Kitaakita~Hachimantai 드라이브 루트

Observed one cub about 50 cm long remaining in a tree. Approximately 30 meters from nearby houses. Later departed to the west.

Kitaakita Ani-Mizunashi, Akita

[Report] Came down from the mountain, passed through a rice field, and headed toward the Komatagawabase. An adult approximately 1.5 m (in size).

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

Witnessed one bear about 1 m in body length in a grassy area near Komatagawa. Approximately 50 m from nearby houses. After that, it headed toward a cemetery to the southwest and left the area.

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

Observed one bear about 50 centimeters in body length. Spotted it on the road; it then left heading west toward the Ani River. It was approximately 10 meters from nearby houses.

Kitaakita Ani-Mizunashi, Akita

A 40–50 cm cub. It climbed up from the roadside and started dozing in the shade of a tree.

Kitaakita Ani-Magisawakozan, Akita

[Post] In Itazawa area, mountain side of Hiketsuki River

Odate Itazawa, Akita

I witnessed a single bear about 1 meter in length moving from the municipal road toward Yonaizawa Shrine. It came to within about 5 meters of a nearby house.

Kitaakita Yonaizawa, Akita

At around 11:40 a.m. on May 21, 2026, a man passing by spotted a bear about 1 meter long in roadside grass in Kurozawa, Yonaizawa, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Kitaakita Police, the nearest house is about 20 meters away, and the police have warned residents to be careful.

Kitaakita Yonaizawa, Akita

A 1-meter-long bear was sighted on a city road, about 20 meters from a house.

Kitaakita Yonaizawa, Akita

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Kitaakita Komori, Akita

While driving on the expressway, I encountered a bear cub on the road about 200 meters before Kosaka Parking Area. I slowed down and honked, and it ran into the bushes on the left. The mother bear was not seen. I reported it to the police car that was ahead.

Kosaka, Akita

While running, I suddenly saw a bear about 0.5 m long come out onto the road right in front of me. It left heading toward the north side of Takao High School main gate.

Kitaakita Asahicho, Akita

At around 19:20 on the 19th, a man in his 40s who was running spotted a single bear about 50 cm long on a sidewalk in Isecho, Kitaakita City. The nearest house was about 5 meters away; Akita Hokutaka High School and the Kitaakita City Hall are nearby, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.

Kitaakita Isecho, Akita

Observed one bear about 1 meter in body length heading from the river, across rice fields and railroad tracks, toward the mountain. About 200 meters from nearby houses.

Kitaakita Ani-Yoshida, Akita

One bear about 1.5 m long was seen crossing the prefectural road from south to north.

Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita

A member of the public traveling on a city road sighted one bear (body length unknown) in the bushes / direction of movement unknown / 250 m west of Hokuyo Junior High School.

Odate, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel: southwest / approximately 20 m to the nearest facility

Odate Ikenai, Akita

Spotted one bear about 0.5 m in body length near the gazebo in the riverside park.

Kitaakita Ani-Mizunashi, Akita

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Kitaakita Kamisugi, Akita

Observed one cub about 50 cm long remaining in a tree. Approximately 30 meters from nearby houses. Later departed to the west.

Kitaakita Ani-Mizunashi, Akita

A driver traveling on National Route 7 observed one bear (body length 1 m) in a rice field / direction of travel unknown / 100 m from the nearest residence

Odate Nagasaka, Akita

[Report] Footprints crossing the road from the east

Kosaka, Akita

A passerby sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) crossing the road from east to west and leaving the area.

Odate Yachimachi-ushiro, Akita

A passerby sighted one bear (body length approx. 1.0 m) / direction of travel: north / about 300 m south of Shimokawa River Middle School

Odate, Akita

[Post] Ran from the residential area toward the rice field

Odate Negeto, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length about 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 300 m west of Odate Police Station

Odate, Akita

[Report] Came down from the mountain, passed through a rice field, and headed toward the Komatagawabase. An adult approximately 1.5 m (in size).

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

Witnessed one bear about 1 m in body length in a grassy area near Komatagawa. Approximately 50 m from nearby houses. After that, it headed toward a cemetery to the southwest and left the area.

Kitaakita Komata, Akita

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Odate Katayama, Akita

Seen by nearby residents / Direction of movement unknown / About 250 m south of Katsura Sakura High School

Odate, Akita

Odate, Akita

Crossed the road and went toward Katsura/Sakura High School

Odate, Akita

Odate, Akita

A local resident sighted one bear (about 1.0 m in body length) / direction of travel: south / approximately 50 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (about 1 m in length) / direction of travel: east / approximately 300 m to the nearest house

Odate, Akita

[Report] While two of us were checking a fallen tree, we found a lot of large scat that was not yet dry. When I stood up after taking photos, I smelled a strong animal odor. Looking around, I noticed a warm, animal-like breath coming from somewhere, so we ran away. About 15 m from a house.

Kazuno Towada-Kemanai, Akita

At around 08:40 on May 8, a man in his 60s working in a field in Nukazawa Nakatani-chi, Tsuzureko, Kitaakita City, spotted a bear about 1.2 meters long. The nearest building was about 10 meters away; the Kitaakita Police patrolled by patrol car and warned residents.

Kitaakita Tsuzureko, Akita

Witnessed one bear about 1 meter long in the grassy area near a railroad crossing. Approximately 60 meters from nearby houses.

Kitaakita, Akita

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Odate Kohakama, Akita

Saw it in the grass

Odate Negeto, Akita

A local resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving south / approximately 150 m from the nearest elementary school

Odate Negeto, Akita

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Odate Negeto, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving north / approximately 30 m from the nearest house

Odate Ikenai-michiue, Akita

Walked through the premises

Odate Ikenai-michiue, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.5 m) moving west; approximately 10 m from Ken-ei Hagino-dai housing complex.

Odate Ikenai-michiue, Akita

[Report] Crossed national highway — over 1 meter

Odate, Akita

Local resident sighted one bear (body length 1.5 m) / moving west / approximately 80 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Posted: Moving west along the irrigation channel beside the rice fields. Witnessed while driving, so subsequent actions are unknown.

Odate, Akita

On a municipal road in Ikeuchi, Odate City, a woman in her 40s driving a car spotted a bear.

Odate Ikenai, Akita

Rice paddy / Body length 1 m / 200 m from a residence / 50 m from sighting Vehicle was driving on the road when a bear was discovered in the rice paddy. The bear moved west toward the direction of a waste processing facility.

Kosaka Araya, Akita

The bear headed from the national highway into the forest.

Odate, Akita

Sighted one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) behind the Isedotai Jomon Museum. It appeared to be eating something in the grass.

Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita

Observed one bear about 50 centimeters in body length. Spotted it on the road; it then left heading west toward the Ani River. It was approximately 10 meters from nearby houses.

Kitaakita Ani-Mizunashi, Akita

[Post] Witnessed crossing the Jukai Line from south to north

Kosaka, Akita

Reported: Body approximately 1 meter. Walking in a mountain very close to the road.

Odate, Akita

Spotted one bear about 1.2 m in length in the grassy area near the facility. It then moved south. Approximately 30 m from the nearby facility.

Kitaakita Isecho, Akita

Spotted one bear of unknown body length in a grassy area. Approximately 10 meters from a house. Subsequent direction of departure unknown.

Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita

A single bear walked south between the houses. About 5 meters from a residence.

Kitaakita Miyamaecho, Akita

At around 11:20 on April 28, 2026, a bear about 80 cm long was sighted in the grounds of a vacant house in Akagawadai, Wakigami, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture by a woman in her 60s living next door. The Kitaakita police said the nearest house was about 20 meters away and urged residents to be cautious.

Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita

A 40–50 cm cub. It climbed up from the roadside and started dozing in the shade of a tree.

Kitaakita Ani-Magisawakozan, Akita

[Post] Spotted a bear cub alone on the highway

Kosaka, Akita

While a vehicle was in motion, one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) was sighted / Direction of travel: east / Approximately 50 m to the nearest residence

Odate, Akita

At around 16:50 on April 27, 2026, a man in his 30s driving in Odate City, Karasawa Inariyama-shimo, spotted one bear about 1 meter long on the road. The nearest house is about 50 meters away and there is a hospital in the area; the police are patrolling the vicinity and urging residents to be cautious.

Odate Karasawa, Akita

A staff member at a nearby facility sighted one bear (body length unknown) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 150 meters from the nearest facility

Odate Shakanai, Akita

In the forest at Odate City, Shakainai, at around 10:20 a.m. on the 27th, school staff spotted one bear about 50 cm in length. The nearest house is about 30 meters away and Shakainai Elementary School about 10 meters; the police notified related agencies, are patrolling the area with patrol cars, and have warned residents to be cautious.

Odate Shakanai, Akita

A single bear (body length 1.0 m) was sighted by nearby residents / moving east / approximately 100 m from the nearest house

Odate Niida, Akita

While passing by in a car, I saw it standing beside the road looking at us. When we approached, it went into the mountains.

Kazuno, Akita

[Report] Footprints crossing the road from the east

Kosaka, Akita

A single cub was sighted near the Onabuyama observation deck in Okuze, Towada City, at around 08:20 on May 8, 2026.

Towada, Aomori

On May 3, 2026, around 11:00 a.m., one bear was sighted near Shimeikei on the Oirase stream in Okuse, Towada City.

Towada, Aomori

On the morning of May 3, 2026, one bear was sighted at the Oirase Gorge in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. There have been no reports of injuries or capture.

Towada, Aomori

A single bear cub was running through the bushes along the roadside.

Kosaka, Akita

It was standing on a rock in the middle of the Oyu River. While I stopped the car and was operating the camera, it walked toward the mountain on the opposite bank. It’s a cub.

Kazuno, Akita

At around 18:10 on May 21, 2026, a man in his 70s at home spotted a roughly 1‑meter bear in a grove in Hanawa, Kazuno City (Shintomei). According to the Kazuno police, the bear was about 30 meters from nearby houses, and the police have urged residents to be cautious.

Kazuno, Akita

On private residential property / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m from the witness. Witness observed a bear walking toward the back of the shrine.

Kazuno, Akita

At around 13:40 on May 21, 2026, one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) of unknown body length was sighted at Samidare-no-Nagare on the Oirase Gorge in Okuse, Towada City. No human injuries have been reported. A prefectural warning for Asiatic black bear appearances has been issued across Aomori Prefecture.

Towada, Aomori

At around 19:43 on 2026-05-20, one bear was seen moving in Towadaoyuoyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno, Akita

Prefectural road / Body length 1 m / 5 m from a private house / 30 m distance to the witness — While walking on the road, the witness observed a bear crossing the road from south to north.

Kazuno, Akita

Vegetable garden on private property / Body length 1 m / 15 m from house / 15 m distance from witness I observed a bear lingering in the vegetable garden on my property. I was frightened and went indoors. I have not been able to confirm what the bear did afterward.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

While a vehicle was in motion, one bear about 80 centimeters in body length was observed walking along the rice-field embankment from east to west, then moving into the woods to the south.

Kazuno Towada-Kusagi, Akita

On May 19 at about 07:40, a cub was sighted at the Shiragin stretch of the Oirase Stream in Towada City and headed toward Yasumiya. At about 08:00, a bear approximately 1 meter long was seen near Dounai Toyora, crossing an agricultural road and heading north, the city reported.

Towada, Aomori

Field / body length 1 m / 150 m from a house / 200 m from a witness While driving on the national highway, (the witness) saw a bear running south through a field 200 m south of the highway.

Kazuno, Akita

Witnessed it crossing the road and entering the thicket of the forest on the east side.

Kazuno, Akita

While passing by in a car, I saw it standing beside the road looking at us. When we approached, it went into the mountains.

Kazuno, Akita

On my way to work I witnessed an Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) crossing the road and running up the embankment.

Kazuno, Akita

[Report] While driving on National Route 103 toward Lake Towada, a single Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) approximately 60–70 cm in body length was walking on the road. Upon noticing the car, the bear ran east and fled.

Kazuno, Akita

[Report] While two of us were checking a fallen tree, we found a lot of large scat that was not yet dry. When I stood up after taking photos, I smelled a strong animal odor. Looking around, I noticed a warm, animal-like breath coming from somewhere, so we ran away. About 15 m from a house.

Kazuno Towada-Kemanai, Akita

A single cub was sighted near the Onabuyama observation deck in Okuze, Towada City, at around 08:20 on May 8, 2026.

Towada, Aomori

On May 7, 2026, the body of a woman was found in woodland in Nishineda Terada, Hachimantai City while foraging for wild plants. The body was located about 100 meters from her car; she was carrying a bear bell but had scratch-like wounds on her face and head, suggesting a possible bear attack.

Hachimantai, Iwate

Rice paddy / Body length 1 m / 200 m from a residence / 50 m from sighting Vehicle was driving on the road when a bear was discovered in the rice paddy. The bear moved west toward the direction of a waste processing facility.

Kosaka Araya, Akita

On May 3, 2026, around 11:00 a.m., one bear was sighted near Shimeikei on the Oirase stream in Okuse, Towada City.

Towada, Aomori

On the morning of May 3, 2026, one bear was sighted at the Oirase Gorge in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. There have been no reports of injuries or capture.

Towada, Aomori

A single bear cub was running through the bushes along the roadside.

Kosaka, Akita

It was standing on a rock in the middle of the Oyu River. While I stopped the car and was operating the camera, it walked toward the mountain on the opposite bank. It’s a cub.

Kazuno, Akita

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Kazuno 長牛, Akita