Odate~Hirosaki 드라이브 루트

One bear about 50 cm crossed the road. It was near the Koyukisawa bus stop.

Odate, Akita

Driver sighted three bears (sizes unknown; one adult, two cubs) / traveling eastward / approximately 150 m west of the former Hanaoka gymnasium

Odate, Akita

It ran off in the direction of Hirakawa.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Around 3:15 p.m. on July 28, one bear was spotted moving in Kuradate Kawarada, Owani Town.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

A bear was sighted moving in Karasawa Sannōdai, Ōdate City, around 06:25 on 2026-07-27.

Odate, Akita

[Report] Moved from the garden in front of the apartment, crossed the road, and went to the east side.

Odate, Akita

One bear was standing at the roadside. It wandered around the area for about a minute, then descended into the grass under the road.

Odate, Akita

On the morning of 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted moving in Omorino, Hanaoka-machi, Odate City.

Odate, Akita

Nearby residents sighted two bears (each approximately 0.5 m in body length). Direction of travel: north. Approximately 10 m to the nearest facility.

Odate, Akita

Was eating a watermelon.

Owani Hachimandate, Aomori

(From Ōwani town report) There was a report that it ran off toward the river.

Owani Komaki, Aomori

One bear (body length unknown) in a field beside the road was sighted by a driver / direction of travel: east / approximately 300 m southwest of Shirasawa Nursery Center

Odate Hashigeta, Akita

A branch of the apple tree had been broken. In addition to several claw marks on the tree, footprints and droppings were found nearby. [Issued by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

(From Ōwani town post) Ran across and fled through the area near Ameike Community Center (ski resort slope).

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

Around 10:00 on 2026-07-23, traces suggesting a bear appearance were found in Ikariseki Hisayoshi Shitaichitsu, Hirakawa City, Aomori, and apples were damaged.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

Driver sighted one bear (body length 0.5 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 80 m to nearest residence

Odate, Akita

One bear (just under 1 m in body length) was observed walking from the road in front of Ōwani Town School Lunch Center toward the mountain behind the lunch center.

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

I didn’t actually see the bear, but when I went to check during the peach harvest period I found damage from feeding, and discovered a small amount of droppings that appear to be from a bear.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A nearby resident sighted one bear in a field (body length 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 150 m from the nearest house.

Odate Hashigeta, Akita

Driver spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading south / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

[Report] Information from a neighborhood association was circulated during a police patrol. A bear crossed the roads in this area and reportedly headed toward the Suikouen direction.

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) / direction of travel unknown / about 10 m from the nearest facility

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

[Post] The school sent a safety alert via its app saying police spotted a bear at the Jukai Dome parking lot. The exact location within the parking lot was not specified. They moved toward the Takumi Arena side and the police will be patrolling until around 7:00. It’s not been updated on Kumadasu, so I’m posting this.

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

[Report] One 50 cm long cub sighted; direction of travel unknown. 10 meters to nearest building.

Odate Kamidaino, Akita

Ran off toward the mountain to the north.

Hirakawa, Aomori

[Post] A moving black shape in the grass. It looked about 1 meter long.

Odate, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ikarigaseki Funaoka, Hirakawa City, Aomori, around 4 PM on July 17.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

Signs suggesting entry into the shed. Beehives were destroyed.

Odate, Akita

A single bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the farm road and headed west.

Hirosaki, Aomori

A neighbor spotted one bear (body length approximately 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / about 10 m from the nearest house

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nagahayashi Jinba, Odate City, around 08:07 on July 15.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A driver who visited JR Jinba Station sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) near the tracks / direction of travel: east / about 20 m from the above station

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

It crossed the tracks in front of the platform and walked toward the mountains.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Yakushido Minami Kumazawa, Hirosaki City, Aomori on July 15 around 12:30.

Hirosaki, Aomori

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Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

A local resident sighted one bear (body length 0.8 m) / direction of travel: east / 500 m northwest of the nearest settlement

Odate, Akita

[Report] Walked from south to north about 100 meters away from a private house. Believed to be an adult, but body length unknown.

Odate, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanawaoka-machi Donomeuchi, Odate City, and was seen moving.

Odate, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ipponsugi, Ōdate City, Akita on 2026-07-14 in the late afternoon.

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

[Report] Two bears (a mother and cub) were on the road. Direction of movement unknown.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jamba, Ōdate City.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

[Report] A one-meter-tall bear was in the backyard behind a house. It ran off into the woods.

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length approx. 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / about 10 m from the nearest house

Odate, 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

Around 1:00 PM on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Toriuchishita, Hanaokamachi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

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

Owani Mitsumenai, Aomori

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

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

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki, Aomori

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

Odate Nagabashiri, 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

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

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Odate, Akita

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

Hirosaki, Aomori

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

Odate, 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

[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

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

[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 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

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

Odate Hanaokamachi, Akita