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This 709 km route runs from Tateyama to Aomori, passing through Toyama, Aomori, Akita, Niigata, and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 813 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 194 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
7 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Toyama, Aomori, Akita, Niigata, Yamagata.
[Post] While driving from the Kawabe area toward Akita Chuo IC, a cub about 50 cm long was walking on the sidewalk.
Akita, 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
Distance to house: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Distance to houses: 300 m. Bear length: 1.5 m. Found under the highway. Moved toward the mountain side.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to house: 100 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita
One bear was seen swimming in the Koyoshi River in Idodori, Yurihonjo City, from a riverside parking area.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
While driving, I spotted a bear about 1 m in length in a rice field. It left toward the forest to the east. There are no buildings nearby, but there is a building approximately 400 m to the west.
Akita, Akita
Encountered a bear about 100 meters before the traffic signal heading from the golf practice range toward Yokogane Line. The bear was approximately 60–80 cm and climbed over the fence from the road into the thicket.
Akita, Akita
[Post] A bear appeared on campus
Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita
While driving, I saw something that looked like a bear in my rearview mirror.
Tateyama, Toyama
One bear sighted near the Fossa Magna Museum garden. It moved into the woods on the north side.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
Distance to houses: 500 m Height: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, 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
Body length: 1 m; distance to human residence: approximately 10 m; departed toward the forest to the north.
Yurihonjō, 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 was sighted near the house. It moved off toward the northeast.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear, about 1.2 meters long, was sighted in Maruta, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
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
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 400 m
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
In Yurihonjo City Tsurunuma, a woman fell and injured her arm after being startled by a bear on her home premises.
Yurihonjō Tsurunuma, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita
Distance to houses: 5 m; body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
[Post]
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to nearest house: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] A bear about 1 m (tall)
Akita, Akita
(Post) Walked slowly eastward through the grassy area.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Moved north
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Departed traveling from east to west.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, 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
An animal resembling a bear was sighted.
Kurobe 神谷, Toyama
Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the house about 5 m. Headed onto the grounds of a nearby residence.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Was running eastward in front of Yasuragi-en
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, 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
One bear cub ran across the rice paddy toward the mountain.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Headed toward the north-side road.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A bear (body length 1 m) was sighted south of the Kamo Community Disaster Prevention Center. It then crossed National Route 112 from east to west and went into the mountains. / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata
[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
Distance to houses: 30 m. Body length: about 1 m. Entered the bamboo grove on the south side.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
At around 10:00 on 2026-06-08, a bear was seen moving at Ishiwaki Benkeigawa in Yurihonjo, Akita.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, 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
[Post]
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
Bear traces (claw marks and broken branches) were confirmed on a persimmon tree within the grounds of a private residence in the Takayasu-ji area.
Sanjo, Niigata
[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 in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; body length: about 1 m; headed in the direction of National Route 7.
Yurihonjō 片町, Akita
An animal like a bear
Kurobe 新天, Toyama
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
Distance from houses: 0 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled toward the mountain forest to the north.
Yurihonjō 葛法, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses: approximately 5 m Crossed the road and left to the south
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Departed to the east
Yurihonjō 南福田, 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
[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
One cub about 50 cm long was sighted in Nagahashi, Tainai City.
Tainai, Niigata
While passing through the area, a single bear was sighted.
Tainai, Niigata
Sighted while driving. It was running along the road next to the rice fields. It appeared to be an adult, over 1 meter in length.
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m. Distance to houses: approximately 10 m. Departed toward the woods to the south.
Yurihonjō 南福田, 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
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 70 m Direction of movement: unknown
Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita
Environment: road / Size: young animal
Tsuruoka 下清水, Yamagata
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
Witnessed a bear walking on the road from south to north. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho Hata, Akita
While riding my motorcycle, a bear about 1 meter tall ran alongside me as if fleeing — I panicked.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Sighted while driving
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
Distance to houses: 700 m. Body length: approximately 1 m.
Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita
A farmer discovered bear tracks in the rice paddy.
Asahi, Toyama
[Post]
Akita, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses etc.: approximately 20 m Left from the north side toward the south
Yurihonjō 荒町, 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
[Report] A bear that came from the direction of the town office left heading toward the mountain.
Gojome 川崎, 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
One bear was sighted on the farm road along the left bank of Shimamichigawa. It moved eastward.
Itoigawa, Niigata
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
While driving on a municipal road toward Yurihonjo City, I observed one bear walking across a rice field from east to west. Estimated body length about 1 meter.
Nikaho Serida, Akita
Around 8:10 a.m. on June 6, a bear was seen moving in Serita Shin-Suwanomae, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Serida, Akita
Distance to residence: 50 m. Body length: 1.0 m. Witnessed walking from west toward the mountains to the east.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Spotted one bear
Itoigawa, Niigata
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
[Report] While attempting to cross the road along Route 13, it noticed a car and descended the slope.
Akita, Akita
An animal resembling a bear
Kurobe 荻生, Toyama
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
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
It crossed in front of my car, almost colliding with it. Its body length is unknown.
Hachirogata Masaka, 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
[Post]
Yurihonjō, 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 bear was sighted in Iwaki-Niko, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Yurihonjō 岩城二古, Akita
Distance to houses: 140 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Escaped toward the western forest
Yurihonjō, 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
Approximately 30 m past Yokouchi Garden Chapel on Route 103, a bear appeared coming from the east. It turned around using the Garden Chapel’s west-side chain-link fence and then fled back into the vegetation east of Route 103.
Aomori, Aomori
While driving toward the Hakkōda area, a small bear cub (?) ran across the road right in front of me.
Aomori, Aomori
[Sighting] About 70 cm in size. Spotted from inside a car. Went from the back of the parking lot into the woods.
Odate, Akita
Crossed the prefectural road and went toward the mountains.
Odate, Akita
A single bear was sighted moving from the mountain side toward the sea side in the Atsumi (Atumi) area, Kuretubo, on the Atsumi government office grounds. Exact location unknown. Environment: roadway. Size: adult.
Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata
It ran from the direction of the river, crossed the road, and headed toward the parking lot behind the facility.
Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita
A resident sighted one small bear walking along the road.
Kurobe 窪野, Toyama
While driving, a person spotted one bear running along a field path. It was moving west.
Joetsu, Niigata
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
[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
Around 9:00 on June 5, a bear was sighted moving in Aseishi, Hanaoka-machi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate, Akita
In the afternoon of 2026-06-05, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ogyu, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture.
Kurobe 荻生, Toyama
One bear cub was sighted in Kubono, Kurobe City.
Kurobe 窪野, Toyama
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 Moya Yamabuki, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
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
Distance to houses: 10 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved eastward along the railroad tracks.
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
(Post) One adult female bear and two cubs were running toward the national highway.
Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita
While passing nearby, I spotted a figure that appeared to be a bear in the bushes.
Tainai, Niigata
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Crossed the highway from the seaside and left eastward.
Yurihonjō, Akita
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
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
One bear was sighted crossing the expressway south of Ajara Parking Area on the Tohoku Expressway in Karunushi, Owani Town.
Owani Karouji, Aomori
Around 6:24 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted moving in Shimohama Nagasawa Urata, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
Akita, Akita
A bear approximately 1.2 m long was in the rice field to the east across from the house. After heading north, it left toward the river to the east. Distance from the building: 30 m.
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
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
Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the nearest house about 1,500 m. Headed from the rice field toward the forested mountains to the north.
Yurihonjō 船岡, 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
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
Around 08:55 on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in Fujisaki Ebigasawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
Body length approximately 0.5 m. Distance to houses approximately 150 m. Situation: Witnessed on the slope on the east side.
Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita
[Post] Was walking
Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita
Around 6:50 a.m. on June 4, a bear was seen moving in Okawa-cho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, 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
There was a bear about 50 cm tall.
Akita Hodono-Kanasamachi, Akita
[Report] Kumano Shrine, Iwaki-Kameda, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture
Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita
Around 00:15 on June 4, a bear was sighted in Iwaki Kameda Atagomachi Takajocho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, 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 11:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was seen moving in Yakushido Dounoshita, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita
Around 13:30 on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Goshono Tsutsumidai 1-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
(Posted) Ran away
Akita, Akita
What appears to be a bear cub crossed the road.
Tateyama, Toyama
Distance to houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Fled toward the cemetery on the north side.
Yurihonjō 神沢, 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
Body length: about 1.0 m Distance to residence: about 20 m Departed toward the sea
Yurihonjō 神沢, 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
[Report] I was running near a place with a firefighter’s shed, then it went into a private house.
Yurihonjō, Akita
A member of the public walking nearby sighted one bear. It moved south.
Nagaoka, Niigata
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] 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
One bear was sighted in Nijigai, Owani Town, and ran from the road toward the mountains.
Owani Nijikai, Aomori
A single cub was sighted near Tokugai Bridge from National Route 8.
Itoigawa, Niigata
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
One bear was spotted moving in Ashikawa Kubogawahara, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m; Situation: headed toward the mountains to the south.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Witnessed from inside a car. It slowly moved toward the north embankment.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Bear spotted in the grass
Odate, Akita
Body length approximately 1.0 m. Was climbing a tree near Tsurumai Stadium.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long fled east through the rice fields near Mimori railroad crossing.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Situation: Headed east toward the mountain.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Number of animals unknown
Yurihonjō 親川, 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
Around 09:57 on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Iwato, Aomori City.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
I witnessed a cub walking away in the direction of the community center. It was 30 meters from a private house.
Akita, Akita
Body length about 1.0 m. Headed north from the Otaki (Co., Ltd.) parking lot.
Yurihonjō 浜三川, Akita
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
Spotted one bear near my house. It moved off toward the mountains.
Joetsu, Niigata
According to Akita Prefecture, a bear was sighted in Kawaguchi Shobosaki, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Akanumashita, Akita
[Post]
Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita
Distance to residence: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 藤崎, 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
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
[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 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
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
A bear was sighted in Ogawa-Oigata, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Around 11:00 on June 3, in Oshikawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, a man in his 90s was bitten on the hand and shoulder by a bear while working in a field and suffered minor injuries.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
Around 11:00 on 2026-06-03, a bear appeared in Oikawa Miyano-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and attacked a person.
Yurihonjō 親川, Akita
A bear-like young animal was sighted in Yonezawa, Tateyama Town.
Tateyama, Toyama
One bear was sighted at Takada Asahiyama in Aomori City just after 6:00 a.m.
Aomori Takada, Aomori
Around 2:40 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagita Ishigami, Akita City.
Akita, 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
An ALSOK patrol officer sighted a bear approximately 1.5 meters long in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.
Akita, Akita
An ALSOK patrol spotted a 1.5-meter-long bear in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.
Akita, Akita
An ALSOK patrol spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.
Akita, Akita
[Report] On campus
Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita
[Post]
Yurihonjō 鮎瀬, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to residences: approximately 500 m
Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m, Bear body length: 1.5 m
Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita
A woman in her 70s spotted one bear on a city road in Idori, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
Posted: In front of Tersa. The same bear is in the same spot. It’s been watching constantly.
Akita, 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
Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east into the mountains.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Approximately 1.0 m in body length. Sighted at Mitsukimori Park.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
[Post] My daughter said she saw it while coming home from school. Near the entrance to Pinocchio Park.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1.0 m long that was swimming in the Koyoshikawa River was sighted coming ashore near Honjo Port.
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
Body length about 1.0 m. A bear was sighted swimming in the Koyoshi River southwest of Sugawara Hospital.
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, 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
[Post]
Yurihonjō Sakanamachi, 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
A badly damaged unidentified body was found on a hillside behind a residential area in Kawabe-Wada, Akita City.
Akita Kawabe-Wada, 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
Around 7:00 on June 2, a bear was sighted walking on a levee near houses in Aoyama, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.
Mikawa 大字青山, Yamagata
Was walking on top of the embankment / Environment: riverbed / Size: unknown
Mikawa 大字青山, Yamagata
[Post]
Yurihonjō, 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
Around 6:00 on June 2, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted near a rice paddy in Yunozawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata
One bear (body length about 1 m) was sighted near rice paddies on the south side of the Yunozawa area. / Environment: around houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata
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
A 1-meter bear was sighted walking in a rice paddy in Takasaka, Tsuruoka City, around 7:30 a.m.
Tsuruoka 高坂, Yamagata
At a little after 6:00 a.m. on June 2, one bear cub was sighted in Asahiyama, Takada, Aomori City.
Aomori Takada, Aomori
Around 4:00 AM on June 2, a bear was sighted in Kawabe Moroi Nakamichi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Went toward the Ebie settlement
Murakami, Niigata
One bear was observed moving in the mountain (south) direction.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Crossing in front of a car
Akita, Akita
A person observed an animal believed to be a bear or a wild boar on a mountainside within the Shimokawa area. Afterward, it moved south (toward Yunohama Country Club). / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
A young bear poked its head out from the woods, then disappeared back into the trees.
Akita, Akita
I went outside and it walked past the front of the entrance.
Akita, Akita
Spotted one cub while passing through the area.
Tainai, Niigata
[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
Witnessed on the slope near Honjō Park
Yurihonjō 尾崎, Akita
Approximately 1.5 m long. Headed from Ozaki Ground toward Honjō Park.
Yurihonjō, Akita
At around 1:50 on the 1st, a bear sighting was reported in Omote-Ozaki Town, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses 30 m; situation: headed toward Kadare
Yurihonjō, Akita
Inside Honjo Park, climbed up toward the Shushinkan direction
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita
Posted: It ran off immediately. I only saw one, but there are fields and such nearby.
Akita, Akita
One bear (body length unknown) sighted on the trail inside Takadate-yama / Environment: forest / Size: unknown
Tsuruoka 金沢, Yamagata
[Post] Around the 77.3 km marker on the Akita Expressway, moving from the road into the mountains
Akita, Akita
Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1 m. It ran off toward the mountain behind.
Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kosaka, Kosaka Town, Akita around 5:30 PM on June 1.
Kosaka, Akita
A woman in her 50s driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long at Honjo Park in Osaki, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 切通, Akita
A bear was sighted in Osaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, 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
Bear footprints were found in the field.
Murakami, Niigata
[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
[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
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
One bear cub sighted near the Ōmine Mountain trailhead
Shibata, Niigata
Two bears about 1.0 m and 0.5 m in body length crossed the road heading west.
Katagami, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nisimemecho Amashibaki Kitazawa, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Bear body length: 1.0 m Distance to residences: 20 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
A man in his 40s preparing for grass-cutting saw one bear sitting inside a shrine grounds in Nishime-cho Amihashi, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
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
One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Sakamachi area, Murakami City.
Murakami, Niigata
Moved toward the Tainai City direction
Murakami, Niigata
Observed one bear near the residence. It moved toward the east side of the mountain.
Joetsu, Niigata
[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
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
Body length: approximately 1 m; Distance to houses: approximately 300 m; Crossed the road from the mountain/forest side toward the seaside
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
An adult bear was sighted near Takeyano Bridge.
Kurobe 田家野, Toyama
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
One bear sighted
Itoigawa, Niigata
[Post]
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Distance to houses: 250 m Body length: approximately 0.6 m
Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita
Distance to the house: 1 m Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
It came out of the grassy thicket, noticed the car, and turned back.
Akita, Akita
[Post]
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
[Report] One bear sighted. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, 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
Was attempting to cross the road. Noticed a car and went into the brush on the north side.
Ikawa 赤沢, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Sakamoto-Onoji, Ikawa Town, Akita Prefecture, around 6:18 a.m. on May 30.
Ikawa 坂本, Akita
Sighted one adult approximately 1 m in body length traveling on Prefectural Route 44 from south to north.
Aomori, Aomori
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
Around 6:16 PM on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted moving in Nagabashiri-Jinba, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.
Odate Nagabashiri, Akita
Around 13:50 on 2026-05-30, a bear-like animal was sighted in Tajeno, Kurobe City.
Kurobe 田家野, Toyama
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
One bear sighted
Itoigawa, Niigata
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
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / Direction of travel: east / Approximately 50 m to the nearest building
Odate Hashigeta, 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 13:30 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Deto Hamayama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Bear approximately 1 m in length, about 1 m from a residence — one bear spotted in front of a house entrance.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post]
Kamikoani Sugihana, Akita
[Report] A single bear ran from the rice field toward the mountain on the road between Toyoiwa Rice Center and Hihaisto.
Akita, 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
[Post] A giant bear
Akita, Akita
A single bear-like animal was captured on the security camera.
Tainai, Niigata
Distance to houses: 200 m; Bear body length: 1 m
Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita
Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m.
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
A single bear (about 1 m in size) moved north near the push-button traffic signal intersection on National Route 290.
Murakami, Niigata
Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to residence approximately 50 m.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 14:20 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Teramachi, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture.
Joetsu, Niigata
Three bears were sighted in Minamiarakawayama, Arakawa, Aomori City, and were seen climbing a tree and eating food.
Aomori, Aomori
Body length approximately 1.5 m. Sighted on the sandy beach on the west side of the gas station. Direction of departure unknown.
Yurihonjō 神沢, 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 about 1 meter in size was sighted behind the company’s hill. Afterwards, it left the area and went into the mountain.
Sanjo, Niigata
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
Fled after being startled by a car
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
[Post]
Kosaka, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Arakawa Minami-Arakawa-yama, Aomori City, around 05:30 on 2026-05-28.
Aomori, Aomori
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted behind a company in Kotaki, Sanjo City.
Sanjo, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Nishimemachi Numata Shindo-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, around 5:00 PM on May 28.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 8:00 on May 28, one bear was spotted moving in Shichinukazai, Kitaakita City.
Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita
On 2026-05-28 at night, a bear was sighted in Goshono Jizodai 4-chome, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kosaka Wakagi-dachi, Kosaka Town, Akita on 2026-05-28 morning.
Kosaka, 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
Distance to nearest house: 1,000 m. Body length: 1 m. Collided with a moving vehicle and then departed.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, 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
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
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Bear sign (scat) confirmed
Kamiichi, Toyama
Saw it while driving; when I honked the horn it ran away.
Akita, Akita
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
Distance to houses: 10 m. Condition of the bear: one individual. Crossed the national road from south to north and moved toward the subdivision area.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Was attempting to climb the slope beside the road.
Aomori, Aomori
Staff at a geriatric health care facility for the elderly sighted a 1.5-meter bear on a path south of the facility, about 50 meters from the facility. The bear left heading toward the southern mountains.
Akita, Akita
Ran off into the woods. [Broadcast from Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa, Aomori
[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
Around 6:00 PM on May 27, bear-like animal feces were found in Hirono-shin, Kamiichi Town, Toyama, indicating bear presence.
Kamiichi, Toyama
Around 7:40 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear appeared in Nishimemachi Degosaruta, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and collided with a car.
Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita
A bear was sighted in Minamigaoka 2-chome, Akita City, on 2026-05-27 afternoon.
Akita, Akita
A passerby spotted a bear.
Uozu, Toyama
One bear walked along the boardwalk at Takeshimagata and fled north into the rice fields.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
A bear about the size of a cub was seen walking.
Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita
A bear about one meter long was sighted. It then left toward the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kuromori, Sakata City.
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
Size: Adult
Sakata 黒森, Yamagata
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
Around 8:20 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Dedomahama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to dwelling: approximately 500 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Near the intersection in front of Kinpo Junior High School — sighted a bear walking toward the sea along the road.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
On 2026-05-26 around 06:50, one bear was seen moving in Konoura Korota, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
One bear approximately 1.1 m in body length was sighted in the forested area. No damage reported.
Aomori, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Mukaihashi, Joetsu City, around 5:30 AM on May 26.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted near the Mukaihashi-kita intersection in the Mukaihashi area (Oaza Mukaihashi).
Joetsu, Niigata
A single bear approximately 100 centimeters in body length was sighted 250 meters east of the Takada West Gateball House.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Teramachi, Joetsu City, around 5:15 AM on May 26.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear was sighted moving in Kurokawa Iwataka, Nikaho City, Akita, around 17:30 on May 26.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakōya-Kanda, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A 1m-long bear was sighted in a residential area of Teramachi 2-chome, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
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
A bear was sighted in Nozawa Komakino, Aomori City, around 6:00 on May 26.
Aomori, Aomori
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
Spotted an animal that appeared to be a bear. [Issued by Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Machii, Aomori
Around 6:45 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Higashiyama, Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture.
Uozu, Toyama
I saw a bear about 160 centimeters (around 5 feet 3 inches) tall.
Uozu, Toyama
[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
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
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
While driving on the municipal road Sennō-Tsutsuishi Line, I observed one cub. It moved west.
Itoigawa, Niigata
[Post] A bear cub was running along the farm road.
Yurihonjō 陳ケ森, Akita
Around 5:05 PM on 2026-05-25, one bear was seen moving in Magarisawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 曲沢, Akita
It ran off toward the tennis courts. [Issued by Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Arayamachi, Aomori
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
In Maekawa-Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was seen moving around.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
One bear crossed the highway from west to east.
Nikaho Otake, Akita
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
Footprints discovered.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
Observed one bear behind the house. It moved toward the mountains.
Tainai, Niigata
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
Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left heading toward the river to the north. 10 m from a house.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Body length approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, 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 Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita City.
Akita Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita
[Report] Was walking on the municipal road in front of a house. Destination unknown.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1.5 meters long was running. It went into the forested mountain area.
Akita, Akita
One bear (body length 1 m) was sighted moving from north to south on the road in front of Yamagata Prefectural Citizens’ Sea/Pool “Sparl”. / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
Around 8:00 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted moving in Yuwa-Aikawa Mukaidai, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kanazawa-Takaoka Inari Hayashi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Arai-cho, Hirakawa City.
Hirakawa Arayamachi, Aomori
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Kitashinbo, Murakami City.
Murakami, Niigata
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
Around 8:00 on May 25, a bear was sighted in Fukuyama-Yokoyama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
On the morning of 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Showa Toyokawa Tsukinokizawa, Katagami, Akita.
Katagami Showa-Toyokawatsukinoki, Akita
[Report] While driving on National Route 285 toward Kamikoani, I almost ran over a bear near the center line but was able to avoid it.
Gojome 富津内富田, Akita
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Yurihonjō 北ノ股, Akita
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
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
Witnessed a mother and cub bear east of the municipal road
Nikaho, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long crossed the Akita Expressway northbound.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Attempting to cross a highway
Akita, Akita
Size: Adult
Sakata 広岡新田, Yamagata
Observed one bear (body length 1 m) crossing the road northward in front of the Ibarashinden Sand Dune Field Production Management Association Center. / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata
One bear (condition unknown) was sighted near the former Mankō-en. It climbed up onto the road. / Size: unknown
Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata
Around 20:30 on 2026-05-24, a bear was sighted in Yuwaaikawa, Akita City.
Akita Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving around 12:40 in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Karuizawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Posted]
Akita, Akita
On 2026-05-23 evening, one bear was seen moving in Omi Hokutocho, Itoigawa City.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Driver sighted one bear crossing the road (body length 50 cm) / direction of travel: west
Odate, Akita
Observed one bear heading east on municipal road Meibikiyama Line.
Itoigawa, Niigata
A single bear (body length 1 m) was sighted near the west side of the Prefectural Citizens’ Sea/Pool “Spal” in Yamagata Prefecture. It crossed the road and headed northeast. / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
Sighted one bear swimming across Kurogata and walking toward the eastern mountains. About 1 m in length. Near Kunpu-en.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
Body length: approximately 0.8 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Went back into the forest
Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita
[Report] One bear about 1 meter. It crossed the river and entered the mountain across the way.
Akita Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m
Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, 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
Ran off into the woods. [Broadcast from Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Karatake, Aomori
Report: One bear sighted. Size and direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita
[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
700 meters from a private residence
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Hongo, Akita
A single bear (about 1.5 m in length) was sighted on the cycling road south of Yunohama Elementary School. It headed toward the mountain. / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata
[Report] One approximately 1-meter bear sighted. Direction of departure unknown.
Akita, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the walkway at Bengeizawa in the Kamo district of Tsuruoka, and moved toward the mountains.
Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata
One bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted on the pedestrian path within Benkeisawa. It then headed toward the mountain. / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata
One bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) was sighted on the road in front of Yunohama dog run. It later moved toward Shonai Airport. / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
One bear (about 1 m) crossed the Rinkō Road Iwafune Port Line from the seaside toward the residential area.
Murakami, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kaminotegofuruno Fukadazawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted on a prefectural road in Iwafune, Murakami City.
Murakami, Niigata
Traveled from north to south through the T-shaped intersection at Otake Hall. Body length approximately 50 cm.
Nikaho Otake, 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
Distance to houses: 50 m. Body length: 1 m. Fled westward.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, 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
Bear body length: 1.0 m. Distance to residences: 50 m. It walked away toward the mountain.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
One bear sighted on the mountain side of the snow-resistant intrusion-prevention fence
Asahi, Toyama
Likely passed by a house and headed toward the mountains.
Nikaho 鳥の海, Akita
Around 4:30 PM on May 22, a bear was sighted in Teraji, Itoigawa City.
Itoigawa, Niigata
One bear moved from in front of Shisumiike Hall toward the pond. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
Bear body length: 0.8 m Distance to homes/buildings: 50 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, 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
One bear cub was sighted on the grounds of the Science Education Center in Nishinakaji. It was moving toward the mountain side.
Itoigawa, Niigata
While eating, believed to be a parent and child.
Akita, 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
Witnessed one bear approximately 1 meter long in the Namioka River. No damage reported.
Aomori, Aomori
Around 4:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a bear was seen moving in Kisakata-machi Yotsumii, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.
Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita
A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, 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
Two bears seen running away from the parking lot
Kamiichi, Toyama
Around 18:40 on May 21, a woman in her 60s at home spotted a bear about 1 meter long in a field in Takasaki, Gojome-machi, Akita Prefecture (Takasaki aza Suzumedate Shimokawara). According to the Gojome police, the bear was about 10 meters from a nearby house, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
A bear was sighted in Takasaki Tanaka, Gojome Town.
Gojome 字上町, Akita
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Gojome 字上町, Akita
One bear (approximately 1 m in body length) was sighted near Ikoi-no-Mura Forest Park. It later moved north. / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
[Post] In Itazawa area, mountain side of Hiketsuki River
Odate Itazawa, Akita
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita
[Post] Running along the rice paddy ridge
Akita Yotsugoya-Koaji, Akita
[Post]
Akita, Akita
A cub went from my yard into the bushes to the east. Body length about 50 cm.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kogamori, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
A single bear cub was seen in the woods beside the road. Its body length was about 50 cm.
Nikaho 上狐森, Akita
Around 15:00 on May 21, 2026, a bear about 60 cm long was sighted in a rice field in Matsuba, Kisakatacho, Nikaho City by a woman in her 50s driving a car. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the site is about 140 meters from the nearest building, and other sightings have been reported nearby; the police are urging residents to be cautious.
Nikaho 上狐森, 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
Observed a large bear in a field. One bear. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 50 m.
Akita, Akita
I witnessed a single bear about 1 meter in length moving from the municipal road toward Yonaizawa Shrine. It came to within about 5 meters of a nearby house.
Kitaakita Yonaizawa, Akita
At around 11:40 a.m. on May 21, 2026, a man passing by spotted a bear about 1 meter long in roadside grass in Kurozawa, Yonaizawa, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Kitaakita Police, the nearest house is about 20 meters away, and the police have warned residents to be careful.
Kitaakita Yonaizawa, Akita
A 1-meter-long bear was sighted on a city road, about 20 meters from a house.
Kitaakita Yonaizawa, Akita
Sighted in the apple orchard behind the elementary school grounds [Reported from Hirakawa City]
Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori
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
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance from houses: approximately 10 m Left heading toward Ishiwaki Ground
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the west. 10 m from the building.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-05-21 around 10:55, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Benkeigawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, 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
At about 10:35 a.m. on May 21, a bear approximately 1.2 meters in length was sighted by a man in his 70s at a park in Nyudojima, Kisakata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo police, the bear was about 10 meters from a nearby house, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho 象潟島, Akita
Witnessed one bear running inside Nyudojima Children's Park. Body length approximately 1 m.
Nikaho 象潟島, Akita
Distance to the nearest house: 10 m Body length: approximately 1 m After being sighted, fled toward the bamboo grove
Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita
It was crossing the road from under the elevated highway and eating grass in the woods.
Ikawa 坂本, Akita
One bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted in a field northwest of Mise Station. It then moved to the southeast. / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 三瀬, Yamagata
Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approx. 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Shortly before 5:00 AM on the 21st, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a national highway in Kitashinbo, Murakami City. The sighting was about 240 meters from a private residence and was confirmed by the Murakami Police.
Murakami, Niigata
Around 8:00 PM on May 21, a bear-like animal was sighted in Tate, Kamiichi Town, Toyama Prefecture.
Kamiichi, Toyama
Around 10:10 on 2026-05-21, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Shimochoro-numa, Yurihonjo City, Akita.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
A bear was sighted in Okidate Miyazaki, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hirakawa Okidate, Aomori
Body length: approximately 1.2 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Left from north to south
Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita
Body length: approximately 1.0 m. Distance to houses: approximately 15 m. Departed from the north side toward the south side.
Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita
A bear was sighted on a city road in Idojiri, Yurihonjo City.
Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita
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Yurihonjō 観音町, 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
While driving, I saw a black individual trying to slip between houses. It was dark so I couldn’t see clearly, but it seemed larger than a black cat, with thicker legs and slightly longer fur.
Yurihonjō 片町, Akita
Distance to the house: 10 m; Body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance to houses: 50 m; body length: approximately 1 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
At around 18:25 on May 20, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of Honjo Kita Junior High School in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City. Additional sightings occurred across the city overnight into the morning of May 21; no injuries were reported and police have urged caution.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
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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
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
[Post]
Akita, Akita
[Post] Bear.
Akita, Akita
[Post] Wandering around the house while passing by in a car
Kitaakita Missato, 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
Report: While I was walking, there was a bear about 140 cm tall in the forest underbrush.
Akita Senshu-meitokumachi, Akita
Tracks (footprints) discovered in a rice field near the Prefectural Route Shimonagahashi–Kamidate line
Shibata, Niigata
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
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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
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
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
One bear (approximately 70–80 cm) moved from the north (Omokuba Forest Park) toward the south (Hirabayashi Elementary School).
Murakami, Niigata
[Post] I was running along the riverbank.
Ikawa 葹田, 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
Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Sighted inside the park
Yurihonjō, Akita
A bear-like animal (size unknown, juvenile) was sighted in the Numemeji/Miyata area. It appeared to be heading northeast. / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka 布目, Yamagata
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
Condition: 1 m Distance from dwellings: 100 m
Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita
Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Witnessed while walking along the embankment on the Uchinokoshi side of Imogawa. Afterwards swam across Imogawa to the opposite side.
Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita
Sighted near Mutsumi Landscaping and Civil Engineering
Katagami, Akita
Distance to houses: 5 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō, Akita
[Post] It was on the road while heading from Sannō toward the station. It was near a daycare center.
Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita
[Report] Was running in the direction of travel on the highway, then made a U‑turn and started running off again.
Gojome 浦横町, 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] Spotted walking on the expressway
Gojome 大川西野, Akita
[Post] A young bear about 50 cm crossed the road.
Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita
One bear (1.5 m) sighted near the highway interchange
Hachirogata Kawasaki, 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
One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted 400 meters west of the Shimoaono Community Hall in the Ao-no area.
Joetsu, Niigata
At around 11:20 on May 19, a single bear approximately 100 cm long was sighted about 400 m west of Shimo-Aono Kaikan in Aono, Joetsu City, and a report was made to the city hall. Joetsu Police and the city are urging local residents to be cautious.
Joetsu, Niigata
[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
Observed one bear. Body length approximately 1.0 m. It went toward the mountains to the south.
Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita
Around 11:00 on May 19, 2026, a teenage man riding a bicycle spotted a bear about 1 meter long on the premises of a business in Hirasawa Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the nearest house is about 150 meters away and the police have warned residents to be cautious.
Nikaho Hirasawa, 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
Body length: approx. 0.7 m. Distance to dwelling: approx. 1.0 m. Went away toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō 岩城下蛇田, Akita
Posted: It was on the roadside along the rice fields. When I honked the car horn, it ran off toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō Ushidera, Akita
Posted: Near the university
Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita
Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
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
On 2026-05-19 a bear was sighted on the Akita Expressway near Gojome Town; when a driver slowed down the bear, startled, ran alongside the car. The driver said that if it had been dark they might have collided, and prefectural police report there have been three vehicle collisions with bears this year.
Gojome Noda, Akita
One bear about 1.5 m long was seen crossing the prefectural road from south to north.
Kitaakita Shimosugi, 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
Bear tracks discovered. No damage reported.
Aomori, Aomori
Witnessed a bear running north along a path through the rice fields.
Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita
One bear about 1 m long was observed crossing a municipal road from the rice fields on the south side toward the Nikaho area.
Nikaho Kurokawa, 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) Crossed the Nihonkai Tohoku Road heading toward the sea.
Nikaho Konoura, Akita
One bear about 1 m in length was observed heading east (toward Kodaen).
Aomori, Aomori
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
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
While driving on the prefectural road toward the hospital area, I spotted one bear crossing. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho, Akita
Repeatedly entering and exiting the river.
Murakami, Niigata
[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
Witnessed crossing the road toward the mega-solar (solar power) site. Body length about 1 m.
Nikaho Tazukami, 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
Observed one bear approximately 1 m tall in the field.
Nikaho Innai, Akita
[Post] A bear crossed the new national road near Kusautsugawa.
Akita, Akita
While resting at the bottom of the stairs, I spotted a bear about 1 meter tall.
Nikaho, Akita
A cub was walking
Nikaho, Akita
It came out from the farm road and went down the slope toward the Omono River.
Akita, Akita
Length: Unknown Distance to nearest house: Approximately 80 m Departed toward the mountain woods to the north
Yurihonjō, 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
One adult bear sighted on a trail running course in the Yoko-o area of Asahi Town (in the forested area).
Asahi, Toyama
[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
Posted: Spotted from my house. Walked through the rice fields and disappeared into the mountains. It was some distance away, so the size was unknown.
Akita, Akita
[Report] While walking on the nature observation park’s boardwalk, I saw a bear in the brush at the forest edge about 50 meters away. It noticed me and went into the woods.
Gojome 富津内下山内, Akita
Several marathon runners who were participating in the ongoing event were sighted
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
On May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted around 10:00 AM on the course along Prefectural Route 73 Kujiranami-Miyakawa Line in Okouchi Nitta, Kashiwazaki City, and the organizers suspended the 26th Kashiwazaki Shiokaze Marathon at 12:15 PM. No injuries were reported.
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
This morning at around 10:00, a report was received that one bear was sighted along Prefectural Route 73 (Kujiranami-Miyagawa Line) in the Okochi Shinden area. ※As an aside, because of this the marathon (Shiokaze Marathon) was canceled. https://www.city.kashiwazaki.lg.jp/cgi-bin/smart_alert.php/1/detail/1193943 (The input screen overlaps with the keyboard, so I can’t paste the link there.)
Kashiwazaki 大字大河内新田, Niigata
A single bear cub crossed the city road toward the mountains.
Nikaho Maesawa, Akita
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
A bear was spotted on the course of the Kashiwazaki Seaside Marathon, and the race was halted on May 17, 2026. Runners located before the sighting point were boarded onto buses and evacuated.
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
On the Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway near the Murakami-Yamanobe Sato IC northbound entrance, a mother bear and her cubs were running along the highway.
Murakami, Niigata
Around 21:30 on May 16, 2026, a parent-and-offspring group of three bears of unspecified length was sighted on Nitto Road in Yamabesato, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture; the group was about 200 meters from residences, according to the Murakami police.
Murakami, Niigata
Distance to the house: 200 m Body length: about 1 m Moved toward the sea
Yurihonjō, Akita
(Posted) It was in the tall grass and ran toward the mountains.
Akita, Akita
One bear about 1.0 m in length was sighted in the rice field south of Takara River Community Center. It departed heading south from there. It was 150 m from the community center.
Akita, Akita
No information
Goshogawara 大字前田野目, Aomori
Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel: southwest / approximately 20 m to the nearest facility
Odate Ikenai, Akita
Discovered while driving
Kuroishi 大字高舘, Aomori
Bear tracks were found near a house in the Terao area.
Murakami, Niigata
I saw a 60 cm-long bear dash across a farm road and enter the brush at the edge of the mountain.
Gojome 馬場目, Akita
[Post] A machine-like device (a device that plays dog barks to deter bears) was making a lot of noise. When I went to check, there was a bear wandering around the area.
Akita, Akita
On May 16 at 6:00 AM, footprints believed to be from a bear were found. It is thought the animal entered sometime between the night of May 15 and the early morning of May 16. No damage reported.
Aomori, Aomori
Observed during a walk. It went up toward the cemetery park.
Akita, Akita
It crossed the road.
Akita, Akita
A bear cub was walking.
Aomori Shinjo, Aomori
Riding in a car with family while heading toward Aomori Chuo IC, I spotted a solitary bear near Matsuoka Recreation Center.
Aomori Ishie, Aomori
One cub sighted.
Aomori Ono, Aomori
Moved toward the mountainside.
Murakami, Niigata
Observed one animal believed to be a bear.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: Adult
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Size: Adult
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
At around 18:10, I went out to take out the trash and saw a bear walking alone.
Aomori Shinjo, Aomori
At least one cub (young bear) entered inside.
Aomori Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori
Around 15:30 on the 15th, a juvenile bear was sighted entering a mixed commercial facility (including a hotel) in Nagashima, Aomori City, and is believed to be holed up inside. Police, city officials and members of the hunters' association have gathered at the scene.
Aomori Ono, Aomori
At around 15:30 on May 15, 2026, a bear entered the first floor of a building in Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori City, prompting people inside to evacuate to upper floors. Police and government hunters carried out an emergency shooting and culled one adult male bear about 1 meter long.
Aomori Ono, Aomori
A bear is believed to be occupying the first floor of a mixed-use commercial building in central Aomori City, leaving more than 10 people (patrons of a pharmacy and a hotel) trapped. A bear was also sighted at a parking lot about 300 meters away around the same time, possibly a different individual, and Aomori City is considering emergency shooting to eliminate the very high risk of human injury.
Aomori Nishitaki, Aomori
On the afternoon of May 15, 2026, a bear entered the Cross Tower A-Bay commercial complex (Nagasima 1-chome) in central Aomori City and remained inside for several hours. Police cordoned off the area and set box traps; around 18:10 local hunters fired and killed one bear. Multiple sightings were reported across the city that day, and a bear was also seen about 300 meters away in a parking lot, possibly a different individual.
Aomori Uramachi, Aomori
A sighting report was posted to Aomori Prefecture's bear log.
Aomori Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori
A bear holed up in the Cross Tower A-Bay in central Aomori City, people stranded on upper floors According to Aomori City and the police, at around 3:30 p.m. today a single bear was sighted in Nagashima, Aomori City. The scene is the Cross Tower A-Bay, and at least one cub is said to have entered the building. The bear is still believed to be holed up inside.
Aomori Nagashima 1-chome, Aomori
No information
Aomori Nishiono, Aomori
Spotted a bear in the rice field. Body length about 60 cm. It left to the south. Approximately 250 m from nearby houses.
Akita, Akita
Shortly after 11:00 AM on May 15, 2026, one bear was sighted northeast of Ōno Elementary School in Aoba 1-chome, Aomori City.
Aomori Ono, Aomori
Tracks believed to be from a bear were found in the field at the scene. Additionally, an agricultural support stake was found broken.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
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Kitaakita Kamisugi, Akita
Crossing the road (about 200 m before Mizube Park)
Aomori, Aomori
While driving on National Route 7, I witnessed one bear crossing from the seaside toward the mountains. Its body length was about 1 meter.
Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita
No information
Aomori Yasuta, Aomori
was walking
Aomori, Aomori
The other two reports are also believed to be the same individual. All were around the Miyano-ura area / Size: adult
Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata
A bear was sighted near an elementary school in Miyano-ura, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture at around 05:30 on May 15, 2026, triggering multiple reports. Surveillance cameras captured the bear walking near a residential area, and authorities remain on alert.
Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata
Around 05:00 on May 15, a single bear of unknown length was sighted in Nagashima, Aomori City, moving west from near Nagashima Elementary School and running along the national road from Hirota Shrine toward the Yanagi-cho intersection. No damage has been reported, and city staff and police are patrolling the area to maintain vigilance.
Aomori Ono, Aomori
One bear of unknown body length was sighted moving westward from the area near Nagashima Elementary School.
Aomori Ono, Aomori
On May 15 between about 4:30 and 5:00 a.m., multiple sightings of an Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma) were reported near the Aomori Prefectural Office in Aomori City. The city has warned residents via social media and is maintaining vigilance while considering emergency shooting operations.
Aomori Ono, Aomori
Witnessed one bear running eastward on the national highway from Hirota Shrine toward the Yanagimachi intersection.
Aomori Ono, Aomori
Spotted one bear of unknown body length in front of a convenience store.
Aomori Ono, Aomori
One bear of unknown body length sighted within a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force garrison.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
No information
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
One bear approximately 1 m (shoulder height) was sighted on the roadway. It left heading east. About 30 m from nearby buildings.
Akita, Akita
One bear of unknown body length was sighted. Bear droppings believed to be from the same bear were found nearby.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
It ran away and entered a house.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
A bear about one-third the width of the road crossed the road and walked into a vacant lot.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
No information
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
Spotted one bear of unknown body length in front of a convenience store.
Aomori Shinjo, Aomori
One bear of unknown body length.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
Before 21:00 on May 14, 2026, a roughly 1-meter-long bear was seen entering a residential property in Aomori City's Nami-dachi Maeda area. Sightings also occurred at a convenience store parking lot, in the Nami-dachi area, and in the Nagashima area near the prefectural office; the city has set up a response headquarters and is considering switching to emergency shooting.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
One bear sighted on the roadway.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
At around 19:50 on May 14, 2026, a single cub was sighted on the grounds of a convenience store in Satomi, Aomori City. No damage was reported, and the city urged nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
It was night so I couldn't see clearly, but a large dark mass ran off toward the mountains.
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
Around 19:00 on May 14, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Gobommatsu Hirano, Namioka, Aomori City, crossing Prefectural Road No. 27 (Aomori-Namioka Line) from south to north. No damage was reported.
Aomori, Aomori
Sighted one bear
Itoigawa, Niigata
A bear about one meter long came down the mountain slope.
Akita, Akita
Moved south from the sighting location
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
In Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, near the scene where an 86-year-old man was attacked by a bear and injured, a woman in her 60s also sustained injuries believed to have been caused by a bear. The woman went on her own to a hospital in the prefecture.
Tateyama, Toyama
A young bear was crossing the road.
Akita, Akita
By size, it was a cub crossing the road.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
[Post] In a fallow rice field, one adult and two cubs were eating something.
Akita, Akita
I sighted a bear of unknown body length (and possibly others) moving northward (toward the mountain) from the parking lot of the wetland flower garden in Namioka, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
Before 8:00 a.m. today, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was sighted near the prefectural art museum and the Sannai-Maruyama ruins in Aomori City. City staff and the hunters' association inspected the site but found no tracks or other traces; the Sannai-Maruyama ruins have posted notices to inform visitors of the sighting and warn them to be cautious.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
On the morning of May 14, 2026, multiple bear sightings were reported around the Nice Arena area in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture. Sightings were also reported on the 13th; a bear was seen swimming in the Koyoshi River, and the prefectural police have warned residents to be cautious.
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
In the morning while driving to work, a bear crossed the road near the prefectural art museum.
Aomori Yasuta, Aomori
Sighted between Aomori Prefectural Museum of Art and the Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site
Aomori Yasuta, Aomori
At 7:30 AM on May 14, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Prefectural Art Museum in Yasuda, Aomori City, the city reported. No other reports of damage were mentioned.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
At 7:30 AM on May 14, 2026, the city announced that one bear was sighted near the Aomori Prefectural Museum in Yasuda, Aomori City.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
Around 7:30 a.m. on May 14, 2026, one Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma) was sighted between the Prefectural Art Museum and the Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site in Yasuda, Aomori City. No injuries or damage were reported.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
Body length: about 1 m Distance to houses: about 30 m
Yurihonjō 片町, Akita
On the morning of the 14th, one bear was sighted on a road near the Sannai Maruyama archaeological site in Aomori City, and police conducted patrols. The center that manages the site has urged visitors to be cautious of bears.
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 100 m
Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita
Spotted one bear (size unknown) on the road in front of Tsuruoka City Fire Department West Substation. It crossed the road from west to east. / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
At around 06:45 on May 14, 2026, a single bear was sighted crossing a road from west to east in front of the Tsuruoka City Fire Department West Branch in Shimokawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. The bear's body length is unknown, and the city has urged people to be cautious.
Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata
Distance to houses: 50 m; Body length: about 1 m
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
[Post] Sighted from a distance while on a walk
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
[Report] Inside Shoto Park: an adult bear about 1 m (in size)
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
At around 05:15 on May 14, 2026, a man in his 30s walking in a park at Ishiwaki Aza Ishinohana, Yurihonjo City, spotted a bear about 1 meter long. There were also sighting reports in the same area on the 13th, and the prefectural police have warned residents to be cautious.
Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita
A single Asiatic black bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted on a farm road approximately 200 m northeast of Takadate PA (upbound). The bear then fled west toward the highway.
Kuroishi 大字竹鼻, Aomori
At around 04:14 on May 14, 2026, a single Asiatic black bear (about 1 meter long) was sighted on a farm road in Yamamoto, Takehana, Kuroishi City; the location is roughly 200 meters northeast of the Tohoku Expressway Takadate PA (upbound), and the bear fled toward the highway. No damage was reported.
Kuroishi 大字竹鼻, Aomori
A bear was in the parking space of a shop. After that, it went up the slope that leads to the park on top of the mountain.
Akita, Akita
According to Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, near the scene where an 86-year-old man was attacked by a bear, a woman in her 60s also suffered injuries believed to have been caused by a bear. The woman went to a hospital in the prefecture on her own.
Tateyama, Toyama
At Kenmin Seikyo Ayamekan in Sannai, Aomori City, the automatic entrance doors were switched to manual on May 14, 2026, following bear sightings. The store plans to install doorknobs and has placed bear-prevention goods inside to prepare for possible incidents.
Aomori Namidate, Aomori
One bear, about 1.0 m. Distance to residences: approximately 200 m. Sighted in Ishiwaki Park ground.
Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita
Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east.
Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita
[Report] A bear (1 m) crossed the rice field and climbed the mountain to the north along the farm road.
Akita, Akita
Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
Size: Adult
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
A driver traveling on National Route 7 observed one bear (body length 1 m) in a rice field / direction of travel unknown / 100 m from the nearest residence
Odate Nagasaka, Akita
Around 17:00 on May 13, 2026, a camera captured a bear walking on a road near houses in Iimoriyama, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. No human injuries have been reported, but the prefecture has issued a bear sighting warning and residents are anxious.
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
While driving on the outbound lane of the expressway, it crossed from the inbound lane toward the sea side and ran up into the mountains.
Akita, Akita
1 bear, approximately 1.0 m
Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita
At around 15:20 on May 13, 2026, a man in his 30s resting in his car sighted a bear about 1 meter long in Yurihonjo City, Ishiwaki, Shimo-Chōronuma. The nearest house was about 20 meters away; the Yurihonjo police patrolled the area by cruiser and warned residents.
Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita
A cub was discovered in the woods at the back (rear of the property).
Aomori Sannai, Aomori
Approximately 1 meter long. Witnessed a bear in a rice field.
Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Hongo, Akita
[Post] Strolling through a fallow rice field
Akita, Akita
Sighted moving along the side path of the garden.
Aomori, Aomori
A bear (1 m) was sighted near a residential property. It then left toward the woods to the east. Distance to the house: 5 m.
Akita, Akita
Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in length moving east near the back of The Big Namioka store. No damage reported.
Aomori, Aomori
Observed one bear of unknown body length moving eastward on the roadway.
Aomori, Aomori
Observed one bear approximately 1 m in body length moving east on the national highway between Apple Hill and Ramen Jun.
Aomori, Aomori
On May 13, 2026, between 06:55 and 07:50, four bears were sighted in Aomori City's Namioka area. Sightings occurred near the Michi-no-Eki Namioka Apple Hill (on a national road), a road in Namioaka Sugisawa Kamifukuda, behind The Big Namioka store, and a path beside a residential garden in Inoue; several bears were about 1 meter long and no damage was reported.
Aomori, Aomori
At around 04:50 on May 13, 2026, one bear was sighted in Sakanobe Shinden, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The article does not report further details or whether there were any damages or injuries.
Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata
[Post] While returning home, I was running toward the park.
Akita, Akita
Attempted to cross the Yokoyama-Kanaashi line, but there were many cars, and it kept coming in and out of the bushes.
Akita, Akita
Was running along the roadside heading toward the Monzen River.
Murakami, Niigata
A young bear was sighted near the field. It then walked away into the woods to the east. It was 5 meters from a house.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Footprints crossing the road from the east
Kosaka, Akita
A passerby sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) crossing the road from east to west and leaving the area.
Odate Yachimachi-ushiro, Akita
On May 12 in Higashinozoe, Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture, one Asiatic black bear was captured in a box trap. The captured bear was a female about 1 meter long and weighing about 60 kg, estimated to be 3–4 years old with no history of giving birth. This was the first capture in the city this year.
Kuroishi 大字東野添, Aomori
It was sprinting through the field.
Akita, Akita
[Post] I heard a noise outside, and when I looked I saw two bears.
Akita, Akita
Size: Adult
Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata
Around 18:45 on May 11, an adult bear (one individual) was sighted in a grove within a residential area in Midorigaoka, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. No damage to people or property has been confirmed, but nearby schools have urged students to commute accompanied by guardians.
Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata
beside the guardrail
Aomori Namioka-Daishaka, Aomori
Size: Adult
Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata
Around 18:00 on May 11, one Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) was sighted beside a guardrail along Route 7 in Tsurugasaka, Aomori City. No damage was reported, and the city is urging nearby residents and passersby to be cautious.
Aomori Tsurugasaka, Aomori
Around 17:45 on May 11, 2026, two bears believed to be a parent and child were sighted in Yuatsumi, Tsuruoka City. The bears later moved to the mountains to the south; their size is unknown, and the city is urging caution.
Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata
Atsumi government office: Observed one adult bear (body length unknown) and one cub (body length unknown) within the Yu-Atsumi area. The bears later moved to the mountains to the south. / Size: adult and juvenile
Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata
Spotted a bear about 0.5 m in size on the grounds north of the elementary school. Direction of travel unknown. 50 m from the building.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
Around 15:45 on May 11, 2026, a male elementary school student spotted a bear approximately 50 cm long in a grassland in Shōgunno Minami 1-chome, Akita City. The location is about 50 meters from Takashimizu Elementary School, and the local police station has advised residents to be cautious.
Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita
A passerby sighted one bear (body length approx. 1.0 m) / direction of travel: north / about 300 m south of Shimokawa River Middle School
Odate, Akita
Heading to Akita Airport.
Akita, Akita
Peak activity at 17:00 with 68 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 813 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 194 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Akita, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 709 km route runs from Tateyama to Aomori, passing through Toyama, Aomori, Akita, Niigata, and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 813 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 194 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Akita, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
