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Akitashi Yuuwa Shimin Saabisusentaa

秋田市雄和市民サービスセンター

34 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 day ago

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Akita, Akita
Official

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left heading toward the river to the north. 10 m from a house.

Akita, Akita

1 day ago
Akita, Akita
News

Around 8:00 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted moving in Yuwa-Aikawa Mukaidai, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

2 days ago
Akita, Akita
Official

[Post] A cub (0.5 m) is visiting chestnuts near a temple. It seems to have been coming here frequently in recent days. A mother bear is likely nearby. About 20 m to the temple.

Akita, Akita

6 months ago
Official

Posted: A bear (1 m) crossed the prefectural road from the river direction to the mountain direction and disappeared into the woods. About 80 m to the nearest house.

Akita, Akita

6 months ago
News

An unidentified woman's body was found in a drainage ditch in Yuwa, Akita City; there were bear-sighting reports nearby and the body may have been damaged by a bear.

Yuwa, Akita City, Akita

7 months ago
News

On October 27, 2025, Shizuko (age 81 at the time) was found lifeless near a rice field in Yuwa, Akita City; the cause of death was an attack by an Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma). Her husband, Koji Ikeda (86), a former hunting-association member, said bear appearances in the area had not been frequent.

Yuwa, Akita City, Akita

7 months ago
Official

About 50 cm bear in front of my home.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago
Official

Post: A bear about 70 cm long is walking toward the school grounds.

Akita, Akita

7 months ago

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