Hirosaki~Imabetsu 하이킹 루트

Reflected eyes were seen in an apple orchard and a beast’s growl was heard. The species, body length, and direction of escape are unknown. When the city checked the scene, footprints of a four-legged animal (such as a raccoon) were found in a nearby field. No signs of an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) were found.

Hirosaki 大開2, Aomori

There was what appeared to be bear scat in Kobinai Park. It was about 20 centimeters wide. I'm not entirely sure what kind of droppings it was, but I'm notifying you just in case. Sorry if I'm mistaken.

Hirosaki 城東4, Aomori

Reflected eyes were seen in an apple orchard and a beast’s growl was heard. The species, body length, and direction of escape are unknown. When the city checked the scene, footprints of a four-legged animal (such as a raccoon) were found in a nearby field. No signs of an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) were found.

Hirosaki 大開2, Aomori

There was what appeared to be bear scat in Kobinai Park. It was about 20 centimeters wide. I'm not entirely sure what kind of droppings it was, but I'm notifying you just in case. Sorry if I'm mistaken.

Hirosaki 城東4, Aomori

Witnessed two bears (adult and cub) of unknown body length crossing a nearby road. They fled toward Mount Iwaki.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A bear over 1.5 meters long was sighted on a prefectural road in Kuniyoshikōden, Hirosaki, crossed the road from the Iwaki River, and headed north to the mountain.

Hirosaki, Aomori

On a farm road north of Kōdenbashi, heading toward an apple orchard, one cub of unknown body length was sighted.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Around 1:20 PM in Tokiwano, Hirosaki City, one bear about 1 m long was sighted near a prefectural road.

Hirosaki, Aomori

One bear about 1 meter in length went southward down the prefectural road.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Witnessed two bears (adult and cub) of unknown body length crossing a nearby road. They fled toward Mount Iwaki.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Walked along the concrete retaining wall, then climbed a tree.

Ajigasawa Matsudaimachi, Aomori

One bear was sighted moving in Matsushirocho, Ajigasawa Town.

Ajigasawa Matsudaimachi, Aomori

I spotted a cub on the road; when it noticed the car it ran off into the bushes. It was my first time seeing a bear and I was surprised. Its fur was jet black.

Ajigasawa Matsudaimachi, Aomori

There was a sighting of a bear about 1 meter in length [Tsugaru City]

Tsugaru Kizukuri-Koshimizu, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Odate-Katsuyama, Morita-machi, Tsugaru City.

Tsugaru Moritacho-Odate, Aomori

[Additional information from Tsugaru City] A juvenile bear about 70 cm in body length has been sighted multiple times around Odate-Katsuyama in Morita Town.

Tsugaru Moritacho-Odate, Aomori

There was a sighting of a bear about 1 meter in length [Tsugaru City]

Tsugaru Kizukuri-Koshimizu, Aomori

[Additional information from Tsugaru City] A juvenile bear about 70 cm in body length has been sighted multiple times around Odate-Katsuyama in Morita Town.

Tsugaru Moritacho-Odate, Aomori

One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted running away eastward along the north side of the Kimura farm.

Tsugaru Kizukuri-Maruyama, Aomori

At about 5:15 this morning, a teacher from Kodomari Gakuen spotted a mother bear and a cub at a garbage collection point near Kodomari Gakuen. The adult bear was about 1 meter and the cub about 50 centimeters. They headed toward the Haka area.

Nakadomari, Aomori

Observed two bears behind Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station.

Imabetsu Okawadai, Aomori

Around noon on 2026-06-30, two bears were sighted behind Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station in Ōkawadaira, Imabetsu Town, Aomori Prefecture.

Imabetsu Okawadai, Aomori

Spotted a bear while driving.

Imabetsu Okawadai, Aomori