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This 8.6 km route starts and ends around Yurihonjo, passing through Akita. In the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Yurihonjō, Akita.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
On the way from the supermarket in Yajima Town toward the Chokai Green Line, I spotted a bear on the right side of the road. I stopped the car about 20 meters away and observed it; it entered the sunflower field below and then ran off toward the river. Its body length was just under 1 meter, and its behavior looked like that of a cub.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 6:00 AM on 2026-07-17, one bear was seen moving in Yashima-cho Arasawa Shimokumanosawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō, Akita
While driving, crossed the road ahead
Yurihonjō, Akita
Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 50 m; departed in the direction of the river to the northeast.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Around 10:00 on 2026-07-11, a bear was seen moving in Yashima-machi Motomachi Shinjyo, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Yurihonjō, Akita
Distance from houses: 4,000 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m
Yurihonjō 鳥海町猿倉, Akita
In a thicket in Chokai-cho Sarukura, Yurihonjo City, Akita, an 83-year-old man was attacked by a bear and bled from the head.
Yurihonjō 鳥海町猿倉, Akita
Peak activity at 8:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Yurihonjō, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 8.6 km route starts and ends around Yurihonjo, passing through Akita. In the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Yurihonjō, Akita. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
