Mountain Akita

Shiroji Yama

白地山

14 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 months ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

Posted: One cub, about tens of centimeters long, was walking on the lakeside side rather than along the highway. Situation at sighting: Encountered a bear while driving; the bear fled toward the lakeside.

Kosaka Towadako, Akita

6 months ago

Official

Posted: While driving from Kosaka Town to Lake Towada, about 100 m ahead, sighted a brown bear with two cubs.

Kosaka, Akita

10 months ago

Official

Posted: On the way from Lake Towada to Kosaka, it went into roadside grass and then turned back; rear view showed a 5–60 cm black hindquarters.

Kosaka, Akita

10 months ago

Official

On a mountain prefectural road — about 1 m long; 700 m from the viewpoint. While driving, spotted a bear on the prefectural road. The bear headed east into the woods. Distance to observer: 40 m.

Kazuno, Akita

1 year ago

Official

Over 1 m

Kosaka, Akita

1 year ago

Official

From Lake Towada toward Kosaka Seven Falls, along Prefectural Route 2, a bear suddenly appeared from the guardrail side. High beams may have blinded it; it darted into the grasses. No further sighting.

Kosaka, Akita

1 year ago

Official

On a prefectural road.

Kazuno, Akita

1 year ago

Official

[Post] One cub sighted near Sasamori Lookout.

Kazuno, Akita

1 year ago

Official

Posted: One cub, about tens of centimeters long, was walking on the lakeside side rather than along the highway. Situation at sighting: Encountered a bear while driving; the bear fled toward the lakeside.

Kosaka Towadako, Akita

6 months ago

Official

Posted: While driving from Kosaka Town to Lake Towada, about 100 m ahead, sighted a brown bear with two cubs.

Kosaka, Akita

10 months ago

Official

Posted: On the way from Lake Towada to Kosaka, it went into roadside grass and then turned back; rear view showed a 5–60 cm black hindquarters.

Kosaka, Akita

10 months ago

Official

On a mountain prefectural road — about 1 m long; 700 m from the viewpoint. While driving, spotted a bear on the prefectural road. The bear headed east into the woods. Distance to observer: 40 m.

Kazuno, Akita

1 year ago

Official

Over 1 m

Kosaka, Akita

1 year ago

Official

From Lake Towada toward Kosaka Seven Falls, along Prefectural Route 2, a bear suddenly appeared from the guardrail side. High beams may have blinded it; it darted into the grasses. No further sighting.

Kosaka, Akita

1 year ago

Official

On a prefectural road.

Kazuno, Akita

1 year ago

Official

[Post] One cub sighted near Sasamori Lookout.

Kazuno, Akita

1 year ago

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