Odate~Kazuno 하이킹 루트

A neighborhood resident spotted one bear (body length unknown); direction of travel unknown; about 500 meters south of Municipal Minami Elementary School.

Odate, Akita

Around 13:50 on July 29, a bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Suwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

[Post] A bear cub walking through the rice paddy

Odate Niida, Akita

A bear was spotted moving in Niida Terago, Odate City, Akita.

Odate Niida, Akita

[Report] Appeared on multiple surveillance cameras from about 7:20 to 7:40. Body length approximately 90 cm. Seemed to be searching for food and showed interest in insects that had colonized an acacia tree that was cut down several years ago. Destination unknown.

Odate, Akita

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

Around 6:30 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Towada-Kemanai Kashiwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

On residential property / body length 1 m / 3 m from house / 3 m from witness. Witness observed a bear crossing the property, walking from north to south, from inside the residence.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

[Report] It walked right beside the car in my yard and then headed toward the weeds next door.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

[Post] Spotted a cub about 0.7 m tall in the rice field behind Shimokawa Community Center. It ran toward the Yoneshiro River.

Odate, Akita

Around 13:15 on 2026-07-26, one bear was seen moving in Ikenai-Oide, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

In a household property field / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m distance from the witness While in the field, I saw a bear pass through the field heading east.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

Around 6:20 AM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Towada-Oyu Sekigami, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

[Post] A small bear cub was at the side of the road while driving

Odate, Akita

Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from residence / 20 m from witness While riding a motorcycle on the municipal road, I observed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the grass.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

Around 7:15 PM on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in Sarumadannaishita, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 30 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

On private residential property / body length 1 m / distance to witness 2 m / 2 m from the house. While watching TV inside the residence, the witness heard a rustling sound and a bear emerged from the brush. The bear rambled across the property from east to west, passing very close to the house as it moved, and then entered the forest.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

Municipal road / body length 1 m / distance from witness approx. 5 m / 5 m from a private house While driving a vehicle on a municipal road within the village, a bear crossed in front of me.

Kazuno, Akita

Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in body length crossing the municipal road heading north and moving down to the riverbed. Its subsequent direction of movement is unknown.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Takichimukai, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 07:20 on 2026-07-22.

Kazuno, Akita

Posted: Was running on the road.

Odate, Akita

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

Odate, Akita

Around 4:00 PM on July 21, a bear was sighted moving in Hinaimachi Dokkokawa-Kubo, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

[Post] I was standing on the left bank setting a hook to start fishing for sweetfish when a friend downstream shouted something. Looking around, I saw a bear cub about 10 meters upstream swimming from the left bank to the right bank. I was on alert, thinking the mother might be nearby, but it was the only one.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Towada Suehiro Kamiyabu, Kazuno City.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

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Odate Hinaimachi-Ogita, Akita

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Odate, Akita

At around 3:30 PM on July 18, one bear was sighted in Karuizawa Numanotai, Ōdate City.

Odate, 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

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Odate, Akita

Post: Footprints were left in the field.

Odate, Akita

Location: national highway / Body length: 1.0 m / 10 m from a private house / 50 m from the witness. While working outdoors, the witness saw a bear about 1.0 m long cross the national highway from north to south via a bridge, pass between a vacant house and a shop, and enter the forested hills to the southeast.

Kazuno, Akita

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Odate, Akita

Posted: It was captured on a surveillance camera. Body length about 1 m. Believed to have disappeared into the southern thicket.

Odate, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hinaimachi Sasadate Komoriyama, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, around 4 PM on July 15.

Odate, Akita

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Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length approx. 1.0 m) / Direction of travel: west / Approximately 150 m from the nearest school facility

Odate, Akita

[Post] In the rice field

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanawa-Tsuburone, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

(Posted) Emerged from the shrubs beside the intersection and fled across the rice field heading southwest.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

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Kosaka Araya, Akita

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

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

[Post] Captured on a surveillance camera (photo top left). Body length 1 m. Moving south along a farm access road.

Odate, Akita

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Odate, Akita

Posted: It was captured on a security camera. Body length about 1 m. It ran into the thicket to the south.

Odate, Akita

A bear was sighted in Towada-Nishiki Murota, Kazuno City, and was seen moving.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

A single bear about 70 cm in body length was crossing the old national road from south to north.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

[Post] Crossed the parking lot heading toward the Forestry Agency side

Odate, Akita

Around 7:30 on July 13, one bear was seen moving in Kuzurahora Mukai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

An employee of the nearest facility sighted one bear (body length unknown) / moving northeast / approximately 30 m from the nearest residence

Odate Kuzuwara, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hinai-cho Ogita Nakajima Saikawatsuke, Odate City.

Odate, Akita

One bear was sighted in Hinaicho Tatsuko Magariyachi, Odate City, and it was seen on camera.

Odate, Akita

A local resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / heading west / on school grounds

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length about 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 10 m from the nearest house.

Odate Mochita, Akita

Around 8:20 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted in Mochida 2-chome, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate Mochita, 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

At around 5:33 AM on July 10, a bear was sighted in Hinaicho Tatsuko Magayachi, Odate City, Akita, and was seen on camera.

Odate, Akita

[Post] Caught on surveillance camera. Body length about 1 m. Appeared from the north and disappeared into the bushes to the south.

Odate, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / about 250 m east of Tatsukomori Baseball Field

Odate, Akita

While driving on the northbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway, a witness saw a single bear about 50 centimeters long cross the expressway from east to west and then move into the brush on the west side.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 5 m from a house / 10 m from the observer While driving on a municipal road, a bear emerged from the west side of the road. When the vehicle stopped and the observer watched, the bear returned to the west side.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

[Posted] Roamed around the rice field for about 15 minutes, then moved toward the Kashiwagi direction.

Odate Kodatehana, Akita

Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 10 m from a house / approximately 50 m from the witness. From inside a residence, the witness observed a small bear crossing the municipal road and moving east toward the Oyukawa River.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Towada-Ōyu Araise, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

National road / body length 1 m / 50 m from a house / 5 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the national road toward Lake Towada, I witnessed a bear crossing the road from north to south and heading toward the river.

Kazuno, Akita

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Kosaka Daichi, Akita

[Post] There was bear scat on the riverbank steps

Odate, Akita

On highway premises / body length 50 cm / 50 m from houses, 30 m from witness. While walking through the highway management property, the witness discovered a bear on the premises. The bear entered the brush from the property.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving north / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Ran toward the river.

Odate, Akita

(Posted) Ran toward the river.

Odate, Akita

Municipal road / body length 70 cm / 5 m from a residence / 15 m distance from the observer While driving a vehicle on a municipal road within the settlement, the observer sighted a bear running west.

Kazuno Towada-Kemanai, Akita

City road / body length 1 m / 5 m from a house / 5 m from the witness. While driving on a city road, the driver saw a bear running west across the road.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 0.8 m) / Direction of travel: north / Approximately 170 m to the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Prefectural road / Body length 70 cm / 5 m from a private house / 5 m distance from the witness While driving a vehicle on the prefectural road, a bear ran out in front of the car. When the horn was sounded, the bear went into the brush to the east.

Kazuno, Akita

Field / Body length 70 cm / Distance from witness 30 m / 50 m from residences. While driving on a municipal road, the driver spotted a bear in the field.

Kazuno, Akita

[Report] A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / Direction of travel: north / 30 m to the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Rice field / body length 1 m / 100 m from residence / 50 m from witness. While driving on the prefectural road in a vehicle, I spotted a bear in a rice field. The bear moved toward the river, so I chased it by vehicle while calling to fishermen to take refuge. After wandering along the river, the bear entered the forested hills to the west. I pursued it up to the edge of the forest.

Kazuno Towada-Kemanai, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading south / approximately 20 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 1.0 m) / moving southwest / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate Hinaimachi-Ogita, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (about 1 m body length) crossing National Route 103 / direction of travel southwest / National Route 103 near Yamadate Bridge

Odate, Akita

[Post] While fishing at the river, it ran toward the upstream direction of the Yoneshiro River from around the pump house.

Odate Saruma, 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

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