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This 80 km route runs from Yokote to Akita within Akita. In the past 30 days, 109 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 24 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 hours ago near Daisen Uchiotomo, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
Posted: Three bears (a parent and two cubs) were on the road; when a car approached they escaped into the bushes.
Daisen Uchiotomo, 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
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
Post: One newborn bear emerges from the bushes but soon returns
Akita, 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
Observed a bear crossing Prefectural Route Nozaki-Jumonji and entering the grove of Yotsuya Rural Park. Body length approximately 1 m.
Yokote, Akita
Witnessed one bear entering the woods from near a cemetery. Body length unknown because the sighting was from a distance.
Yokote, Akita
Two bears about 1 m long (not a parent and child; possibly two juvenile bears) ran from the east-side mountain down to the Osawa River, then returned to the mountain. On the morning of April 23 another bear was also seen in the same way, so there may be a settled population in the area.
Daisen Osawagotera, Akita
[Post] Witnessed it leaving from a nearby farm road and going into the cemetery.
Yokote, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long crossed the road in front of the Oasis Hall in Kurokawa heading south and ran off toward the rice fields.
Yokote 黒川, Akita
A JR train driver spotted a bear on the platform at Ōbashino Station. It ran off to the west. One bear, about 1 m (in size).
Akita, Akita
A JR train driver spotted a bear on the platform at Ohbarano Station. It fled west. One bear, about 1 m (in size).
Akita, Akita
[Post] This morning, when I went to the field, there were footprints.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kawabe-Kamichi Oojikarazawa, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
Standing on the edge of a rice field, appearing to be eating something.
Akita, Akita
[Posted] Spotted in the parking lot in front of Iwami Sannai Nursery School. Headed toward the Iwami River embankment.
Akita, Akita
[Post]
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear crossing National Route 341 from north to south. It went into the woods. Body length about 50 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
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Daisen Kitanome, Akita
Observed one bear while driving. It came onto the road from the south side, then entered the bushes on the south side again. Body length approximately 1 m. 50 m from the nearest residence.
Akita, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kawaabe-San'nai Sobadai, Akita City, around 6:30 a.m. on May 20; it was seen moving.
Akita, Akita
On 2026-05-20 around 12:30, a bear was sighted in Kyowa Kamiyodokawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
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
[Report] While driving, a bear crossed over from the opposite lane
Akita, Akita
[Report] An adult bear was at the roadside. It noticed the car and ran into the brush.
Daisen, Akita
[Post] Walking inside the park
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
Daisen Takazekikamigo, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter in body length crossed Route 105 from east to west.
Daisen Takazekikamigo, Akita
Spotted one bear approximately 80 cm in body length in farmland.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
One bear spotted walking on farmland. Body length about 1 m. Distance to the nearest house about 30 m.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
[Post] (Posted May 19, 16:57; no description of situation)
Misato 境田, Akita
Footprints believed to be from a bear were found in the field.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
Discovered what appears to be bear tracks in the field.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
[Post] While driving toward Akita City, I spotted a bear in the rice field beside the road. It appeared to be a cub. It was running toward Route 13. Body length about 1 meter.
Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita
[Post] Went outside in the morning and saw a bear walking along the side of the field.
Daisen Yotsuya, Akita
A bear about 80 cm long was sighted near the Hokkai Fireworks factory. It ran off toward the mountains.
Daisen Yotsuya, Akita
Report: While working in the field, I encountered a bear cub.
Daisen Matsukura, Akita
[Post] [No description of the situation]
Yokote Yanagida, Akita
[Report] While resting in the car, I spotted a bear heading toward the municipal baseball stadium. [Yokote City Agriculture and Forestry Maintenance Division note] The location information is clearly incorrect, so the point on the map is provisional. It is unknown whether this is the old Yokote Municipal Stadium in Yokote Park or another municipal stadium.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
I was running along the riverside road toward the river.
Daisen Matsukura, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted the bear. The bear was wandering on a road in the park and noticed the employee about 60 meters away, but remained standing facing them for a while without moving, so the employee got into a vehicle and approached the bear, at which point it entered the woods in the park. Body length about 1 meter.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A bear walked past in front of the house.
Akita, Akita
A police officer on patrol spotted a bear near the restrooms in Ōtori Park. The bear went down the slope once but then returned and entered the woods inside Ōtori Park. Its body length is about 1 meter.
Yokote Shinzaka-cho, Akita
Sighted a bear crossing the Ōtorii Bridge near Asakura Elementary School. Body length about 1 m.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A single bear about 1 m in body length was sighted in the rice field north of the Seven-Eleven Yokote Hachiman store. The distance to the nearest house is about 60 m.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
At around 07:30 on the 14th, an approximately 1-meter-long bear was sighted in a rice field in 横手市八幡字十二柳, Akita Prefecture by an elderly man in his 80s who was walking nearby. According to the Yokote Police, the sighting location is about 100 meters from the nearest house, and the police are urging residents to be cautious.
Yokote Shizuka-machi, Akita
It moved from the river area toward the urban area.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Observed a bear crossing National Route 13 from east to west. The bear then entered the woods on the west side. Distance to the nearest house was about 10 meters. The bear's body length was 1 to 1.5 meters.
Yokote 杉目, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was seen moving through the rice fields, heading toward the Yasuragi-en area. The distance to the nearest house was approximately 50 meters.
Yokote 金沢中野, Akita
Observed one bear approximately 1 meter in body length. The bear left heading north.
Daisen Niiyaji, Akita
[Post] Crossing the national highway
Daisen Kyowa-Sakai, Akita
[Report] While driving on the prefectural road, I sighted a bear about 1.2 meters long in a rice field beside the road. Before I could point my camera, the bear noticed the vehicle and fled to the woodland to the southeast.
Daisen Takajo, Akita
A single bear about one meter long left the area, moving from near the temple across the rice fields toward the mountains.
Daisen Kushoda, Akita
Witnessed one bear crossing the national road from the rice fields toward the mountains. Body length approximately 1 m. About 100 m from a house.
Daisen Kitanome, Akita
Crossed the national highway and left toward the north. Body length approximately 1.5 m. About 50 m from a house.
Daisen Kyowa-Mineyoshikawa, Akita
[Post] Found droppings after a bear had rubbed against the wall during pesticide spraying in the apple orchard
Yokote 安本, Akita
While driving on Prefectural Route 254 near the Livestock Experiment Station, I spotted a bear about 80 cm in body length; it then ran off in the direction of Tsuchikawa.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
A single bear was observed on private residential property. Body length approximately 1 m, about 20 m from the house. After that it passed through a rice field and headed toward the Showa Concrete direction.
Daisen Kushoda, Akita
[Post] Climbed onto the guardrail
Daisen Takajo, Akita
While driving near Autoland Akita, observed one bear. It left toward the mountains. Body length about 1.5 m.
Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita
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Akita Shimokitate-Samukawa, Akita
After receiving a report, the Yokote City Office Forestry and Agricultural Maintenance Division conducted an on-site inspection. They confirmed multiple footprints in the field measuring at least 15 cm in length. From the footprints, the animal is believed to be an adult bear with a body length of 1.0 to 1.5 meters. During a surrounding patrol they found several locations where apples had been discarded, confirming signs that bears had been attracted to the area.
Yokote 安本, Akita
[Post] During fishing, a bear about 1.5 m swam across from the opposite bank.
Daisen Yotsuya, Akita
[Report] Mother bear and cubs found in parking lot
Akita, Akita
An adult bear was seen running near the entrance to the Nishitado settlement.
Daisen, Akita
Around 16:00 on May 6, 2026, a man in his 60s at home spotted a bear about 1 meter long beside a waterway in Jinguji, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture. According to Daisen police, the nearest house was about 10 meters away; they are patrolling the area with patrol cars and warning residents to be cautious.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
A nearby resident spotted a bear about 1 meter long; it immediately ran off to the east.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
A nearby resident spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length; it immediately ran off to the east.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
[Report] Crossing the road
Daisen, Akita
A single bear about 1.5 m in body length ran away from the vicinity of Senboku Junior High School toward the east in the direction of Saku no Yu (Sakaku Hot Spring). Distance to the witness: 200 m.
Daisen Horiminai, Akita
(Report) While walking the dog, I saw a bear running through the rice fields. Even from about 200 meters away it was swaying as it ran and looked large.
Daisen Takanashi, Akita
Crossed the road and left toward the south-side parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m.
Daisen Higashikawa, Akita
While I was walking toward the Otsuki railroad crossing, a bear ran across in front of me from left to right. About 1 meter long. It went in the direction of Higashi-Omagari Elementary School.
Daisen Tomaki, Akita
A bear about 1.2 m long was in the south-side yard of the house and left heading east.
Daisen Iida, Akita
Spotted a bear coming down from the west road toward Iida IC. It left heading south. Body length about 1 m.
Daisen Iida, Akita
A bear about 1 meter long was sitting on the riverbank.
Daisen Fujiki, Akita
[Post] Footprints found in the field.
Misato 金沢西根, Akita
Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in body length moving through rice paddies. The bear then moved southeast (Ikada-aza Kubo direction). Distance to the nearest house about 100 m.
Yokote 山内筏, Akita
[Report] There were multiple footprints in the rice field that appeared to be from an Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma).
Daisen Takazekikamigo, Akita
[Post] (No description of the situation)
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
Witnessed a bear about 1.5 m in body length at the guardrail. Direction of departure unknown.
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
Sighted a bear crossing the Yuzawa-Yokote Road eastbound near Yokote JCT (about 500 meters southwest of the tollbooth). Body length approximately 1 m.
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
Posted: When I went down the slope in Obari-no and turned right, I saw a bear running through a rice field. There were several people working in the fields nearby. It is unclear where it went afterward. It looked like a cub.
Akita, Akita
A great-grandchild who came to visit Grandma from Sendai said there was a very dark, fluffy one. The grandchildren moved to the second floor; five grandchildren were on that floor and movement was confirmed. It was about 80 cm long. It went out through the shrine torii, passed in front of the house next to it, went around the back of the neighboring house, walked along the rice-field bund, and entered the mountain across the way. The homeowner hurried everyone inside; their throat tightened from the shock and tension.
Akita, Akita
Spotted a bear crossing the road. It moved south along the side of Takubo Marsh. Body length about 1.5 m.
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
Spotted a bear about 1 meter long. It ran off to the west.
Yokote Yasuda, Akita
[Post] (No situation described)
Yokote Ekimae-cho, Akita
An animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 m in length was observed moving around along a route through the drugstore, Komyoji Park, and Yurinoki Street.
Yokote Tanaka-machi, Akita
On the morning of May 3 in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, a bear about 1.2 m long was seen crossing a prefectural road at 04:10, and other bears about 1.5 m long were reported at multiple locations later in the morning. The police are patrolling the area and warning residents to be cautious.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
A creature believed to be a bear about 1.2 m in length was sighted near the Minami (South) Government Building of Yokote City Hall. The animal crossed the road heading east.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
On the morning of the 3rd at around 04:10, a single bear was seen crossing a road near the Yokote City Office Jouri South Branch in Jouri, Yokote City, and about 20 minutes later a bear was also seen at an intersection in Kotobuki-cho. Further sightings occurred near JR Yokote Station, and the last sighting before 07:00 was near a marsh by Fukeodai, after which the bear's whereabouts are unknown; police and the city have issued warnings.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
[Report] While driving on Route 13 from Omagari toward Akita, I saw a bear about 1 m tall under a cherry tree on the left. There were two holes in the embankment on the travel side that appeared to be the bear’s den.
Daisen Kyowa-Sakai, Akita
[Post] (No description of situation) *The accuracy of information from 'Kumadas' is unknown, but because this is a high-risk area we are issuing this alert.
Yokote 2-chome, Akita
A bear approximately 1 meter in size was sighted from a passing vehicle. It departed heading toward the tracks to the south.
Daisen Tomaki, Akita
Observed one cub.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
On April 29, 2026 shortly after 08:00, a bear was filmed running near a baseball field in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture from inside a bus. Children remained on the bus and avoided the danger.
Daisen Iida, Akita
[Report] Moving from the Tanita direction toward the Senboku ballpark direction
Daisen Tochiya, Akita
According to reports, it appears to have passed from the Semboku stadium parking lot through the backyard of a private house and along the embankment of the Akaseki River heading toward the Maruko River.
Daisen Tochiya, Akita
Posting: Running through rice paddies. Beside houses and roads.
Daisen Tochiya, Akita
[Report] While driving on Route 13, an adult bear crossed the road.
Misato 金沢, Akita
One bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted near the south side of Takubono Swamp. The bear then ran west. The distance to the nearest house is about 200 m.
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
Climbed the steps of Karasumatsu-yama Shrine toward Atago-yama. An adult bear about 1.5 m in length. Approximately 20 m from a house.
Yokote Kamiuchi-machi, Akita
At around 17:35 on April 27, 2026, a man in his 50s at home spotted a bear approximately 1 meter long on the road in Kaminai-machi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture. The nearest house was about 20 meters away and Yokote Minami Elementary School about 500 meters; the police notified related agencies, patrolled the area by cruiser, and warned residents.
Yokote Kamiuchi-machi, Akita
[Report] Spotted a bear walking across the river while driving
Daisen Kitanaraoka, Akita
At around 10:25 a.m. on April 27, 2026, a bear about 70 cm long was seen crossing a town road in Hakusan, Rokugo, Misato Town, Akita Prefecture, witnessed by a man from Yokote City driving a car. The site was about 250 meters from Rokugo Elementary School; the Daisen police station notified relevant agencies and is patrolling the area with police cars and warning residents.
Misato 六郷, Akita
While driving north on a municipal road, witnessed a bear crossing from the east side of the road to the west / body length about 80 cm / about 10 m from a residence
Misato 六郷, Akita
At around 10:05 a.m. on the 27th, a man driving by spotted a single bear about 70 cm long crossing a town road in Hakusan, Rokugo, Misato Town, Akita Prefecture. The area faces National Route 13 and is about 250 meters from Rokugo Elementary School; the police notified related agencies, are patrolling the area with police cars, and have warned residents.
Misato 六郷, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 109 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 24 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 6 hours ago near Daisen Uchiotomo, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 80 km route runs from Yokote to Akita within Akita. In the past 30 days, 109 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 24 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 hours ago near Daisen Uchiotomo, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
