Nagaoka~Kitaakita 하이킹 루트

[Report] While driving, I noticed a face sticking out from the bushes, slowed down to check, and confirmed there was also a cub nearby.

Akita, Akita

Witnessed the rear view of a bear running down the road beside the garage. A fat adult. One individual, about 1 meter in body length. About 5 meters from the house. It headed south along the road on the east side of the house.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Distance to houses: 300 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted west of Aozaki Substation, about 150 meters north of the elementary school. It moved off to the east.

Akita, Akita

A woman in her 70s sighted one bear about 1 meter long inside the grounds of a home in Terauchihirone 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

One bear was sighted 1–2 meters from a house. Body length about 1 meter. It went north.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Crossed the national highway and fled into southwest brush.

Yurihonjō 浜三川, Akita

A bear was seen moving around 8:40 a.m. in Shimoshinjo Nagaoka Maeyachi, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

[Post] Came out from between houses onto the road; whereabouts beyond that unknown.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

A bear was sighted in Shinjokasao Kasao, Akita City, around 7:10 a.m. on July 15; it was seen on a camera.

Akita Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka, Akita

Captured on a security camera. Moving eastward on the road 5 meters from the building. One bear. Body length 1 meter.

Akita Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Around 11:20 on July 15, a bear was sighted in Mizubayashi, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 陳場岱, Akita

While walking, I saw something black moving on the other side of a tree stump, realized it was a bear, and returned home without provoking it.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

Distance to human dwelling: 20.0 m; Bear body length: 1.2 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

[Post] A bear was on residential property

Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m

Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita

Crossed the road and went up toward the observation deck.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance to residence: 50 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Departed toward the mountain side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Observed a bear crossing the highway from east to west. Size: 1.0 m. 300 m from residences.

Akita, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Kanayoshi Yoshida Suterisawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

After appearing in the parking lot from the forested mountain to the north, (the bear) returned to the forested mountain.

Akita, Akita

On July 14 around 12:15, one bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 6-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

On 2026-07-14 afternoon, one bear was sighted moving in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, around 3:40 PM on July 14.

Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Distance to the house: 200 m. Bear body length: 1 m. Emerged from the seaside, nearly collided with a car, then left again toward the seaside.

Yurihonjō, Akita

It came out from the woods on the left, crossed the slope, and went behind the stone yard. Body length about 1 meter.

Akita Izumikamanomachi, Akita

Crossed Route 7 heading toward the sea.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Around 1:06 PM on July 13, a bear was seen moving in Iwaki Futago Kusakarimichi, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Otsutsumi, Hokushinagawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Posted: Running across the road

Akita, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to human dwellings: approximately 5 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

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Akita, Akita

A woman driving through Terauchi Osakoji in Akita City sighted a bear about 1 meter long on a city road.

Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

Observed from inside my car standing in the middle of the road. It wasn’t moving and was facing toward the temple grounds, but when it noticed the car it ran off into the bushes. I was at a distance so I couldn’t determine the exact size, but it appeared to be an adult over 1 m long.

Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nigorikawa Kamanosawa, Akita City, around 8:23 AM on July 13.

Akita Nigorikawa, Akita

Around 5:45 PM on July 13, a bear was sighted moving in Ashikawa Oshiki, Yurihonjo City, Akita.

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

Around 6:10 PM on 2026-07-13, one bear was sighted in Sakanoheniida Chizuguyama, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Distance to houses: 5.0 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled into the garden of the neighboring house to the east.

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Report] Spotted on the premises. It headed toward the mountains.

Gojome 馬場目, Akita

[Report] Spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length near Babame-aza Ōfukizawa. The bear later fled up the mountain.

Gojome 馬場目, Akita

[Report] A sighting of an Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was reported near Gojome Elementary School.

Gojome 字上町, Akita

It ran from the direction of the elementary school, climbed the wall, and went away.

Gojome 字上町, Akita

Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown

Sakata 浜中, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Kotakihamamichi, Kisakatamachi, Nikaho City.

Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, Akita

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Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Kodaki, Akita

[Report] Crossed the road heading north

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Takasaki Suzumedate Shimokawara, Gojome Town.

Gojome 字上町, Akita

A bear was sighted moving around in Babame Obuizawa, Gojome Town, Akita, around 2 PM on July 12.

Gojome 馬場目, Akita

Around 06:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted moving in Nigawagoden, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

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Entered the grass/brush

Akita, Akita

One bear about 1.1 m was sighted on the premises. It departed to the south. 5 m from a residence.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

One bear sighted. Body length 1.2 m. Walked away into scrub to the south. Distance from building: 5 m.

Akita, Akita

Observed one bear on the property from inside the house. Body length 1.2 m. Walked away to the south. Distance from the building: 10 m.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

One bear sighted. Direction of travel unknown.

Niigata, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Terauchi Oshoji, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

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Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Asahi, Akiba Ward, Niigata City, around 07:30 on July 11.

Niigata, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Hamada Motonakamura, Akita City, around 05:48 on July 11.

Akita, Akita

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile

Yuza 菅里, Yamagata

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Akita, Akita

Distance to the house: 20 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Crossed the prefectural road from the north and went to the south side.

Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita

One bear approximately 1.5 m in body length was sighted in the backyard on the south side of a house. It left the area, but the direction is unknown. 4.0 m from the house.

Akita, Akita

Discovered a bear in the thicket. Relevant authorities have been notified.

Hachirogata Kawasaki, Akita

Observed one Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) climbing the slope on the southwest side of Hamada overpass on National Route 7. Body length approximately 1.2 m.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

Sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length in the brush behind my house. It walked away into the brush; direction unknown. 3.0 m from a residence.

Akita, Akita

Captured on a security camera. Moved from west to east about 5 meters from the building. One bear, body length 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown

Sakata 新町, Yamagata

It entered the woods behind Gokoku Shrine from the road in front of my house.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

[Report] While driving through the back approach of Gokoku Shrine, I saw a bear about 1 m long go down from the entrance of Seirei Junior College toward the bicycle parking area.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

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

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

There were footprints in the rice field. Sightings were also reported nearby on 7/7 and 7/8. The estimated date and time are unknown.

Murakami, Niigata

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

One bear (body length 1.0 m) was sighted near the old Aburato Tunnel (seaside exit). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 油戸, Yamagata

Posted: When I opened the curtains, it was in the parking lot. The bear is large, about 1.5 meters long.

Akita, 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

One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted in the brush on the south side of a residence. It left heading south into the woods. 10 meters from a house.

Akita, Akita

Atsumi government office: One bear (body length unknown) was sighted in the Nezugaseki area. / Environment: Around residences / Size: Unknown

Tsuruoka, Yamagata

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

Akita, Akita

Atsumi government office area: One juvenile bear (approximately 0.7 m in body length) was sighted along the river near the Nezugaseki River Bridge. / Environment: Around residential area / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka, Yamagata

A bear was sighted moving in Yokoyama, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

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

Tsuruoka 鼠ケ関, Yamagata

Around 15:50 on 2026-07-09, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kisakura 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

A woman spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long in front of her home in Hamada, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 瀬越場, Akita

[Post] Scouting the field

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 20 m; departed towards the southwest woods

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear 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

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

Akita Terauchi-Ushirojo, Akita

One bear was observed crossing the road near the former Nakamura bus stop from south to north. It continued northward. Body length approximately 1 m. About 20 m from the building.

Akita, Akita

One bear (body length unknown) was sighted about 300 m east of Abura-to Community Center, near Nakata Bridge. Subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 油戸, Yamagata

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

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the premises. It departed heading from west to east. Distance to the building: 5 m.

Akita, 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

While driving on the national highway, it crossed the road from the mountain side to the seaside.

Akita, Akita

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

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m. Distance to house: approximately 10 m.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m; Body length: about 1 m; Crossed the road and moved into the hills/woods on the east side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: about 1.2 m; Moved to the back hill on the east side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

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 juvenile bear was sighted about 300 m past the Mitoe/Mitse (Mise) interchange exit. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: roadway / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka 三瀬, Yamagata

Atsumi government office: A single bear (approx. 1 m in body length) was sighted within the Yu-Atsumi area. / Environment: Around residences / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata

(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

Atsumi government office: One bear (approximately 1 m body length) was sighted within the Yu-Atsumi area. / Environment: Around houses / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata

At around 07:15 on July 7, a bear was spotted in front of Kozenji in Matsugasaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 10 m

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

(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

A bear about 1 meter long collided with a moving passenger car on a road in Sakuramachi, Murakami City. The female driver was not injured, but part of the vehicle was damaged.

Murakami, Niigata

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 vehicle traveling on National Route 113 from the Yamagata direction collided with a bear about 1.0 m in body length, and the bear ran off toward the Green Park Arakawa General Sports Park.

Murakami, Niigata

A single bear about 1.0 m in body length was roaming through the rice field.

Murakami, Niigata

One bear was spotted roaming in a rice paddy in the Sasaki area of Murakami City, Niigata.

Murakami, Niigata

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

One bear was sighted in Yutōnami, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata

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

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yuza 北目, Yamagata

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

While driving a private car toward Yurihonjo City, one bear appeared on the mountainside shoulder, crossed the roadway, and entered the thicket on the seaside.

Akita, Akita

Witnessed a bear leaving north along a farm road. Body length 1 m, one bear. 10 m from building.

Akita, Akita

[Post] Location: Green Square Size: 100 cm

Akita, Akita

Environment: riverbed / Size: adult (fully grown)

Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata

Around 4:00 on 2026-07-06, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Yusa, Yusa Town.

Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata

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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

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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

Spotted one 1-meter bear on the cycling path

Katagami Tenno, Akita

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

Gojome 内川浅見内, Akita

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

Atsumi government office: A vehicle on National Route 7 collided with one bear (body length 0.8 m). The bear subsequently fled into the mountains. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 大岩川, Yamagata

Posted: 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

While working in the field, a bear crossed in front of me about 10 meters to my left, then crossed the road and ran toward the mountain on the south side. About 1.5 meters.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 岩城道川, Akita

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

Atsumi Government Office area: One observer sighted a young bear (body length unknown) on the railroad tracks within the Koiwagawa vicinity. / Environment: On the railroad tracks / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata

Atsumi government office: A person observed one bear (body length unknown) within the Yuu-Atsumi area. / Environment: riverside / Size: unknown

Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata

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

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 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

Distance to houses: 200 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.

Yurihonjō 岩城赤平, Akita

[Report] A bear was sighted near a residence.

Gojome 馬場目, Akita

A single bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) was sighted near the Kogata Purification Center. It moved south from the seaside and was later not found. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 堅苔沢, Yamagata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Konokozawa, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 堅苔沢, Yamagata

Crossed from the east side to the west side.

Murakami, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a highway in Shimoaikawa, Murakami City, Niigata.

Murakami, Niigata

[Post] Spotted a bear near Babame Bridge

Gojome 大川大川, Akita

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

Nikaho Innai, Akita

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

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

Akita, 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 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

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

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Crossed the road from Karasuno Swamp and went to the eastern mountain.

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear (approx. 1.0 m in body length) was sighted about 300 m east of Abura-do Community Center, near Nakata Bridge. It moved south and was later not found. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 油戸, Yamagata

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 cub was sighted in Koiwagawa, Tsuruoka City, coming down from the mountain to National Route 7 and then returning to the mountain when a witness called out.

Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata

Atsumi government office building area: Witnessed one cub (body length unknown) that came down from the mountain onto National Route 7. When the witness called out, the cub returned to the mountain. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata

Distance from residence: 1.5 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Fled toward the woods on the north side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

A cub was sighted crossing a railway line from the mountain side to the sea side in Hayata, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 早田, Yamagata

Ainsai government office area: Observed a cub (about 0.5 m body length) crossing the tracks from the mountainside to the seaside in the Hayata area. / Environment: Around houses / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 早田, Yamagata

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

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

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

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

Tsuruoka 小岩川, Yamagata

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

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

Nikaho Hirasawa, 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

Atsumi government office: One bear (body length unknown) sighted in the Yu-Atsumi area. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

Atsumi government office area: One bear (body length unknown) sighted within the Yunokami area. / Environment: Near residences / Size: Unknown

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

The bear crossed the prefectural road from west to east and slowly entered the mountains.

Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita

A bear 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 at the Tsuruoka City Atsumi Forestry Association parking lot in Oiwagawa, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 大岩川, Yamagata

Atsumi government office: One bear (approximately 1 m in body length) sighted in the parking lot of the Tsuruoka City Atsumi Forest Cooperative. / Environment: business/office parking lot / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 大岩川, Yamagata

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

A bear was sighted in Konda, Kitaakita City, Akita on 2026-06-28 afternoon.

Kitaakita Konda, Akita

Kitaakita Sumomodai, Akita

A single bear (body length 1.0 m) was sighted at a farming work hut in Nakayama area. It appeared to be eating rice. It moved away from the sighting location afterward. / Environment: Around homes / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 矢引, Yamagata

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 bear entered a farm work shed in Nakayama, Tsuruoka City, and damaged rice stored in paper bags.

Tsuruoka 中山, Yamagata

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

Around 15:12 on 2026-06-28, one bear was seen moving in Nishimemachi Nishime, Yurihonjō City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita

A bear was sighted at a farm work shed in Nakayama, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata, eating rice stored in the shed.

Tsuruoka 中山, Yamagata

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

Akita Terauchi, Akita

While driving on National Route 7 from Honjō toward Nikaho, a bear about 1.2 m long hid in the roadside brush on the seaward side.

Nikaho Ryozenji, Akita

One bear about 60 cm long was sighted on a road in Akatani, Kamo City.

Kamo, Niigata

A single cub was sighted near houses. It moved toward the mountainous area to the east.

Kamo, Niigata

[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

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

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

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, 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 from the railroad crossing toward the traffic signal, I spotted one bear about 80 cm in length crossing the road from the rice field on the left and heading toward the houses. Approximately 20 meters from nearby homes.

Kitaakita Kawai, Akita

Around 11:50 on June 26, a bear was spotted in Kawai Matsuishidono, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Kitaakita Kawai, 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

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

Atsumi Government Office: A single cub (approximately 0.8 m in body length) was sighted near the Atsumi government office / Environment: Near houses / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

A cub was sighted within the Nakayama area and ran off to the north. / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka 中山, Yamagata

I went toward Kitachu to pick him up. I stopped at the intersection at the stop sign, and my husband spotted [it/them] on the Niiyama Shrine side.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

[Report] One bear confirmed

Akita, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m; distance to the house: approximately 20 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to nearest house: 150 m Bear body length: 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

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

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

Akita Terauchi, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

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

Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata

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

Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Unknown

Yuza 江地, Yamagata

[Report] Saw a bear crossing the road

Yurihonjō, Akita

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

Body length: approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses and similar structures: approximately 90 m; departed from the brush side toward the seaside.

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Tajiri, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Crossed the prefectural road from north to south and entered the forest. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho Himeno, Akita

It came out from the woods toward the road. It saw the car and went back into the woods.

Akita, Akita

Sighted a bear at the roadside. Body length 1 m. Departed to the east. 150 m from residences.

Akita, Akita

[Report] On Prefectural Route 56, near the entrance to Shimohama Beach, it crossed the prefectural road to the east. Body length about 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted on the east-side slope of the national highway. It walked off and its whereabouts are unknown. There were no nearby buildings.

Akita, Akita

Crossed the road heading toward Hirasawa. Two bears, each about 50 cm in body length.

Nikaho Hirasawa, 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

Crossed the highway and went east. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

Around 5:00 on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Sakamachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.

Murakami, Niigata

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

An 80 cm-long bear moved from the seaside toward the mountains.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

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

Ikawa 坂本, Akita

[Post] Sighted a bear about 1 meter long

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted on the slope toward National Route 7 from the second floor of a private house. It climbed up the slope and departed eastward. One bear, approximately 1 m in size. 90 m from the nearest building.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted around 08:15 on June 18 in Shimohama-Nagahama, Fukiyama-Sawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the Shukuda area of Murakami City.

Murakami, Niigata

Crossed in front of me while I was driving

Akita, Akita

Appeared from the bushes and went back into the bushes.

Akita, Akita

It came down from the mountain, saw a person, and then went back in the direction it had come from.

Akita, Akita

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Mikawa 大字猪子, Yamagata

One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Iwashinden, Tsuruoka City, and crossed the Nipponkai Tohoku Expressway.

Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata

Around 16:15, while driving on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway from Sakata toward Tsuruoka, one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) was observed crossing from west to east. Subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata

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Akita, Akita

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