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Mountain Akita

Sugisawa Yama

杉沢山

44 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Kazuno, Akita
Official

It was standing on a rock in the middle of the Oyu River. While I stopped the car and was operating the camera, it walked toward the mountain on the opposite bank. It’s a cub.

Kazuno, Akita

1 month ago

Official

Posted: In a rice field, a bear about 90 cm long was foraging in the adjustable water rice field. When it noticed a small truck, it fled to the east into the woods. About 300 meters to Kosaka Town Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant.

Kosaka 小坂砂子沢, Akita

6 months ago

Official

Posted: A fairly large bear — over 1 m in length. It went into the wooded area west of the road. While driving south on a town road, I saw a large bear on the road ahead after a curve; the bear fled into the western forest.

Kosaka 上向鴇, Akita

6 months ago

News

A bear was reported in Kamimukai, Kosaka Town on the afternoon of October 31.

Kamimukai, Kosaka Town, Akita

6 months ago

Official

In a harvested field, confirmed two bears likely a mother and cub. They left toward the northeast into the mountain forest.

Kazuno, Akita

7 months ago

Official

While driving, observed a cub about 70 cm long moving from the eastern bushes onto the national highway. A bear about 1.2 m long appeared from the west bushes on the highway and, with the cub, left toward the eastern bushes.

Kazuno, Akita

7 months ago

Official

About 20 m ahead of my house, under a chestnut tree, three bears believed to be a mother with cubs were seen. When I looked away briefly, the bears left; direction unknown.

Kazuno, Akita

7 months ago

Official

On residential property: one bear about 1 m long and one about 70 cm; about 15 m from the house. Inside the residence, there were cracks of wood; when observers looked outside, several bears were eating chestnuts on the property. At least two were seen, with other signs of more. Observer distance about 15 m.

Kazuno, Akita

7 months ago

Kazuno, Akita
Official

It was standing on a rock in the middle of the Oyu River. While I stopped the car and was operating the camera, it walked toward the mountain on the opposite bank. It’s a cub.

Kazuno, Akita

1 month ago

Official

Posted: In a rice field, a bear about 90 cm long was foraging in the adjustable water rice field. When it noticed a small truck, it fled to the east into the woods. About 300 meters to Kosaka Town Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant.

Kosaka 小坂砂子沢, Akita

6 months ago

Official

Posted: A fairly large bear — over 1 m in length. It went into the wooded area west of the road. While driving south on a town road, I saw a large bear on the road ahead after a curve; the bear fled into the western forest.

Kosaka 上向鴇, Akita

6 months ago

News

A bear was reported in Kamimukai, Kosaka Town on the afternoon of October 31.

Kamimukai, Kosaka Town, Akita

6 months ago

Official

In a harvested field, confirmed two bears likely a mother and cub. They left toward the northeast into the mountain forest.

Kazuno, Akita

7 months ago

Official

While driving, observed a cub about 70 cm long moving from the eastern bushes onto the national highway. A bear about 1.2 m long appeared from the west bushes on the highway and, with the cub, left toward the eastern bushes.

Kazuno, Akita

7 months ago

Official

About 20 m ahead of my house, under a chestnut tree, three bears believed to be a mother with cubs were seen. When I looked away briefly, the bears left; direction unknown.

Kazuno, Akita

7 months ago

Official

On residential property: one bear about 1 m long and one about 70 cm; about 15 m from the house. Inside the residence, there were cracks of wood; when observers looked outside, several bears were eating chestnuts on the property. At least two were seen, with other signs of more. Observer distance about 15 m.

Kazuno, Akita

7 months ago

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