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At around 10:00 on May 21, 2026, a woman in her 60s at home sighted a bear about 1 meter long in a rice field in Usui Ōnakajima, Omagawamachi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture. The bear was about 100 meters from nearby houses, and the Yokote Police are urging residents to be cautious.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

1 month ago
Yokote 大森町十日町, Akita
Official

[Correction] While driving on Prefectural Route 36, a bear approximately 1 m in length was sighted near Ōmori Purification Center. The bear departed heading west. Distance to the nearest house: about 400 m. (Administrator: 10:50 — Regarding the report of a sighting in Oomori-machi Ōnakajima, Yokote City, this corrects an error in the location information.)

Yokote 大森町十日町, Akita

1 month ago
Official

[Report] Near Omorimachi Oyama Shrine: Cub — approximately 1 meter (tall) cub

Yokote 大森町, Akita

1 month ago
Official

[Report] Witnessed one bear about 1 meter in size in the staff parking lot in front of Ohmori nursing care facility.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

1 month ago
Yokote 大森町, Akita
Official

[No description of circumstances] Bear over 1.5 m

Yokote 大森町, Akita

1 month ago
Yokote 大森町, Akita
Official

A bear was sighted in the forest. The number of bears is one, and its length is about 1 meter. The direction of the bear's movement is unknown. The distance to the nearest house is 10 meters.

Yokote 大森町, Akita

3 months ago
Yokote 上野, Akita
Official

A bear about 1.2 m long was seen on a surveillance camera walking from the direction of Omori Hospital toward the south along the prefectural road. It was 5 m from a dwelling.

Yokote 上野, Akita

6 months ago
Yokote 大森町, Akita
Official

[Post] (11/14 post) While driving toward Omori Gymnasium, there was a bear in the roadside shade. (On the Aga Country side).

Yokote 大森町, Akita

7 months ago

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