Yokote 드라이브 루트

A bear was sighted in Takanouchi Taira, Higashinaruse Village, Akita on the morning of 2026-07-14.

Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita

Bear sighted, believed to be an adult

Higashinaruse 岩井川, Akita

Around 9:30 on July 13, a bear was sighted in Iwaigawa Shiroshita, Higashinaruse Village, Akita Prefecture.

Higashinaruse 岩井川, Akita

Two bears—a mother and a cub—were sighted in the Sun Green parking lot. They entered the mountain on the south side. Distance to nearby houses: 10 meters.

Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita

[Post] Not a mother with cubs — two bear cubs were walking toward a house.

Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita

Around 9:20 PM on July 9, a bear was sighted in Shinzusho Toisawa, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was observed moving.

Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita

Observed two bears (parent and cub) near a residence. Body length and subsequent movements are unknown.

Yuzawa 字西愛染沢, Akita

Around 18:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Daiku-cho, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Yuzawa 字西愛染沢, Akita

Sighted on the road. Body length and subsequent movements are unknown.

Yuzawa 杉沢, Akita

[Report] At Minase Headworks, it disappeared toward the southwest across the river about 150 meters upstream. *Because the posted content and the sighting location differed, the sighting point was corrected.

Yokote 増田町八木, Akita

Witnessed walking toward the mountain on the road between Mitake Nursery School and a private house. Body length: adult about 1.2 m, cub about 50 cm; 1 m from the house.

Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita

On the way home from volleyball practice (No details given about the bear's length or situation; the post by a parent and child is unclear about the number of bears, but we are publishing it as posted.)

Yokote 十文字町上鍋倉, Akita

I was walking along the embankment when a vehicle approached and it ran into the riverside brush.

Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita

[Post] While working with an agricultural cart, it suddenly appeared right in front of me. I shouted loudly and it ran away. Reported to authorities.

Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was wandering around in a field. The bear went into a nearby wood. People who saw the bear evacuated, so what happened afterward is unknown.

Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita

One bear was seen moving in Jumonji-machi Kanagawa-Nakagawa, Yokote City.

Yokote 十文字町鼎, Akita

There were two vending machines in front of the warehouse, and I sighted a bear about 1 m long at the gravesite across from them. (Reported July 1)

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

A single bear about 1 meter in body length ran along the service road on the west side of Kanayako overpass, went out toward the rice fields, and then disappeared into the woods under the overpass.

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

A single bear about 1 m long ran along the service road on the west side of Kanaya overpass, moved out toward the rice fields, and then disappeared into the woods beneath the overpass.

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

Report: Spotted a bear running along the rice fields below the levee.

Yokote 増田町八木, Akita

Observed two cubs in the grassy area on the east side of the building at the reported location. After the sighting, the cubs’ whereabouts were lost (they could not be located).

Yuzawa 岩崎, Akita