Mountain Akita

Shishi Ke Mori

獅子ヶ森

544 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 3 days ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

Driver sighted one bear crossing the road (body length 50 cm) / direction of travel: west

Odate, Akita

3 days ago

Official

A member of the public traveling on a city road sighted one bear (body length unknown) in the bushes / direction of movement unknown / 250 m west of Hokuyo Junior High School.

Odate, Akita

1 week ago

Official

A passerby sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) crossing the road from east to west and leaving the area.

Odate Yachimachi-ushiro, Akita

2 weeks ago

Official

Reported: Body approximately 1 meter. Walking in a mountain very close to the road.

Odate, Akita

3 weeks ago

News

At around 16:50 on April 27, 2026, a man in his 30s driving in Odate City, Karasawa Inariyama-shimo, spotted one bear about 1 meter long on the road. The nearest house is about 50 meters away and there is a hospital in the area; the police are patrolling the vicinity and urging residents to be cautious.

Odate Karasawa, Akita

1 month ago

Official

A staff member at a nearby facility sighted one bear (body length unknown) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 150 meters from the nearest facility

Odate Shakanai, Akita

1 month ago

News

In the forest at Odate City, Shakainai, at around 10:20 a.m. on the 27th, school staff spotted one bear about 50 cm in length. The nearest house is about 30 meters away and Shakainai Elementary School about 10 meters; the police notified related agencies, are patrolling the area with patrol cars, and have warned residents to be cautious.

Odate Shakanai, Akita

1 month ago

Official

One bear (body length 0.5 m) seen eating something along the water channel / direction of travel: northwest / 200 m northwest of Shakainai Elementary School

Odate Shakanai, Akita

1 month ago

Official

Driver sighted one bear crossing the road (body length 50 cm) / direction of travel: west

Odate, Akita

3 days ago

Official

A member of the public traveling on a city road sighted one bear (body length unknown) in the bushes / direction of movement unknown / 250 m west of Hokuyo Junior High School.

Odate, Akita

1 week ago

Official

A passerby sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) crossing the road from east to west and leaving the area.

Odate Yachimachi-ushiro, Akita

2 weeks ago

Official

Reported: Body approximately 1 meter. Walking in a mountain very close to the road.

Odate, Akita

3 weeks ago

News

At around 16:50 on April 27, 2026, a man in his 30s driving in Odate City, Karasawa Inariyama-shimo, spotted one bear about 1 meter long on the road. The nearest house is about 50 meters away and there is a hospital in the area; the police are patrolling the vicinity and urging residents to be cautious.

Odate Karasawa, Akita

1 month ago

Official

A staff member at a nearby facility sighted one bear (body length unknown) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 150 meters from the nearest facility

Odate Shakanai, Akita

1 month ago

News

In the forest at Odate City, Shakainai, at around 10:20 a.m. on the 27th, school staff spotted one bear about 50 cm in length. The nearest house is about 30 meters away and Shakainai Elementary School about 10 meters; the police notified related agencies, are patrolling the area with patrol cars, and have warned residents to be cautious.

Odate Shakanai, Akita

1 month ago

Official

One bear (body length 0.5 m) seen eating something along the water channel / direction of travel: northwest / 200 m northwest of Shakainai Elementary School

Odate Shakanai, Akita

1 month ago

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