Akita~Shibata 하이킹 루트

Report: A small bear approximately 80 cm in body length was confirmed in the mountains on the south side of Akita Airport; it departed to the south.

Akita, Akita

On 2026-07-18 afternoon, a bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamagura, Akita City.

Akita, 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

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

[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

I sighted a bear on the grounds. It moved off toward the cemetery on the north side.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

A bear cub is crossing the road. There are many private homes nearby.

Akita, Akita

While driving from the Kawabe direction toward Akita City, I saw a bear crossing the road from right to left. It went along the rice field ridge and disappeared into the woods. One bear, body length approximately 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Shimokitate Takaragawa Ubagasawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Sighted walking from a private property toward the national highway. It seemed startled by cars on the highway and ran into the bushes.

Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita

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

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

Akita, Akita

Sighted on the opposite side of the road. Shortly afterward it departed heading north or northeast.

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

[Post] I heard a bear making noises

Akita, Akita

[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

Droppings were found

Akita, Akita

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

Akita Sakaida, Akita

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

[Report] Encountered on the road

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, 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

[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

While driving, I saw one bear crossing the road. Body length about 1 meter.

Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita

At around 9:05 on July 20, a bear was seen moving in Mitsumori Unohama, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita

Around 9:30 on 2026-07-20, a bear was sighted in Hirasawa Omizuguchi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hirasawa Maeyachi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita

Ran into the mountain

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Kinoura Jūninomae, Nikaho City.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

One bear was sighted crossing National Route 7 from the industrial park side toward the seaside. Body length approximately 1 meter.

Nikaho 大塩越, Akita

Around 3:10 PM on July 19, a bear was sighted in Tateishi, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.

Nikaho 大塩越, Akita

A bear was sighted in Daimonsaki, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.

Nikaho 大塩越, Akita

Observed one bear in the brush on the Tsuruha side from the Nemuno Hill observation deck.

Nikaho 大塩越, Akita

While driving, (we) observed one bear crossing National Route 7 from the Hamanasu side of the Onsen Recreation Center and heading toward the seaside.

Nikaho Maesawa, Akita

[Post] Crossing the road leisurely

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

Takada / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 金沢, Yamagata

While mowing the grass, I observed one bear heading toward the forest. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

Observed one bear moving from the woods behind Torinagane Children's Park toward the Mitake Shrine side. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

Around 8:40 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Kanoura Toricho-nene, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

A bear was seen moving around in Kono Shitaya-chi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, around 13:15 on July 19.

Nikaho Maesawa, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kanoura Sasamori, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, around 12:30 on 2026-07-19.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

The bear headed north along the road and fled into the pine grove.

Nikaho Tobi, Akita

A cub was playing on the roadway. When my rental car approached, it ran into the roadside brush, possibly because of the vehicle.

Akita, Akita

A bear (0.8 m) was sighted near the airport. The bear then departed heading from north to south. Distance to the facility: 100 m.

Akita, Akita

Report: A small bear approximately 80 cm in body length was confirmed in the mountains on the south side of Akita Airport; it departed to the south.

Akita, Akita

Observed one bear moving from the campsite toward the forest. Body length approximately 1 m.

Nikaho Tobi, Akita

Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown

Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata

One adult bear was sighted in Honcho 4-chome, Sakata City.

Sakata 新町, Yamagata

Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult

Sakata 新町, Yamagata

On 2026-07-18 afternoon, a bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamagura, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

While driving, I observed one bear moving from left to right. Body length approximately 1 m.

Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita

Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult

Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata

Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult (fully grown)

Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata

Witnessed a bear that crossed the road from the mountains but, upon noticing a car, turned back toward the mountain.

Nikaho Innai, Akita

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

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

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

I sighted a bear on the grounds. It moved off toward the cemetery on the north side.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown

Sakata 新町, Yamagata

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

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

A bear cub is crossing the road. There are many private homes nearby.

Akita, Akita

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

While driving from the Kawabe direction toward Akita City, I saw a bear crossing the road from right to left. It went along the rice field ridge and disappeared into the woods. One bear, body length approximately 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Shimokitate Takaragawa Ubagasawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Sighted walking from a private property toward the national highway. It seemed startled by cars on the highway and ran into the bushes.

Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita

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

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

Tsuruoka 鼠ケ関, Yamagata

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

Yurihonjō 瀬越場, Akita

[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

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

Yurihonjō, Akita

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

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

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

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yuza 北目, Yamagata

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

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

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

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

Yurihonjō 岩城道川, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

Sighted on the opposite side of the road. Shortly afterward it departed heading north or northeast.

Akita, Akita

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

[Post] I heard a bear making noises

Akita, Akita

[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

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

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

Nikaho Innai, Akita

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

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

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

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

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

Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata

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

Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita

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

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

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

[Report] Encountered on the road

Akita, Akita

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

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, 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

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

Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

[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

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

Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata

Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Unknown

Yuza 江地, Yamagata

[Report] Saw a bear crossing the road

Yurihonjō, Akita