi Motoyashikita, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi
May 28
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Asahi 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.
Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi
May 27
Ohira 桔梗平, Miyagi
May 27
Tomiya 穀田, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Jinja, Oshu City.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Murasaki-no 14-chome, Kitakami City.
Kitakami Murasakino, Iwate
May 26
Sendai 国見, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi, Miyagi
May 26
Kurihara 築館字左野原, Miyagi
Around 11:10 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted at Takenoshita-mae, Tsukidate-Yazawa, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Kurihara, Miyagi
May 26
Kurihara 築館字下待井, Miyagi
May 26
Sendai Kawauchi-Yamayashiki, Miyagi
Around 9:00 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Takayashiki, Tomiya, Miyagi, and was later captured.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
One bear was sighted on the Tohoku University Aobayama Campus on the morning of May 26.
Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi
A single bear was sighted on Route 31 in Yahata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and it moved northward into the forest.
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
May 25
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
One bear was sighted in Sakuramachi 1-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Toyosawacho, Iwate
On the night of 2026-05-25, one bear was sighted on a city road in Narita 8-chome, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Tomiya 明石, Miyagi
Around 8:30 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Narita, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Narita, Iwate
May 24
Kurihara, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kamiyagari 2-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi
May 24
Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi
May 24
Tomiya 石積, Miyagi
May 24
Kurihara, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Yatsumatazawa, Tsukidate Shimomiyano, Kurihara City.
Kurihara 築館, Miyagi
May 24
Kurihara 築館, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Kukunome 3rd Chiwari, Hanamaki City, around 18:00 on 2026-05-24.
Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Koda 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Koda, Iwate
Around 7:12 PM on May 24, a bear was observed on security camera in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
May 23
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
May 23
Sendai 南吉成, Miyagi
Around 6:30 AM on 2026-05-23, a bear was sighted in Goryo Kuzuoka, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Sendai Goroku, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Mizuhodai, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Furukawa Osaki Nyo Kodate, Ōsaki City.
Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi
May 22
Sendai Matsumori, Miyagi
May 22
Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi
May 21
Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi
May 21
Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi
May 21
Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi
Around 11:40 on May 21, a bear was sighted at Furukawa Shimizu Narita Omotemae in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi
At around 10:47 on 2026-05-21, a bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
May 21
Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi
May 21
Sendai Kadan, Miyagi
May 20
Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Furukawa Osaki Odachi, Ōsaki City, Miyagi, around 14:20 on May 20, 2026.
Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi
Near the brush above the forest park, it was crossing the gravel path.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
At around 10:25 on May 20, 2026, a woman in her 70s encountered a bear about 1 meter long in a bamboo grove behind her home in Furukawa Shinhori, Osaki City, Miyagi. She waved a saw she was carrying and drove the bear off but fell and suffered a fractured bone in her lower back; the bear fled west.
Osaki 古川新堀, Miyagi
May 20
Taiwa Ono, Miyagi
On May 20, 2026 at around 05:50, a woman walking in Taihaku Forest Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai, reported seeing a bear walking south to north. There were no injuries; Sendai North Police said a single bear about 1 meter long was seen near the rock garden by the HOKUSHU Science Museum. Officers patrolled but could not confirm it. A bear had also been sighted about 1.5 km south on the 14th, and police cannot tell if it is the same individual.
Sendai Kitane-Kuromatsu, Miyagi
At around 05:50 on the 20th, one adult bear was sighted walking from south to north near the science museum in Taihaku Forest Park, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate, on May 20 in the late afternoon.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
May 20
Osaki 古川新堀, Miyagi
May 20
Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi
On May 20, 2026, Sendai City reported a bear sighting in Taihara Forest Park in Aoba Ward and has temporarily banned passage on most of the park, including paths without street lighting.
Sendai Dainohara-shinrinkoen, Miyagi
A bear appeared in Furukawa, Ōsaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, and the city carried out its first emergency shooting to cull the animal.
Osaki 古川, Miyagi
May 19
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
On the morning of May 19, 2026, one male bear was spotted in a grove near Furukawa Shinden, Osaki City. The city authorized emergency gun hunting for public safety and the bear was killed around 11:00 a.m. The bear was about 1.1 m long, weighed approximately 45 kg, was estimated to be four years old, and is believed to have wandered in via a nearby river.
Osaki 古川新田, Miyagi
May 19
Osaki 古川斎下, Miyagi
May 19
Osaki 古川新田, Miyagi
May 19
Osaki 古川大崎, Miyagi
May 19
Osaki 古川楡木, Miyagi
May 19
Kami 上狼塚, Miyagi
On May 18, 2026 at around 20:00 in Sakuragaoka 6-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai, a passerby reported a black animal about 1 meter long (uncertain if it was a bear) on private property, but residents could not confirm it. At around 22:15 the same day, a bear was reported moving south on a road in Nakayamadai 1-chome and then left for nearby woods. A bear was also sighted at Sakuragaoka Elementary School on the 14th.
Sendai Nishikatsuyama, Miyagi
May 18
Tomiya 大亀, Miyagi
Observed one young bear entering the brush from the road.
Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate
May 18
Taiwa Ryutsudaira, Miyagi
May 18
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
May 18
Osaki 三本木斉田, Miyagi
At around 06:10 on the 18th, a man driving on a municipal road in Takayashiki, Tomiya City, spotted a bear about 1.5 m long and called the police. The bear ran up the west slope toward the mountain; the previous evening (17th) two other bears (about 1.5 m and 1 m) were reported about 1 km to the west in Yamatocho Morinooka 3-chome.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
At around 06:10 on the 18th, a 1.5-meter bear was seen walking on a slope near the Costco Wholesale Tomiya warehouse in Takayashiki, Tomiya City, by a man in a car; at about 10:00 the same day two more bears were spotted in a rice field about 1 km south of that location. There were no injuries reported, and Miyagi Prefecture announced it will continue the 'bear sighting alert' until June 18 due to the surge in sightings.
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
May 18
Tomiya 杜乃橋, Miyagi
5月18日
Tomiya 大亀, Miyagi
May 17
Taiwa 杜の丘, Miyagi
At around 18:20 on May 17, 2026, a resident reported seeing two bears (approximately 1.5 meters and 1 meter long) walking in a rice paddy in Mori-no-oka 3-chome, Taiwa Town, Miyagi Prefecture, and called emergency services.
Taiwa 杜の丘, Miyagi
May 17
Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi
May 17
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
Around 04:30 on May 17, 2026, a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 50 cm long in shrubbery among houses in Yawata 5-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The bear left the scene; police patrolled the area but did not find it. The sighting location is about 300 meters in a straight line from Osaki Hachiman Shrine.
Sendai 八幡, Miyagi
道路上を横切るクマ１頭を目撃。
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Yazawa 9-chome, Hanamaki City, around 6:05 AM on June 14.
Hanamaki Yasawa, Iwate
畑のマルチが破られ、足跡があった。堆肥が荒らされた。
Morioka Nagai, Iwate
Around 5:10 AM on June 11, a bear was sighted in Nakaneko Nijūni Shinmei, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Nakaneko, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Ishidoriya-cho Kuronuma 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kuronuma, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
A bear entered the grounds of a prefectural apartment complex in Yuzawa-Higashi, Morioka, tore open fertilizer bags, and scattered fertilizer.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
A single medium-sized bear was sighted moving toward Iwayama near the Iwayama entrance on National Route 4.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
One bear, believed to be an adult, was seen climbing a tree and eating nuts in a vacant lot adjacent to Uguisu no Sato in Nishiantani, Shizukuishi Town.
Shizukuishi 西安庭, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Nishianiwa 26 District, Shizukuishi Town, around 04:30 on June 8.
Shizukuishi 下長根, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka, Iwate
A cub was sighted on Prefectural Route Oushuku Onsen Line in Nishiainari, Shizukuishi Town.
Shizukuishi 西安庭, Iwate
There are signs that the bear is fixating on the feed.
Morioka, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
A bear-like animal was sighted in Sanbonyanagi 4-chiwari, Morioka City.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
Around 2:00 on June 4, a mature bear was captured on an AI camera on the south side of Kamimachi Park in Ishidoriya-cho, Koji, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Kochi, Iwate
Around 8:00 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Kosegawa 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tengada, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
One animal believed to be the size of a large dog plus a bit larger, thought to be a bear, was sighted moving toward the Kitakami River.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
An adult bear was seen running east on a road in Ishidoriya-machi Ezo 9-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate
At the Takahora Mountain trailhead, five hikers sighted a mother bear with her cub.
Shizukuishi 下長根, Iwate
A passerby spotted two bears — a mother and her cub — and they ran off into the woods on the north side.
Morioka, Iwate
There were bear tracks in the field.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
Witnessed one bear running eastward toward the cemetery from the tea field intersection.
Morioka, Iwate
Signs suggesting a bear sighting (tracks of raspberries/blackberries eaten)
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kuzu 1-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Eso, Iwate
Around 6:55 a.m. on May 29, a bear was sighted in Kamishinai 10-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Kaminitanai, Iwate
Spotted one juvenile near a house.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
Was walking about 500 meters north.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
Saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub at night.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Gosho Lake Regional Park.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
Around 4 PM on 2026-05-26, one bear was sighted in Tsunagi, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Tsunagi-... area of Morioka City around 16:20 on May 25.
Morioka, Iwate
There are bear tracks in the vegetable garden behind the house.
Morioka, Iwate
One bear was sighted in Sakuramachi 1-chome, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Toyosawacho, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of the Oirino Wetland Plant Garden in Goshoko Wide-area Park.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kukunome 3rd Chiwari, Hanamaki City, around 18:00 on 2026-05-24.
Hanamaki Kunuginome, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Koda 8-chiwari, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Koda, Iwate
Around 7:12 PM on May 24, a bear was observed on security camera in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted wandering in Shimomachi, Shizukuishi Town.
Shizukuishi 町裏, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Shinbori 32-wari, Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate
At around 10:47 on 2026-05-21, a bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
Around 07:30 on 2026-05-21, one bear was sighted in Natsusumori, Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture.
Shizukuishi 七ツ森, Iwate
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka, Iwate
At around 08:45 on May 20, a passerby sighted one bear south of Yahata Elementary School in Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki. The bear crossed Prefectural Route 265 from west to east and left the area; no damage was reported, and the police are patrolling the scene and urging residents to be cautious.
Hanamaki Ishidoriyacho-Hachiman, Iwate
An elementary school student on the way to school witnessed something that appeared to be a bear running from the Takenoko Square area of Koshika Park into the woods.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate, on May 20 in the late afternoon.
Hanamaki Tenkada, Iwate
One bear sighted near the garage of a private residence
Morioka, Iwate
Around 08:00 on May 17, a single bear was seen walking in an irrigation canal near Ota 6-chome, Morioka City. No damage from the bear has been confirmed, and the Morioka East Police Station has urged nearby residents to be cautious.
Morioka Shimoota-Sawada, Iwate
At around 03:30 on May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted near Tegake no Matsu green space at 2-19 Takamatsu, Morioka, Iwate. No human or property damage was reported.
Morioka, Iwate
Signs of a bear were found at a beekeeping site near the home
Morioka, Iwate
【投稿】田んぼ脇の橋を渡り、ゆっくりと茂みの中に歩いていった。
Akita, Akita
小熊(50cm)を路側帯で目撃した。民家まで300m
Akita, Akita
【投稿】体長１メートル位の子グマが道路渡ろうとしていたが、車を見てUターンして山に入っていった
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
【投稿】田んぼの脇を歩いてました。
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
【投稿】道路を横断して山を登っていった
Akita, Akita
道路上を横切るクマ１頭を目撃。
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
A cub came out onto the sidewalk trying to cross the road, was startled by a passing car, and returned back into the brush.
Daisen Kyowa-Sakai, 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
回顧の滝から第二駐車場へ戻る途中、駐車場の近く。
Senboku, 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
When I was about to go to the convenience store, it ran across the parking lot.
Akita Kamikitate-Saruta, Akita
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Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking my dog, I heard rustling in the bushes; when I looked, a bear stuck its head out. I heard it prowling in the undergrowth for a while.
Akita, Akita
I sighted one 1‑m bear that came out of the woods on the west side of the house and was walking on the road. It then returned to the woods to the southwest. Distance from the nearest building: 5 m.
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
(Post) Crossed the road and went into the stream.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, 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
On the residential property; body length approximately 0.8 m; direction of departure: north; distance to the house: approximately 3 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kakunodate-machi Shimonobe Kikketanda, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on 2026-06-12, a bear was sighted in Myojin, Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
Posted: Walking right beside the river and wading in it. Body length about 1.6 m.
Akita, Akita
There was one by the side of the road. About 80 cm. It didn't run away even when cars passed.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving through, an adult bear about 1–1.5 m long crossed (in front of me) from the forest.
Akita, Akita
Posted: It went down the road toward the houses.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted within the facility grounds. Direction of departure is unknown. Approximately 10 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted by a man on a facility premises in Goshono-Shimoshutsutsumi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
It crossed from Ōse Kurano Bridge heading toward the mountains.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, 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] It appeared to be a cub, as it was relatively small. It crossed the limited-access road and entered the brush toward the parking lot of Akita Prefectural Central Park.
Akita, Akita
Encountered a bear about 1 meter tall while walking. It went off to the south.
Akita Kamikitate-Saruta, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A single bear about 1 m tall was sighted. Direction it fled is unknown. Distance to residential house: 10 m.
Daisen Kami-Uguisuno, Akita
A bear about 1 m in size was sighted near Nakasen Community Center Uginono Branch. Direction it ran is unknown. Distance to the nearest house: 30 m.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
Spotted one bear near Autoland Kyowa. It ran into the underbrush.
Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shimoogino Kamimura, Daisen City, Akita, around 6:00 AM on June 10.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
[Post] While driving from the Kawabe area toward Akita Chuo IC, a cub about 50 cm long was walking on the sidewalk.
Akita, Akita
Bear droppings believed to be from a bear were discovered on the path between the park and the daycare center.
Akita, Akita
[Report] An animal believed to be a bear ran off
Akita, Akita
[Report] Climbed a tree in the grove when it sensed people, then moved toward the mountains.
Daisen, 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
One bear about 1 meter long. Approximately 5 meters from a residence. Direction of departure unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, 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
While driving on National Route 46 from Akita toward Kakunodate, I witnessed one bear crossing from left to right. Body length approximately 1.5 m.
Daisen Kyowa-Inazawa, Akita
Observed two bear cubs on a farm road. Each about 0.5 m in body length. They departed heading north. Approximately 100 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
Bear sighted on middle school grounds: one bear, approximately 50 cm; left the area and went into the forest about 20 m east of nearby residences.
Akita, Akita
60 cm, one bear, left toward the forested mountain area 10 m west of nearby building
Akita, Akita
One bear about 1 m in body length walked southeast along the lakeshore of the western irrigation canal. Approximately 25 m from the nearest building.
Oga Futto, Akita
On 2026-06-09 in Kyowa Inazawa Kamanokawasawa, Daisen City, one bear was seen moving around.
Daisen Kyowa-Inazawa, Akita
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Oga Funagawaminato-Funagawa, Akita
[Post] While driving from Unosaki to Funakawa, a black shape appeared in the car headlights. When I checked, it was a bear.
Oga Funagawaminato-Minamihirasawa, Akita
[Post] A bear about 1 m (tall)
Akita, Akita
It ran along the farm road. It wasn't that big.
Akita, Akita
[Post] It was walking right next to the railroad tracks. I couldn't tell whether it was a cub about 1 meter long or a full-grown bear.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 0.6 m in body length. About 50 m from a residence. Direction of departure unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
[Report] A bear about 1 meter in body length crossed the municipal road from the farm road toward the woods to the east.
Senboku, Akita
[Report] Spotted while driving. Its fur was shining black from the rain. I don’t think it was a meter tall. It was walking eastward through a residential property.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Was climbing a tree at a private house. Came down from there and ran west, destination unknown. Body length about 1 m. Distance to house: 0 m.
Akita, Akita
Was walking like a dog. About 7 meters from a house. Believed to be the same individual as the nearby bear.
Akita, Akita
At a chicken coop in Kawabe Moriyama-ne, Akita City, a bear ate 9 of 20 chickens. The about-1m bear stayed at the scene and was culled as a nuisance animal.
Akita, Akita
Sighted within residential property. Bear approximately 1 m in size.
Akita, Akita
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Akita Shogunno-aoyamacho, Akita
A man spotted one bear about 1 meter long crossing a city road from east to west in Tsuchizakiminato-kita 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the premises of Akita Bank Kōhoku Branch. The distance to the building was about 5 meters. It left toward the residential area to the west.
Akita, Akita
An elderly man saw one bear about 1 meter long crossing the road on a city road in Tsuchizakiminato-kita, Akita City.
Akita Iijima-Naganonakacho, Akita
[Post] I thought I saw something move in my car mirror, and when I looked closely there was a bear.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tsuchizakiminato-kita 6-chome, Akita City.
Akita Kohoku-shincho, Akita
One bear, believed to be an adult, was seen climbing a tree and eating nuts in a vacant lot adjacent to Uguisu no Sato in Nishiantani, Shizukuishi Town.
Shizukuishi 西安庭, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Nishianiwa 26 District, Shizukuishi Town, around 04:30 on June 8.
Shizukuishi 下長根, Iwate
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Daisen Teradate, 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
Post: While passing by on my bicycle I smelled a wild animal. When I looked to the side there was a bear about 1.5 m long.
Katagami Tenno, 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
Near the 129 km marker on the Akita Expressway, outbound lane: a collision between a bear and a vehicle. The bear was crossing from left to right (west to east) and the vehicle could not avoid it, with the rear of the vehicle striking the bear. Direction the bear went after the incident is unknown.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While driving from Kyowa toward Akita City, I sighted an individual approximately 1 meter in body length.
Akita, Akita
Around 06:17 on 2026-06-07, a bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakigawa Komasakadai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
While riding my motorcycle, a bear about 1 meter tall ran alongside me as if fleeing — I panicked.
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A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka, Iwate
[Report] Moved along a farm road and into the woods
Senboku Tazawako-Komatsu, Akita
A cub was sighted on Prefectural Route Oushuku Onsen Line in Nishiainari, Shizukuishi Town.
Shizukuishi 西安庭, Iwate
While driving on the road, one bear was sighted near the grove at the back of a rice field. (Size unknown) The bear left heading south. 150 m from the nearest building.
Oga Funagawaminato-Niiyama, Akita
[Report] While traveling from Akita Minami IC toward Akita Chuo IC, a bear crossed from the left to the right. Adult bear, 1.5 m — size comparable to bears at Kuma-Kuma Park.
Akita, Akita
[Report] In front of Kawabe Junior High School gate: a cub about 80 cm ran from the Raikochi apartment complex toward the grove of mixed woods.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakoya Raiguchi, Akita City, around 08:40 on 2026-06-06.
Akita, Akita
I spotted a bear about 50 cm at the shoulder on the ground. It ran south toward the shrine. It was close to the building.
Akita, Akita
There are signs that the bear is fixating on the feed.
Morioka, Iwate
One bear about 1 m in body length was sighted. Direction it left is unknown. Approximately 5 m from a nearby house.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Ogata, Akita
A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted and moved off to the south. It was about 50 m from a nearby building.
Senboku, Akita
[Report] While attempting to cross the road along Route 13, it noticed a car and descended the slope.
Akita, Akita
While driving on National Route 13 from Akita toward Omagari, a bear entered the highway from the shrubs on the small hill on the left, tried to cross the road to head toward Wada Station, but was blocked by the central divider fence. It attempted two or three times to ram through the fence to get out but couldn’t, and then fled back into the shrubs on the hill it had come from.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kanada, Kanazawa Horinai, Akita City, and was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1.0 m in body length was sighted on the premises. It left toward the forest to the north. It was 50 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
It (the bear) walked leisurely from the rice paddy toward the mountains.
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Kanaashi-Iwase-Oomote, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A 1.0 m long bear was sighted in the rice field across from the house. It crossed the Shinsogawa River, passed near the Soenomata Community Hall, and fled into the mountain to the north. Distance to the nearest house: 200 m.
Daisen Tsuchikawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tazawako-Umezawaofu, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 8:30 AM on June 5, and it was seen moving.
Senboku Tazawako-Umezawa, Akita
One bear approximately 1.5 m in body length. It departed toward the northern mountain area. Distance: 10 m.
Senboku Tazawako-Umezawa, Akita
[Report] While driving, observed a creature that appeared to be a bear cub walking on the road; it moved toward the mountains and disappeared.
Akita, Akita
On the evening of 2026-06-05, a bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Sotsuda Shibakura, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku, Akita
Report: Encountered a bear about 1 m in body length while walking in a park. Distance approximately 50 m. It left heading southeast.
Akita, Akita
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in a park in Goshosodai 2-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
While waiting at a traffic light, it crossed from the bushes on the right to the bushes on the left. The right side is the national highway side.
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
I was walking when I spotted one in the bushes. When I made a noise, it ran off toward the north (the prefectural road side).
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Taihei Hatta Fuzunosaki, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A single Asiatic black bear (about 70 cm) entered the forest.
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
A single bear about 1 meter long was sighted and walked off to the east. It was approximately 20 meters from nearby houses.
Senboku Tazawako-Okazaki, 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] A single bear cub suddenly appeared from the bushes as it joined National Route 13 from the Amano side.
Akita, Akita
Report: An adult bear was spotted on the roadside.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed a bear leaving eastward from the parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m. 5 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While driving, there was only a small bear cub wandering around the center of the road.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Found along the riverbank; whereabouts since then unknown.
Senboku Nishikicho-Kobuchino, 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
[Post] Body length approximately 1 m
Ogata, Akita
There was a bear about 50 cm tall.
Akita Hodono-Kanasamachi, Akita
Around 1:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Kanadashi-Horiuchi, Akita City. It was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
Around 13:30 on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Goshono Tsutsumidai 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
One animal believed to be the size of a large dog plus a bit larger, thought to be a bear, was sighted moving toward the Kitakami River.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
(Posted) Ran away
Akita, Akita
Posted: Came out from the brush trying to cross the road. When the car horn was sounded, it went back into the brush. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
While patrolling rice fields by car on a farm road, I encountered a bear that had come down from the mountain on the west side onto the road. It noticed me and climbed back up the west-side mountain. Body length just under 1.0 m.
Akita, Akita
[Report] After finishing work, while driving as usual, I saw a bear crossing the roadway.
Akita, Akita
Moved from the grassy area in the center of the neighborhood toward the Inari shrine on the mountain side. Nearby is the Kitanoda Park Arena tennis courts.
Akita, Akita
Was walking in the middle of a rice paddy. When I honked the horn, it ran away behind a shrine. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
Around 5:25 PM on 2026-06-03, a bear was sighted in Kawabe-Kitanoda-Takaya-Odaka, Akita City, and it was seen moving.
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
[Post] While driving southbound on the Akita Expressway, crossed from west to east. About 2 km before Kyowa IC. Sex unknown, likely female.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
[Post] A bear about the size of a small cub was sniffing the grass on the sidewalk. I didn't see any sign of its parent.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-06-03 around 15:40, a bear was sighted in Owamihiratootorimaki, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, 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
While driving on Route 13, I saw the face of one bear in the bushes directly across from Boatpia Kawabe.
Akita, Akita
Around 1:45 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Maeda, Kawabe-Kitanoda Takaya, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed from inside a car. It slowly moved toward the north embankment.
Akita, Akita
[Post] About 80 cm in length — a small bear cub was walking through the brush between houses.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Near Kotomozawa Bridge, a black bear cub was standing on the sidewalk. It ran into the woods just before a vehicle passed by.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Crossed the road
Ogata, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Funakoshi Hachiroyachi, Oga City, Akita Prefecture.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
While driving on the road, I sighted one bear. It departed heading northwest.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
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Oga Funakoshi, Akita
[Report] While heading from the Hachiryū Bridge direction toward Funakoshi Station, it appeared from the left side of the road.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
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Oga Funakoshi, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 50 cm in body length. It left heading northwest.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
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Oga Funakoshi, Akita
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Oga Funakoshi, Akita
While traveling on the road, I sighted one bear.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
[Post] Went out onto the national highway
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
Around 5:50 AM on 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakoyamaeda, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
I spotted a bear on the Akita Road. It walked off to the north. One bear about 1 m (tall). Approximately 1 km to the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
[Report] At around 3:30 AM, a black animal about 50 cm ran off to the east.
Akita Izumiichinotsubo, Akita
At around 1:20 PM on June 3, one bear was seen moving in Kawanabe-Kitanodakoya Kuronuma Shimotsutsumishita, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 11:00 on June 3, one bear was seen moving in Kawanabe-Wada Shikida, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Kamishinjo Nakasodegawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 6:00 on 2026-06-03, a bear was sighted in Funakoshi-Ikkou, Oga City, Akita Prefecture.
Oga Funakoshi, Akita
Around 2:40 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagita Ishigami, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
At around 3:50 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted moving in Kyowa-Nakayodogawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
Around 10:55 on 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamagomori, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A creature that looked like a bear cub was near the Welfare Hall of Akita National College of Technology.
Akita Iijima-Naganonakacho, Akita
A bear cub about one to two times larger than a cat walked toward the community center.
Akita Kohoku-matsunocho, Akita
(Post) Was running in the parking lot within the Silver Area (near the tree). Went off somewhere immediately.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 80 cm in length was sighted. The bear left into the woods on the west side. It was 30 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Oganaka-Kokuyuchinai, Akita
Walked on the residential property and entered toward the mountain. Body length approximately 1.3 m. Departed heading east toward the mountain. Distance to nearest house approximately 3 m.
Senboku Tazawako-Okazaki, Akita
One bear approximately 70–80 cm in body length was sighted on top of a grassy area. The direction the bear was moving is unknown. It is 80 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
Posted: In front of Tersa. The same bear is in the same spot. It’s been watching constantly.
Akita, Akita
A single bear about 60 cm in body length was sighted near a nursery school. The bear moved off to the northeast. Distance from the nearest building: 10 m.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
[Post] A bear and her cub were along National Route 13.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Location: between Goshono General Park and Akita Tersa. About 20 m from the main entrance of Tersa. Observed one adult Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma). Bear size about 1.0 to 1.2 m. Probably the same individual seen on May 29. Weather: clear. Temperature: 24°C.
Akita, Akita
(Posted) It was at the bus stop.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita
[Post] My daughter said she saw it while coming home from school. Near the entrance to Pinocchio Park.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 60 cm in body length was sighted on the road. The bear's direction of travel is unknown. It was 10 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, 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
[Report] One bear approximately 1.2 m long sighted. Distance to the nearest house: 10 m. Direction of departure: unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0–1.5 m in body length was sighted in a rice field. The bear crossed the road and departed to the southeast. 80 m from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Tayazawa, Akita
A badly damaged unidentified body was found on a hillside behind a residential area in Kawabe-Wada, Akita City.
Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita
Sighted in the river channel, body length approximately 0.8 m, direction when leaving unknown, approximately 200 m from a residence
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted 100 meters north of the residence. The bear walked off continuing north.
Akita, Akita
In Kawabe-Wada, Akita City, a 73-year-old woman was attacked by a bear and died while mowing grass.
Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita
While weeding on the property, I was attacked.
Akita, Akita
A woman was found dead in a mountain forest near her home in Kawabe-Wada, Akita City, and investigators considered that she may have been attacked by a bear.
Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita
A single bear approximately 80 cm in body length was observed crossing the road. The bear went from east to west. 400 m from the nearest building.
Oga Wakimoto-Tominaga, Akita
One approximately 1-meter-tall bear was sighted. It ran east and entered the brush. Distance to the nearest residence: 100 meters.
Daisen Toyokawa, Akita
Spotted a bear from the kitchen. Direction when it left unknown. The screen door was torn. One bear about 1 m (long/tall).
Akita, Akita
Saw a bear from the kitchen. It left and its whereabouts are unknown. The screen door was torn. About 1 m (away/long).
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear. Body length unknown. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Around 7:00 on June 2, a bear was seen moving in Wakimoto-Tominaga Enmyōjidai, Oga City, Akita Prefecture.
Oga Wakimoto-Tominaga, Akita
Around 4:00 AM on June 2, a bear was sighted in Kawabe Moroi Nakamichi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Crossing in front of a car
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear while driving. It appeared to be trying to enter a building. Size and direction of travel unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
I went outside and it walked past the front of the entrance.
Akita, Akita
Posted: It ran off immediately. I only saw one, but there are fields and such nearby.
Akita, Akita
At the Takahora Mountain trailhead, five hikers sighted a mother bear with her cub.
Shizukuishi 下長根, Iwate
[Post] Around the 77.3 km marker on the Akita Expressway, moving from the road into the mountains
Akita, Akita
A passerby spotted two bears — a mother and her cub — and they ran off into the woods on the north side.
Morioka, Iwate
[Report] A bear crossed the road on a curve with a passing lane on National Route 13.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
[Post] Two cubs with their mother bear
Akita, 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
Two bears about 1.0 m and 0.5 m in body length crossed the road heading west.
Katagami, Akita
Witnessed one bear running eastward toward the cemetery from the tea field intersection.
Morioka, Iwate
One bear was seen moving in Shimokitate Hotokawa Ubagasawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Tenno Kitano, Katagami, Akita, around 06:30 on May 31.
Katagami, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kamishinjo Gojuttō Kobayashi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
It was on the road, so I honked the horn and it ran off into the woods on the Sky Dome side.
Akita Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear about 1.2 m tall. It left heading south along the riverbank.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Sighted on the road from Shiki no Machi toward Motokiyama. Near a bamboo grove. It ran off when a car approached.
Katagami Showa-Midarebashi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Motokiyama-ne, Showa Okubo, Katagami City, and was seen moving.
Katagami Showa-Midarebashi, 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
While driving, I saw one cub about 50 cm long. It headed toward Kakunodate along the national highway. Distance from houses: 50 m.
Daisen Kitanagano, Akita
[Report] One bear sighted. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
At around 10:35 on May 30, a bear was seen moving in Kakunodatemachi Iwaseshitano, Senboku City, Akita.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
[Report] A friend contacted me saying there appeared to be a bear on the riverbank behind my house. I looked from a second-floor window and saw a bear walking along the bank from downstream toward the iron bridge. When I shouted loudly, it hurriedly went down the embankment toward the river, and its whereabouts after that are unknown. There happened to be an angler under the iron bridge about 100 meters away; the police arrived, issued a warning, and the angler left. It was a large bear for an adult. It was within 10 meters of a house.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Walked within the property toward the river; body length approximately 1 m; direction of departure west (toward Hinokinai River); distance to the nearest house about 1 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
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Daisen Kitanagano, Akita
[Report] From the area near Kawahara Hall, the bear crossed the rice fields from around the Wabisakura signboard, headed toward the fields, and is wandering near houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
I didn't see the bear itself, but there were bear tracks on the rice paddy embankment and in the field next to my house. From the direction of the tracks, it likely moved from west (Tamagawa direction) to east (toward AEON Nakasen store).
Daisen Kitanagano, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Yuwatsubakigawa Okutsubakidai, Akita City, around 03:51 on May 30.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Saw a bear crossing the prefectural road from north to south. Size about 80 cm. Moved into the woods on the east side.
Akita, Akita
A bear crossed the road. Body length unknown. It departed heading east. Approximately 30 meters from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
While driving, after passing the entrance to Motokiyama Park — I spotted a bear in the brush on the left between there and the point where the road begins to descend toward the traffic light.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawaryuge, Akita
I spotted it in the grassy area near where I passed Motokiyama Park. It was about the size of an adult, not a cub.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawaryuge, Akita
[Report] While driving from Akita Airport toward Daisen City, a cub ran out onto the road from the left. It was startled by the car and ran back into the mountains.
Daisen, Akita
[Report] The location was between Goshono General Park and Akita Tersa. About 20 meters from the main entrance of Tersa. I sighted one adult Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma). The bear’s size was about 1.0–1.2 meters. The bear entered the park-side thicket once, but then returned to the same spot. After that it repeated disappearing into and reappearing from the thicket three times, and finally disappeared into the thicket. At that time, there were only a few cars in the parking lot. Also, traffic between Tersa and Aeon was not heavy. Weather: clear. Temperature: 18°C.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Parking space for Kuroneko Yamato truck
Akita, Akita
A family of Asian black bears (Tsukinowaguma) was wandering around a Yamato Transport truck. The adult was about 120 cm and the cub about 60 cm. The bears wandered for about five minutes before leaving to the south.
Akita, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on May 29, a bear was seen moving in Kyowa-Nakayodogawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
[Post] A giant bear
Akita, Akita
It was beside the guardrail. As I passed by in the car, it did a somersault under the guardrail and went into the bushes.
Daisen Kyowa-Sakai, Akita
A bear was sighted around 3:15 PM on May 28 in Kyowa Funaoka Ichi-no-watari, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Daisen, Akita
I witnessed a cub crossing the road. Body length about 50 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Funaoka, Akita
On 2026-05-28 morning, a bear was seen moving in Kanazawa Kata, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was observed crossing Akita Showa Line from the rice paddy on the southwest side of the sighting location and leaving toward the rice paddies to the northeast. Distance from the nearest building: 50 m.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While driving on the road between rice paddies, a bear about 1 meter long was running. There are houses nearby.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kanazotakaoka Inaribayashi, Akita City, around 08:30 on May 28.
Akita, Akita
As I was about to get out of the car, I noticed it walking past alongside the driver's door.
Akita, Akita
A bear was seen moving around at Kitanagano Nakagawara, Daisen City, around 7:30 a.m. on 2026-05-28.
Daisen Nagano, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear while driving — body length 1.5 m
Oga Funagawaminato-Minamihirasawa, Akita
One bear about 1 m in size was seen coming out of the Tamagawa riverbed and entering a nearby thicket. Distance to the nearest house: 200 m.
Daisen Nagano, Akita
On 2026-05-28 at night, a bear was sighted in Goshono Jizodai 4-chome, Akita City.
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
[Report] Spotted a bear from inside a car near the river. It seemed agitated, swinging its head back and forth. Size was under 1 meter, thin build.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kamikita-te Funo-Wakinoda, Akita City, around 18:45 on May 27.
Akita, Akita
A fairly large bear. It was fat. There is also a school for students with disabilities nearby.
Akita, Akita
Saw it while driving; when I honked the horn it ran away.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 60–70 cm was seen walking near a house. It was observed walking toward the west (river). Afterwards it was reported to have climbed up the levee. Distance to the residence: 20 m.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
[Report] R7, from the highway side toward Motokiyama Park
Katagami Showa-Toyokawaryuge, Akita
A bear was sighted in Goshono-Motomachi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While taking an early-morning walk, I spotted one bear. It's on an elementary school student’s route to school, so I think it's dangerous.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Furukawabata, Shimogungo, Daisen City, and was seen moving.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
Around 5:30 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear was sighted in Omyojin, Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture.
Shizukuishi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Minamigaoka 2-chome, Akita City, on 2026-05-27 afternoon.
Akita, Akita
Was walking about 500 meters north.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
Saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub at night.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
A bear about the size of a cub was seen walking.
Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita
One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Gosho Lake Regional Park.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
Observed one bear approximately 1 meter in length. Direction it left is unknown. About 10 meters from a nearby residence.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
While driving on Prefectural Route Akita-Kitanoda, I saw one bear about 50 cm crossing from east to west. It was 30 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakōya-Kanda, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 4 PM on 2026-05-26, one bear was sighted in Tsunagi, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture.
Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate
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
There's a big bear outside the house.
Akita, Akita
Around 20:25 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Goshono-Jizoden 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Road between Refresh Garden and Goshono Gakuin. A 50–60 cm Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma).
Akita, Akita
[Post] I think it was a female bear with cubs. It ran in front of the car for a short distance, then left the road and went into the grass.
Akita, Akita
Ran from the road to the back of the house and headed into the mountains.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Moon-ringed bear droppings. Two round pieces.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking in the park, I saw a skinny adult bear and one cub. At first the adult looked like a large black dog. The adult was about 1 m and the cub about 0.5 m in size. After that the bears went into the brush on the Yayoi-kko Village side.
Akita, Akita
On a private road, one bear about 60 cm was sighted. It left toward the mountains to the east, 20 m from a house.
Akita, Akita
A 1.0‑m bear was sighted on the roadway. It then moved away into the woods to the west. It was 400 m from the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
One bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted and left heading north. Distance to the residence was about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Around 16:20 on 2026-05-25, one bear crossing a prefectural road was sighted by a woman in her 70s in Mizunomezawa, Kakunodatemachi, Senboku, Akita.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Tsunagi-... area of Morioka City around 16:20 on May 25.
Morioka, Iwate
Post: One newborn bear emerges from the bushes but soon returns
Akita, Akita
While mowing, I spotted one bear about 1.0 m in body length. It moved northwest.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in length sighted; moving south.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawafunabashi, Akita
One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted. It was reported to have moved north.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
Two bears approximately 0.8 m and 0.5 m in length were sighted on a farm road near Kusaochi Shrine.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
There are bear tracks in the vegetable garden behind the house.
Morioka, Iwate
At around 8:30 on May 25, a bear was seen moving in Ueno, Kakunodate-machi, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
(Posted) It ran along the side of the building toward the back.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
A bear about 1.5 meters long was running. It went into the forested mountain area.
Akita, Akita
[Report] One bear sighted; body length unknown
Senboku Tazawako-Kata, Akita
[Post] One bear of unknown body length sighted
Senboku Tazawako-Kata, Akita
Around 06:50 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Tazawako Kataichinowatari, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Tazawako-Kata, Akita
An approximately 50 cm-long animal was rummaging through the garbage at the trash collection point. Direction of departure unknown. Approximately 3 m from a residence.
Senboku Tazawako-Kata, Akita
A single young bear was sighted near the road by the parking area of the Oirino Wetland Plant Garden in Goshoko Wide-area Park.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Kanazawa-Takaoka Inari Hayashi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 7:00 on May 25, one bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Chibarayama, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 12:35 on 2026-05-25, a bear was seen moving in Showa Toyokawa Tsukinoki Omiya, Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawafunabashi, Akita
On the morning of 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Showa Toyokawa Tsukinokizawa, Katagami, Akita.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
[Post] A bear cub was running through the rice field. Diagonally across from the fire station.
Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita
At around 16:47 on May 24, a bear was seen moving in Kanehanyu, Kawabe Toneyoshi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear was walking on the sidewalk while a car was driving.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Observed two individual bears remaining on the roadway at the rear of a line of vehicles stopped at a traffic signal.
Katagami Showa-Midarebashi, Akita
Post: An adult (over 1 m) crossed the road.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long crossed the Akita Expressway northbound.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Attempting to cross a highway
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted moving around 12:40 in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Karuizawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
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Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kakunodate-machi Yamatani Kawasaki Ueno, Senboku City, Akita, around 18:50 on May 23.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
[Post] Spotted while farming
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
[Report] One bear about 1 meter. It crossed the river and entered the mountain across the way.
Akita Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita
Crossed the roadway and entered the bushes.
Akita, Akita
A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of Wannam Pier and departed to the southeast. It was 10 m from nearby buildings.
Akita, Akita
A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of WanNyapia and left heading southeast. It was 10 m from the nearby building.
Akita, Akita
Report: One bear sighted. Size and direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
An adult bear was sighted wandering in Shimomachi, Shizukuishi Town.
Shizukuishi 町裏, Iwate
[Post] The moment the carcass of a wild boar that had been floating in the pond washed up on the shore, a bear emerged from the undergrowth and was devouring it.
Akita, Akita
One bear sighted on the west side grounds of Meio High School. Body length 1.0 m. Departed into the southern thicket. Distance from school building: 30 m.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear (1 m) while walking. The bear then left toward the north into the brush. 30 m to the nearest house.
Akita, Akita
[Report] One approximately 1-meter bear sighted. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kaminotegofuruno Fukadazawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A passerby sighted one bear, approximately 70 cm. It was 10 m from Nissan Motor Company. The bear departed toward the Terauchi direction.
Akita Yabase-Miwacho, Akita
(Posted) Appears to be a cub; ran off toward the New National Highway direction.
Akita Yabase-Shinkawamukai, Akita
While traveling from Toraike Katagami toward Prefectural Route Oga-Shōwa Iidagawa, one bear about 0.7 m in body length was observed. It moved in the direction of the western woodland.
Katagami Iitagawa-Shimoabukawa, Akita
Observed while driving. Spotted one bear approximately 50 cm in body length crossing a T-intersection from north to south. It left heading into the woods to the south. Nearest building: 300 meters away.
Akita, Akita
While eating, believed to be a parent and child.
Akita, Akita
Around 8:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a man walking on the Akita Tenno Line (Shin-kokudo) in Yabase, Akita City, spotted a bear about 70 cm long. The bear went north.
Akita Yabase-Dojonumamachi, Akita
Crossed the road from east to west while a vehicle was passing, then left toward the mountains. One bear, body length 1.0 m. Approximately 300 m from residences.
Daisen Tsuchikawa, Akita
Crossed the road from east to west while a vehicle was passing, then left for the mountains. One bear, body length 1.0 m. Approximately 300 m from residential houses.
Daisen Tsuchikawa, Akita
[Post] Running along the rice paddy ridge
Akita Yotsugoya-Koaji, Akita
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Akita, Akita
Observed a large bear in a field. One bear. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 50 m.
Akita, Akita
A single bear about 60 cm crossed the prefectural road and ran off to the west. Distance to the nearest house: 50 m.
Daisen Toyooka, Akita
A facility user sighted a bear on the perimeter road. Body length 60 cm. Appeared small. Left heading south. Distance from the building 50 m.
Akita, Akita
Officer on patrol sighted it. Body length about 1.0 m. One individual. Departed toward the northwest.
Akita, Akita
A police officer on patrol sighted a bear. Approximately 1.0 m in body length. One individual. It left heading west.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Ran along a path and entered a private home's yard.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear walking from my property to the neighboring lot. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved east and left. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
One bear sighted on the premises. Body length 1.0 m. Left heading east. Distance from buildings: 2 m.
Akita, Akita
While driving, I sighted one bear. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the south. Distance from the building: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Left south along the city road adjacent to Gosho-no Third District Park. Body length 1.0 m. One individual. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the west. 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
After running along the road, it went into the yard of a private residence.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved away to the west. 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
While on duty, one bear was sighted on a municipal road. It was wandering around the area. Body length approximately 1.0 m. Direction in which it left unknown. Distance from buildings: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
At around 10:50 on the 21st, a man in his 50s working nearby spotted a single bear about 1 meter long in Goshono Jizoida 2-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police warned residents and patrolled the area by patrol car, noting that a junior high school and high school are approximately 300 meters away.
Akita, Akita
Around 07:30 on 2026-05-21, one bear was sighted in Natsusumori, Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture.
Shizukuishi 七ツ森, Iwate
A bear was loitering in front of a house entrance. Body length approximately 1.5 m. Direction of departure unknown. Distance to the house about 1 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kakunodatemachi Kawaranakakawara, Senboku City, around 6:00 AM on 2026-05-21.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A bear about 1 meter tall was walking on the road. Startled by a car, it ran off toward the railroad tracks.
Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita
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Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Around 14:57 on 2026-05-20, a bear was sighted in Goshono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
About 1 meter. In the Refresh Garden parking lot.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Adult bear. Went in the direction of Hoshitsuji Shrine.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
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Akita, Akita
[Post] Bear.
Akita, Akita
Sighted inside Akita Refresh Garden. Size approximately 1.0 m. The bear then moved east.
Akita, Akita
Around 14:00 on May 20, 2026, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita Refresh Garden in Gosyono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City. The area is a residential district with nearby junior high and high schools and a shopping mall; the police have contacted related agencies, are patrolling the site with patrol cars, and are warning residents to be cautious.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-05-20 afternoon, one bear was seen moving in Goshono Jizoden 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Around 14:00 on the 20th, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita City Refresh Garden in Goshono Jizohta 3-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police Station said the nearest junior and senior high schools are about 200 m away and houses about 100 m, and patrol cars are broadcasting warnings to alert people.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear crossing National Route 341 from north to south. It went into the woods. Body length about 50 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
Report: While I was walking, there was a bear about 140 cm tall in the forest underbrush.
Akita Senshu-meitokumachi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Yotsugoya Suetomatsumoto Sakanoue, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While driving on the road, a bear about 1 meter long was walking in a rice field beside the road.
Akita, Akita
[Post] In the bushes beside the cafe
Akita Omachi, Akita
Moved through the back of the residential property toward Izu Shrine, then relocated to the forested hills to the north.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawakamiabukawa, Akita
[Post] There is one adult bear in the forest
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
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Akita Izumi, Akita
[Report] While commuting from the Sanno direction toward Akita Station, I saw a bear in a parking lot. It was a single cub, about 70 cm long.
Akita Omachi, Akita
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Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
Was trying to cross the road. When a car came, it went back into the bushes.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted on company premises. Body length: 1.0 m. It departed southward. Distance from the building: 10 m.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Oomachi 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
Around 6:50 on 2026-05-20, a bear was sighted in Shimonobaru Kakekakida, Kakunodatemachi, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
On 2026-05-20 around 12:30, a bear was sighted in Kyowa Kamiyodokawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
Report: After getting off at Izumi-Sotokawashi Station and exiting toward the Sotokawashi side, there was a bear in the park on the left. Its eyes were shining in the dark. Body length unknown.
Akita, Akita
Sighted on the premises from inside the residence. Walked off to the west. Body length about 1 m. Approximately 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
Sighted near Mutsumi Landscaping and Civil Engineering
Katagami, Akita
[Post] It was on the road while heading from Sannō toward the station. It was near a daycare center.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
It was a cub about 5–60 cm. It was walking along, but when I rang the bear bell I had, it ran off toward the station.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A limping bear climbed up the hill behind the houses.
Akita Izumikamanomachi, Akita
[Post] A young bear about 50 cm crossed the road.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
I saw a black object larger than a dog. It went into the trees near a house. Its movements were fairly slow, and it appeared to have a problem with its right leg.
Akita, Akita
[Report] A young bear was in the rental parking lot next to the 7-Eleven.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
Sighted behind a shop on Torimachi Street.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
A cub was on the riverbank's edge.
Akita Omachi, Akita
[Post] There was something like a bear in the company's grove. I was too scared to look properly, but it was not a dog. Bigger than a dog, about just under 1 meter.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
[Post] I went to clean the trash area and saw something like a bear in the park at the back, got scared and ran away. It climbed over the fence toward the Leopalace side and disappeared. It had an injured leg.
Akita, Akita
[Report] During pick-up/drop-off, it was at the corner of the house. It looked like a bear with bad legs. Body length about 1 m.
Akita, Akita
A single juvenile bear was in the shrine grounds. About 70–90 cm tall. Not as tall as 1 m. It was in the shrubbery at the edge of the wooded area, then walked eastward.
Akita Omachi, Akita
[Post] While riding on the bicycle path I saw a black object at the roadside. It was limping on its right leg. A bear from the day before yesterday?
Akita, Akita
[Report] I saw one bear on the way to the branch office.
Oga Toga-Hamashioya, Akita
A bear was in a farm field. Body length unknown. It departed toward the southeast. It was about 100 meters from nearby buildings.
Senboku, Akita
[Report] A bear cub was walking along the river. It walked in the direction of Chiaki (Senkyu) Park.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
Posting: Eating something in the same spot. I’ve seen it every time I go for the past two or three days.
Akita, Akita
[Post] On the way back from fishing I found something like a bear in the grass. I think its body length was about 70 cm. When I honked the horn it ran away.
Akita Omachi, Akita
It was wandering near a prefectural road. Body length approximately 1 m, direction of departure unknown, distance to buildings 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
One bear was sighted in a rice paddy 50 m south of Takara (Tamakawa?) Community Center. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
On the way back from the Kawabata area, I saw one young bear. Its body length was about 70–80 centimeters. It was alone in an open space that looked like a parking lot.
Akita Omachi, Akita
In the early morning of May 19, 2026, a roughly 70-cm bear was sighted in front of Neburi Nagashi-kan in Omachi, Akita City at about 02:30. At 09:50 a similarly sized bear-like animal was seen near a nearby parking lot. Subsequent sightings were reported along the river, at a shrine, and near a supermarket, and authorities say the bear may still be in the area.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
There was a bear in a rice paddy. I saw it from a distance from the road; it was relatively large. It seemed to be walking slowly.
Akita, Akita
While foraging for wild vegetables in the mountains, I looked down from above and saw a bear cub in a graveyard. When I blew a whistle, it ran off toward the bamboo grass thicket.
Oga Toga-Shiohama, Akita
It ran from the rice-field ridge, crossed the road, and ran into the rice field on the opposite side.
Akita, Akita
The bear was running and wandering along the sidewalk beside the airport road. It crossed from the Honda side to the Shibano side.
Akita, Akita
[Report] I was driving slowly north along the field ridge that runs parallel to the road between the airport road and two rice paddies.
Akita, Akita
Post: Body length about 1.2 m. In broad daylight on a hill area. From the south-side woods heading toward residential area. Dangerous due to school commute time.
Akita, Akita
[Post] While walking from Izumi-Sotoasahikawa Station I saw a black moving object. Larger than a dog, about 1.2 m. It looked like its front leg was injured.
Akita, Akita
Around 04:20 on May 18, a black bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted near JR Izumigaoka-Akihikawa Station in Sotoasahikawa, Akita City; it appeared to have an injured front paw. On May 17 in the same area, a bear believed to have an injured front paw entered a private property, and police responded by setting off firecrackers.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed leaving the road heading north while in motion. Body length 1 m. 10–20 m to buildings.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking, I saw a bear moving from the mountain toward the Seria area. It appeared to be dragging one of its legs as if injured. It might be the same individual as the one seen around 5 p.m.
Akita, Akita
At around 17:45 on May 17, one bear was sighted on the grounds of a private home in Gaikasugawa, Sango-dena, Akita City. The Akita Rinko Police Station has not confirmed whether the bear left and is continuing to monitor the area, saying the bear may still be on the property.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Passing through Sotoasahikawa Anpasu. Came out in front of a car, went through the irrigation channel behind Maruhan Sotoasahikawa, crossed from Akigin Sotoasahikawa branch toward the dentist opposite, entered the grounds of the house behind the dentist, and is believed to still be on that property. Appears to have an injured right front leg and was limping while running. Body length about 1.2 m.
Akita, Akita
Crossed the road toward the north side (the wholesale market side). Body length about 1.2 meters.
Akita, Akita
Posted: Walked along what looked like a waterway/irrigation canal next to the currency exchange
Akita, Akita
Post: About 80 cm. Right front paw injured.
Akita, Akita
Crossed from the southwest to the northeast side of the intersection. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a building.
Akita, Akita
[Post]
Akita, Akita
It was limping, about 1 meter.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear crossed the new national road near Kusautsugawa.
Akita, Akita
It came out from the farm road and went down the slope toward the Omono River.
Akita, Akita
A police officer driving by witnessed it running across the road from west to east. Body length 1 m. 5 meters from a private house.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
[Report] Passed across the garden embankment from west to east. Body length about 1 meter from snout to tail. Caution needed as this was in a residential area.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
Witnessed by visitors at Gokoku Shrine. Left toward the east side of the shrine. Body length 1.5 m. Distance from buildings unknown.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
At around 13:15 on the 17th, a man visiting the prefectural Gokoku Shrine in Terauchi Ohata, Akita City, saw a bear approximately 1.5 meters long. The bear moved eastward, was about 20 meters from the nearest building, and the Akita Rinko Police are patrolling the area by patrol car and warning residents.
Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita
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Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita
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Daisen, Akita
畑上でクマの足跡を目撃。足跡は北東へ向かっていた。
Oga Iriai-Kamiya, Akita
Discovered bear tracks. They continued toward the southeast.
Oga Iriai-Kotogawa, Akita
Bear tracks discovered. They continued toward the southeast.
Oga Iriai-Kotogawa, Akita
[Report] One bear sighted in a field. Moving from west to east. Around 14:40, possibly the same individual but uncertain, one cub was sighted on an adjacent village road. Moving from west to east.
Ogata 字大潟, Akita
On 2026-06-04 afternoon, one bear was seen moving in Ogata, Ogata Village, Akita.
Ogata 字中央, Akita
One bear approximately 80 cm in length was sighted. The bear left into the woods on the west side. It was 30 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Oganaka-Kokuyuchinai, Akita
One bear approximately 80 cm long was observed. The bear left heading from northeast to southwest. Distance from the nearest building: 50 m.
Oga Kakumazaki, Akita
A single bear about 1 m in body length was sighted crossing the road. The bear left heading from north to south. It was 70 m from the nearest building.
Oga Unoki, Akita
Around 12:25 on June 1, a bear was sighted in Unoki Matsukizakai, Oga City, Akita, and was observed moving.
Oga Unoki, Akita
[Post] Path Beside the Rice Field
Ogata 字大潟, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Gojirishi Nakaishi Higashiyamadai, Oga City.
Oga Iriai-Chuishi, Akita
A bear about 0.5 m in length was spotted in the grass beside the road. Shortly afterward, another bear about 1 m long appeared; it crossed the road from the south and left to the north.
Oga Iriai-Chuishi, Akita
Around 6:10 PM on May 26, a bear was sighted in Wakimoto Momokawa Yamazaki, Oga City.
Oga Wakimoto-Momokawa, Akita
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Oga Wakimoto-Momokawa, Akita
One bear approximately 1.2 m in body length was observed. The bear crossed the road and departed to the southwest. It was 300 m from the nearest building.
Oga Unoki, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1.2 m in length. The bear crossed the road and departed westward. 200 m from the nearest building.
Oga Unoki, Akita
Crossed a municipal road and hid in the bushes.
Oga Kakumazaki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Gori-ai Kotokawa Hamada, Oga City, and was seen moving.
Oga Iriai-Kotogawa, Akita
While working in a rice field, I witnessed a bear about just over 1 meter tall walking. It walked southward toward the Kotogawa area.
Oga Iriai-Kotogawa, Akita
While working in the fields, bear tracks were found on the farmland. From the direction of the tracks, the bear was moving west. 300 meters from the nearest building.
Oga Kakumazaki, Akita
[Report] I saw one bear on the way to the branch office.
Oga Toga-Hamashioya, Akita
One bear sighted. Left heading southwest. Approximately 170 m from the nearest building.
Oga Unoki, Akita
While foraging for wild vegetables in the mountains, I looked down from above and saw a bear cub in a graveyard. When I blew a whistle, it ran off toward the bamboo grass thicket.
Oga Toga-Shiohama, Akita
A single bear approximately 60 cm in body length was observed crossing the road, climbing over the clean center’s fence, and entering the facility grounds. The bear headed southwest. It was about 50 m from the nearest building.
Oga Matsukisawa, Akita
One bear about 60 cm in body length was sighted. The bear departed to the southeast. 200 m from the nearest building.
Oga Fukumezawa, Akita
One bear about 60 cm in body length was observed. The bear departed to the southeast. It was 250 m from the nearest building.
Oga, Akita
A single bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed walking on a farm road. The bear left headed east. It was about 10 m from the nearest building.
Oga Fukumezawa, Akita
五所川原から大釈迦に向かう途中、大釈迦スノーシェルターの手前でクマ１頭が道路を横断していたのを見た。少し離れていたが１ｍ以上に見えた。
Goshogawara 大字前田野目, Aomori
A bear about 1 meter long was spotted on the runway at Odate-Noshiro Airport in Kitaakita, Akita, and was driven off with fireworks into brush on the south side.
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
大館能代空港の滑走路上に体長1メートルほどのクマ1頭を目撃。空港職員が対応後、南側へ立ち去る。
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
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Kosaka, Akita
Damage to crops such as potatoes
Odate, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kuradate Kawayada, Owani Town.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
Around 11:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Kosakaichinoto, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, Akita
When the brake lights of the car in front turned on, I saw a cub run from the road into the brush. As I drove past that spot, the cub was looking toward the road.
Noshiro Gongendai, Akita
A single bear about 80 centimeters long was in a field at 32 Sunakosawa, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It appeared to have come out from the wooded hill behind the house on the west side. The bear was by a pile of firewood next to the house; when it made eye contact it returned to the western woodland. The distance when eye contact was made was about 20 meters, and it was small enough to be thought a cub not yet weaned. No adult bear was seen. The neighbor was informed immediately.
Kosaka, Akita
Local resident sighted one bear (body length 1.2 m) / moving north / on convenience store premises
Odate Matsudate, Akita
Proceeding toward Kuradate, Muraoka direction
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
A bear was sighted in a parking lot in Shimizu 4-chome, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate Matsudate, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Kuradate Kawarada, Ōwani Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
Around 6:30 PM on June 13, a bear was seen moving in Asanai Kaminoyama, Noshiro City.
Noshiro Gongendai, Akita
Sighted near the greenhouse in the south-side field
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
A single bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed in a mountainside field.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
One bear crossed National Route 101 from north to south.
Aomori, Aomori
A bear had climbed a tree along the path between Kimimachi Saka Park Plaza No. 1 and Plaza No. 2. Body length about 50 cm. One bear. It fled toward Plaza No. 2.
Noshiro 二ツ井町加護山, Akita
While driving to work in a field, the reporter saw a bear sitting in a clearing near the woods on the east side of the apple orchard. The reporter reversed the car to put distance between themselves and the bear, and when they did the bear was gone. It is believed likely the bear escaped into the woods on the east side.
Kuroishi 大字高舘, Aomori
足跡
Odate, Akita
Around 2:00 PM on June 12, a bear was sighted in Kotsunagi-Nakajima, Futatsui-machi, Noshiro City, and was seen moving.
Noshiro 二ツ井町加護山, Akita
[Report] Approx. 1 m in length — witnessed running toward the Kosaka area.
Odate, Akita
A local resident spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving east / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 10 m from the nearest facility
Odate Dateshita, Akita
[Report] A bear about 1 meter long suddenly entered the company premises. When employees were startled and shouted, it ran off toward the north.
Odate Matsudate, Akita
Around 1:25 PM on June 11, one bear was sighted inside the premises of a house in Shimizu 2-chome, Odate City.
Odate Dateshita, Akita
[Report] Behind an empty house at 45 Sunagosawa, Kosaka, a young bear about 1 meter long ran into the forest on the west side. Just before that, it had been sighted near a water source in front of the house at 42 Sunagosawa. It appears to have come out of the forest on the east side, crossed rice fields and a river, passed between houses, and entered the forest on the west side. Although bears are known to be present in the hill behind the houses on the west side of the settlement, sightings of a moving bear occurred on the north and south sides of the row of houses. It is unusual to see a bear moving between houses during daytime.
Kosaka, Akita
[Report] Crossed the road from Kidoishi Waterside Environment Park toward the chicken coop. Body length 1 m
Kitaakita Hachimantai-shinden, Akita
Found bear tracks in the field. They appear to have come from the woods to the northwest of the discovery site.
Odate, Akita
Sighted one bear eating cherry fruits. Body length approximately 1 meter.
Noshiro Kamiyachi, Akita
[Posted in Aomori City] From within the facility grounds, it climbed over a fence about 150 cm high and ran off into the outside bush (toward Sawayan). It appears to be a small bear cub about 70 cm in size.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
A local resident sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) in a field / direction of travel: east / approximately 100 m from the nearest house.
Odate Hinai-Maeda, Akita
One bear about 1 meter in body length was observed in a grassy area. The bear then headed into the mountains. It was about 15 meters from a nearby house.
Kitaakita Motomachi, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Komagome Hotaruzawa, Aomori City, around 6:10 AM.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
Around 06:30 on 2026-06-10, one bear was seen moving in Kosaka, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.
Kosaka, Akita
A local resident spotted one bear (body length unknown) in the woods / direction of travel unknown / 150 m southwest of Manaka Community Center
Odate Akaishi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jinba, Odate City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
I couldn’t take proper photos because I was driving, but there were two black lumps that looked like bears. I think it was a parent and child.
Kitaakita, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter long was observed climbing a tree.
Aomori Yasuta, Aomori
Around 7:30 PM on June 7, a bear was sighted in Yasuda, Aomori City.
Aomori Yasuta, Aomori
[Post] Witnessed crossing the road from left to right immediately after getting off the Kosaka-kita IC on the Tohoku Expressway.
Kosaka, Akita
While driving from Omoinai toward Sainokami, a bear about 1.2 m in length climbed up the right roadside embankment and ran off into the woods toward Ohirayama.
Odate, Akita
Observed one bear moving toward the woods to the north. Body length approximately 1 m.
Noshiro Kamiyachi, Akita
A bear was sighted on the premises of a special nursing home in Harabutazawa, Noshiro City.
Noshiro Kamiyachi, Akita
While driving on Route 7, I witnessed a bear about 1–1.5 m long trotting crosswise toward the museum and then entering the woods. Other cars slowed and waited for it to cross, so quite a few people must have seen it. I’m reporting this because I didn’t find any sighting information posted.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
Noshiro Kitsunemori, Akita
[Report] A bear about 1 m tall was in the rice field and ran toward the mountain. About 100 m ahead there was a green onion farmer.
Noshiro Kitsunemori, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Hiyama-Shindenzawa, Noshiro City, around 1:30 a.m.
Noshiro Kamiyachi, Akita
[Posted] Encountered it as I left the workplace to go home.
Noshiro Kamiyachi, Akita
A juvenile bear about 40 centimeters long suddenly crossed the road at speed from the farm side.
Noshiro Makabechi, Akita
It ran through the rice paddies on the left side heading into Aomori City, past Kyowa Transport in Namioka. From what I could see through the passenger-side window, I think it was a cub.
Aomori, Aomori
A nearby resident sighted one bear in a vacant lot (body length 1.0 m). Direction of travel: west. Approximately 10 m from the nearest house.
Odate, Akita
On June 5 at around 3:29 PM, a bear was seen moving in Hinezawa-dai, Yagihashi, Hinai-machi, Odate City.
Odate, Akita
[Post] Noticing the car, it climbed the concrete wall and disappeared into the bushes.
Odate, Akita
[Post]
Odate, Akita
[Report] Appeared again this year in the same place where there were many last year. About 90 cm. When I tried to take a photo, it went into the bushes.
Odate Hinaimachi-Yagihashi, Akita
One bear (about 1.0 m in body length) sighted in the field / direction of travel unknown / approximately 20 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
[Sighting] About 70 cm in size. Spotted from inside a car. Went from the back of the parking lot into the woods.
Odate, Akita
At around 8:15 AM on June 5, a bear was seen moving in Nishino, Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture.
Ogata 字西野, Akita
Crossed the prefectural road and went toward the mountains.
Odate, Akita
One bear (body length 1 m) sighted on a municipal road / direction of travel: east / approximately 300 m northwest of Ogiida Station
Odate, Akita
When our eyes met, it fled toward the river (the Yoneshiro River direction) using its hindquarters. Its body length was over 1 meter and its fur was in very good condition.
Odate, Akita
Around 9:00 on June 5, a bear was sighted moving in Aseishi, Hanaoka-machi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
Around 5:50 PM on June 5, a bear was sighted in Nijida Jinja, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hachigibashi, Hinai-machi, Ōdate, Akita.
Odate, Akita
Around noon on 2026-06-05, a bear was sighted in Kobogawa, Hanaoka-machi, Ōdate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate Hanaokamachi, Akita
While working a ball-collection part-time job at Nashi no Ki Golf Garden, I witnessed a small bear cross right in front of me. It happened last Thursday. In the past I’ve repeatedly heard small bears crying around the same time of day. I tried to post about this several times, but it didn’t seem to go through, so although some time has passed since the sighting, I’m trying again.
Aomori Kobata, Aomori
Was watching from the sidewalk bushes as it prepared to cross the road. When a car passed by, it returned into the bushes.
Hirakawa, Aomori
One bear in Ikarigaseki, Hirakawa City was trying to cross the road from bushes on a sidewalk, but returned into the bushes when a car passed by.
Hirakawa Ikarigaseki, Aomori
One bear was sighted crossing the expressway south of Ajara Parking Area on the Tohoku Expressway in Karunushi, Owani Town.
Owani Karouji, Aomori
[Report] One bear sighted in a field. Moving from west to east. Around 14:40, possibly the same individual but uncertain, one cub was sighted on an adjacent village road. Moving from west to east.
Ogata 字大潟, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nishino, Oga Village, Akita Prefecture.
Ogata 字西野, Akita
Around 6:30 AM on June 4, a bear was sighted moving in Katayama-cho 3-chome, Odate City.
Odate, Akita
A nearby resident spotted one bear (body length about 1.0 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 50 m from the nearest house
Odate, Akita
On 2026-06-04 afternoon, one bear was seen moving in Ogata, Ogata Village, Akita.
Ogata 字中央, Akita
Noshiro Kamiyachi, Akita
One bear was sighted in Nijigai, Owani Town, and ran from the road toward the mountains.
Owani Nijikai, Aomori
[Report] Bear spotted in the grass
Odate, Akita
Around 09:57 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Iwato, Aomori City.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
A resident traveling on a municipal road sighted one bear (body length 1 m) heading east / 400 m south of Shimizukawa settlement, Kasuda area.
Odate Kasuda, Akita
A bear was sighted moving around in Kasada-Shimizukawa, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, on June 3 in the morning.
Odate, Akita
While driving on National Route 101 toward Namioka, just past the Daishaka Tunnel, I observed a bear about 1 m in length crossing the roadway from left to right. No damage reported.
Aomori, Aomori
Around 4:10 AM on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Tokusai-ko, Namioka, Aomori City, and crossed the roadway near the Daishaka Tunnel on Route 101. No damage has been confirmed.
Aomori, Aomori
One bear was sighted at Takada Asahiyama in Aomori City just after 6:00 a.m.
Aomori Takada, Aomori
Around 9:00 on June 3, one bear was seen moving in Nishino, Oga Village, Akita Prefecture.
Ogata 字西野, Akita
Crossing the road near the wind turbine
Noshiro 字塞ノ神, Akita
Observed one approximately 1-meter-tall bear. It fled to the east.
Noshiro Makabechi, Akita
Nearby residents sighted one bear (body length 0.7 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 100 m from the nearest house
Odate Nanamagaritai, Akita
One bear, approximately 1 meter, fled east.
Noshiro Futatsuimachi-Niageba, Akita
A cub came down from the ravine onto the road, looked closely at the car I was driving, and hurried back into the ravine.
Aomori Takada, Aomori
At a little after 6:00 a.m. on June 2, one bear cub was sighted in Asahiyama, Takada, Aomori City.
Aomori Takada, Aomori
[Post]
Kosaka, Akita
[Report] I observed a bear, believed to be an adult, crossing the road.
Kitaakita, Akita
I sighted a bear, believed to be an adult, crossing the road.
Kitaakita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kosaka, Kosaka Town, Akita around 5:30 PM on June 1.
Kosaka, Akita
Around 12:25 on June 1, a bear was sighted in Unoki Matsukizakai, Oga City, Akita, and was observed moving.
Oga Unoki, Akita
While driving on National Route 101 toward Namioka, collided with a bear that emerged from the left side of the road. The bear then departed in an unknown direction.
Aomori, Aomori
[Post] Went up the mountain with the shrine from near the direct sales shop. Body length about 1.2 meters.
Kosaka, Akita
A cub attempted to climb over the guardrail from the slope beside the railway tracks. One cub.
Aomori Namioka-Daishaka, Aomori
Report: A single fairly large bear about 1 meter in length crossed the town road near the south side of the cemetery at 16-1 Kakeshita, Osaki, moving from east to west. It climbed up from the embankment by the drainage channel south of the cemetery onto the town road, dashed into the field to the west, passed alongside the cemetery above the town road, and entered the western mountain forest. This crossing route has seen multiple sightings last year as well, including lone bears and mother-and-cub pairs.
Kosaka, Akita
A hiker near the summit of Mount Akiba sighted one bear (body length 0.7 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 1 km to the nearest facility
Odate Etsuri, Akita
Around 10:00 on May 31, a bear was sighted in Higashi-Iwasamizawa, Odate City.
Odate, Akita
About 70 cm. It appeared from the direction of Numa no Kubo and descended the mountain on the side of the Akibayama shrine.
Odate Etsuri, Akita
[Post] Racing along the rice-field ridgeline
Ogata, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Nishino, Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture.
Ogata 字西野, Akita
[Post] Path Beside the Rice Field
Ogata 字大潟, Akita
[Report] While traveling on National Route 7 from Hirosaki City toward Odate City, a bear appeared from the left side of the road shoulder, crossed the highway, and moved to the right side.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
While driving on the single road toward Ajarano Forest Campground, it crossed the road from the left and entered the hillside on the right.
Owani Kuradate, Aomori
Around 6:16 PM on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted moving in Nagabashiri-Jinba, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
I was driving from Ōwani toward Karatake when a bear ran from the right and crossed to the left.
Owani Komaki, Aomori
A bear appeared from along the river and ran off down the road.
Aomori, Aomori
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / Direction of travel: east / Approximately 50 m to the nearest building
Odate Hashigeta, Akita
Nearby residents spotted two bears (body lengths 1.0 m and 0.5 m) / heading east / approximately 400 m from the nearest facility
Odate, Akita
One bear cub ran from west to east.
Owani, Aomori
A resident on a walk observed two cubs on the road and one adult bear in the woods. The subsequent directions in which they left and the body lengths of the three bears are unknown. The nearest houses are approximately 150 m away.
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
Around 02:25 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Wagamihis'edodai, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture. It was seen on surveillance camera.
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
At around 2:00 AM, one bear was sighted on a forest road by a camera. Body length and direction of departure are unknown.
Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita
Around 06:00 on May 29, one bear was seen moving in Owani Shutchosawa, Owani Town, Aomori.
Owani Nijikai, Aomori
A single bear about 80 cm in body length was observed moving off to the south; approximately 150 m from nearby residences.
Kitaakita Maeyama, Akita
Fled after being startled by a car
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
[Post]
Kosaka, Akita
Around 8:00 on May 28, one bear was spotted moving in Shichinukazai, Kitaakita City.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kosaka Wakagi-dachi, Kosaka Town, Akita on 2026-05-28 morning.
Kosaka, Akita
Driver spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / on the grounds of the neighborhood community center
Odate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shakanai Naganoma, Odate City, around 6:05 PM on May 27.
Odate, Akita
Was attempting to climb the slope beside the road.
Aomori, Aomori
Ran off into the woods. [Broadcast from Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa, Aomori
A bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted around 6:00 PM beside the guardrail on National Route 7 in Tsurugasaka, Aomori City.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
Spotted an animal that appeared to be a bear. [Issued by Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Machii, Aomori
While driving from Aomori toward Hirosaki, I spotted one bear about 1.5 m long outside the guardrail on the east side. It was not on the roadway.
Aomori Namioka-Daishaka, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Tsurugasaka, Aomori City.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
It ran off toward the tennis courts. [Issued by Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Arayamachi, Aomori
Footprints discovered.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
Sighted one bear about 1 m tall. It fled to the south.
Noshiro Todoroki, Akita
While gathering wild plants, bear droppings were discovered. They appear to be 2–3 days old.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
One bear was seen moving in Arai-cho, Hirakawa City.
Hirakawa Arayamachi, Aomori
A single small cub about the size of a small dog was walking alone; after seeing us it ran off toward the rice fields.
Aomori Kanehama, Aomori
jumped out into the highway
Noshiro Hiyashimizu, Akita
Driver sighted one bear crossing the road (body length 50 cm) / direction of travel: west
Odate, Akita
Ran off into the woods. [Broadcast from Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Karatake, Aomori
Body length 1.2 m. Was in the field; later left the area.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
Report: Found an adult bear in the field. When I honked the horn it ran off toward the north.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
[Report] While driving on the highway, I witnessed a bear cub crossing the roadway.
Kitaakita Maeyama, Akita
While driving on the Akita Road, three bears — a mother and two cubs — were walking in the rice fields near the Isedotai archaeological site.
Kitaakita, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 meter in body length departing toward the mountain to the north. It was about 5 meters from nearby houses.
Kitaakita Kawai, Akita
Witnessed one bear approximately 1 meter long in the Namioka River. No damage reported.
Aomori, Aomori
Around 11:00 on May 22, a bear was sighted in Ukawa-Nakadate, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Mitane Ukawa, Akita
[Post] In Itazawa area, mountain side of Hiketsuki River
Odate Itazawa, Akita
On May 21 at around 12:30, a report was made of a parent-and-child bear in an apple orchard south of Taketate Elementary School in Hirakawa City. City staff patrolling the area sighted a bear-like animal at about 13:30; police and the hunting association conducted searches with drones but could not confirm the bear. The city halted school activities and will set a box trap at 09:00 on May 22.
Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori
Sighted in the apple orchard behind the elementary school grounds [Reported from Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Okidate Miyazaki, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori
[Post]
Kitaakita Komori, Akita
While driving on the expressway, I encountered a bear cub on the road about 200 meters before Kosaka Parking Area. I slowed down and honked, and it ran into the bushes on the left. The mother bear was not seen. I reported it to the police car that was ahead.
Kosaka, Akita
While running, I suddenly saw a bear about 0.5 m long come out onto the road right in front of me. It left heading toward the north side of Takao High School main gate.
Kitaakita Asahicho, Akita
At around 19:20 on the 19th, a man in his 40s who was running spotted a single bear about 50 cm long on a sidewalk in Isecho, Kitaakita City. The nearest house was about 5 meters away; Akita Hokutaka High School and the Kitaakita City Hall are nearby, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Kitaakita Isecho, Akita
One bear about 1.5 m long was seen crossing the prefectural road from south to north.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita
About 1 m long. It was running through a rice field. It headed toward the mountain to the south.
Mitane Sotooka, Akita
Body length 1 m
Mitane Shitobashi, Akita
Body length 1 m
Mitane Shitobashi, Akita
Bear tracks discovered. No damage reported.
Aomori, Aomori
A single bear approximately 60 cm in body length was observed crossing the road, climbing over the clean center’s fence, and entering the facility grounds. The bear headed southwest. It was about 50 m from the nearest building.
Oga Matsukisawa, Akita
Post: A cub was wandering around. When I approached by car, it ran away.
Mitane Sotooka, Akita
One bear about 60 cm in body length was sighted. The bear departed to the southeast. 200 m from the nearest building.
Oga Fukumezawa, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 m tall. It fled from east to west.
Noshiro 字塞ノ神, Akita
One bear about 60 cm in body length was observed. The bear departed to the southeast. It was 250 m from the nearest building.
Oga, Akita
A member of the public traveling on a city road sighted one bear (body length unknown) in the bushes / direction of movement unknown / 250 m west of Hokuyo Junior High School.
Odate, Akita
Body length 1 m. Crossed from east to west.
Mitane Toyooka-kinden, Akita
Body length 1 m. Crossed from east to west.
Mitane Toyooka-kinden, Akita
Crossed the road and headed through the rice field beside Aeon Town (on the Sunday side).
Noshiro Ogida, Akita
Around 18:10 on May 17, 2026, a man in his 30s from Noshiro City driving along National Route 7 in Noshiro-shi, Kaibuchi Aza Furuyabu, spotted one bear about 1 meter long. The bear crossed the road from south to north toward fields; the nearest building was about 10 meters away, and the police have issued a warning.
Noshiro Kairagefuchi, Akita
It came from the China Lumber area, passed through the residential premises, and went toward the Ōu Main Line railway tracks.
Noshiro Udoriakudo, Akita
[Post]
Noshiro Ogida, Akita
A single bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed walking on a farm road. The bear left headed east. It was about 10 m from the nearest building.
Oga Fukumezawa, Akita
[Report] Crossed the road
Noshiro 字塞ノ神, Akita
Witnessed a young bear running south across the Aomori Second Special Needs School grounds.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
A single bear is believed to be holed up inside the Cross Tower A-Bay building in Aomori City. Police and members of a hunters' association are surrounding the site and conducting capture operations, and a box trap has been brought in.
Aomori Uramachi, Aomori
Bear droppings believed to be from a bear were found on the east side of the Shin-Aomori Prefectural General Sports Park multipurpose athletic field.
Aomori Mayajiri, Aomori
While driving, I saw one bear about the size of an adult cross the road from south to north and enter the forest.
Shichinohe 志茂川原, Aomori
Around 7:20 on June 12, one bear was seen moving in Matsugasawa, Shichinohe Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Shichinohe 松ヶ沢, Aomori
A 1-meter-long bear was walking north.
Shichinohe 天間舘大沢, Aomori
[Posted in Aomori City] From within the facility grounds, it climbed over a fence about 150 cm high and ran off into the outside bush (toward Sawayan). It appears to be a small bear cub about 70 cm in size.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Komagome Hotaruzawa, Aomori City, around 6:10 AM.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
A single bear about 1 meter long was observed climbing a tree.
Aomori Yasuta, Aomori
Around 7:30 PM on June 7, a bear was sighted in Yasuda, Aomori City.
Aomori Yasuta, Aomori
While driving on Route 7, I witnessed a bear about 1–1.5 m long trotting crosswise toward the museum and then entering the woods. Other cars slowed and waited for it to cross, so quite a few people must have seen it. I’m reporting this because I didn’t find any sighting information posted.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
Fled to the west
Shichinohe 荒熊内, Aomori
Heading northeast
Shichinohe 膝森, Aomori
While working a ball-collection part-time job at Nashi no Ki Golf Garden, I witnessed a small bear cross right in front of me. It happened last Thursday. In the past I’ve repeatedly heard small bears crying around the same time of day. I tried to post about this several times, but it didn’t seem to go through, so although some time has passed since the sighting, I’m trying again.
Aomori Kobata, Aomori
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted crossing the road from the downhill-lane side about 1 km before the Michinoku toll gate in Takizawa, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
Witnessed crossing National Route 4 from east to west. Adult (about 1 meter in body length).
Tohoku 板橋山, Aomori
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Itabashiyama, Tohoku Town, and crossed National Route 4 from east to west.
Tohoku 板橋山, Aomori
One adult (bear) walked off to the south.
Shichinohe 道ノ上, Aomori
While driving a car, I encountered an animal that looked like a bear. The bear left the area.
Aomori, Aomori
A bear was sighted heading west from the Bodai tree area.
Shichinohe 菩提木, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving from west to east within Oyamagashira Golf Garden.
Shichinohe 北天間舘, Aomori
Adult bear and two cubs. They were at the roadside of the Michinoku Toll Road.
Aomori, Aomori
A 1-meter-long bear crossed the road and went toward the railroad tracks.
Tohoku 大籏屋, Aomori
Two bears were sighted in Takizawa, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
Discovered bear tracks in the field
Tohoku 大浦, Aomori
Bear tracks in the field
Tohoku 上野, Aomori
At Ora in Tohoku Town, Aomori, tracks suggesting a bear presence were found.
Tohoku 大浦, Aomori
It was poking its head out from beside the guardrail as if wanting to cross the road.
Aomori, Aomori
Around 15:30 on 2026-05-27, a bear was sighted in Takizawa, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
While gathering wild plants, bear droppings were discovered. They appear to be 2–3 days old.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
Witnessed a young bear running south across the Aomori Second Special Needs School grounds.
Aomori Toyama, Aomori
A single bear is believed to be holed up inside the Cross Tower A-Bay building in Aomori City. Police and members of a hunters' association are surrounding the site and conducting capture operations, and a box trap has been brought in.
Aomori Uramachi, Aomori
西方向に立ち去り。
Rokunohe Shimoyoshita, Aomori
（情報なし）
Hachinohe Nango-Nakano, Aomori
(No information)
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
Ran off toward the ravine/stream
Hachinohe Nango-Koromakisawa, Aomori
(No information)
Hachinohe Nango-Shimamori, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Karawakidotarumi, Hachinohe, Aomori.
Hachinohe Matsugaoka, Aomori
(No information)
Hachinohe Kawaragi, Aomori
No information
Hachinohe, Aomori
リンゴ畑内で中型のクマ１頭を目撃
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
住居に隣接する作業小屋等敷地内にクマの糞が多数あった。
Morioka, Iwate
近隣の小屋の米ぬか袋がクマに荒らされている。
Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate
畑のマルチが破られ、足跡があった。堆肥が荒らされた。
Morioka Nagai, Iwate
A crack believed to have been caused by a bear was found in a window of the motorcycle storage/management building at the driving license test center in Shimoda, Morioka City.
Morioka Shimoda, Iwate
A crack was found in a window glass at a driving license test center facility in Morioka City, and police suspect bear damage.
Morioka, Iwate
(No information)
Hachinohe Korekawa, Aomori
A person reported sighting one bear believed to be an adult in front of the old Zekawa Higashi Elementary School. The bear left heading west.
Hachinohe Korekawa, Aomori
(No information)
Hachinohe Nango-Koromakisawa, Aomori
While driving on Route 340 from Hachinohe toward Nango, I spotted a bear crossing the road about 50 meters ahead. I estimate its body length was about 1 meter. It appeared from the brush on the west side and went up the slope on the east side.
Hachinohe Nango-Aozukuri, Aomori
One bear was seen crossing the prefectural road
Gonohe 上市川, Aomori
Multiple passersby spotted one adult bear crossing a road in Osore, Hachimantai City.
Hachimantai 田頭, Iwate
農作業兼物置小屋に保管していたリンゴが食い荒らされていた。また小屋の内外にクマの糞らしき物が多数あった。
Morioka, Iwate
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Hachinohe Nango-Shimamori, Aomori
Two bears about 1 meter in length each; no human or property damage.
Hachinohe Uwano, Aomori
A cub was sighted in Shimoda Ishibane, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, around 6:50 a.m. on June 9. No human or property damage was reported.
Morioka Shimoda, Iwate
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
A bear entered the grounds of a prefectural apartment complex in Yuzawa-Higashi, Morioka, tore open fertilizer bags, and scattered fertilizer.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
A single medium-sized bear was sighted moving toward Iwayama near the Iwayama entrance on National Route 4.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
Crossed the road from the thicket and disappeared into the forest
Gonohe 上市川, Aomori
Around 4:20 PM on June 5, a bear was seen moving in Kamichikawa Zenrō, Gonohe Town.
Gonohe, Aomori
A single young bear was sighted near the parking lot reserved for staff of the Handmade Village.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
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Oirase, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Kayanomae, Oirase town.
Oirase, Aomori
A bear-like animal was sighted in Sanbonyanagi 4-chiwari, Morioka City.
Morioka Sanbonyanagi, Iwate
One bear was sighted at Takayashiki Rural Park in Takamori, Ichikawa-cho, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori
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Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori
From a fixed live camera in Matsuo Yoriki, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture 6/3 14:33:48 – Wandering around the premises from the far right of the screen https://www.youtube.com/live/MKmhNRdc4tA?si=2USAsD2IdB92ueZx 531-31 Matsuo Yoriki, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture 028-7302 Campus no Mori (Campus Forest) Hachimantai
Hachimantai, Iwate
Crossed the road while I was on my way home.
Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori
Around 1:00 PM on 2026-06-02, one bear was sighted in Tamogi, Hachinohe City, and crossed a road.
Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori
An adult bear was behind the garbage collection point near the caller’s home; afterward it ran off toward the forest.
Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate
A resident spotted one adult bear crossing a city road in Tagashira 21th district, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture.
Hachimantai 田頭, Iwate
There are bear tracks at the hands-on farm located on the south side of the elementary school.
Morioka Kagano, Iwate
Crossed the road and went into the bushes
Hachinohe Shiriuchimachi, Aomori
There were bear tracks in the field.
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
Signs suggesting a bear sighting (tracks of raspberries/blackberries eaten)
Morioka Yuzawa, Iwate
A 110 emergency call reported that it roared "Gao" and headed in the direction of Hakusandai (west side).
Hachinohe Sawasato, Aomori
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Hachinohe Nishihakusandai 2-chome, Aomori
On 2026-05-29 afternoon, a bear was sighted in Sakaushi Kaminorikizawa, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
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Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
Near Hakusandai Park South Entrance bus stop
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
A 1–1.5 m bear climbed up the cliff of the bridge.
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
A bear about 1 m (in length/height) went into the roadside brush (northeast direction).
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Toriigoe Yozukamichinoue, Ichinohe Town.
Ichinohe Torigoe, Iwate
Spotted one juvenile near a house.
Morioka Senbokucho, Iwate
A bear was sighted moving in Nishi-Shiroyamadai 1-chome, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Nishishirakandai 3-chome, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
Passed through the residential property and disappeared toward the forested mountains to the north.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
Three bears (one adult, two cubs) sighted
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
Around 9:40 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Sumiyoshi-cho, Morioka City.
Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate
No information
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
No information
Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Tanomenoki Juumonjidaira, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hachinohe Tamonoki, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Nishi-Shirashandai 1-chome, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
Ran into the forest. Crossed the road.
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Nishi-Shirahatadai 2-chome, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Sakaushi, Aomori
Saw what appeared to be a mother bear and her cub at night.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
No information
Hachinohe Uwano, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Nakaihayashi-Komagasawa, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Ishitearai, Aomori
No information
Hachinohe Ishitearai, Aomori
I heard that a resident witnessed it.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
An adult bear was spotted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Lake Goshō.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports field. It moved toward Goshoko (Gosho Lake).
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
Witnessed a bear (might be a serow) moving toward Kotorisawa (northbound) near the intersection of Taiyo Street and Iwatesan Street.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
There were what appeared to be droppings from a young animal on the road.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
A bear broke through and damaged the wall of a house in Ishikiridokoro-Kakinokidaira, Ninohe City.
Ninohe, Iwate
A sika deer was found partially eaten; bear fur was present nearby.
Nanbu Gomiwatari, Aomori
Around 9:00 on May 21, a bear was sighted in Saijoji, Ichinohe Town.
Ichinohe Saihoji, Iwate
One adult bear (suspected) sighted
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.
Morioka, Iwate
An elementary school student on the way to school witnessed something that appeared to be a bear running from the Takenoko Square area of Koshika Park into the woods.
Morioka, Iwate
A bear was spotted near the facility. Police patrolled but could not find it, and announcements were made advising people to be cautious in the area.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
At around 05:45 on May 20, 2026, an adult bear was sighted near Enkoji temple in Sannocho, Morioka City, and a passerby called emergency services. According to local residents the bear moved from a parking lot near the temple toward Shiekamachi; sightings have continued in the area, prompting notifications to a school and the postponement of a planned road race.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
I found large bear footprints.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
At around 6:40 AM on May 18, 2026, a single bear was sighted near 200 meters south of the Lawson Hachinohe Tagadai 1-chome store in Tagadai 1-chome, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori
No information
Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori
A large tree has been knocked down. I think it was a bear.
Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate
One bear sighted near the garage of a private residence
Morioka, Iwate
Around 08:00 on May 17, a single bear was seen walking in an irrigation canal near Ota 6-chome, Morioka City. No damage from the bear has been confirmed, and the Morioka East Police Station has urged nearby residents to be cautious.
Morioka Shimoota-Sawada, Iwate
At around 03:30 on May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted near Tegake no Matsu green space at 2-19 Takamatsu, Morioka, Iwate. No human or property damage was reported.
Morioka, Iwate
Signs of a bear were found at a beekeeping site near the home
Morioka, Iwate
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In the past 30 days, 1011 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 192 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 5 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 838 km route runs from Tendo to Morioka, passing through Yamagata, Miyagi, Iwate, Akita, and Aomori. In the past 30 days, 1011 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 192 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 hours ago near Akita, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
