Semboku~Towada 드라이브 루트

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

Kazuno, Akita

Bear sighted walking near the hall. Body length about 1 m. Departed toward the northwest. Distance to the building about 5 m.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, 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

A bear was near Kojoyama Park. Body length about 1 m. Distance to the nearest buildings about 200 m. Walked off toward the west.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita

Around 15:00 on May 12, 2026, two bears were filmed about 300 meters from the Goshogake parking lot public toilet in Hachimantai. They were observed climbing trees to eat new shoots, and an individual believed to be a male approached one believed to be a female.

Kazuno, Akita

Body length about 1 m, distance to the house about 200 m, direction of departure unknown.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita

Body length about 1.2 m. It came down from the mountain, walked near the garbage collection area, and then returned toward the mountain.

Senboku Tazawako-Komatsu, Akita

At around 12:55 PM on May 11, 2026, a woman in her 40s driving in Tazawako Komatsu Aza Jomawari, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, spotted a bear about 1.2 meters long on a municipal road.

Senboku Tazawako-Komatsu, Akita

Sighted near the area where the bypass to National Route 46 (toward Akita) ascends. Body length about 1 m. Direction of departure unknown.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita

Spotted a bear cub in the bushes by the roadside. Mother bear was not seen.

Senboku, Akita

Observed two bears about 0.5 m in length and one bear about 1 m in length. Direction of departure unknown. Approximately 100 m from nearby houses.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, 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

Observed one cub climbing a tree in the northeastern parking lot on the premises of Aeon Nakasen store. It is still in the tree.

Daisen Kitanagano, Akita

On May 8, 2026, from around 07:30 for about 1.5 hours, a bear approximately 1.2 meters long stayed in a tree in the parking lot of the Aeon Nakasen store in Kita-Nagano Hakamada, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture. After police officers spotted the bear, it wandered through nearby rice fields and then left toward the west (Tamagawa); police patrolled by patrol car and warned residents.

Daisen Kitanagano, Akita

Posted: I was walking in the woods on the premises. Body length about 1 m.

Daisen Shimo-Uguisuno, 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

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

[Post] Climbing up the mountainside

Kazuno, Akita

National road / body length 70 cm / 60 m from a house / approximately 50 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the national road toward Semboku City, I saw one small bear cross the road and run toward the village.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear about 0.5 m in body length was attempting to climb from a rice field up the slope of the bypass. Distance to nearby buildings approximately 60 m. Direction of departure unknown.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita

One bear approximately 1.2 m in length was sighted and then left; its direction of departure is unknown. It was about 10 m from a nearby house.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Yamayakawasaki, Akita

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

A bear approximately 1.3 m in body length was sighted. Distance and direction of departure are unknown.

Senboku Nishikicho-Koyamada, Akita

Posted: Sitting by the river

Kazuno, Akita

[Post] Was sitting along the river

Kazuno, Akita

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Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Sonoda, Akita

Field / Body length 1.2 m / 700 m from a residence / Approximately 50 m from the witness

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted near the Ishigedo rest area on the Oirase Stream in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture, around midday on April 24, 2026.

Towada, Aomori

The city announced that a single cub was sighted near the Ishikedo rest area of the Oirase Stream in Towada City at around 11:50 a.m. on the 24th.

Towada, Aomori

Witnessed one bear about 1 m (at shoulder or body height) crossing the road from south to north. Distance to nearby house: 20 m.

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

It ran across the road from the field on the south side and dashed into the woods behind the houses on the north side.

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

Beside the national highway in brush/Body length ~1 m/40 m from a residence/About 5 m from the witness While passing on the national highway by vehicle, I saw a bear sitting at the edge of the mountain beside the road. Because I drove past it, I do not know which direction it left. Afterwards the police checked the area but did not find the bear.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

Report: Near Ōbadani-chi (about 5.5 km from Tamagawa Onsen No.1 parking lot toward Kazuno, on the mountain side) a bear on a snowy slope noticed a car, panicked, and ran uphill toward Tamagawa Onsen to escape.

Kazuno, Akita

Towada, Aomori

It was eating grass at the roadside. Afterwards it began sleeping under a nearby tree.

Kosaka, Akita

A bear about 0.5 m in body length was in the rice field. Distance to the nearest house was about 20 m. It left heading north.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kumoshikari, Akita

Crossed the road and climbed up the steep embankment on the right.

Kazuno 下長根, Akita