Akita~Gokase 드라이브 루트

A bear was seen in the field next to the house; it went down into the cedar grove to the north.

Nikaho Innai, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjō City.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance to houses: 200 m Body length: approximately 0.5 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

[Report] While driving, I sighted one bear cub about 0.8 m in length along the roadside. It departed heading north.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamago, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Sighted an adult bear during patrol

Imizu, Toyama

A bear cub was on the road.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kawabe Morinoda, Akita City, around 04:45 on 2026-07-17.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted on a road in Shogenzi, Imizu City, and quickly returned to the bushes.

Imizu, Toyama

Sighted an animal believed to be a bear

Imizu, Toyama

There have been multiple other sightings in the vicinity, believed to be the same individual. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata

Distance to house: 5 m; Body length: 1 m

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

Around 12:15 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Nishime-machi Numata Otosukebuchi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 西目町沼田, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Body length about 1 m. Distance to the house: about 10 m. From in front of the discoverer’s home, it headed toward the grove of mixed trees above, toward the temple.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

A single bear (body length unknown) was sighted within the Yama-Iso River area near the Atsumi government office. / Environment: Within a shrine precinct / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 山五十川, Yamagata

At around 6:00 on 2026-07-16, one bear was sighted in a shrine precinct in Yamakogawa, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 山五十川, Yamagata

Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 50 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Report] Spotted a young Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on a city road near the Nizawa No. 2 intake station of the Akita City Water and Sewer Bureau. When I briefly stopped my car, it ran off into the forest.

Akita, Akita

Distance from houses: 5.0 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Report] While driving, I noticed a face sticking out from the bushes, slowed down to check, and confirmed there was also a cub nearby.

Akita, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Distance to houses: 300 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Crossed the national highway and fled into southwest brush.

Yurihonjō 浜三川, Akita

Around 11:20 on July 15, a bear was sighted in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 陳場岱, Akita

Ayabe Nodacho, Kyoto

A resident walking saw one bear in a waterway in Hiraka-cho, Mikawa district, Hakusan City.

Hakusan Hirakamachi, Ishikawa

A bear AI camera detected one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

Distance to human dwelling: 20.0 m; Bear body length: 1.2 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Tajirino, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Post] A bear was on residential property

Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m

Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita

Crossed the road and went up toward the observation deck.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Discovered signs/traces of footprints

Nagaoka, Niigata

There were bear tracks (footprints) in a rice field about 200 meters toward the mountain from the Sawashimojo district office.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Distance to residence: 50 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Departed toward the mountain side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

On 2026-07-14 afternoon, one bear was sighted moving in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

A bear was sighted in Shuto-machi Tajiri, Iwakuni City.

Iwakuni 周東町田尻, Yamaguchi

A bear was sighted in Hachiman-shita, Yurihonjo City, around 5:00 PM on July 14.

Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, around 3:40 PM on July 14.

Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita

Awara 沢, Fukui

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Distance to the house: 200 m. Bear body length: 1 m. Emerged from the seaside, nearly collided with a car, then left again toward the seaside.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Crossed Route 7 heading toward the sea.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Around 1:06 PM on July 13, a bear was seen moving in Iwaki Futago Kusakarimichi, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to human dwellings: approximately 5 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear was sighted crossing Suganodaira Bridge within Shimamichi area. It was moving eastward.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Wakasa Torihama, Fukui

A bear was sighted in Mukasa, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.

Wakasa Mukasa, Fukui

Around 5:45 PM on July 13, a bear was sighted moving in Ashikawa Oshiki, Yurihonjo City, Akita.

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

Around 6:10 PM on 2026-07-13, one bear was sighted in Sakanoheniida Chizuguyama, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Distance to houses: 5.0 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled into the garden of the neighboring house to the east.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown

Sakata 浜中, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Kotakihamamichi, Kisakatamachi, Nikaho City.

Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, Akita

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Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, Akita

Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto

Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto

Wakasa, Fukui

One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted approximately 200 meters east of Joetsu Gochi Nursing Home.

Joetsu, Niigata

A nearby resident sighted one bear. It entered the grassy area to the west.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a residential lot in Gochi 6-chome, Joetsu City, Niigata, and left heading west.

Joetsu, Niigata

Around 4:30 a.m. on July 11, a bear about 1 meter long was spotted on the premises of a private residence in Gochi 6, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

A single cub bear was sighted near Tsutsuishi Station.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

Distance to the house: 20 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Crossed the prefectural road from the north and went to the south side.

Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita

One bear approximately 1.5 m in body length was sighted in the backyard on the south side of a house. It left the area, but the direction is unknown. 4.0 m from the house.

Akita, Akita

Around 13:15 on 2026-07-10, a bear was sighted in Oshikiri Shinden, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.

Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata

While heading north on former Route 7, I spotted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbed. (Around 13:30) / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile

Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata

Awara 牛ノ谷, Fukui

Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown

Sakata 新町, Yamagata

Around 12:40 PM on July 10, a bear was sighted in Ushinoya, Awara City.

Awara 牛ノ谷, Fukui

A fisherman sighted one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

A vehicle operator passing over Shinbo Bridge spotted an animal resembling a bear on the Jintsu River floodplain.

Toyama, Toyama

Saw a bear crossing from right to left while driving. Body length approximately 1 m.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

One bear was sighted in Oshikiri-shinden, Mikawa Town, as it tried to go up from the riverbed to the embankment.

Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata

Attempted to climb up the levee from the riverbed, was startled by a car and returned to the riverbed. (Sighted around 16:32) / Environment: Roadway / Size: Unknown

Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata

There were footprints in the rice field. Sightings were also reported nearby on 7/7 and 7/8. The estimated date and time are unknown.

Murakami, Niigata

One bear (body length 1.0 m) was sighted near the old Aburato Tunnel (seaside exit). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 油戸, Yamagata

At around 10:50 on July 9, one bear was seen moving in Hakoa, Shibata City, Niigata.

Shibata, Niigata

Tsuruga Kashimagari, Fukui

While driving on Prefectural Road 73 toward Yasuda, the witness spotted one bear in the bushes on the right-hand side. The bear immediately retreated back into the brush and fled.

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

Atsumi government office: One bear (body length unknown) was sighted in the Nezugaseki area. / Environment: Around residences / Size: Unknown

Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Atsumi government office area: One juvenile bear (approximately 0.7 m in body length) was sighted along the river near the Nezugaseki River Bridge. / Environment: Around residential area / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka, Yamagata

A bear was sighted moving in Yokoyama, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

An animal resembling a bear was sighted on the Jinzu River riverbank in Fuchu-machi Aoshima, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Around 6 a.m., one cub about 70 cm long was sighted in Nezugaseki, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 鼠ケ関, Yamagata

Ayabe Uesugicho, Kyoto

A bear was sighted in Kamisugicho Saka, Ayabe City on 2026-07-09.

Ayabe Uesugicho, Kyoto

At around 8:42 PM on July 8, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Naka-gaito, Iibocho, Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Tatsuno, Hyogo

A small black one that looked like a bear cub ran off toward the rice fields.

Yurihonjō 瀬越場, Akita

Moved from the settlement to the forested mountains (south side).

Murakami, Niigata

[Post] Scouting the field

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 20 m; departed towards the southwest woods

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear (body length unknown) was sighted about 300 m east of Abura-to Community Center, near Nakata Bridge. Subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 油戸, Yamagata

Around 08:50 on 2026-07-08, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Komabayashi, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture.

Joetsu, Niigata

One animal believed to be a bear, about 100 centimeters in body length, was sighted 400 meters north of the Ken-Do Joetsu-Yasuzuka-Uragawara Line.

Joetsu, Niigata

A passerby sighted one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

Observed moving to the west. / Environment: farmland / Size: unknown

Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata

On 2026-07-08 around 19:30, one bear was seen moving in Nashioki, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.

Murakami, Niigata

Around 8:00 on 2026-07-08, one bear of unknown body length was sighted in a field in Kamihana, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.

Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata

Two bears crossing the road were sighted.

Toyama, Toyama

Distance to the house: 10 m Body length: 1.5 m Moved into the brush on the north side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

There was a black object that appeared to be a bear; after checking a video on a smartphone, the person reported it. / Environment: Near residential area / Size: Unknown

Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata

Body length: approximately 1 m. Distance to house: approximately 10 m.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m; Body length: about 1 m; Crossed the road and moved into the hills/woods on the east side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: about 1.2 m; Moved to the back hill on the east side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

A juvenile bear was sighted about 300 m past the Mitoe/Mitse (Mise) interchange exit. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: roadway / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka 三瀬, Yamagata

Atsumi government office: A single bear (approx. 1 m in body length) was sighted within the Yu-Atsumi area. / Environment: Around residences / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata

Atsumi government office: One bear (approximately 1 m body length) was sighted within the Yu-Atsumi area. / Environment: Around houses / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata

Near the north side of Miyukibashi (Miyuki Bridge)

Itoigawa, Niigata

At around 07:15 on July 7, a bear was spotted in front of Kozenji in Matsugasaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

One bear approximately 80 centimeters in body length was sighted 200 meters east of the former Marine Fishing Center.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear about 0.8 meters long was sighted in Mushu Iwato, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long collided with a moving passenger car on a road in Sakuramachi, Murakami City. The female driver was not injured, but part of the vehicle was damaged.

Murakami, Niigata

A vehicle traveling on National Route 113 from the Yamagata direction collided with a bear about 1.0 m in body length, and the bear ran off toward the Green Park Arakawa General Sports Park.

Murakami, Niigata

A single bear about 1.0 m in body length was roaming through the rice field.

Murakami, Niigata

One bear was spotted roaming in a rice paddy in the Sasaki area of Murakami City, Niigata.

Murakami, Niigata

One bear was sighted in Yutōnami, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata

A sighting of one adult bear and one cub was reported in Fuchu-machi Nagasawa, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

One bear was sighted at Koganebarahara Park in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata.

Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yuza 北目, Yamagata

While traveling on the municipal Shimokura-Takakura road, I sighted one bear on the left bank of the Takakura River. It ran off toward the mountain to the south.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Awara 牛ノ谷, Fukui

A bear was sighted moving in Shikanaya, Awara City.

Awara 下金屋, Fukui

Environment: riverbed / Size: adult (fully grown)

Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata

Around 4:00 on 2026-07-06, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Yusa, Yusa Town.

Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata

Around 10:30 on 2026-07-06, an animal believed to be a bear was seen moving in Kawachi, Kudamatsu City.

Kudamatsu 大字河内, Yamaguchi

Maizuru Yoshino, Kyoto

Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto

At around 4:10 PM on July 5, a bear was sighted in Kamihatta-cho, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture.

Ayabe Kamiyatacho, Kyoto

On 2026-07-05 afternoon, one bear was sighted in Orocho, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture.

Ayabe Orocho, Kyoto

A bear was sighted in Shimo-Hatatacho Togeta, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture.

Ayabe Nishibaracho, Kyoto

Ayabe Kamiyatacho, Kyoto

Ayabe Takanosucho, Kyoto

A bear was sighted in Tokumang, Tonami City, around 18:19 on July 4; it was seen on camera.

Tonami, Toyama

The bear AI camera detected one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

Atsumi government office: A vehicle on National Route 7 collided with one bear (body length 0.8 m). The bear subsequently fled into the mountains. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 大岩川, Yamagata

Awara Takatsuka, Fukui

A passerby sighted one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

One bear sighted in Okutani Town area

Kaga Okunoyamachi, Ishikawa

Posted: A bear crossed the road at the spot known locally as Ipponmatsu in Maruyama Town, ran through the rice paddies, and went into the mountains.

Akita, Akita

While working in the field, a bear crossed in front of me about 10 meters to my left, then crossed the road and ran toward the mountain on the south side. About 1.5 meters.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

A resident sighted one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

Awara 山十楽, Fukui

Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto

Maizuru Shiroya, Kyoto

One bear sighted in front of a residence. Direction of escape unknown.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

Witnessed an animal that looked like a cub crossing the road.

Kamiichi, Toyama

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 100 m

Yurihonjō 岩城道川, Akita

Around 17:55 on 2026-07-03, a bear was sighted in Hori, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture.

Fukuchiyama Kyo, Kyoto

Tsuruga Sawa, Fukui

[Report] One Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma), size unknown, entered the forest on the west side.

Akita, Akita

Awara 細呂木, Fukui

Atsumi Government Office area: One observer sighted a young bear (body length unknown) on the railroad tracks within the Koiwagawa vicinity. / Environment: On the railroad tracks / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata

Atsumi government office: A person observed one bear (body length unknown) within the Yuu-Atsumi area. / Environment: riverside / Size: unknown

Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata

A bear about 1.0–1.2 m emerged from the grass.

Akita, Akita

Maizuru Noborio, Kyoto

Fukuchiyama Hori, Kyoto

[Post] I heard a bear making noises

Akita, Akita

Takahama Takano, Fukui

[Post] On the Akita Expressway, near Kawabe on the outbound side, there was a cub trying to come out from the embankment onto the road.

Akita, Akita

[Post] A bear appeared on the grounds of Akita International University today. It was about 1.0 to 1.2 meters long. I saw it from the library window. The bear left droppings on the premises and then wandered off. What a lousy bastard. [Prefectural note] Today a bear appeared on the grounds of Akita International University. Its body length was about 1.0–1.2 meters. I witnessed it from the library window. The bear left droppings on the grounds and then went off somewhere.

Akita, Akita

[Post] The biggest bear I’ve seen this year. Over 120 cm. The cubs were about 50 cm and chubby. I was walking on the forest side of a park that has an X-shaped wooden structure. It was eating nuts or leaves. When I tried to take a photo and approached by car, it ran off into the forest. Separately, there was also what I believe was bear scat in the park.

Akita, Akita

[Report] The bear was about 1 m in size. It was in the green space.

Akita, Akita

Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown

Sakata 関, Yamagata

Distance to houses: 200 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.

Yurihonjō 岩城赤平, Akita

A single bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) was sighted near the Kogata Purification Center. It moved south from the seaside and was later not found. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 堅苔沢, Yamagata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Konokozawa, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 堅苔沢, Yamagata

Crossed from the east side to the west side.

Murakami, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a highway in Shimoaikawa, Murakami City, Niigata.

Murakami, Niigata

Droppings were found

Akita, Akita

A single bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted at a point approximately 200 meters northeast of the Komabayashi neighborhood hall within the Oaza Komabayashi area.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear was sighted heading west.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Mine Isacho-Isa, Yamaguchi

One bear was observed crossing the road from the observation deck side. Approximately 1 m in body length.

Nikaho Innai, Akita

Found what appear to be bear tracks

Toyama, Toyama

Bear footprints were found in Ko-nagasawa, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

A bear was seen moving in Oumihokutocho, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.

Itoigawa, Niigata

[Report] While riding a bicycle in front of the Ohiradai neighborhood community center, I spotted a bear crossing the road.

Akita, Akita

Observed a 1.0 m bear moving across the road from east to west. 5 m from a residence.

Akita, Akita

Confirmed a bear moving westward

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

Distance to houses: 500 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Crossed the road from Karasuno Swamp and went to the eastern mountain.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Sighted a young bear (body length unknown). It ran away toward the mountains on the north side of the road.

Oyabe, Toyama

One bear (approx. 1.0 m in body length) was sighted about 300 m east of Abura-do Community Center, near Nakata Bridge. It moved south and was later not found. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 油戸, Yamagata

Wakasa Sueno, Fukui

One cub was sighted in Koiwagawa, Tsuruoka City, coming down from the mountain to National Route 7 and then returning to the mountain when a witness called out.

Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata

Atsumi government office building area: Witnessed one cub (body length unknown) that came down from the mountain onto National Route 7. When the witness called out, the cub returned to the mountain. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata

Distance from residence: 1.5 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Fled toward the woods on the north side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Wakasa Sueno, Fukui

A cub was sighted crossing a railway line from the mountain side to the sea side in Hayata, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 早田, Yamagata

Ainsai government office area: Observed a cub (about 0.5 m body length) crossing the tracks from the mountainside to the seaside in the Hayata area. / Environment: Around houses / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 早田, Yamagata

Obama Koigawa, Fukui

One bear sighted in Daishoji Okamachi area

Kaga Daishoji-Fujinokimachi, Ishikawa

A teenage female cyclist spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Oodaira 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Sakaida, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Agari, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture, around 9:00 on June 30.

Wakasa Wakasa-Techno-valley, Fukui

A bear was sighted in Sueno, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.

Wakasa Sueno, Fukui

A witness observed one cub moving from the seaside toward the mountains. / Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata

Obama Ekimaecho, Fukui

While traveling on Prefectural Route Kamimasuda–Yoshikawa, I sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.

Joetsu, Niigata

While driving on the municipal road east line of Itoigawa Junior High School, one bear was sighted. It was moving east.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

Spotted two bears moving from the field toward the bamboo grove.

Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita

Fukuchiyama Kawagita, Kyoto

Maizuru Kawara, Kyoto

Atsumi government office: One bear (body length unknown) sighted in the Yu-Atsumi area. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

Atsumi government office area: One bear (body length unknown) sighted within the Yunokami area. / Environment: Near residences / Size: Unknown

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

The bear crossed the prefectural road from west to east and slowly entered the mountains.

Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted at the Tsuruoka City Atsumi Forestry Association parking lot in Oiwagawa, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 大岩川, Yamagata

Atsumi government office: One bear (approximately 1 m in body length) sighted in the parking lot of the Tsuruoka City Atsumi Forest Cooperative. / Environment: business/office parking lot / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 大岩川, Yamagata

Posted: Crossing the road toward the north side

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted in Yuwa Tsubakikawa Yamagura, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Observed a 1.5 m bear attempting to cross the national highway. Direction of departure unknown. 200 m from the building.

Akita, Akita

Around 08:10 on 2026-06-28, a bear was sighted in Kaminote Furuno Terada, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

[Post] A lone bear cub was wandering around Akitabi.

Akita, Akita

A single bear (body length 1.0 m) was sighted at a farming work hut in Nakayama area. It appeared to be eating rice. It moved away from the sighting location afterward. / Environment: Around homes / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 矢引, Yamagata

A bear entered a farm work shed in Nakayama, Tsuruoka City, and damaged rice stored in paper bags.

Tsuruoka 中山, Yamagata

Bear droppings found in the Goshomachi area.

Kanazawa Goshomachi, Ishikawa

Around 15:12 on 2026-06-28, one bear was seen moving in Nishimemachi Nishime, Yurihonjō City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita

A bear was sighted at a farm work shed in Nakayama, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata, eating rice stored in the shed.

Tsuruoka 中山, Yamagata

Maizuru Kawara, Kyoto

While driving on National Route 7 from Honjō toward Nikaho, a bear about 1.2 m long hid in the roadside brush on the seaward side.

Nikaho Ryozenji, Akita

Iwakuni, Yamaguchi

One bear was sighted about 100 meters northwest of the campsite in the Oaza Gochi Kokubu area.

Joetsu, Niigata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Sakata 横代, Yamagata

One cub was sighted

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

Distance from houses: 20 m. Bear body length: 0.8 m. Departed heading south.

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita

Ayabe Hoshibaracho, Kyoto

One cub was sighted in Wakaguri, Kurobe City.

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

One bear was sighted in Gochikokubu, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear was seen climbing a fence beside National Route 2 in Kugamachi, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. No one was injured.

Iwakuni, Yamaguchi

One bear sighted in Nangō Town area

Kaga Mitanigaoka, Ishikawa

Obama, Fukui

Around 5:15 PM on 2026-06-26, a bear was seen moving in Koya, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture.

Obama Oya, Fukui

A bear was sighted in Kajiyashiki, Itoigawa City, Niigata, around 16:10 on June 26.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear was sighted near Kajiyashiki Community Center. It was moving southwest.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear (approximately 80 cm) was sighted entering the southwest mountain near the baseball field of Tsuruoka National College of Technology. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka 井岡, Yamagata

At around 15:58 on June 26, a bear was sighted in Ioka, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 井岡, Yamagata

(Post) Not sure if it was a bear, but a dark-colored animal about 1 m long went into the woods.

Akita, Akita

Atsumi Government Office: A single cub (approximately 0.8 m in body length) was sighted near the Atsumi government office / Environment: Near houses / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

A cub was sighted within the Nakayama area and ran off to the north. / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka 中山, Yamagata

I went toward Kitachu to pick him up. I stopped at the intersection at the stop sign, and my husband spotted [it/them] on the Niiyama Shrine side.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Awara 指中, Fukui

Bear feces confirmed on the premises

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

Body length: approximately 1.0 m; distance to the house: approximately 20 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to nearest house: 150 m Bear body length: 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Report] I was driving along a farm road from the Iwamigawa direction. It looked like a cub less than 1 meter in size. It crossed the tracks; whether it headed toward Goshono or Toyonari is unknown.

Akita, Akita

I heard a sound like a growl, and when I looked, a bear about 1.2–1.5 meters long emerged from the vegetation by the drainage channel. The bear ran off toward the Kabe direction.

Hiroshima Midorii 6-chome, Hiroshima

A bear was sighted again in Nangocho, Kaga City, at around 7:30 p.m.

Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa

One bear sighted in Nangō Town area

Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa

Sabae 上戸口町, Fukui

A bear sighting was also reported in Kumasaka-cho, Kaga City.

Kaga Kumasakamachi, Ishikawa

One bear was sighted in the Kumazaka Town area.

Kaga Shiratorimachi, Ishikawa

Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

A bear appeared at a private home in Nangomachi, about 400 meters away.

Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa

One bear sighted in Nangō Town area.

Kaga Daishoji-Sugomachi, Ishikawa

A single bear was sighted on the grounds of Kinjo Higashi Elementary School.

Kaga Daishoji-Shikiji, Ishikawa

Takahama Ao, Fukui

Maizuru Shiroya, Kyoto

Takahama Nakatsumi, Fukui

Takahama Hiki, Fukui

[Report] While driving, it suddenly leapt out from the bushes on the left. About 1 meter long. It didn’t hit the car, but after wandering on the road for a while, it went back into the bushes.

Akita, Akita

Observed one bear outside the baseball stadium.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear sighted near Nōu Ballpark (within the Ōheiji area of the Nōu region) attempting to climb a tree.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Observed one cub. Moving westward.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Confirmed feces in vacant lot approximately the size consistent with a bear.

Itoigawa 横町, Niigata

One bear was sighted. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One adult bear and one cub were sighted near Suwa Shrine in the Hamakiura area; they moved south.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Observed one cub. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear (1 m) entered the bushes on the south side of Kamo Community Center. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata

Maizuru Nagahama, Kyoto

A bear was sighted in Takakubo, Nanto City.

Nanto, Toyama

One bear sighted in the Nangō Town area.

Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa

Discovered bear tracks while doing farm work.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Unknown

Yuza 江地, Yamagata

Discovered bear tracks while on the way to cultivate the field

Nagaoka, Niigata

Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto

Ayabe Nakasujicho, Kyoto

Around 3:15 PM on June 22, a bear-like animal was sighted in Funahashi.

Funahashi, Toyama

[Report] Saw a bear crossing the road

Yurihonjō, Akita

Around 18:40 on 2026-06-21, a bear was sighted in I노崎, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture.

Fukuchiyama Shimoyanagi, Kyoto

An adult bear was seen crossing the road and fleeing toward the north.

Oyabe, Toyama

While passing along the road, I discovered bear droppings.

Akita, Akita

Fukuchiyama Maeda, Kyoto

Sighted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata

Awara Takatsuka, Fukui

One bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Tajiri, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear, 1 m (shoulder height), ran eastward across the prefectural road from the west. 10 m to the building.

Akita, Akita

Report: A person fishing by the Omonogawa River? Had parked their vehicle, and next to it there was a bear about 1 meter long.

Akita, Akita

Crossed the prefectural road from north to south and entered the forest. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho Himeno, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted on the east-side slope of the national highway. It walked off and its whereabouts are unknown. There were no nearby buildings.

Akita, Akita

Crossed the road heading toward Hirasawa. Two bears, each about 50 cm in body length.

Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita

One bear was culled by emergency shooting along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town.

Asahi, Toyama

Crossed the highway and went east. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

A bear appeared along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town, and moved into a coastal windbreak forest.

Asahi, Toyama

Around 5:00 on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Sakamachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.

Murakami, Niigata

Maizuru Sengenji, Kyoto

Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto

Maizuru Sengenji, Kyoto

Obama Tada, Fukui

Awara Takatsuka, Fukui

Shimonoseki 大字吉田地方, Yamaguchi

An 80 cm-long bear moved from the seaside toward the mountains.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

One bear was sighted. It was moving north.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Awara 青ノ木, Fukui

Shimonoseki 大字吉田地方, Yamaguchi

Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui

Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto

Eiheiji 松岡石舟, Fukui

Fukui Joganjicho, Fukui

A single adult bear was observed crossing National Route 304.

Nanto, Toyama

Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui

Found flattened grass believed to be a bear’s lying-down spot

Uozu, Toyama

A single bear cub was sighted near Ano Elementary School, Nomi City.

Nomi Sandoyamamachi, Ishikawa

At around 14:00, one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) was sighted on the road about 400 m southeast of Yutagawa Community Center. It moved westward and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 藤沢, Yamagata