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Benzaiten Jinja

弁財天神社

341 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Akita, Akita
Official

Posted: Spotted while driving. Adult bear. Probably larger than the bears at Omoriyama Zoo.

Akita, Akita

1 month ago
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

[Report] A bear on the road. It fled into a residential garden.

Akita, Akita

1 month ago
Akita, Akita
Official

One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was observed on the road in front of a house. It departed to the south. 10 m from the nearest house.

Akita, 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 Niida-Midoricho, Akita
Official

Witnessed a bear in a vacant lot. Size unknown. It left heading north. About 5 meters from a residence.

Akita Niida-Midoricho, Akita

1 month ago
Akita Ushijimahigashi 5-chome, Akita
News

On April 19, 2026 at around 05:40, a security camera at a residence in Ushijima Higashi, Akita City captured footage of a bear about 1 meter long walking through a residential area. The same day, a man walking near JR Ugo-Ushijima Station also spotted the bear, and police have urged caution in the Ushijima Higashi area.

Akita Ushijimahigashi 5-chome, Akita

1 month ago

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