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This 61 km route runs from Yokote to Semboku within Akita. In the past 30 days, 67 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
While driving across a bridge, I saw a bear walking on the riverside sports field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Encountered while driving. Two cubs and one mother bear. The cubs crossed the road while the mother hid in the roadside brush.
Senboku, Akita
One bear approximately 60 cm in body length. It emerged from the brush, crossed the road, and departed into the eastern mountain. The distance to the nearest residence was about 10 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
Was walking on the property grounds when attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
A 28-year-old man was attacked by one bear while working in a field in Yamaya, Kakunodatemachi, Senboku City, and suffered injuries from bites to his jaw and limbs.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
While working in the field, the person was attacked and injured by a bear.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
On the evening of 2026-07-03, a 28-year-old man was attacked by a bear in Kakunodate, Senboku City, Akita, and suffered injuries to his face and other areas.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, 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
[Report] Moved from the rice field into the mountain. A few minutes later, possibly the same individual, it went down toward the Hinokinai River on the side opposite the mountain. It is unclear whether it crossed the river.
Senboku, Akita
While driving, I saw a bear up in a tree. Body length approx. 1.2 m. Direction of departure unknown. About 300 m from the nearest house.
Senboku, Akita
A bear was spotted at the gateball court. Body length about 1 m. It left heading south. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.
Senboku Tazawako-Tazawa, Akita
[Report] While driving, I spotted it on the right side of the road. When it noticed my car, it crossed the road and went into the mountain on the left.
Misato, Akita
Spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in a rice field. The bear walked off toward the river to the south.
Daisen Otacho-Eidai, Akita
[Report] While driving, I sighted one adult bear and two cubs. Around 1–2 km west of Ohu Sanso. They noticed us and stopped to look, then the cubs entered the paddy fields to the south. They moved quickly even in the rice fields.
Daisen Otacho-Eidai, Akita
[Report] On the road 1–2 km west of Ohu Sanso, observed one adult bear about 1 m and two cubs. They stopped once and looked at us, then the cubs entered the rice field to the south and left. They moved quickly even in the rice field.
Daisen Otacho-Eidai, Akita
A bear was sighted around 12:00 on June 29 in Ōta-machi Kawaguchi Kitakawaguchi, Daisen City, Akita, and was seen moving.
Daisen Otacho-Eidai, Akita
Around 12:17 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted moving in Rokugō Higashine Kamiyotsuya, Misato Town, Akita Prefecture.
Misato, Akita
At around 7:03 PM on June 28, a bear was seen moving in Kanazawa Kuwayachi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote 金沢本町, Akita
[Report] While driving on Mizuho-no-Sato Road from Yokote toward Misato, a single cub crossed the road and entered the bushes.
Yokote 金沢本町, Akita
A single bear about 50 cm in body length was sighted on the road. The bear then walked east.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Akasakayamazaki, Yokote City, and was seen moving.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
Walking on the sidewalk. Afterwards went into the grassy area on the former Hiraishi Station side.
Yokote, Akita
An adult bear and a cub were walking on top of the erosion-control dam. Their body lengths were about 1.0 m and about 0.5 m, respectively. They moved off into the mountains to the west. The nearest houses are about 80 m away.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Hachiwari, Akita
Around 14:10 on 2026-06-25, one bear was spotted moving in Naniwa Kamitsurugasawa, Misato Town, Akita Prefecture.
Misato, Akita
Left my property, moving from the woods on the south side toward the woods on the north side.
Misato, Akita
Witnessed the bear pacing back and forth along the rice-field embankment. Afterwards it crossed National Route 105 and fled toward the Tamagawa River. Distance from houses: 50 m.
Daisen 新下川原, Akita
Witnessed one cub running through the rice fields. Direction of escape unknown. Distance to the nearest house: 50 m.
Daisen 新下川原, Akita
Crossed the prefectural road heading west and was walking on the farm road on the west side. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction of departure: south of the scene. Distance to the nearest house: about 20 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita
Two cubs and their mother bear are by the roadside.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
A bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near Akita Furusato Village No. 4 parking lot. It left heading toward the former Hotel Wellness (south).
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
A bear approximately 1 m in body length was sighted near the No. 4 parking lot of Akita Furusato-mura. It walked off in the direction of the former Hotel Wellness (south).
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
An adult bear about 1 meter in size crossed the road from the Aeon side and entered the thicket on the Furusato Village side.
Yokote Fuke-ootsutsumi, Akita
(Posted) Was walking along the national highway and entered the Aeon premises.
Yokote Yasuda, Akita
While I was taking a walk, I found a large bear dropping on the road.
Daisen Otacho-Ota, Akita
At the end of on-site work, observed in the bushes: body length approximately 0.5 m; direction of departure unknown; about 20 m from a residence.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
[Post] (No description of circumstances)
Yokote Yasuda, Akita
A witness was driving northwest when a bear emerged from the woods on the south side of the road, crossed the town road, and entered the woods on the north side. / Body length: about 80 cm / Distance to nearest house: about 350 m
Misato, Akita
One bear about 0.5 m in body length. Direction of departure unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Saw a bear believed to be an adult about 1–1.5 m in body length. It left heading east from the sighting location.
Yokote 杉沢, Akita
Fell from a tree and ran toward the river. Body length approximately 0.5 m, direction of departure toward the Yamatani River, distance to the nearest house about 20 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
Hearing a crackling/rustling sound, I looked toward the noise and saw a bear about 1–1.2 m in body length. The bear appeared twice around 10:00 and each time went back into the brush.
Yokote Maego, Akita
[Report] I found this during my commute. It is definitely animal droppings. I think it’s slightly smaller than a clenched fist. (Note from the Forestry and Agricultural Maintenance Division: The size is small for bear droppings and it looks like droppings from a small animal.)
Yokote Ekimae-cho, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Maegō Katsu-yama, Yokote City, around 10:00 on 2026-06-18.
Yokote Maego, Akita
A bear about 50 cm long was sighted in a parking lot in Nakagasawa, Kakunodatemachi, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
A witness spotted a bear walking on a farm road while mowing grass. They tried to drive it off by sounding the horn, and the bear fled into the mountain. / Body length about 1.5 m / About 110 m to the nearest house.
Misato 金沢東根, Akita
Around 4:00 PM on June 17, one bear was seen moving in Chiya-Agutsutari, Misato Town, Akita.
Misato 金沢東根, Akita
A single bear, over 1 meter in body length, was seen climbing a tree. The bear later came down from the tree, but because there were thickets beneath the tree it walked into, its direction of departure is unknown.
Yokote Maego, Akita
[Report] A cub about 1 meter long tried to cross the road but saw a car, made a U-turn, and went back into the mountain.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
I was walking beside the rice field.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita
A user of Chihata Onsen Sun-Ar witnessed a bear in the parking lot when leaving. The bear headed west. / Body length unknown / Approximately 10 m from Chihata Onsen Sun-Ar
Misato 金沢東根, Akita
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
(Post) Crossed the road and went into the stream.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
On the residential property; body length approximately 0.8 m; direction of departure: north; distance to the house: approximately 3 m.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kakunodate-machi Shimonobe Kikketanda, Semboku City.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
(Report dated June 16) A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted. The bear ran into the woods.
Yokote Yasuda, Akita
A witness patrolling rice paddies spotted a bear in the forested area near the paddies. The bear fled into the woods. Distance to the witness: about 50 m / body length: about 1.0 m / distance to the nearest residence: about 130 m
Misato 金沢東根, Akita
It crossed from Ōse Kurano Bridge heading toward the mountains.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita
A single bear about 1 m tall was sighted. Direction it fled is unknown. Distance to residential house: 10 m.
Daisen Kami-Uguisuno, Akita
A bear about 1 m in size was sighted near Nakasen Community Center Uginono Branch. Direction it ran is unknown. Distance to the nearest house: 30 m.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
A bear was sighted in Shimoogino Kamimura, Daisen City, Akita, around 6:00 AM on June 10.
Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, Akita
One bear about 1 meter long. Approximately 5 meters from a residence. Direction of departure unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita
Observed two bear cubs on a farm road. Each about 0.5 m in body length. They departed heading north. Approximately 100 m from nearby houses.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita
One bear approximately 0.6 m in body length. About 50 m from a residence. Direction of departure unknown.
Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita
[Report] A bear about 1 meter in body length crossed the municipal road from the farm road toward the woods to the east.
Senboku, Akita
A child, while returning from school, sighted an animal believed to be a bear in a field. / Body length approximately 50–60 cm / About 10 m from a residence.
Misato 六郷, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 67 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 61 km route runs from Yokote to Semboku within Akita. In the past 30 days, 67 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
