Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center~Kotodai Park 드라이브 루트

Report: A bear about 1 meter long was spotted near Takano Bridge in Terauchi Kojizakura 3-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture at around 15:50. It climbed over a nearby home's block wall and entered the property. Photo taken from Takano Bridge.

Akita, Akita

[Post] While driving to school, (a bear) was leaning out of the bushes with its upper body exposed.

Odate, Akita

[Post] Size resembling a bear cub

Odate, Akita

Driver observed one bear (body length 0.5 m) in the brush southwest of the road / heading southwest / 80 m south of the former Hanaoka Middle School

Odate, Akita

It emerged from a bamboo thicket, crossed the road for about 15 m, and ran off into the woods on the west side. Body length about 80 cm. Three meters from a house.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A young bear is walking in front of the house. About 0.8 m in body length.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Observed a mother bear and cub walking south along the north–south road between Santa Reservoir and Yoshinoda New Reservoir. The mother and cub entered a field and were not seen afterward.

Aomori, Aomori

Posted: Witnessed its head poking up from the middle of a rice field, so size is unknown.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted crossing a road in Shinjo Hiraoka, Aomori City.

Aomori Tokado, Aomori

One bear was spotted on the property from inside the house; it left to the east. Body length: 1 m. Distance from residence: 5 m.

Akita, Akita

Two young bears about 70 centimeters long were in a cleared lot beside a rice field. They were wandering around a cleared area adjacent to a crushed-stone storage site, then went into the woodland to the east. The mother bear was not seen. There are mulberry trees along the mountainside near here, and bears are sighted almost every year.

Kosaka, Akita

Was sitting in the woods. Left and whereabouts unknown. Body length: 1 m. 5 m to a house.

Akita Terauchi-Ushirojo, Akita

(The bear) fled from Mitsumeno Ukawa toward the mountain on the side of the former Daini Elementary School.

Owani Mitsumenai, Aomori

One bear crossed the road and went west.

Aomori Shinjo, Aomori

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the road. It left heading east. Distance to the building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

Around 5:30 a.m. on July 8, one bear was sighted by a man in his 70s on a city road in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

Sighted one bear loitering near the stairs close to the Terauchi Elementary School pool. Body length unknown. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

(Post) When I passed by in a car it ran from the road toward the mountains. Its size was about 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

While I was mowing the grass, someone who was out walking told me they had seen a bear.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

(Posted) It was climbing a chestnut tree in a private home. A nearby resident shouted and alerted us. It was dangerous because many people go out at that time to take out their trash.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

When I went outside to take out the trash, the neighbor’s garden was rustling. When I shouted loudly, a bear about 1.5 m tall, thought to be an adult, came out and ran off toward the motorcycle storage of Taihei Driving School.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a city road in Shōgunyonominami 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in length. It departed to the east. Distance to building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

It was captured on a security camera.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

About a 1-meter one ran across the road.

Akita, Akita

A man in his 80s saw one bear about 1 meter long on a prefectural road in Hotono Suwa-machi, Akita City, and it moved north.

Akita Hodono-Haranomachi, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. Direction of travel unknown. 5 m from building.

Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted. Direction it left is unknown. 5 m to the building.

Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita

Observation: Spotted moving east along the road on the northeast side of Soja Shrine

Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita

A man in his 60s spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kawashirisosho-machi, Akita City.

Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita

[Report] While waiting at a traffic light on Keyaki Street beside the courthouse, a bear running alongside a yellow taxi from the Akita Station direction toward the Rinkai area ran past. About 20 seconds later the light turned green and I started moving, but the bear was no longer in sight.

Akita Sanno, Akita

Around 4:37 AM on 2026-07-07, a bear was seen moving in Sanno 7-chome, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita

Information was received that a bear was running alongside a taxi in Sannō, Akita City.

Akita Sanno, Akita

On the morning of July 7, one bear was seen crossing a city road in Shogunno Minami, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

While driving, I spotted one bear about 0.5 m in length. It left toward the woods to the north. It was 100 m from the building.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted in Shimo-shinjō Nakano Kaidōbata-nishi, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

[Posted] Roamed around the rice field for about 15 minutes, then moved toward the Kashiwagi direction.

Odate Kodatehana, Akita

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Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Soshinshigawa Nomura, Akita City, around 2:00 a.m. on July 6.

Akita, Akita

One bear is captured on a surveillance camera. [From Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa, Aomori

[Report] Spotted one bear cub in the park. It later went back into the woods.

Akita, Akita

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Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear about 1.5 m in size climbed the slope from Yunokoshi no Yado toward Yunokoshi no Sato.

Gojome 内川浅見内, Akita

One bear was sighted in Nagabashiri-jinba, Odate City.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A nearby resident spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading north / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

Walking through the field

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

[Post] Its body length was about 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

A bear cub crossed the road.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

[Aomori City submission] Droppings believed to be from a bear

Aomori Yadamae, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Yanagita Oginosawa, Akita City, around 1:00 PM.

Akita, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Iwatari, Aomori City.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Uchikawa Asamina Gota, Gojome Town, and was seen moving.

Gojome 内川浅見内, Akita

Around 7:00 PM on 2026-07-05, a bear was seen on camera in Ikarigaseki, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki, Aomori

A cub about 0.8 m in size crossed the old national road and went toward a house.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

One bear about 1.0 m in body length was sighted in the field beside a residence. It left toward the woods to the south. It was 30 m from the house.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 600 m to nearest facility

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

Posted: It ran along the hedgerow and headed toward the Kozakura area. Body length under 1 meter.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

I was taking photos near the ancient marsh well, and when I turned around I saw a bear about 1 m tall walking roughly 20 m away. It had been walking where I had been a few minutes earlier, and it had been behind me without making a sound.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Around 15:38 on July 4, a bear was sighted in Terauchi-Unoki, Akita City, and was seen moving.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Posted: Moved from the Shimouchikawa direction toward Shirasawa Shinmei Shrine, then went northeast along the base of the shrine's slope.

Odate Shirasawa, Akita

Posted: From the Yakeyama side, crossed the road toward the mountain by Chuo High School. Thought to be an adult bear.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

A driver witnessed a single bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) crossing National Route 7 from the parking lot on the premises of Odate Yatate Heights and disappearing into the mountains. Direction of travel: south. Distance from the above facility: about 60 m.

Odate, Akita

Observed one bear about 1 m in body length running across the road from south to north.

Aomori, Aomori

It crossed in front of my car while I was driving.

Akita, Akita

Around 18:10 on July 4, one bear was seen moving in Terauchikamiyashiki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

A cub about 0.8 meters long was wandering around the road. It went into the woods.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

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Odate, Akita

A bear about 1.5 meters in size came out from the Seirei College of Nursing side, crossed the road, and entered the woods on the opposite side.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Sighted near a field. One cub. It was sitting on the road but, upon noticing the observer, fled westward.

Hirosaki, Aomori

One bear about 0.8 m in body length was sighted on the premises. It departed to the east. It was 100 m from the nearest facility.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

A cub was walking eastward.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Appeared from the bamboo grove on the embankment of the back mountain, looked down the slope, then left to the west.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in height. It departed heading west. Distance to building: 5 m.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

On 2026-07-03 around 1:29 PM, a bear was sighted in Domenai, Hanaoka-machi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

At around 13:40 on July 3, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Yakeyama, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

Spotted a bear 1.5 m in length and 0.8 m (shoulder height). It left heading north. 10 m from a residence.

Akita Tegata, Akita

A roughly one-meter-tall one crossed the road.

Akita, Akita

Observed a medium-sized bear crossing from inside a vehicle.

Aomori, Aomori

One bear about 80 centimeters in body length was sighted at the signalized intersection near Uradabashi. It later departed into the brush to the south.

Kitaakita Katsurase, Akita

Observed a bear at the fence east of the parking area. It left heading south. Distance from the observer was 25 meters. Body size approximately 80 cm.

Akita Tsuchizakiminato-kokubocho, Akita

Driver spotted one bear (body length 1 m) in a rice field beside a municipal road / heading south / about 400 m south of Numadate processing plant

Odate, Akita

Observed one bear about 80 cm in body length crossing the road from east to west.

Kitaakita, Akita

[Report] A bear was sighted near a residence.

Gojome 馬場目, Akita

Report: On the town road west of the rice field at Kosaka 38, Kosaka-machi, a female/male adult bear about 1.2 meters long and one cub about 70 centimeters long were sighted. After that, the adult and cub entered the forested mountain area west of the town road. They are believed to have come up from the field road near Kosaka 38, climbed the roadside embankment below the town road, and emerged onto the town road. Sightings of bears are reported in this area, which is just south of the village cemetery, every year; this is the second sighting already this year. It is thought to be one of the travel routes used when moving between the forest on the east side of the Sunagosawa River and the forest on the west side.

Kosaka, Akita

[Post] Spotted a bear near Babame Bridge

Gojome 大川大川, Akita

[Post] I posted this before but it wasn’t published, so I’m reposting. One bear on the north side of the prefectural road. Within 100 meters of nearby houses.

Odate, Akita

A group of visitors walking along the trail at Nagabashiri Fūketsu Pavilion sighted one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length). Direction of travel: north. Approximately 30 m from the above facility.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.5 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 10 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 200 m to the nearest house

Odate, Akita

[Post] A cub came down from the road beside the highway

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kosaka Nigawa, Kosaka Town, Akita, around 11:15 on July 1.

Kosaka, Akita

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Kosaka, Akita

I was walking toward the marsh.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear about 50 centimeters was wandering around. Authorities have already been notified.

Hachirogata Shimanouchi, Akita

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Akita, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / direction of movement unknown / approximately 15 m from the nearest house

Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita

A bear was sighted around 08:20 on July 1 in Shimoshinjo Aokizenda, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

[Post] One adult, two cubs

Odate, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanakawa-cho Nanatsudate, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

A local resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) on the road / heading north / 120 m east of Odate Homei High School

Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita

A bear about 1 m tall was sighted on the road. It then ran off toward the mountains. [Reported by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Ikadekankusuyoshi, Hirakawa City.

Hirakawa, Aomori

Driver sighted one bear (approx. 1 m body length) / direction of travel unknown / about 140 m from the nearest residence

Odate, Akita

Observed one bear walking along the rice paddies. It then ran through the paddies toward me, so I retreated. Subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita

Around 5:30 a.m. on July 1, a bear was seen moving in Showa Okubo Otobashita, Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.

Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita

A bear was sighted around 5:30 AM on July 1 in Kosubogawa, Hanaoka-cho, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate Hanaokamachi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hitoichi, Hachirogata Town, Akita Prefecture.

Hachirogata Kubomi, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

[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

[Post] Spotted a bear crossing the road. It went into the woods. It was about 1 meter (tall).

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

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Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

The animal crossed directly in front of a car traveling on Route 105 from Nakamichi-dai toward the Yamazaki housing complex.

Kitaakita Yonaizawa, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) crossing the road / heading south / 200 m southeast of Niiyama settlement

Odate, Akita

A single bear (about 1 m in body length) was seen crossing National Route 7 and running off to the south.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Observed while walking from the Babamegawa direction toward the bus terminal. The bear then fled toward the bus terminal (north). Reported to the authorities.

Gojome 東磯ノ目, Akita

One 70 cm bear; direction of movement unknown

Katagami Tenno, Akita

One bear fled from the crematorium toward the mountain side near the Shukugawara tunnel in Owani, Owani Town.

Owani, Aomori

It ran away from the crematorium toward the area near the Yudagawa Tunnel (mountain side).

Owani, Aomori

[Report] A single bear about 1 meter long was on the ridge of a rice paddy at 39, Kakege, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It ran toward the Suna kosawa River on the east side and went into the vegetation on the levee. It likely crossed the town road from the western forest, passed through the brush into the paddy, ran along the ridge, entered the brush on the right-bank levee of the Suna kosawa River, crossed the river, and moved from the eastern rice paddies back into the forest. The area around the sighting is one where bears and wild boars are seen crossing the stream every year, and it is also near the site of an encounter with a bear in May of this year that nearly resulted in personal injury.

Kosaka, Akita

One cub of unknown body length was sighted near the embankment road of the Matō River. It then left heading toward the mountains.

Kitaakita Isecho, Akita

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Kitaakita, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 60 cm) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 5 m from the nearest house

Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita

A staff member of a nearby junior high school observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) passing in front of the school's main gate / direction of travel unknown / about 50 m from the nearby junior high school

Odate Hashigeta, Akita

While working in the apple orchard, a fairly large cub crossed the field from south to north.

Aomori, Aomori

One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted on the road south of the daycare center. It left heading east. 5.0 m from a private residence.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Posted: It was captured on a surveillance camera. After this, it moved west along the drainage channel. It is believed to be the same individual as the one south of Terauchi Nursery School seen at 4:09.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Posted: About 1 meter long. Walked toward the residential area.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, 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

One bear was sighted by multiple people in a residential area of Terauchi Aida, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Around 6:00 on 2026-06-30, one relatively large cub was seen crossing an apple orchard from south to north in Yoshinoda, Namioka, Aomori City.

Aomori, Aomori

A bear about 0.8 m long moved along the prefectural road toward Katagami City Hall.

Katagami, Akita

[Report] Two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, were seen from the balcony heading toward the mountains.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

(Report) Crossing the road, running at a jogging pace toward the Terauchidō-no-sawa direction.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

A 1.0 m bear was sighted on the residential property. It then departed to the south. It came within 50 cm of the building.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Around 6:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Aburaden 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

At about 5:05 on June 29, one bear was seen moving in Kanashi-Niosaki Maeyachi, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.

Akita, Akita

Post: About 1 m long — running on the road

Akita, Akita

Around 06:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironone 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita

A single bear cub ran off toward the Nature House.

Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita

A bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted. It then went toward the multipurpose ground to the northeast and moved further toward the river. It was 10 m from the building.

Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the ground at Yawata Sports Park in Akita City.

Akita, Akita

I was walking toward the grounds of Seirei Women’s Junior College.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 600 m to Odate Youth Nature House.

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

Sighted a 1.0 m bear. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from the building.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Yatsuhashihoncho 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

It ran off toward Soyu Stadium.

Akita, Akita

At around 06:45 on 2026-06-28, a bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 4-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

When I stepped out the front door to walk my dog, a bear came out onto the road. It was startled by my shout and ran away.

Akita, Akita

Spotted near the irrigation channel, heading west. Body length about 50 centimeters.

Akita, Akita

[Post] I was walking my dog when a bear walked along the municipal road coming from the opposite side. When we made eye contact, it went west between houses. Distance about 20 m, body length about 90 cm.

Akita, Akita

[Report] Spotted in the yard; unknown which direction it ran off

Akita, Akita

A man out walking saw one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Yabase Nodu-cho, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Dojonumamachi, Akita

A woman saw one bear on a city road in Terauchi Aburata, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Sighted a bear approximately 0.8 m in size on the roadway. It then moved off toward the northeast. 5 m from a house.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

A bear was sighted in Terauchiasada 3-chome, Akita City, around 4:57 AM, and it was seen moving.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

[Report] I was walking my dog when I saw it walking slowly along a city road. It noticed us and headed west through the residential area, then disappeared. Body length about 90 cm.

Akita, Akita

[Report] While walking my dog on a residential city street, it (the bear) walked toward us. When we made eye contact, it left the residential property heading west. Distance about 15 m, size about 90 cm.

Akita, Akita

Encountered a bear while on my motorcycle. Because I was equipped with a very strong bear deterrent (odor), it wouldn’t come near and ran off at full speed. It ran downhill and to the right toward the back of Koshio Shrine. Without that equipment I would definitely have been attacked. The animal was large — about 1.3 m.

Akita, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Terauchikozakura 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

[Post] Witnessed a bear fleeing onto the Terauchi Elementary School grounds

Akita Terauchi, Akita

[Post] While driving, a black animal suddenly ran alongside the car. It was my first time, so I was confused and didn’t know what it was, but it was a bear. I quickly slowed down, and it went into the brush at the roadside.

Akita, Akita

[Post] Ran through the former residential site from the Ōmori side and exited toward the Hongō River

Odate, Akita

Observed from the roadside while driving from Yatate Pass toward Ōdate. It was heading into the mountains.

Odate, Akita

Sighted a bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left toward the northern woods. 10 m from a residence.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

A woman saw one bear in a vacant lot in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

Witnessed a bear about 0.6 m in size in a field. It then left toward the woods to the east. 10 m from a residence.

Akita, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long ran from west to east.

Katagami, Akita

One 1-meter bear ran off to the south.

Katagami, Akita

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Akita, Akita

Around 09:15 on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Yanagida Oginosawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Donosawa 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

Entered huts and rummaged through leftovers

Akita Sanno, Akita

While driving, I saw one bear about 80 cm long coming out of the woods on the north side. It was startled by the car and went back into the north woods.

Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita

While driving, a cub darted out and crossed the road. It entered the grass/thicket and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita

One bear of unknown body length was sighted on the road. It then entered the woods to the north. Approximately 10 meters from nearby facilities.

Kitaakita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

One Asiatic black bear (about 0.5 m in body length) was moving west through the forested area.

Katagami, Akita

One 1-meter bear. Left heading east.

Katagami, Akita

It ran off eastward from the roadside. It looked like a cub less than one meter long.

Kosaka, Akita

A teenage woman spotted one bear on a city road in Terauchi Hironne 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

When I was about to leave the house, I saw a bear about 1.0 m in size on the road. It then went off to the north. It was 5 m from a residence.

Akita Yabase, Akita

A bear was sighted in Niida Terago, Ōdate City, Akita, around 5:10 a.m. on June 26, 2026.

Odate Niida, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) heading northwest; approximately 200 m from the nearest residence.

Odate Niida, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hiromote Higuchi, Akita City, around 5:07 a.m. on June 26.

Akita, Akita

Sighted a bear about 1 m in size. Direction of departure unknown. 5 m from a building.

Akita, Akita

It was on the sidewalk and appeared startled by the headlights of passing cars.

Aomori, Aomori

A neighborhood resident sighted one bear (body length unknown) / Direction of travel: south / Approximately 15 m from the nearest house

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

Around 5:30 PM on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jinba, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 50 cm) / Direction of travel: east / Approximately 200 m from the nearest house

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1 m) in the forested area west of the national highway / direction of travel: west / 100 m from the nearest settlement

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

[Report] One bear confirmed

Akita, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.1 m) crossing the road / heading south / 200 m from nearest house

Odate Hashigeta, Akita

One bear was sighted in Ikari-gaseki Kyuukichi Ninotou, Hirakawa City.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

Observed on National Route 7 but departed westward

Hirakawa, Aomori

A bear and cub(s) suspected to be a parent and offspring were sighted on the slope north of Sakura Elementary School’s pool. They moved off toward the north. Body length unknown.

Akita, Akita

Posted: It appears the bear came out of the river in a wet condition, walked through the parking lot, and then entered by climbing over the fence of the Miura House (Miura Residence).

Akita, Akita

[Posted in Hirosaki City] Sighted one cub crossing the road on the east side of Daibutsu Park and moving east (toward the riverbed).

Hirosaki, Aomori

Spotted a bear on the roadway. It left heading east. Body length about 1 m. 1 m from a residence.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

One bear about 1 m (tall). It ran along the riverbank next to a rice field below the Ikawa Town water purification plant and went into the underbrush. It appeared to be heading toward the purification plant.

Ikawa 井内, Akita

[Aomori City report] Tracks believed to be from a bear were found in an apple orchard. No damage reported.

Aomori Takada, Aomori

Climbed a tree. [Issued by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa, Aomori

Crossed the road near Echizenya Doll Shop and ran up the back hill of Koshio (Koshiuo) Shrine.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

When I shone the car's headlights from higher up the slope, I saw the large four-legged shadow run off toward the Akasaka sheet metal area.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

I can’t say for certain, but when I shone the car’s headlights from the top of the hill I briefly saw a large four-legged shadow running toward the direction of Kuroishi city. Since it was only a silhouette I can’t be sure, but I believe it was at least a large animal.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

One bear about 90 cm long was sighted from a car in a mixed woods in Terauchi-Kizakura 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Ran off south while driving. Body length 1 m. 10 m to building. 5 m from car.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

An office worker spotted one bear (body length 50 cm) / traveling northeast / on company premises

Odate, Akita

[Report] After finishing work, I spotted a bear about 50 cm in body length in the bushes beside the parking lot. It then went deeper into the thicket.

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.7 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, a bear was sighted in Karanisawa Kitsunodai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

At around 9:00 PM on June 22, one bear was sighted in Akasaka, Kuroishi City.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

Around 9:00 PM on June 22, one bear was seen moving in Akasaka-Nozaki, Kuroishi City.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

A local resident walking a dog sighted one Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) about 1.0 m in body length near a residence. The bear then left toward the southeast into the wooded area behind houses. The bear was approximately 10 meters from the nearest house.

Kamikoani Kosawada, Akita

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Akita Arayamachi, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi, Akita

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.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi, Akita

Posted: Entered the grounds of Seirei Junior College

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

While passing along the road, I discovered bear droppings.

Akita, Akita

One bear (body length 1.2 m) spotted in a private home's yard / heading north / 200 m west of Tashikomori Ballpark

Odate, Akita

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.

Akita Kamikitate-Odo, Akita

[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.

Akita, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Spotted a bear about 1.0 m long in the rice field behind the FamilyMart Tennō Deto store. It moved toward Detohama.

Katagami, Akita

Two bears were sighted on the premises. Both are approximately 0.5 m in body length. They departed to the east. They got within 5 m of a residence.

Akita, Akita

Crossed the road and went into the woods.

Odate, Akita

While doing farm work, I spotted an Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) climbing up along the roadside from the south side of the apple orchard.

Kuroishi, Aomori

[Post]

Odate, Akita

Went into the brush on the western side of the mountain.

Ikawa 坂本, Akita

Around 11:00 on 2026-06-19, one bear was seen moving at Takadate Ko Kogen in Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture.

Kuroishi, Aomori

At around 18:27 on June 18, one bear was seen moving in Katsuse, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture.

Kitaakita Katsurase, Akita

[Report] A small bear crossed the road from right to left heading toward Ani-Maeda area. It walked into the chip center.

Kitaakita Katsurase, Akita

Saw one bear cub on the road. Body length about 80 cm. Walked off toward the mountains to the west.

Hirakawa, Aomori

(Post) On the left side heading toward Odate City (formerly? some kind of fish farm), it crossed the road and ran into the mountain.

Odate, Akita

Crossed in front of me while I was driving

Akita, Akita

Appeared from the bushes and went back into the bushes.

Akita, Akita

One bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted behind a private house. When a resident of the neighboring house raised their voice, it departed toward the Shirasaka area.

Kitaakita Urata, Akita

Around 15:40 on 2026-06-17, a bear was seen moving in Kosakadaisaku, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

[Report] On the road from Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant heading into the mountains, one bear about 1 meter was sighted. It ran off into the mountains.

Kosaka, Akita

Report: Spotted one bear about 1 meter in size on the road from Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant toward the mountain. It ran off into the mountain.

Kosaka, Akita

While driving from Takanosu toward Aikawa, a single bear approximately 80 cm in length was observed coming out from the woods on the north side onto Prefectural Route 24. It later returned to the north woods. It was about 100 m from nearby facilities.

Kitaakita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted inside a residential property lot in Urata, Kitaakita City.

Kitaakita Urata, Akita

There were footprints in the field.

Odate, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length unknown) / heading east / about 100 m south of Hachikō-sō

Odate, Akita

Report from a citizen. [Sent from Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Niidate, Aomori

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.

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

Crossing the road. Large individual.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Soegawa Chinochi, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

While heading from Goshogawara toward Daishaka, I saw one bear crossing the road just before the Daishaka snow shelter. It was a short distance away but appeared over 1 meter in size.

Goshogawara 大字前田野目, Aomori

On June 15 around 18:08, one bear was seen moving in Maeda Nomenumata, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture.

Goshogawara 大字前田野目, Aomori

A bear about 1 meter long was spotted on the runway at Odate-Noshiro Airport in Kitaakita, Akita, and was driven off with fireworks into brush on the south side.

Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita

A single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the runway of Odate-Noshiro Airport. After airport staff responded, it left toward the south.

Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita

Crossed the road and proceeded up the mountain

Akita, Akita

[Post] Feces

Akita, Akita

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Kosaka, Akita

Damage to crops such as potatoes

Odate, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kuradate Kawayada, Owani Town.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Around 11:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Kosakaichinoto, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A single bear about 80 centimeters long was in a field at 32 Sunakosawa, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It appeared to have come out from the wooded hill behind the house on the west side. The bear was by a pile of firewood next to the house; when it made eye contact it returned to the western woodland. The distance when eye contact was made was about 20 meters, and it was small enough to be thought a cub not yet weaned. No adult bear was seen. The neighbor was informed immediately.

Kosaka, Akita

A single Asiatic black bear (about 80 cm in body length) crossed National Route 285 from the mountain area and moved northwest into a rice field; a passerby reported the sighting to the police. The sighting location was about 30 meters from nearby homes.

Kamikoani Bussha, Akita

Local resident sighted one bear (body length 1.2 m) / moving north / on convenience store premises

Odate Matsudate, Akita

(Posted) Crossed the road and headed toward Kita Interchange

Akita, Akita

Proceeding toward Kuradate, Muraoka direction

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

A bear was sighted in a parking lot in Shimizu 4-chome, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate Matsudate, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Kuradate Kawarada, Ōwani Town, Aomori Prefecture.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

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Akita, Akita

Sighted near the greenhouse in the south-side field

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

A single bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed in a mountainside field.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

One bear crossed National Route 101 from north to south.

Aomori, Aomori

Posted: Heading toward Akita City, it came out from the left, crossed the road, and crossed to the right.

Ikawa 赤沢, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

While driving to work in a field, the reporter saw a bear sitting in a clearing near the woods on the east side of the apple orchard. The reporter reversed the car to put distance between themselves and the bear, and when they did the bear was gone. It is believed likely the bear escaped into the woods on the east side.

Kuroishi 大字高舘, Aomori

At around 12:25 PM, the facility manager at the Kamikoani Village Community Center (Yamafuji Onsen) grounds sighted one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) approximately 1.0 m in body length. The bear subsequently left heading east into the forest. The distance to Yamafuji Onsen and the Prefectural Road Okitamen-Yanuno Line is about 15 meters.

Kamikoani Gotanzawa, Akita

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.

Akita, Akita

footprints

Odate, Akita

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.

Akita, Akita

Posted: Walking right beside the river and wading in it. Body length about 1.6 m.

Akita, Akita

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

Akita Narayama-Furukawashinmachi, Akita

Two bears were sighted in Futabagaoka 2-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Fujimatsu, Miyagi

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

Akita, Akita

Report: A bear about 1 meter long was spotted near Takano Bridge in Terauchi Kojizakura 3-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture at around 15:50. It climbed over a nearby home's block wall and entered the property. Photo taken from Takano Bridge.

Akita, Akita

While driving on the highway toward Noshiro, I witnessed a bear crossing the highway from the left to the right. One bear, body length about 80 cm. It left by going over the roadside embankment.

Akita, Akita

While driving on the highway toward Noshiro, I observed a bear crossing the highway from left to right. One bear, body length about 80 cm. It crossed over the roadside embankment and departed.

Akita, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Shimokitate Yanagidate Gatahata, Akita City, around 15:15 on July 9.

Akita Shimokitate-Yanagitate, Akita

[Report] While driving, a large Asian black bear about 1.5 m or taller was in the middle of the road. When I got closer it ran off into the grassy roadside.

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

Around 1:15 PM on 2026-07-09, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted by a resident in a residential area of Tokiwadai 3-chome, Kitakami, Iwate.

Kitakami Machibun, Iwate

It emerged from a bamboo thicket, crossed the road for about 15 m, and ran off into the woods on the west side. Body length about 80 cm. Three meters from a house.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A young bear is walking in front of the house. About 0.8 m in body length.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, 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

A person walking saw one adult bear on a city road in a residential area of Tokiwa-dai 4-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Machibun, Iwate

A woman passing by sighted one bear about 1 meter long walking on the road in Haramachi 3-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Ichomachi, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kawauchi Motohasekura, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, around 7:30 PM on July 8.

Sendai Kawauchi-Motohasekura, Miyagi

Posted: It was on the mountainside across a large drainage ditch beside the road, looking this way.

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

Was sitting in the woods. Left and whereabouts unknown. Body length: 1 m. 5 m to a house.

Akita Terauchi-Ushirojo, Akita

A bear was sighted in Gakuen, Taiwa Town, around 2:25 PM on July 8.

Taiwa Gakuen, Miyagi

[Post] On the Mizuho-no-Sato Road, a 30-cm cub crossed the road at the tunnel exit and entered the brush on the mountainside.

Yokote, Akita

One bear about 1 m in body length was observed walking in front of a private house. The bear later moved into the forested area to the north.

Yokote 山内大沢, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the road. It left heading east. Distance to the building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

Around 5:30 a.m. on July 8, one bear was sighted by a man in his 70s on a city road in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kogota Senoki, Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomiya 穀田, Miyagi

At around 4:00 AM on 2026-07-08, a bear was sighted in Tateshichome, Izumi Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai 館, Miyagi

A bear was sighted moving in Waga-cho Saimago 19-chiwari, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Wagacho-Naganuma, Iwate

On the way back from Akita City, near the former pig farm site, an adult about 1.5 m emerged from the grass. When the car horn was sounded, it ran into the woods. There are greenhouses nearby.

Daisen Kyowa-Shimoyodokawa, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1 meter in body length on residential property. It was wandering on the property from the hill behind the house.

Daisen Osawagosyuku, Akita

Sighted one bear loitering near the stairs close to the Terauchi Elementary School pool. Body length unknown. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

A resident spotted one bear in a residential area of Tokiwadai 2-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Machibun, Iwate

(Post) When I passed by in a car it ran from the road toward the mountains. Its size was about 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

While I was mowing the grass, someone who was out walking told me they had seen a bear.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

(Posted) It was climbing a chestnut tree in a private home. A nearby resident shouted and alerted us. It was dangerous because many people go out at that time to take out their trash.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

When I went outside to take out the trash, the neighbor’s garden was rustling. When I shouted loudly, a bear about 1.5 m tall, thought to be an adult, came out and ran off toward the motorcycle storage of Taihei Driving School.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a city road in Shōgunyonominami 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in length. It departed to the east. Distance to building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

It was captured on a security camera.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

A man in his 80s saw one bear about 1 meter long on a prefectural road in Hotono Suwa-machi, Akita City, and it moved north.

Akita Hodono-Haranomachi, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. Direction of travel unknown. 5 m from building.

Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted. Direction it left is unknown. 5 m to the building.

Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita

Observation: Spotted moving east along the road on the northeast side of Soja Shrine

Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita

A man in his 60s spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kawashirisosho-machi, Akita City.

Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita

[Report] While waiting at a traffic light on Keyaki Street beside the courthouse, a bear running alongside a yellow taxi from the Akita Station direction toward the Rinkai area ran past. About 20 seconds later the light turned green and I started moving, but the bear was no longer in sight.

Akita Sanno, Akita

Around 4:37 AM on 2026-07-07, a bear was seen moving in Sanno 7-chome, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita

Information was received that a bear was running alongside a taxi in Sannō, Akita City.

Akita Sanno, Akita

On the morning of July 7, one bear was seen crossing a city road in Shogunno Minami, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

July 6

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

Entered the woods. Body length about 1 m.

Yokote, Akita

[Post] [No description of situation] *Post information as of 7/6 19:49.

Yokote 百万刈, Akita

(Posted) Ran off to the west

Yokote 百万刈, Akita

One bear of unknown body length was sighted. The bear then walked off to the west.

Yokote 百万刈, Akita

At around 05:15 on 2026-07-06, a bear was sighted in Ohi Village, Ōguri Shimo-Nishizawa.

Ohira 大衡, Miyagi

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Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Soshinshigawa Nomura, Akita City, around 2:00 a.m. on July 6.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Daio Shimonedayachi, Yokote City, Akita, around 8:00 a.m. on July 6.

Yokote 百万刈, Akita

[Report] Spotted one bear cub in the park. It later went back into the woods.

Akita, Akita

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Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

July 5

Sendai Minaminometate, Miyagi

[Report] Crossed road from rice field and moved toward the cemetery

Yokote, Akita

A bear was sighted in Daisen Shimmachi, Yokote City.

Yokote, Akita

[Post] Its body length was about 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

July 5

Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Iwasaki 27-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 6:50 a.m. on July 5.

Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate

At around 06:45 on July 5, one bear was seen moving in Waga-cho Iwasaki 30-chiwari, Kitakami.

Kitakami Wagacho-Iwasaki, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Nangaikida, Daisen City.

Daisen, Akita

A large bear over 1 meter long ran eastward through the rice fields.

Daisen, Akita

A bear was sighted in Yanagita Oginosawa, Akita City, around 1:00 PM.

Akita, Akita

Around 17:00 on 2026-07-05, a bear was sighted in Heisei 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

A bear was sighted moving in Waga-cho Goto 3-chiwari, Kitakami City, around 21:05 on July 4.

Kitakami Wagacho-Goto, Iwate

A bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted in a residential area of Haramachi 6-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, and it passed through a house yard and headed north.

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

July 4

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

A cub about 0.8 m in size crossed the old national road and went toward a house.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

One bear about 1.0 m in body length was sighted in the field beside a residence. It left toward the woods to the south. It was 30 m from the house.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Posted: It ran along the hedgerow and headed toward the Kozakura area. Body length under 1 meter.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

I was taking photos near the ancient marsh well, and when I turned around I saw a bear about 1 m tall walking roughly 20 m away. It had been walking where I had been a few minutes earlier, and it had been behind me without making a sound.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Around 15:38 on July 4, a bear was sighted in Terauchi-Unoki, Akita City, and was seen moving.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Posted: From the Yakeyama side, crossed the road toward the mountain by Chuo High School. Thought to be an adult bear.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

There was also a bear sighting report in Imozawa, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi, around 10:50.

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

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 driving toward the Akita area, a roughly 1-meter brown bear (Tsukinowaguma) was on the left shoulder of the road; it entered the mountains as I passed by.

Daisen Kyowa-Mineyoshikawa, Akita

It crossed in front of my car while I was driving.

Akita, Akita

Around 18:10 on July 4, one bear was seen moving in Terauchikamiyashiki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

July 3

Sendai Nihondaira, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Waga-cho Yamaguchi 40-chiwari, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Wagacho-Yamaguchi, Iwate

[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 person reported seeing one bear enter a company premises in Saiwaicho 2-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai; police patrolled the area but could not confirm it.

Sendai Ninomori, Miyagi

A cub about 0.8 meters long was wandering around the road. It went into the woods.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

A bear about 1.5 meters in size came out from the Seirei College of Nursing side, crossed the road, and entered the woods on the opposite side.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear about 1 meter in body length ran off toward the north. (The map point is not exact. The sighting occurred in the area around that point.)

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

Around 8:00 on 2026-07-03, a bear-like animal was sighted in Iizawa Arajin, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

July 3

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

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

Akita, Akita

One bear about 0.8 m in body length was sighted on the premises. It departed to the east. It was 100 m from the nearest facility.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

A cub was walking eastward.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Appeared from the bamboo grove on the embankment of the back mountain, looked down the slope, then left to the west.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in height. It departed heading west. Distance to building: 5 m.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

July 3

Sendai Kami-Ayashi, Miyagi

At around 13:40 on July 3, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Yakeyama, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

[Post] I heard a bear making noises

Akita, Akita

Spotted a bear 1.5 m in length and 0.8 m (shoulder height). It left heading north. 10 m from a residence.

Akita Tegata, 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

Observed a bear at the fence east of the parking area. It left heading south. Distance from the observer was 25 meters. Body size approximately 80 cm.

Akita Tsuchizakiminato-kokubocho, Akita

July 2

Taiwa, Miyagi

Sighted one cub near the reservoir while vehicles were passing through.

Daisen Osawagosyuku, Akita

[Post] While driving on Dewa Green Road, a bear cub was wandering in a vacant lot near an irrigation pond.

Daisen Osawagosyuku, Akita

One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted. The bear then departed to the north.

Yokote 上境, Akita

A single adult bear was sighted near the Yokote Nishi police box intersection. The bear then moved north along the prefectural road and left the area.

Yokote 下境, Akita

One bear over 1 meter in body length was sighted near the entrance/exit of Yokote Kita Smart IC. The bear then crossed the prefectural road and left toward the fields to the north.

Yokote Shimohaccho, Akita

July 2

Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi

July 2

Sendai Shimo-Ayashi, Miyagi

Droppings were found

Akita, Akita

July 2

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

Two bears, described as a parent and cub-like pair, were sighted on a road in Heisei 1-chome, Miyagino Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Matsuokacho, Miyagi

July 1

Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi

I was walking toward the marsh.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

[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

There were two vending machines in front of the warehouse, and I sighted a bear about 1 m long at the gravesite across from them. (Reported July 1)

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

[Post] Spotted a bear crossing the road. It went into the woods. It was about 1 meter (tall).

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear about 1 m long crossed the road on a road in Shizuyama 1-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai.

Sendai 紫山, Miyagi

June 30

Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi

One bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Oritate 6-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai.

Sendai Moniwa, Miyagi

June 30

Sendai 寺岡, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Miyako, Taiwa Town, Miyagi on June 30 around 18:30.

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

June 30

Taiwa Ono, Miyagi

[Report] While driving on the Akita Expressway, I spotted one bear crossing about 50 meters ahead.

Daisen, Akita

June 30

Taiwa Ochiai-Aikawa, Miyagi

One bear about 1 m long was sighted on a road in Ochiai-Aikawa, Yamato Town.

Taiwa Ochiai-Aikawa, Miyagi

Around 4:10 PM on 2026-06-30, a bear was sighted in Takanohara 3-chome, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

June 30

Sendai Imozawa, Miyagi

A single bear about 1 meter in body length ran along the service road on the west side of Kanayako overpass, went out toward the rice fields, and then disappeared into the woods under the overpass.

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

A single bear about 1 m long ran along the service road on the west side of Kanaya overpass, moved out toward the rice fields, and then disappeared into the woods beneath the overpass.

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

June 30

Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi

A citizen spotted one bear on the road, approximately 1.3 m in body length. The bear reportedly left toward the northern woods.

Daisen, Akita

[Report] I witnessed a bear about 1.2 m long crossing the road while I was driving. When it noticed my car it went into the mountains, but after my car passed it came back onto the road.

Daisen, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted on the road south of the daycare center. It left heading east. 5.0 m from a private residence.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Posted: It was captured on a surveillance camera. After this, it moved west along the drainage channel. It is believed to be the same individual as the one south of Terauchi Nursery School seen at 4:09.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Posted: About 1 meter long. Walked toward the residential area.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, 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

One bear was sighted by multiple people in a residential area of Terauchi Aida, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Near the Shin-Egai River An acquaintance reportedly saw something like a black animal on their way home. It might be a bear. There is a school nearby, so it is dangerous.

Osaki 古川楡木, Miyagi

June 29

Tomiya 二ノ関, Miyagi

Around 19:20 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted in Kinugawa-Nagano, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū 衣川長嚢, Iwate

June 29

Sendai Ogaku, Miyagi

June 29

Ohira 中央平, Miyagi

[Report] Two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, were seen from the balcony heading toward the mountains.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

June 29, 2026

Sendai Mukaida, Miyagi

One bear was seen leaving the Aigai housing area and heading toward the former pachinko parlor. Body length about 1 meter.

Daisen Kyowa-Sakai, Akita

June 29, 2026

Ohira ときわ台, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Esashi Yoka-machi, Oshu City.

Ōshū 江刺愛宕, Iwate

June 29, 2026

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

(Report) Crossing the road, running at a jogging pace toward the Terauchidō-no-sawa direction.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

A 1.0 m bear was sighted on the residential property. It then departed to the south. It came within 50 cm of the building.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Around 6:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Aburaden 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

On 2026-06-29 in Inasecho Iwawaki, Kitakami City, one bear was seen moving.

Kitakami Inasecho, Iwate

A bear was seen moving in Kyowa Funaoka Gai, Daisen City, Akita, around 11:00 on June 29.

Daisen Kyowa-Sakai, Akita

Around 06:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironone 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Shinminamioki, Ichinoseki, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 一ノ関, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Kurihara City's Kurikomawatari Nishihara around 8:30 AM on June 29.

Kurihara 栗駒嶺崎, Miyagi

One bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishizumimatsugai, Tomiya City.

Tomiya 石積, Miyagi

[Report] While walking downstream along the riverbank embankment, I spotted a bear moving in the same direction on the riverbed below the embankment. It ran alongside me for a short while. The bear then continued along the river and disappeared downstream.

Daisen Kariwano, Akita

A single bear about 50 cm in body length was sighted on the road. The bear then walked east.

Yokote Akagawa, Akita

A bear was sighted in Akasakayamazaki, Yokote City, and was seen moving.

Yokote Akagawa, Akita

A bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted. It then went toward the multipurpose ground to the northeast and moved further toward the river. It was 10 m from the building.

Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the ground at Yawata Sports Park in Akita City.

Akita, Akita

On June 28 around 1:50 PM, a bear was sighted in Sotomezakura, Yokote City, Akita, and was seen moving.

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

A bear was running across the rice field toward the road, but it turned around and went back toward the mountain.

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

I was walking toward the grounds of Seirei Women’s Junior College.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Posted: Crossing the road toward the north side

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

June 28, 2026

Taiwa, Miyagi

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

Sighted a 1.0 m bear. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from the building.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Yatsuhashihoncho 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

It ran off toward Soyu Stadium.

Akita, Akita

At around 06:45 on 2026-06-28, a bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 4-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

When I stepped out the front door to walk my dog, a bear came out onto the road. It was startled by my shout and ran away.

Akita, Akita

Spotted near the irrigation channel, heading west. Body length about 50 centimeters.

Akita, Akita

[Post] I was walking my dog when a bear walked along the municipal road coming from the opposite side. When we made eye contact, it went west between houses. Distance about 20 m, body length about 90 cm.

Akita, Akita

[Report] Spotted in the yard; unknown which direction it ran off

Akita, Akita

A man out walking saw one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Yabase Nodu-cho, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Dojonumamachi, Akita

A woman saw one bear on a city road in Terauchi Aburata, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita