히로사키성~Morioka 드라이브 루트

Around 6:20 on August 3, a bear was sighted moving in Fukaura Motofukaura, Fukaura Town.

Fukaura, Aomori

The reporter, while driving and crossing the Fukaura railroad crossing and having climbed about 10 m up Sennen-zaka, witnessed a cub about 0.6–0.7 m tall climbing over the guardrail directly ahead and descending into the brush toward the tracks.

Fukaura, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Fukaurayado, Fukaura Town, Aomori Prefecture, around 13:10 on July 28.

Fukaura, Aomori

In the Fukaura area, an adult bear about 1 meter long crossed the national road near the Fukaura Forest Office from the seaside toward the mountains.

Fukaura Hiroto, Aomori

A single bear about 1.2 m in body length was spotted near the chicken coop behind the house. When the witness opened a window and shouted loudly from inside, the bear ran off into the bamboo grass behind the property.

Fukaura Oirase, Aomori

While driving on the national highway, witnessed one bear about 70–80 cm.

Happou Hachimori, Akita

The caller, while driving on a town road, witnessed one bear crossing the town road from south to north, climbing a retaining wall, and entering the forested hillside.

Fukaura Oirase, Aomori

A witness driving on the national highway observed a young bear about 0.5 m in body length crossing the highway approximately 100 m north of the site of the former sewing factory, moving from the seaside toward the mountains.

Fukaura Moriyama, Aomori

While driving on the Iwakiyama loop road toward Ajigasawa, they witnessed a single bear about 1 m in body length crossing the road eastward.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Moriyama Shimada, Fukaura Town, Aomori, around 12:30 PM on 2026-07-15.

Fukaura Moriyama, Aomori

In the Fumusaku area, nearby residents witnessed a bear over 1 meter in length running through the intersection near the Fumusaku simplified post office from the seaside toward the mountains.

Fukaura Henashi, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Heshigata Kiyotaki, Fukaura Town, around 4 PM.

Fukaura Henashi, Aomori

One bear was seen moving in Oirase Shiomiyamadaira, Fukaura Town.

Fukaura Oirase, Aomori

Observed one bear crossing the Futatsui-Moriyoshi Line from south to north.

Kitaakita Hachimantai-shinden, Akita

Around 17:50 on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Ochiai Nakanodai, Noshiro City.

Noshiro, Akita

Came out of the grass, then went back into the grass.

Noshiro, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ogiita-Yotsuya, Noshiro City.

Noshiro, Akita

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Noshiro, Akita

Bear sighted near the parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction of departure and distance to nearby houses unknown.

Senboku, Akita

While driving on the national highway, witnessed one bear about 70–80 cm.

Happou Hachimori, Akita

One bear was sighted. Its body length was about 1 meter, and the direction it fled is unknown.

Noshiro Miyanomae, Akita

[Report] While driving toward Takanosu city center, a bear appeared from bushes in the opposite lane. It crossed the road and went into the woods.

Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita

One bear approximately 1.2 m was sighted. It fled into brush on the west side.

Noshiro Miyanomae, Akita

A bear was sighted in Shichinichidoyama, Kitaakita City, Akita, and was seen moving.

Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita

At around 9:37 on July 24, a bear was sighted moving in Oda Obuchi, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture.

Noshiro Kairagefuchi, Akita

Walking near the bridge, body length approx. 0.9 m, direction of departure unknown, distance to the nearest house approx. 40 m

Senboku, Akita

A bear was on the roadway. Body length about 0.5 m. It left heading into the mountains to the north. Distance to the nearest house approximately 10 m.

Senboku, Akita

Witnessed one bear approximately 1.6 meters in length.

Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita

While driving, I observed one bear about 80 cm in body length crossing the road from the woods on the east side. It then left toward the woods on the west side.

Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita

A cub about 50 cm long was in the roadside grass in the park; when a car drove by it ran off into the bushes.

Senboku, Akita

From the Noshiro-Tomine Road, it entered the woods to the north.

Noshiro Omagari, Akita

Around 12:30 on July 19, one bear was seen moving in Hokkase Chikubōshi, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture.

Noshiro Honokise, Akita

A bear about 1.5 m long was sighted on the rice-field embankment.

Kitaakita Nanukaichi, Akita

Observed three bears (a mother and two cubs) near the confluence of the Yoneshiro River and the Tsuzuruko River. They departed headed east.

Kitaakita Bozawa, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai Zōdō, Senboku City.

Senboku, Akita

I was walking toward Ōdai when I heard a car and turned around. A bear crossed the tracks and went up toward Kashiwagidai.

Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita

On July 17 around 4:45 PM, a bear was sighted in Gomibori, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita

There was a bear in the undergrowth. Body length, direction of departure, and distance to nearby buildings are unknown.

Senboku, Akita

One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted near the railroad tracks behind the Ani General Reception Center. It then left heading toward the river.

Kitaakita Ani-Ginzan, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Ani Ginzan Shimon-cho, Kitaakita City.

Kitaakita Ani-Ginzan, Akita

A bear was sighted in Aouchigata, Hinokina, Nishiki-machi, Semboku City.

Senboku, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 50 centimeters in body length.

Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Shimosugi Nakajima, Kitaakita, Akita on 2026-07-16.

Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Unosawa, Noshiro City.

Noshiro 字中谷地, Akita

(Posted) Went up the mountain

Noshiro 字中谷地, Akita

Observed one bear about 60 centimeters in body length. It then departed into the forested area to the east. Approximately 30 meters from nearby houses.

Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita

At around 13:00 on 2026-07-15, a bear was seen moving in Shimosugi, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture.

Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita

It ran off to the left, heading toward the Ani area.

Kitaakita Gomihori, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ani-Maeda, Kitaakita City, and it was observed moving.

Kitaakita, Akita

[Post] A mother bear and cub were trying to cross from the left side of the road, but when a car approached they turned back.

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Komata-Hanekawadai, Kitaakita City, around 14:50 on July 13.

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

Around 10:35 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Kairibuchi Shiotezawa, Noshiro City, Akita, and was seen moving.

Noshiro, Akita

A single bear of unknown length ran away from west to east.

Noshiro Ogida, Akita

Observed one bear next to the shed. It fled into the woods to the north.

Noshiro Tsurugata, Akita

Signs of a bear were found at the apiary near the home.

Morioka Ueda, Iwate

I saw a young bear near the roadside station construction site, not far from Shibutami Nursery School.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

There was what appeared to be bear feces on the premises.

Morioka 上鹿妻横道, Iwate

Found one cub in the field.

Morioka Tsunagi, Iwate

We were walking along the lakeshore from the Tatsuko statue toward the shrine — about five kilometers. Then, around the three-kilometer mark, a cub came down from the mountain onto the road. We were ringing a bear bell, but it didn’t run away, and thinking the mother might be nearby, we turned back toward the Tatsuko statue. It was nerve-wracking — it’s startling when one suddenly appears.

Senboku, Akita

There were bear tracks in the field.

Morioka Atagoshita, Iwate

[Report] Crossing National Route 341 from east to west

Senboku, Akita

Three bears sighted (one adult, two cubs)

Morioka, Iwate

Crossed National Route 46; body length approximately 1 meter; departed heading west; distance to nearest house approximately 10 meters.

Senboku Tazawako-Sashimaki, Akita

A single juvenile bear was sighted near a private residence.

Morioka, Iwate

Three bears observed (one adult, two cubs)

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

One bear sighted in an apple orchard

Morioka Higashinakano, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Asagishi 3-chome, Morioka City.

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

Heard a bear vocalizing near the baseball field.

Morioka Kagano, Iwate

At night I saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub.

Morioka Hirakashinden, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved in the direction of Lake Gosho.

Morioka, Iwate

An adult bear was sighted near the Tsunagi multipurpose sports ground. It moved toward Goshoko.

Morioka Kamiota-Kawara, Iwate

There were traces on the road that appeared to be scat from a young bear.

Morioka, Iwate

Saw what appeared to be a bear and its cub at night.

Morioka 上鹿妻飯ノ森, Iwate

One bear was sighted running away toward Lake Gosho near the Sakura Garden area of Goshoko Regional Park.

Morioka, Iwate

Bear sighted near the parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction of departure and distance to nearby houses unknown.

Senboku, Akita

A cub was sighted on the road near the parking lot of Oirino Wetland Botanical Garden in Goshoko Wide-Area Park.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

A bear was on the roadway. Body length about 0.5 m. It left heading into the mountains to the north. Distance to the nearest house approximately 10 m.

Senboku, Akita

One bear (size unknown) was observed moving into the northern woodland.

Morioka, Iwate

A bear is climbing up and down a chestnut tree.

Morioka Shimokuriyagawa, Iwate

Observed one animal believed to be an adult bear.

Morioka, Iwate

I found large bear footprints.

Morioka, Iwate

The place where a culled sika deer had been buried was dug up and the carcass was taken away. Nearby there are drag marks, bear footprints, and droppings.

Morioka Kamiyonai, Iwate

A cub about 50 cm long was in the roadside grass in the park; when a car drove by it ran off into the bushes.

Senboku, Akita

Empty honey boxes and the place where brood frames were stored were disturbed.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

Seen in the mountain behind the house, body length about 1.3 m, left heading northeast into the mountain, distance to the residence about 10 m

Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai Zōdō, Senboku City.

Senboku, Akita

One bear spotted near the garage of a residence

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

There was a bear in the undergrowth. Body length, direction of departure, and distance to nearby buildings are unknown.

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Aouchigata, Hinokina, Nishiki-machi, Semboku City.

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Shimoyonai Ichimatsubashi, Morioka City.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

While working in the apple pre-cooling shed inside the apple orchard, a bear was sighted. Apple crates outside the shed and the refrigerator drain pipe were damaged.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

Observed one bear crossing the road.

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

Bear droppings are on the roadway. There are also bear tracks nearby.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

Sighted one adult (bear). It was caught in a foothold trap set for deer; while we were requesting permission to capture it, it escaped and went toward the mountains.

Morioka Shimoyonai, Iwate

Spotted an adult bear in the woods across from the house. It ran off toward the mountain.

Morioka Shimoota-Shimokawara, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Higashi-midorigaoka, Morioka City.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A neighbor's shed had a bag of rice bran torn up by a bear.

Morioka Momijigaoka, Iwate

Numerous bear droppings were found on the premises of a work shed and other areas adjacent to the residence.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

Bear sighted when going outside. Body length about 1 m; direction of departure unknown. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Tazawako Obonai Shitakano, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 6:30 AM on July 13.

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nanatsumori, Shizukuishi Town.

Shizukuishi 七ツ森, Iwate

One bear spotted in the hot spring facility parking lot

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Okamakamori, Takizawa City.

Takizawa 大釜高森, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Tsunagayamane, Morioka City.

Morioka, Iwate

Around 2:30 PM on 2026-07-10, one bear was sighted in Higashi-Kuroishino 3, Morioka City.

Morioka Mitsuwari, Iwate

Rice bran had been placed beside a field rented by the caller, but two bags were torn into, and bear droppings and footprints were found on the mulch.

Morioka, Iwate

Spotted a bear near the hot spring facility.

Morioka, Iwate

[Report] While driving on National Route 341 toward Tamagawa Dam, two bears crossed the road from right to left.

Senboku, Akita

Observed one adult bear and two juvenile bears on the riverbed of the Otobe River.

Morioka Isari-Omichi, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Inosari Tamenogi, Morioka City.

Morioka 猪去田面野木, Iwate

While traveling northwest on the road, I saw three bears by the roadside. Body lengths, the direction they left, and the distance to buildings are unknown.

Senboku Tazawa, Akita