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(Post) A cub ran off and entered the mountain from behind a convex traffic mirror.

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It ran out from the rear grounds of Koshio Shrine onto the road and then went back into the woods. Body length about 1.2 m.

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Bear sighted from inside the house. Body length 0.7 m. Left toward the southern mountain. 10 m from the building.

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Posted: Entered the grounds of Seirei Junior College

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While passing along the road, I discovered bear droppings.

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Around 06:45 on June 21, bear-like traces were found in Sakura-gaoka 4-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture; animal droppings resembling bear droppings were discovered.

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[Post] There was feces on the road. When I had a hunter check it, he said it was from a cub and that cherry pits were mixed in it.

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Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a residence.

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Crossed in front of me while I was driving

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Appeared from the bushes and went back into the bushes.

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While driving from Soekawa toward Akita Station, an apparently adult large bear was sitting in the middle of the road. I stopped and watched, but since it showed no sign of moving and was looking at us, I honked the horn, and it ran off into the mountain to the east.

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A bear was sighted moving at Soegawa Keidaigawara in Akita City around 4:15 a.m. on June 16.

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Crossing the road. Large individual.

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A bear was sighted in Soegawa Chinochi, Akita City.

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Crossed the road and proceeded up the mountain

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[Post] Feces

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(Posted) Crossed while driving—went toward the side with the pond.

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A bear was sighted in Terauchi-Ko, Akita City.

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A black bear, about one meter tall, appeared to head toward the cemetery.

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(Posted) Crossed the road and headed toward Kita Interchange

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[Post] While driving toward the Yokoyama-Kanaashi Line, I saw it in the bushes beside a field. Body length about 1 m.

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The bear crossed the slope near yesterday’s sighting, passed through residences, and left eastward along the drainage channel. Body length 1.2 m. One individual. Distance from building: 5 m.

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While driving, I sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. It departed into brush to the north. Nearest residence is 300 m away.

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I sighted one bear approximately 1 m in size. It moved southeast. It was 5 m from nearby buildings.

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Posted: It went down the road toward the houses.

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On the night of 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted on a city road in Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita City.

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[Post] While driving toward Izumi, I thought something was in front of me — it was a bear. It ran off toward the funeral hall area.

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[Report] An animal believed to be a bear ran off

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While driving, I spotted a bear about 1 m in length in a rice field. It left toward the forest to the east. There are no buildings nearby, but there is a building approximately 400 m to the west.

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Encountered a bear about 100 meters before the traffic signal heading from the golf practice range toward Yokogane Line. The bear was approximately 60–80 cm and climbed over the fence from the road into the thicket.

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[Report] Crossing Route 7 toward Ōmoriyama

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Around 8:25 a.m. on June 9, one bear was seen moving in Hamadaishiyama, Akita City.

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Spotted one bear about 60 cm in body length on the west side of the neighboring house. It came from the south and went back toward the south. The distance from the house was 10 meters.

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One adult bear moved along the south side of the house from west to east and headed toward the bypass. The distance from the house was 15 meters.

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Encountered on the way to the fishing spot. Later moved into the woods on the wind turbine side. Body length over 1.0 m.

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[Post] It was walking right next to the railroad tracks. I couldn't tell whether it was a cub about 1 meter long or a full-grown bear.

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[Report] Was climbing a tree at a private house. Came down from there and ran west, destination unknown. Body length about 1 m. Distance to house: 0 m.

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Was walking like a dog. About 7 meters from a house. Believed to be the same individual as the nearby bear.

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A man spotted one bear about 1 meter long crossing a city road from east to west in Tsuchizakiminato-kita 2-chome, Akita City.

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A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the premises of Akita Bank Kōhoku Branch. The distance to the building was about 5 meters. It left toward the residential area to the west.

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An elderly man saw one bear about 1 meter long crossing the road on a city road in Tsuchizakiminato-kita, Akita City.

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A bear was sighted moving in Tsuchizakiminato-kita 6-chome, Akita City.

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While aboard a fishing boat navigating the Akita Canal, a bear about 1.5 m long was sighted at a lumber yard. It departed toward the Sea of Japan (west). The distance to the nearest building was 100 m.

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Around 10:15 on June 7, a bear was sighted moving in Yanagita-Otomosawa, Akita City.

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Observation: A bear ran across the road from the western grassy area toward the eastern hillside on the route from Taihei Hatta to Soegawa, crossing at a distance of about 1 meter from me. An elderly man was working in the nearby western grasses, so I immediately called out and warned him.

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A bear about 1 meter long crossed a prefectural road in Shimokawara, Araya-machi, Akita City, and was seen by a woman in her 20s driving by.

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While driving on the prefectural road, I observed one bear about 1.0 m in body length moving from east to west. It was 50 m from the nearest building.

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[Report] Came out from the forest on the south side, crossed the road, and moved toward the plaza on the north side where machinery is on display.

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Observed one 1-meter bear from inside a vehicle near Momosada Kaeru. It moved south.

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A bear approximately 1 meter long was in the field behind the property. It left heading west (toward the sea). Distance to the building: 5 meters.

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[Sighting] While driving, a bear crossing the road was sighted. Body length about 1 meter. It crossed the road from east to west and entered the brush.

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A bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the road to the north. Distance from the building: 10 m.

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There was a bear about 50 cm tall.

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Around 4:20 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagida-Otomozawa, Akita City, and was seen moving.

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It ran out onto the highway. It ran across to the opposite lane and fled.

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Two bears sighted in a vacant lot beside the regional farm road. Two bears, each about 1.2 m in body length. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from a building.

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[Report] At around 3:30 AM, a black animal about 50 cm ran off to the east.

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Around 2:40 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagita Ishigami, Akita City.

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I was walking through the field. It ran toward the woods.

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[Post] I was driving from somewhere near Araya High School and turned left toward Shimohama when I saw a black shape climbing up toward Omoriyama. In the headlights it looked like a bear.

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Crossing in front of a car

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Posted: It ran off immediately. I only saw one, but there are fields and such nearby.

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Report: While driving north after turning from Kappei Street, I saw a black animal heading west from the direction of Kappei Hiyoshi Shrine. It was a moon bear about 60 cm tall with thick four legs.

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A bear about the size of a cub was seen walking.

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A bear was sighted in Tajirisawa, Araya-machi, Akita City around 08:30 on May 26.

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While walking my dog, a bear about 130 cm long ran into the woods near Shin'ya High School.

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Post: Nights of May 25–26 — At Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine honeybees built a nest, and a bear that targeted them appeared over two nights. There were multiple bear claw marks on the shrine’s lower wall panels.

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