Tendo to Semboku Drive

At around 03:25 on the 14th, a bear about 1 meter long was seen climbing over the fence from the road into the grounds of Sakuraoka Elementary School in Sakuraoka 8-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. There were no injuries and no further sightings; the school decided not to use the playground and to send pupils home in groups, and police warned residents to be cautious.

Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi

In Sendai's Aoba Ward (Sakuragaoka 8-chome), at around 03:25 on the 14th a female newspaper delivery worker spotted a bear about 1 meter long. At 09:20 a man also saw a similar-sized bear on a promenade in Mizu no Mori Park; nearby schools and a nursery implemented group dismissals or halted outdoor activities, and there were no injuries.

Sendai Takimichi, Miyagi

Around 2:00 a.m. on the 13th, two bears were sighted in front of Tohoku University Aobayama Campus in Aramaki Aoba, Aoba Ward, Sendai. A student reported it to the university, which notified the police in the afternoon; there were no injuries.

Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi

Around 02:00 on the 13th, a Tohoku University student in Aramaki Aoba, Aoba Ward, Sendai, called 110 reporting a cub and an adult bear in the bushes; the two bears fled into the bushes. The Sendai Central Police Station has urged caution in the area.

Sendai Aramaki, Miyagi

At around 20:35 on the 12th, a driver spotted one bear crossing a road from east to west near a pond in Taihaku 2-chome, Taihaku Ward, Sendai. The bear left the area; there are childcare facilities and houses nearby, and police are patrolling and standing by.

Sendai Hagigaoka, Miyagi

At around 06:40 on May 11 in the riverside area of Hirose River near Kokusai Center Station (under the subway Tozai Line) in Aoba Ward, Sendai, a man walking his dog reported seeing two bears—believed to be a parent and cub—about 1.5 m and 0.8 m long. The bears left the scene; police patrolled for about an hour and no further sightings were reported.

Sendai Aobayama, Miyagi

At around 06:30 on the 11th, two bears believed to be a parent and cub were sighted on the banks of the Hirose River beside Nishi Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai. After 13:30 another bear was seen in a bamboo grove at a park in Komatsushima 4-chome; police and Sendai City are patrolling and have issued warnings to nearby schools and the university. The man who reported the sighting was not injured.

Sendai Sakuragaoka-koen, Miyagi

Around 15:30 on the 10th, a motorist passing on Prefectural Route 55 in Imozawa Ootakehara, Aoba Ward, Sendai, spotted a bear about 50 cm long and called emergency services. The bear left the road and entered the bushes; police are patrolling the area and advising caution.

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

At about 08:30 on May 10, 2026, a single bear approximately 1 meter in length was sighted on a walking trail in Shiki no Mori within the Prefectural Forest in Tomiya City (Akashikami-Origemoto). When the walker increased the volume of a radio they were carrying, the bear left the area; there have been no further sightings and the management office is warning visitors over the park's PA system.

Tomiya, Miyagi

At around 06:10 on the 9th, a person driving on the Sendai North Loop Road in Kamiyagari, Izumi Ward, Sendai, spotted a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road. The bear left toward the southern woods and there were no injuries or damage. Police say the sightings on May 6 and at 11:30 on the 9th may be of the same individual and are urging caution.

Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi

A single bear was seen crossing a road in Izumi Ward, Sendai. Multiple sightings have been reported nearby, and officials say it may be the same individual.

Sendai 寺岡, Miyagi

On the morning of May 8 a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Takano-hara 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. A report came in around 08:30, police monitored the area and spotted one bear around 09:20, which quickly entered the bushes.

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

Around 22:00 on May 6 a person in a car sighted a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road at the intersection in front of a shopping mall in Kamiyatagari, Izumi-ku, Sendai. Police patrolled but did not find the bear and there were no injuries. Separately, a bear was sighted on a mountain near Otayachi Elementary School in Ishinomaki on May 2, so an evacuation drill scheduled for May 7 was canceled.

Sendai Izumichuo-minami, Miyagi

Around 22:00 on May 6, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted near the intersection of the Sendai North Ring Road (Sendai Kita Kanjosen) at Kamiyatagari-Tatewaki, Izumi Ward, Sendai; it left toward the bushes. Police patrolled the area but did not find it afterward, and Izumitakeyama High School notified parents to be cautious by email.

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

Around 22:00 on May 6, 2026, a female driver spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on a prefectural road in Kamitayagari, Izumi Ward, Sendai. The bear crossed a crosswalk at an intersection heading south and disappeared into nearby brush; police patrolled the area but received no further sightings.

Sendai Chomeigaoka-higashi, Miyagi

On the night of the 5th, a person in a car in Moniwa Hitokurita Higashi, Taihaku Ward, Sendai, spotted a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road at around 21:30. The bear headed toward the Natori River, and at 22:10 another sighting of a bear crossing a road was reported about 600 meters north in the Nihondaira residential area; police have issued a warning.

Sendai Nihondaira, Miyagi

Around 21:30 on May 5, a person in a car saw a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road in Moniwa Hitokurada Higashi, Taihaku Ward, Sendai (near the Tohoku Expressway Sendai Minami IC). Later, at about 22:10 the same day, a bear was also seen crossing a road in a residential area in Nihondaira, roughly 600 meters north of the first sighting.

Sendai Nihondaira, Miyagi

Around 17:35 on May 5, a resident spotted a bear about 1 meter long in a green strip in Nishikigaoka 9-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. At 22:30 a bear, possibly the same individual, was seen sitting in green space opposite the road near the Sendai City Observatory in Nishikigaoka 5-chome; in all cases the bear left and no damage was reported.

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

On May 5, 2026 at around 17:30, a man walking in green space in Nishikigaoka 9-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, spotted a bear about 1 meter long. After police patrols failed to find it, at about 22:30 the same day a bear believed to be the same individual was seen again near the Sendai Observatory, and the police urged caution.

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

At around 17:30 on May 5, in a green area of Nishikigaoka 9-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, a walker sighted a bear about 1 meter long. Police patrolled but did not find it; roughly five hours later a bear of similar size was seen about 600 meters to the south in another green area, after which it fled southwest and was not seen again. Police warned it may be the same individual.

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

At around 20:10 on May 4, 2026, a teenage woman returning home spotted a single bear about 1 meter long rummaging through a plastic bag on a road near Kitayama Station (JR Senzan Line) in Yamatecho, Aoba-ku, Sendai. Police arrived but the bear had already left; no injuries or damage have been reported.

Sendai Kikutamachi, Miyagi

At around 20:10 on the 4th, a bear rummaging through what looked like a plastic bag on a road in Yamatecho, Aoba Ward, Sendai was reported by a teenage woman. The bear, about 1 meter long, had already left when police arrived; no injuries or damages have been reported, and police are warning residents near Kita-Yama Station on the Senzan Line.

Sendai Yamatemachi, Miyagi

At around 08:40 on May 2, 2026, one bear was sighted in Kozumi, Izumi Ward, Sendai City. The bear left the scene, and no damage to people or property was confirmed, according to the Izumi Police Station of Miyagi Prefectural Police.

Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi

One bear was sighted in Kozumi (小角), Izumi Ward, Sendai City. The article reports the sighting but does not mention any injuries or capture/dispatch.

Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi

On 2026-04-30 at about 19:35, a roughly 1‑meter bear was sighted near the north side of Tate Elementary School in Sendai City's Izumi Ward and reported to police. Later that day, bears of about the same size were also reported in Izumi Ward's Misawa area at 20:10 and in Furunai at 20:15; no injuries or property damage were reported and police are patrolling the area.

Sendai 館, Miyagi

Around 19:30 on April 30, a single bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing the road on the north side of Tate Elementary School in Tate 7-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai; it headed toward Tate Sakura Park and left the scene. There were no injuries or property damage. A sighting was also reported in the Tate area on April 23.

Sendai 館, Miyagi

Body length 1 m, was walking

Natori Sogodai-Higashi 1-chome, Miyagi

At about 23:10 on April 29, 2026, a kei car driving south on a municipal road in Minaminakayama 5-chome, Izumi-ku, Sendai collided with a bear that ran out from the left. The bear, about 1.5 meters long, fled into shrubbery on the west side of the road after the collision; the driver, a man in his 50s, was uninjured but the vehicle's left front light was damaged. The bear's whereabouts are currently unknown.

Sendai 西中山, Miyagi

Around 23:10 on the 29th, a single bear about 1.5 meters long collided with a light passenger car in Minamunakayama 5-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai. The car's left front was damaged but the male driver was not injured; the bear ran out from the east side of the road and left toward the woods on the west side.

Sendai 北中山, Miyagi

Around 16:20 on April 28, a passerby spotted a single bear about 70 cm long moving in the Nishikawa river in Tomiya-bussho, Tomiya City, and called emergency services. The bear moved in the river east of Route 4 and later departed to the west; there were no injuries, and police have stepped up warnings to nearby schools and increased vigilance.

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

Around 16:00 on April 28, a passerby reported to the police a bear about 70 cm long swimming in the Nishikawa in Tomiya Bussho, Tomiya City, Miyagi. The bear swam west toward forested hills; no injuries or damage to buildings have been confirmed.

Tomiya 富谷, Miyagi

At 02:45 on April 28, 2026, a roughly 1-meter-long bear was seen walking on a road in a residential area near Taihaku Park, Taihaku 1-chome, Sendai; a passing motorist reported it to police. The bear left northward into the woods; there were no injuries and police patrolled the area but did not find it.

Sendai Sahoyama, Miyagi

At around 17:40 on the 27th, a local resident in Kurihara City, Tsukidate-Tomebarato-no-ki, reported seeing a bear about 1.5 m long. Just after 01:00 on the 28th, another bear about 1 m long was seen crossing National Route 4 in Tsukidate-Terukoshi Eihei; no injuries were reported. Police are patrolling the area and urging caution.

Kurihara 築館字留場, Miyagi

At around 8:00 p.m. on the 26th, a single bear approximately 1.5 meters long was sighted in a rice field in Tsukidate Shinden, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture. A local resident reported seeing it running north through the field; there have been no further sightings and the police are patrolling the area.

Kurihara 築館字新田東, Miyagi

At around 17:55 on April 26, 2026, a driver on Prefectural Route 16 spotted a single bear about 60 cm long sitting in a forested area in Ohira Village, Ohira Akasaka, Miyagi Prefecture. The bear later moved further into the woods and no further sightings have been reported; the police have stepped up patrols in the area.

Ohira 大衡, Miyagi

At around 07:50 this morning a single bear was sighted near Kuramashi North Community Center in Kuramashi, Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture; the city and police are conducting patrols. The bear was reported moving within roughly 300–400 meters north of the community center; the city has urged nearby residents not to approach and to report any sightings promptly.

Tendo 大字窪野目, Yamagata

At around 07:30 on April 26, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a field within a residential property in Kuramashi, Tendo City. Police and municipal staff patrolled the area but did not confirm the bear's presence; no damage to people or buildings was reported.

Tendo 大字天童, Yamagata

Stopped at a traffic light, I saw a bear crossing the road in the rearview mirror.

Tomiya ひより台二丁目, Miyagi

At around 19:30 on the 23rd, a bear about 1 meter long appeared in front of a man riding a bicycle on a municipal road in Tate 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai, and then entered the woods. Tohoku High School's Izumi campus and Tate Elementary School sent mass emails to parents to warn them, and the police are urging residents to be cautious.

Sendai 館, Miyagi

At around 19:30 on April 23, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in front of the Sendai City Waterworks Yakata pumping station in Yakata, Izumi Ward, Sendai. A man on a bicycle saw the bear up close; it then fled south into the woods and police patrolled the area and warned residents.

Sendai 西中山, Miyagi

On the night of April 22, 2026, three bears (believed to be a parent and cubs) were sighted in the brush of a park retention pond in Akenohira, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture; city staff and police are on alert. No damage or subsequent sightings have been confirmed, and the nearby elementary school has urged students to wear bear bells and increased patrols during commutes.

Tomiya あけの平二丁目, Miyagi

Around 18:15 on April 22, 2026, three bears were sighted in the bushes (near a retention pond) of a park in Akenodaira 1-chome, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture; city staff and police are on alert. The bears are believed to be a parent and cubs; no damage or further sightings have been confirmed, and on April 23 the city checked for footprints and climb marks and strengthened measures at the nearby elementary school (distributed bear bells and increased patrols).

Tomiya あけの平一丁目, Miyagi

At around 09:20 on April 22, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a residential area in Goro-roku, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and moved north. Police patrolled the area and issued warnings, and there have been no further sightings.

Sendai Goroku, Miyagi

A bear that appeared in Kicho-dori 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City was captured by the city using emergency shooting. The city received a total of 12 opinions regarding that decision, including protests such as "do not cull"; 5 were negative from an animal welfare perspective, 2 supported prompt removal, and 5 were comments on bear-countermeasure policies.

Sendai Futsukamachi, Miyagi

A single adult male bear (about 1.5 m long, 125 kg) remained in the shrubbery behind an apartment building in Kichōdori 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. Contractors fired two darts with a tranquilizer gun in the early evening, and the bear was captured (and subsequently euthanized) around 19:30. No injuries were reported.

Sendai Futsukamachi, Miyagi

A single bear, believed to be the same individual sighted since the night of the 18th, remained in vegetation in Sendai's Aoba-ku, Kimachidori 2-chome from early on the 19th and, after staying for more than ten hours, was culled by an emergency shooting around 18:30 on April 19. The appearance in the city center shocked residents and prompted concern and precautions from nearby schools.

Sendai Futsukamachi, Miyagi

An adult male bear about 1.5 m long and 125 kg remained for over 10 hours in vegetation behind an apartment in central Sendai (Aoba-ku, Kichomachi-dori). The city fired two tranquilizer darts after 18:20 to sedate it and then euthanized it with an electric shock; there were no injuries.

Sendai Futsukamachi, Miyagi

On April 19, 2026, an adult male bear about 1.5 m long and weighing approximately 125 kg stayed for over 10 hours at a condominium in Komachidori 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. The city tried to capture it using a box trap but failed; shortly after 18:20 a contractor fired two darting shots that hit, and the bear was subsequently euthanized with an electric prod; there were no injuries reported.

Sendai Futsukamachi, Miyagi

In Yamagata City, a 60-year-old woman taking part in bear extermination operations slipped and fell several dozen meters, suffering serious injuries including broken ribs. Because of sunset she could not descend and waited overnight; she was rescued the next morning by a fire department disaster-prevention helicopter.

Yamagata Tokamachi 1-chome, Yamagata

There was a rustling sound, and when I looked at the bushes it was a bear about one meter tall. (Around the junction)

Sendai Yamada-jiyugaoka, Miyagi

On April 19 in a residential area of Aoba Ward, Sendai, one adult bear about 1.5 m long was sighted and was removed under the city's "emergency shooting" system. The bear stayed on condominium grounds for about 10 hours; a box trap failed, so authorities used a dart gun and an electric spear to dispatch it. No injuries were reported.

Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi

At around 08:30 on April 19, 2026, a kei car driven by a man in his 20s collided with a bear on the outbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway in Ohira Village, Miyagi Prefecture. The driver was uninjured; the bear was found dead at the scene and measured about 70 cm in length.

Ohira 奥田, Miyagi

A single bear about 1.5 m long remained for an extended period in the shrubs on the grounds of an apartment in Kimachidori 2-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai. Police set up cordons and maintained surveillance while the city installed a box trap to capture the bear; no injuries have been reported.

Sendai Futsukamachi, Miyagi

A single male bear was sighted near an apartment in Kimachidori 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai. After drone confirmation and attempts with a cage trap, two anesthetic darts were fired shortly after 18:20 and the bear was captured around 19:30. It measured about 1.5 m and weighed about 125 kg; no injuries were reported.

Sendai Futsukamachi, Miyagi

Around 23:00 on April 18, a single bear about 1.5 meters long was spotted by several passersby on a city road in Tōrimachi 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai, and reported to police. Multiple nearby sightings were reported; the bear was believed to have left toward the Kashiwagi area or west, and police increased patrols and warned residents.

Sendai 通町, Miyagi

Report: While working in the field, I encountered a bear cub.

Daisen Matsukura, Akita

While harvesting bamboo shoots, I sighted one bear about 1.2 meters long.

Daisen, Akita

I sighted a bear emerging from the undergrowth and heading north. Distance to the houses: 10 m.

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

Bear sighted walking near the hall. Body length about 1 m. Departed toward the northwest. Distance to the building about 5 m.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita

[Post] [No description of the situation]

Yokote Yanagida, Akita

[Report] While resting in the car, I spotted a bear heading toward the municipal baseball stadium. [Yokote City Agriculture and Forestry Maintenance Division note] The location information is clearly incorrect, so the point on the map is provisional. It is unknown whether this is the old Yokote Municipal Stadium in Yokote Park or another municipal stadium.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

A city employee on patrol spotted the bear. The bear was wandering on a road in the park and noticed the employee about 60 meters away, but remained standing facing them for a while without moving, so the employee got into a vehicle and approached the bear, at which point it entered the woods in the park. Body length about 1 meter.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

A police officer on patrol spotted a bear near the restrooms in Ōtori Park. The bear went down the slope once but then returned and entered the woods inside Ōtori Park. Its body length is about 1 meter.

Yokote Shinzaka-cho, Akita

Sighted a bear crossing the Ōtorii Bridge near Asakura Elementary School. Body length about 1 m.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

A single bear about 1 m in body length was sighted in the rice field north of the Seven-Eleven Yokote Hachiman store. The distance to the nearest house is about 60 m.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

It moved from the river area toward the urban area.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

At around 07:30 on the 14th, an approximately 1-meter-long bear was sighted in a rice field in 横手市八幡字十二柳, Akita Prefecture by an elderly man in his 80s who was walking nearby. According to the Yokote Police, the sighting location is about 100 meters from the nearest house, and the police are urging residents to be cautious.

Yokote Shizuka-machi, Akita

Observed a bear crossing National Route 13 from east to west. The bear then entered the woods on the west side. Distance to the nearest house was about 10 meters. The bear's body length was 1 to 1.5 meters.

Yokote 杉目, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1 meter in body length. The bear left heading north.

Daisen Niiyaji, Akita

A bear was near Kojoyama Park. Body length about 1 m. Distance to the nearest buildings about 200 m. Walked off toward the west.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita

Body length about 1.2 m. It came down from the mountain, walked near the garbage collection area, and then returned toward the mountain.

Senboku Tazawako-Komatsu, Akita

At around 12:55 PM on May 11, 2026, a woman in her 40s driving in Tazawako Komatsu Aza Jomawari, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, spotted a bear about 1.2 meters long on a municipal road.

Senboku Tazawako-Komatsu, Akita

Observed one adult bear heading north along the road.

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

While driving on Prefectural Route 254 near the Livestock Experiment Station, I spotted a bear about 80 cm in body length; it then ran off in the direction of Tsuchikawa.

Daisen Jinguji, Akita

One cub was sighted. Direction in which it fled is unknown. Distance to the residence: 10 m.

Daisen Yariminai, Akita

Sighted near the area where the bypass to National Route 46 (toward Akita) ascends. Body length about 1 m. Direction of departure unknown.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita

One juvenile bear sighted.

Ōshū 胆沢小山, Iwate

Observed two bears about 0.5 m in length and one bear about 1 m in length. Direction of departure unknown. Approximately 100 m from nearby houses.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita

After receiving a report, the Yokote City Office Forestry and Agricultural Maintenance Division conducted an on-site inspection. They confirmed multiple footprints in the field measuring at least 15 cm in length. From the footprints, the animal is believed to be an adult bear with a body length of 1.0 to 1.5 meters. During a surrounding patrol they found several locations where apples had been discarded, confirming signs that bears had been attracted to the area.

Yokote 安本, Akita

Observed one cub climbing a tree in the northeastern parking lot on the premises of Aeon Nakasen store. It is still in the tree.

Daisen Kitanagano, Akita

On May 8, 2026, from around 07:30 for about 1.5 hours, a bear approximately 1.2 meters long stayed in a tree in the parking lot of the Aeon Nakasen store in Kita-Nagano Hakamada, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture. After police officers spotted the bear, it wandered through nearby rice fields and then left toward the west (Tamagawa); police patrolled by patrol car and warned residents.

Daisen Kitanagano, Akita

[Post] During fishing, a bear about 1.5 m swam across from the opposite bank.

Daisen Yotsuya, Akita

Posted: I was walking in the woods on the premises. Body length about 1 m.

Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita

A nearby resident spotted a bear about 1 meter long; it immediately ran off to the east.

Daisen Jinguji, Akita

Around 16:00 on May 6, 2026, a man in his 60s at home spotted a bear about 1 meter long beside a waterway in Jinguji, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture. According to Daisen police, the nearest house was about 10 meters away; they are patrolling the area with patrol cars and warning residents to be cautious.

Daisen Jinguji, Akita

A nearby resident spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length; it immediately ran off to the east.

Daisen Jinguji, Akita

Observed one juvenile crossing the road from south to north.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

I spotted it beside the tractor that was doing puddling work. It was a fairly large bear. It crossed the road and entered the grounds of a private residence.

Daisen Itaminai, Akita

Spotted a bear about 1.2 m in body length near my home. Direction it left is unknown.

Daisen Fukuda, Akita

A single bear about 1.5 m in body length ran away from the vicinity of Senboku Junior High School toward the east in the direction of Saku no Yu (Sakaku Hot Spring). Distance to the witness: 200 m.

Daisen Horiminai, Akita

(Report) While walking the dog, I saw a bear running through the rice fields. Even from about 200 meters away it was swaying as it ran and looked large.

Daisen Takanashi, Akita

Crossed the road and left toward the south-side parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m.

Daisen Higashikawa, Akita

While I was walking toward the Otsuki railroad crossing, a bear ran across in front of me from left to right. About 1 meter long. It went in the direction of Higashi-Omagari Elementary School.

Daisen Tomaki, Akita

A bear about 1.2 m long was in the south-side yard of the house and left heading east.

Daisen Iida, Akita

Spotted a bear coming down from the west road toward Iida IC. It left heading south. Body length about 1 m.

Daisen Iida, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was sitting on the riverbank.

Daisen Fujiki, Akita

A single young bear was sighted on the elementary school grounds.

Ōshū 江刺稲瀬, Iwate

One juvenile bear was sighted near the business premises.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

[Post] Footprints found in the field.

Misato 金沢西根, Akita

[Correction] While driving on Prefectural Route 36, a bear approximately 1 m in length was sighted near Ōmori Purification Center. The bear departed heading west. Distance to the nearest house: about 400 m. (Administrator: 10:50 — Regarding the report of a sighting in Oomori-machi Ōnakajima, Yokote City, this corrects an error in the location information.)

Yokote 大森町十日町, Akita

Sighted at Jufukuji. It ran toward the levee.

Yokote 大森町十日町, Akita

[Post] [No description of situation]

Yokote 阿気, Akita

[Post] [No description of the situation]

Yokote 大森町十日町, Akita

Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in body length moving through rice paddies. The bear then moved southeast (Ikada-aza Kubo direction). Distance to the nearest house about 100 m.

Yokote 山内筏, Akita

Spotted a bear in a field while driving. It looked at us for a while, then went into the brush.

Daisen, Akita

[Report] There were multiple footprints in the rice field that appeared to be from an Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma).

Daisen Takazekikamigo, Akita

Witnessed one adult bear moving through rice paddies and houses, heading into the brush along the Isawa River.

Ōshū 水沢卸町, Iwate

Observed one adult bear passing through rice paddies and residential areas, moving into the brush along the Isawa River.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Observed one young bear jumping over the fence along the Tohoku Expressway service road and moving south.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Witnessed one young bear crossing the national highway from east to west near Mizusawa Interchange.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

[Post] (No description of the situation)

Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita

Sighted a bear crossing the Yuzawa-Yokote Road eastbound near Yokote JCT (about 500 meters southwest of the tollbooth). Body length approximately 1 m.

Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita

Witnessed a bear about 1.5 m in body length at the guardrail. Direction of departure unknown.

Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita

Spotted a bear crossing the road. It moved south along the side of Takubo Marsh. Body length about 1.5 m.

Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita

Observed one adult bear staying on the road slope for about 5 minutes.

Ōshū 水沢, Iwate

Spotted a bear about 1 meter long. It ran off to the west.

Yokote Yasuda, Akita

[Post] (No situation described)

Yokote Ekimae-cho, Akita

An animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 m in length was observed moving around along a route through the drugstore, Komyoji Park, and Yurinoki Street.

Yokote Tanaka-machi, Akita

A creature believed to be a bear about 1.2 m in length was sighted near the Minami (South) Government Building of Yokote City Hall. The animal crossed the road heading east.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

On the morning of the 3rd at around 04:10, a single bear was seen crossing a road near the Yokote City Office Jouri South Branch in Jouri, Yokote City, and about 20 minutes later a bear was also seen at an intersection in Kotobuki-cho. Further sightings occurred near JR Yokote Station, and the last sighting before 07:00 was near a marsh by Fukeodai, after which the bear's whereabouts are unknown; police and the city have issued warnings.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

On the morning of May 3 in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, a bear about 1.2 m long was seen crossing a prefectural road at 04:10, and other bears about 1.5 m long were reported at multiple locations later in the morning. The police are patrolling the area and warning residents to be cautious.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

One juvenile bear sighted on the road.

Ōshū 水沢佐倉河, Iwate

Daisen Nagatoro, Akita

Was wandering around near the embankment of the marsh.

Yokote, Akita

Loitering near the banks of the marsh.

Yokote, Akita

[Post] (No description of situation) *The accuracy of information from 'Kumadas' is unknown, but because this is a high-risk area we are issuing this alert.

Yokote 2-chome, Akita

A bear about 0.5 m in body length was attempting to climb from a rice field up the slope of the bypass. Distance to nearby buildings approximately 60 m. Direction of departure unknown.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita

One bear approximately 1.2 m in length was sighted and then left; its direction of departure is unknown. It was about 10 m from a nearby house.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita

One bear sighted.

Ōshū Mizusawa-Miyashitacho, Iwate

A bear approximately 1 meter in size was sighted from a passing vehicle. It departed heading toward the tracks to the south.

Daisen Tomaki, Akita

[Report] While driving on the expressway toward Akita City, I spotted one adult bear on the left embankment. It was milling about, as if trying to come down onto the roadway.

Daisen, Akita

[Post] Witnessed while on the highway

Daisen, Akita

Observed one cub.

Daisen Hanadate, Akita

While driving on National Route 105 toward Omagari, I sighted a bear about 1.5 m long crossing the road from left to right in front of the car. It headed into the mountains to the southeast and left the area.

Daisen, Akita

[Report] Moving from the Tanita direction toward the Senboku ballpark direction

Daisen Tochiya, Akita

According to reports, it appears to have passed from the Semboku stadium parking lot through the backyard of a private house and along the embankment of the Akaseki River heading toward the Maruko River.

Daisen Tochiya, Akita

On April 29, 2026 shortly after 08:00, a bear was filmed running near a baseball field in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture from inside a bus. Children remained on the bus and avoided the danger.

Daisen Iida, Akita

Posting: Running through rice paddies. Beside houses and roads.

Daisen Tochiya, Akita

One bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted near the south side of Takubono Swamp. The bear then ran west. The distance to the nearest house is about 200 m.

Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita

One adult bear sighted.

Ōshū, Iwate

Climbed the steps of Karasumatsu-yama Shrine toward Atago-yama. An adult bear about 1.5 m in length. Approximately 20 m from a house.

Yokote Kamiuchi-machi, Akita

At around 17:35 on April 27, 2026, a man in his 50s at home spotted a bear approximately 1 meter long on the road in Kaminai-machi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture. The nearest house was about 20 meters away and Yokote Minami Elementary School about 500 meters; the police notified related agencies, patrolled the area by cruiser, and warned residents.

Yokote Kamiuchi-machi, Akita

Observed one bear about 1 m in body length while driving on National Route 105. Distance to the nearest house: 200 m.

Daisen, Akita

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Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita

Witnessed one bear about 1 m (at shoulder or body height) crossing the road from south to north. Distance to nearby house: 20 m.

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

It ran across the road from the field on the south side and dashed into the woods behind the houses on the north side.

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

One bear over 1 m in body length was sighted on the right-bank slope of the Budō River. Afterwards the bear moved into the forested area to the east. Distance to the nearest residence: approximately 50 m.

Yokote 山内平野沢, Akita

[Posted] Was walking while moving

Yokote 2-chome, Akita

A bear cub approximately 50 cm in length was sighted on the grounds of the Asahi Fureai Center. It ran east along the road in front of the center, and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Yokote Inooka, Akita

Spotted one bear cub in the apartment parking lot from the third floor of the apartment building. The bear ran off toward National Route 107.

Yokote 3-chome, Akita

At a parking lot in Asahigaoka, Yokote City, a teenage male spotted one bear about 50 cm long from his home at around 15:40 on April 23. The nearest house was about 20 meters away; the Yokote police are patrolling the area and warning residents.

Yokote 3-chome, Akita

It crossed the Sangyo Road in Futago Ueno heading west and went into the woods.

Kitakami Shimooniyanagi, Iwate

Witnessed a bear about 1 m tall while walking a dog. Direction of escape unknown. Distance to the nearest house: 15 m.

Daisen Toyokawa, Akita

A juvenile bear about 50 cm long was seen in a field. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. Distance to the nearest house: approximately 20 m.

Yokote Akasaka, Akita

At around 17:55 on April 22, 2026, a man in his 40s driving a car spotted a single bear about 50 cm long walking in a field beside the road in Yokote City, Akasaka Aza Aranuma. The nearest house was about 10 meters away, and police have issued a warning.

Yokote Akasaka, Akita

One bear over 1 m in body length was observed eating wild plants on the right-bank slope of the Budokawa River. The bear then moved into the forested area to the east. The distance to the nearest house is approximately 300 m.

Yokote 山内平野沢, Akita

I was walking on flat ground. It disappeared into nearby brush.

Misato, Akita

Moved west from the Saifuku-ji main hall; body length approximately 1.0 m.

Yokote Hirakamachi-Kamiyoshida, Akita

Witnessed a bear while taking out the garbage. Size and direction of escape unknown. Distance to the nearest house: 30 m.

Daisen, Akita

A bear was sighted while taking out the trash. Size and direction it fled are unknown. Distance to the nearest house: 30 m.

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

A single bear was sighted on the municipal road between Yoshida Elementary School and the Yoshida police box. The bear proceeded south toward the Yoshida nursery. Approximately 1 m in body length. About 80 m from the nearest house.

Yokote 平鹿町中吉田, Akita

At around 07:05 on the 21st, a woman in her 40s who was working spotted a bear approximately 1 meter long in Yokote City, Hiraka-cho, Kamiyoshida Aza Tanoue. The sighting occurred on a municipal road between Yoshida Elementary School and the Yoshida police box, about 70 meters from the nearest house; the police increased patrols during school commuting hours and warned residents to be cautious.

Yokote 平鹿町中吉田, Akita

A bear about 0.5 m in body length was in the rice field. Distance to the nearest house was about 20 m. It left heading north.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita

A JR train driver sighted it on the tracks. It was about 1 meter long and walked off to the west.

Daisen Jinguji, Akita

While driving, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted near the underside of a bridge. The bear then ran south. It was about 20 meters from a house.

Yokote Hongo-cho, Akita

At around 7:10 a.m. on April 18, 2026, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted on the riverbank at Kamizaike, Maego, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture by a woman in her 40s who was driving. According to the Yokote Police, the nearest house is about 20 meters away, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.

Yokote Uwazaike, Akita

At around 12:55 PM on May 11, 2026, a woman in her 40s driving in Tazawako Komatsu Aza Jomawari, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, spotted a bear about 1.2 meters long on a municipal road.

Senboku Tazawako-Komatsu, Akita

Sighted near the area where the bypass to National Route 46 (toward Akita) ascends. Body length about 1 m. Direction of departure unknown.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita

Observed two bears about 0.5 m in length and one bear about 1 m in length. Direction of departure unknown. Approximately 100 m from nearby houses.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita

Observed one cub climbing a tree in the northeastern parking lot on the premises of Aeon Nakasen store. It is still in the tree.

Daisen Kitanagano, Akita

On May 8, 2026, from around 07:30 for about 1.5 hours, a bear approximately 1.2 meters long stayed in a tree in the parking lot of the Aeon Nakasen store in Kita-Nagano Hakamada, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture. After police officers spotted the bear, it wandered through nearby rice fields and then left toward the west (Tamagawa); police patrolled by patrol car and warned residents.

Daisen Kitanagano, Akita

Posted: I was walking in the woods on the premises. Body length about 1 m.

Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita

A bear about 0.5 m in body length was attempting to climb from a rice field up the slope of the bypass. Distance to nearby buildings approximately 60 m. Direction of departure unknown.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita

One bear approximately 1.2 m in length was sighted and then left; its direction of departure is unknown. It was about 10 m from a nearby house.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita

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Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita

Witnessed one bear about 1 m (at shoulder or body height) crossing the road from south to north. Distance to nearby house: 20 m.

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

It ran across the road from the field on the south side and dashed into the woods behind the houses on the north side.

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

A bear about 0.5 m in body length was in the rice field. Distance to the nearest house was about 20 m. It left heading north.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita