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This 199 m route starts and ends around Yokote, passing through Akita. In the past 30 days, 41 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Yokote 睦成, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
A single bear was standing on the road about 50 meters before the T-junction with Oimawashi 3-chome while heading toward Yamauchi on Mizuho no Sato Road.
Yokote 睦成, Akita
[Post] [No description of situation]
Yokote Ōyashin-machi, Akita
(Posted) Walking in the bushes near the slope in front of the old Otori Junior High School
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
Around 5:50 PM on July 18, a bear was seen moving in Mutsunariikari, Yokote City.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A bear about 1.2 m long was seen wandering under a bridge near Asakura Elementary School by a local resident. It is unknown which direction it went.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted it and gave chase. It entered thicket at the point and became out of sight.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
When I heard a police car on the PA, I looked outside and saw it running in the grounds beneath the apartment. It crossed the road and ran off toward the back of the houses on the north side.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
[Report] Moved from the apartment complex side toward the drainage channel
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Crossed through the yard.
Yokote 3-chome, Akita
(Post) Ran into the brush on the north side of the parking lot
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
Posted: Entered the Mounts property from National Route 13. Went into a warehouse, then headed toward the Hachiman Shrine.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter long was seen moving north toward Jouri 2-chome along a drainage channel in Jouri 1-chome, Yokote City.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
Bear sighted near the park south of the west side of the Starbucks.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
Observation: Spotted walking along the riverside in the park near Cosmos Ophthalmology. Was walking toward the South Government Building.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
One bear sighted. Size unknown. It left heading north.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
[Post] Report of a sighting of a bear entering a home's property
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
A single bear believed to be an adult was seen entering a residential property. A relatively large individual.
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
[Post] Probably a female bear was spotted at the old driving school. It was walking slowly by itself. It noticed us and slowly disappeared into the grass, but what happened afterward is unknown.
Yokote Akasaka, Akita
On July 18 around 12:13, a bear was seen moving in Akasaka Kamikirimori, Yokote City.
Yokote Akasaka, Akita
A bear was sighted in Aksakauekono, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, on 2026-07-18.
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
Observed a bear approximately 1.4 m in length. It left along the farm road heading west (toward the prefectural road).
Yokote Inooka, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted a bear running through rice fields from the north toward the south. The bear entered a thicket and its whereabouts became unknown. It was an adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.
Yokote Inooka, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted a bear moving into the brush on the Asahi kindergarten side. Later, when the employee drove into the premises, they encountered the bear in the playground. The bear turned and returned to the brush as if startled. An adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
Around 18:45 on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Inoka-koguchi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote Inooka, Akita
Between about 18:30 and 18:40, multiple sightings occurred near Yokote Kita Interchange. The body length was over 1 m (there is also information that it looked about 60 cm). It ran south across the rice fields near the Lawson and then disappeared from view.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
At around 6:40 PM on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Akagawamuranomae, Yokote City.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
On 2026-07-17 evening, one bear was seen moving in Shimokyo Hinata, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote 下境, Akita
A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted near the field. The bear then departed heading southeast.
Yokote 下境, Akita
Spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length. (Because the exact sighting location is unknown, the point has been placed at an estimated location.)
Yokote 上境, Akita
One bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near Senkō-ji. The bear then left heading east.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near the precincts of Hachiman Shrine.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A bear was sighted in Iizume Tōzaiji, Misato Town, around 3:50 PM.
Misato, Akita
A witness went outside to walk their dog and saw a bear walking on the road in front of the house. The bear then ran off to the south. / Body length about 1.2 m / Approximately 40 m from residences
Misato, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kamiokinada, Yokote City, Akita on 2026-07-17.
Yokote 上境, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kamiazumi Kamimataeda, Yokote City.
Yokote 上境, Akita
[Post] A black bear about 80 cm long was between Mishin no Asupu and Onodera Building Materials.
Yokote Maego, Akita
[Post] On the Mizuho-no-Sato Road, a 30-cm cub crossed the road at the tunnel exit and entered the brush on the mountainside.
Yokote, Akita
One bear about 1 m in body length was observed walking in front of a private house. The bear later moved into the forested area to the north.
Yokote 山内大沢, Akita
One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted. The bear then departed to the north.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A single adult bear was sighted near the Yokote Nishi police box intersection. The bear then moved north along the prefectural road and left the area.
Yokote 下境, Akita
One bear over 1 meter in body length was sighted near the entrance/exit of Yokote Kita Smart IC. The bear then crossed the prefectural road and left toward the fields to the north.
Yokote Shimohaccho, Akita
Peak activity at 17:00 with 8 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 41 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Yokote 睦成, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 199 m route starts and ends around Yokote, passing through Akita. In the past 30 days, 41 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Yokote 睦成, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
