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Oomoto Machi Gaiku Kouen

大元町街区公園

258 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Akita Higashidori-myoden, Akita
Official

I saw this while driving. A bear was walking in a residential neighborhood. It was an adult. It seemed larger than the bears you see at a zoo.

Akita Higashidori-myoden, Akita

1 month ago
Akita Narayama-Otamachi, Akita
Official

It ran off into the bushes. I heard the sound of it eating something. About 15 meters to the nearest house.

Akita Narayama-Otamachi, Akita

1 month ago
Akita, Akita
Official

Spotted a bear about 0.8 m in size in the woods. It then moved further into the forest; direction of travel unknown. 100 m from buildings.

Akita, Akita

1 month ago
Akita Narayama, Akita
Official

One bear was sighted from inside a residence on the road between the house and the apartment across the street. Body length 1.2 m. Direction of departure unknown. 5 meters from a dwelling.

Akita Narayama, Akita

1 month ago
Akita Minamidori-Kamenocho, Akita
News

At around 06:30 on April 2, 2026, a bear about 1.2 m long was sighted on a road near an apartment in Naramay, Akita City. Additionally, bears about 1 m long were reported near Akita University Tegata Campus on April 1 at 18:30 and in the Yuwa area on April 2 at 07:00; an expert suggested the bear may have been hibernating very close to residential areas.

Akita Minamidori-Kamenocho, Akita

1 month ago
Akita Narayama, Akita
News

On the morning of April 2, multiple bear sightings were reported in Akita City. At around 06:30 a 1.2-meter bear was seen on a road in Narayama Ishizuka-cho near houses. Additional sightings included a roughly 1.0-meter bear in a rice field in Yuwa Kamikamura around 07:00–07:30 and an approximately 80-cm bear near the Tegatayama water distribution facility the previous evening. The prefecture advises carrying noise-making devices such as bells.

Akita Narayama, Akita

1 month ago
Akita, Akita
Official

I was in the car and it was walking along the slope.

Akita, Akita

2 months ago
Akita Narayama, Akita
Official

Post: While driving, something that looked like a bear slowly crossed in front of us.

Akita Narayama, Akita

4 months ago

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