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Ani-Maeda-Onsen

83 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 weeks ago

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Kitaakita Komata, Akita
Official

[Report] Came down from the mountain, passed through a rice field, and headed toward the Komatagawabase. An adult approximately 1.5 m (in size).

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

2 weeks ago
Official

Witnessed one bear about 1 m in body length in a grassy area near Komatagawa. Approximately 50 m from nearby houses. After that, it headed toward a cemetery to the southwest and left the area.

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

2 weeks ago
Kitaakita Komata, Akita
News

Around 12:30 on April 1, 2026, a man in his 60s at home spotted a single bear about 70 cm long on the grounds of a private house in Arifront-maeda (阿仁前田字下前田山根), Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Kitaakita Police, the site is about 300 meters from a nearby nursery facility.

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

1 month ago
Kitaakita Komata, Akita
Official

Witnessed one bear approximately 70 cm in body length on a grassy area. About 80 m from nearby houses. Subsequent direction of departure unknown.

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

1 month ago
Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita
Official

Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in body length in the rice field. About 30 m from the nearest station. About 150 m from the nearest residence. The bear then left toward the nearby woodland.

Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita

2 months ago
News

At around 11:45 a.m. on the 24th, a man in his 30s from Yokote City spotted a single bear about 1 meter long in a rice field at Yamazaki (Gomibori), Kitaakita City. The sighting location was about 30 meters from nearby buildings, and the Kitaakita police are patrolling by patrol car and warning residents.

Rice field in Yamazaki (Gomibori), Kitaakita City, Akita

2 months ago
Official

Saw a bear of unknown size in front of a house entrance. About 2 m to the house. The departure direction afterward is unknown.

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

6 months ago
Official

Spotted a bear about 50 cm long on the Ani River riverbank. It then headed toward the river. About 40 m from the nearest house.

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

7 months ago

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