Takahata~야마가타성 하이킹 루트

One bear approximately 60 cm in length sighted on the road / Environment: roadway / Size: cub

Yamagata Kanno, Yamagata

While driving south (toward the mountain side), I saw one bear walking south on the left side of the road. It then entered the woods beside the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata

One bear about 1 meter long was seen on a road in Nakazukada, Yamagata City, walking south before entering the woods beside the road.

Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Aono, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Aono, Yamagata

A bear about 50 cm in body length was sighted moving north. / Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile

Yamagata Monden, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Nanyo 宮内, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Miyauchi, Nanyo City, Yamagata.

Nanyo 宮内, Yamagata

Moved westward from the sighting location / Environment: farmland / Size: adult

Kaminoyama 上生居, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in farmland in Kamiine, Kaminoyama City.

Kaminoyama 上生居, Yamagata

A bear about 1 m in length was observed crossing the road from north to south. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: road / Size: adult

Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata

A bear-like animal of unknown body length was sighted near the gazebo on Kumomi Hill. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: Yuso Hill / Size: Unknown

Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata

A bear-like animal was sighted at Yuso-no-oka park in Kamisakurada, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Zaou Ueno, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Haraguchi, Kaminoyama City.

Kaminoyama 原口, Yamagata

While driving toward Yamagata city, I observed one bear crossing the road eastward (toward the mountains). Estimated body length about 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult

Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Kaminoyama 原口, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Nanyo 上野, Yamagata

Around 12:40 on 2026-06-25, one bear was sighted in Haraguchi, Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Kaminoyama 原口, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Ueno, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, crossing a road from north to south about 400 meters southeast of the former Hygeia Park.

Nanyo 上野, Yamagata

Environment: Around residential area / Size: Unknown

Takahata 大字金原, Yamagata

Observed an adult bear moving in a mixed broadleaf grove. / Environment: mixed broadleaf grove / Size: adult

Yamagata Minamihango, Yamagata

One bear sighted while walking / Environment: forest / Size: adult

Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on the north side of Yuso no Oka in Kamisakurada, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Zao Hango, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Higashihango, Yamagata

Environment: Riverbed / Size: Unknown

Yamagata Kunugizawanishi, Yamagata

Three bears were sighted in Tachimori, Kaminoyama City, and ran toward the southern mountain.

Kaminoyama, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile (young animal)

Nanyo 元中山, Yamagata

Environment: Around residential area / Size: Adult

Takahata 大字金原, Yamagata

Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Adult

Nanyo 二色根, Yamagata

Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Adult

Nanyo 二色根, Yamagata

Was walking on the road. Approximately 1.0 m in body length.

Nanyo 郡山, Yamagata

Environment: Around houses / Size: Unknown

Nanyo 島貫, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown

Nanyo 島貫, Yamagata

Environment: Around houses / Size: Unknown

Nanyo 郡山, Yamagata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Nishine, Nanyo City.

Nanyo 二色根, Yamagata

A single approximately 1.2 m bear crossed the parking lot heading west and entered the brush. / Environment: parking lot / Size: adult

Yamagata Kurosawa, Yamagata

Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult

Nanyo 二色根, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Nanyo 三間通, Yamagata

Around 4:35 PM on 2026-06-16, one bear was sighted in Minamitōri, Nanyo City, Yamagata.

Nanyo 三間通, Yamagata

A bear was sighted at Chuohana Park in Mikamido, Nanyo City.

Nanyo 中央東, Yamagata

Environment: Near a park / Size: Adult

Nanyo 中央東, Yamagata

Sighted a bear approximately 1 m in body length on the road / Environment: roadway / Size: adult

Yamagata Minamihango, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on a road in Zao-Hangou, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Higashihango, Yamagata

Moved along a small path beside a house near the intersection of National Route 13 bypass and the old road in the Kanze (Kambe?) area of Kaminoyama City toward the National Route 13 bypass. / Environment: near residences / Size: adult

Kaminoyama 東金瓶, Yamagata

A bear was seen moving from a path beside a residence toward National Route 13 in Kanakame, Kaminoyama City.

Kaminoyama 金瓶, Yamagata

Observed one bear moving north along the road. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult

Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult (fully grown)

Nanyo 上野, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on a road in Zao-Hangou, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Higashihango, Yamagata

Spotted a bear approximately 1 meter in body length on the road / Environment: road / Size: adult

Yamagata Minamihango, Yamagata

Sighted near the old Route 13 and the Route 13 Nakayama Bypass. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Kaminoyama 川口, Yamagata

A bear about 1 m in body length was seen moving east along a forest road. It was not located afterward. / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata

A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted moving south along the trail. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: adult

Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult (mature)

Takahata 大字安久津, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Sugisawa, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata

Moved down the slope toward the east / Environment: mixed broadleaf forest / Size: adult

Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata