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This 199 m route starts and ends around Yokote, passing through Akita. In the past 30 days, 36 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yokote Maego, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
One bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed in farmland. The bear then left toward the forested mountains to the south.
Yokote Maego, Akita
Witnessed one bear believed to be the mother and two cubs; sizes unknown. Direction in which they left is unknown.
Yokote 睦成, Akita
A bear was sighted in Jonancho, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, around 14:35 on 2026-06-07.
Yokote Shirominami-machi, Akita
A bear was sighted walking on a city road in Kamicho, Yokote City, around 4:45 p.m.
Yokote Kamiuchi-machi, Akita
Post: About 1 meter long, it headed toward the Mizuho Road direction.
Yokote Kamiuchi-machi, Akita
One bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted on the embankment of the Yokote River. The bear departed to the north.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Around 17:30 on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Mutsunari Otoriyama Shita, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, and it was seen moving.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Observed a bear slowly walking north along the river-management road (the road on top of the embankment). The bear noticed a small pickup truck that came from the south and slowly entered the riverside brush. The river area is unmanaged and the brush is thick, so it was impossible to determine how the bear moved after that. The bear’s body length appeared to be about 1.4 m.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Report: I was walking along the embankment road behind the house toward the downstream side of the Yokote River when a small pickup truck approached from behind, so I went down into the brush on the embankment; after that I could not confirm (the animal/thing).
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Post: About 1 m in body length — ran off into the bushes toward Miiri nursery school
Yokote 杉目, Akita
A bear over 1.2 m in body length was seen entering the thicket north of Miiri Nursery School by a patrolling police officer. (Spotted while driving on the prefectural road. The bear was moving from east to west.)
Yokote 杉目, Akita
Crossing the road from the side opposite Yokote High School and entering the bushes
Yokote 杉目, Akita
Observed one bear over 1 meter in body length in the underbrush. The bear moved north.
Yokote 睦成, Akita
Around 5:10 PM on 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Oimawari 3-chome, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote 3-chome, Akita
[Report] When I drove home, it ran away from in front of my house toward the grassy area. It looked small, so it appeared to be a cub. It was dark, so I couldn’t take a photo.
Yokote Akasaka, Akita
[Report] (No description of the situation) The map point was in a different area, so the map point has been corrected based on the entered address and lot number.
Yokote 2-chome, Akita
[Report] A bear about 1 meter long was sighted walking north along a gravel road.
Yokote 金沢中野, Akita
A surveillance camera at the Asakura water level observation station near Otorii Bridge captured one bear of unknown length moving downstream along the Yokote River.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Witnessed crossing the road from brush near Yokote High School and entering brush on the east side. Body length approximately 1 m.
Yokote 杉目, Akita
Sighted one bear approximately 1 meter in body length. The bear left heading east.
Yokote Myoei-cho, Akita
Witnessed a bear between the tennis courts and the field at Ootori Park. The bear went into the northwest brush. Body length approximately 1 m.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Otori-cho, Yokote City, Akita, around 8:05 a.m. on May 29.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Around 9:00 on May 29, a bear was sighted in Akinagicho, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote Myoei-cho, Akita
A bear was sighted in Mutsunari Hachimandada, Yokote City, Akita on May 29 around 12:50 PM.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Around 12:20 on May 29, a bear was seen moving in Mutsunari Yoshizawa Kamidai, Yokote City.
Yokote 杉目, Akita
Multiple people saw a bear from the Yokote High School side enter the brush on the south side. About 1 m in length.
Yokote 杉目, Akita
At around 3:50 PM on May 28, a bear moving was sighted in Mutsunari-Tsuruyachi, Yokote City.
Yokote 杉目, Akita
A single bear about 1 m in length was sighted near the gazebo on the north side of Hiruzomonuma. Direction of departure unknown. Approximately 170 m from the nearest house.
Yokote 金沢中野, Akita
Spotted a bear moving north. Body length unknown.
Yokote 金沢中野, Akita
At around 3:55 PM on May 25, a bear was sighted in Yasumoto Shimogoshono, Yokote City.
Yokote 安本, Akita
A bear was sighted in the parking lot of Astimo Co., Ltd. Body length unknown.
Yokote 安本, Akita
I witnessed an adult bear about 1 meter long crossing the front of my house through the former orchard and entering the snowbreak (windbreak) trees alongside the JR East railway tracks.
Yokote 安本, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Yasumoto Minaminihe, Yokote City.
Yokote 安本, Akita
[Correction] One bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted moving eastward in the order of Shimosaichūmura, Tarogoya, and Hyūga. *Multiple sightings reported. Incorrect: westward Correct: eastward
Yokote 下境, Akita
Around 11:40 on May 25, one bear was sighted moving in Shimokagari-Hinata, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote 下境, Akita
Yokote construction firm Hasshin Kensetsu used a drone equipped with an infrared camera to survey bear habitat and captured footage this spring of three bears believed to be a parent and two cubs. The drone detects heat signatures and is used for locating bears in forests and investigating sites of human-bear incidents.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
Peak activity at 17:00 with 7 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 36 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yokote Maego, 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, 36 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yokote Maego, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
