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Observed a 1.0 m bear moving across the road from east to west. 5 m from a residence.

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[Post] Spotted a bear crossing the road. It went into the woods. It was about 1 meter (tall).

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One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted on the road south of the daycare center. It left heading east. 5.0 m from a private residence.

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Posted: It was captured on a surveillance camera. After this, it moved west along the drainage channel. It is believed to be the same individual as the one south of Terauchi Nursery School seen at 4:09.

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Posted: About 1 meter long. Walked toward the residential area.

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A teenage female cyclist spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Oodaira 2-chome, Akita City.

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One bear was sighted by multiple people in a residential area of Terauchi Aida, Akita City.

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[Report] Two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, were seen from the balcony heading toward the mountains.

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(Report) Crossing the road, running at a jogging pace toward the Terauchidō-no-sawa direction.

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A 1.0 m bear was sighted on the residential property. It then departed to the south. It came within 50 cm of the building.

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Around 6:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Aburaden 2-chome, Akita City.

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Around 06:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironone 1-chome, Akita City.

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One bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.

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A bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted. It then went toward the multipurpose ground to the northeast and moved further toward the river. It was 10 m from the building.

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A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the ground at Yawata Sports Park in Akita City.

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I was walking toward the grounds of Seirei Women’s Junior College.

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Sighted a 1.0 m bear. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from the building.

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A bear was sighted in Yatsuhashihoncho 1-chome, Akita City.

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It ran off toward Soyu Stadium.

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At around 06:45 on 2026-06-28, a bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 4-chome, Akita City.

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When I stepped out the front door to walk my dog, a bear came out onto the road. It was startled by my shout and ran away.

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Spotted near the irrigation channel, heading west. Body length about 50 centimeters.

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[Post] I was walking my dog when a bear walked along the municipal road coming from the opposite side. When we made eye contact, it went west between houses. Distance about 20 m, body length about 90 cm.

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[Report] Spotted in the yard; unknown which direction it ran off

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A man out walking saw one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Yabase Nodu-cho, Akita City.

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A woman saw one bear on a city road in Terauchi Aburata, Akita City.

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Sighted a bear approximately 0.8 m in size on the roadway. It then moved off toward the northeast. 5 m from a house.

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A bear was sighted in Terauchiasada 3-chome, Akita City, around 4:57 AM, and it was seen moving.

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[Report] I was walking my dog when I saw it walking slowly along a city road. It noticed us and headed west through the residential area, then disappeared. Body length about 90 cm.

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[Report] While walking my dog on a residential city street, it (the bear) walked toward us. When we made eye contact, it left the residential property heading west. Distance about 15 m, size about 90 cm.

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Encountered a bear while on my motorcycle. Because I was equipped with a very strong bear deterrent (odor), it wouldn’t come near and ran off at full speed. It ran downhill and to the right toward the back of Koshio Shrine. Without that equipment I would definitely have been attacked. The animal was large — about 1.3 m.

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A bear was seen moving in Terauchikozakura 2-chome, Akita City.

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[Post] Witnessed a bear fleeing onto the Terauchi Elementary School grounds

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[Post] While driving, a black animal suddenly ran alongside the car. It was my first time, so I was confused and didn’t know what it was, but it was a bear. I quickly slowed down, and it went into the brush at the roadside.

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Sighted a bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left toward the northern woods. 10 m from a residence.

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A woman saw one bear in a vacant lot in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

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Around 09:15 on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Yanagida Oginosawa, Akita City.

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A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Donosawa 2-chome, Akita City.

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Entered huts and rummaged through leftovers

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(Post) Not sure if it was a bear, but a dark-colored animal about 1 m long went into the woods.

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A teenage woman spotted one bear on a city road in Terauchi Hironne 3-chome, Akita City.

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When I was about to leave the house, I saw a bear about 1.0 m in size on the road. It then went off to the north. It was 5 m from a residence.

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A bear was sighted in Hiromote Higuchi, Akita City, around 5:07 a.m. on June 26.

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Sighted a bear about 1 m in size. Direction of departure unknown. 5 m from a building.

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A bear and cub(s) suspected to be a parent and offspring were sighted on the slope north of Sakura Elementary School’s pool. They moved off toward the north. Body length unknown.

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Spotted a bear on the roadway. It left heading east. Body length about 1 m. 1 m from a residence.

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Crossed the road near Echizenya Doll Shop and ran up the back hill of Koshio (Koshiuo) Shrine.

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One bear about 90 cm long was sighted from a car in a mixed woods in Terauchi-Kizakura 3-chome, Akita City.

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Ran off south while driving. Body length 1 m. 10 m to building. 5 m from car.

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(Post) A cub ran off and entered the mountain from behind a convex traffic mirror.

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It ran out from the rear grounds of Koshio Shrine onto the road and then went back into the woods. Body length about 1.2 m.

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Bear sighted from inside the house. Body length 0.7 m. Left toward the southern mountain. 10 m from the building.

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Posted: Entered the grounds of Seirei Junior College

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While passing along the road, I discovered bear droppings.

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Around 06:45 on June 21, bear-like traces were found in Sakura-gaoka 4-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture; animal droppings resembling bear droppings were discovered.

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[Post] There was feces on the road. When I had a hunter check it, he said it was from a cub and that cherry pits were mixed in it.

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Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a residence.

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Two bears were sighted on the premises. Both are approximately 0.5 m in body length. They departed to the east. They got within 5 m of a residence.

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Crossed in front of me while I was driving

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Appeared from the bushes and went back into the bushes.

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While driving from Soekawa toward Akita Station, an apparently adult large bear was sitting in the middle of the road. I stopped and watched, but since it showed no sign of moving and was looking at us, I honked the horn, and it ran off into the mountain to the east.

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A bear was sighted moving at Soegawa Keidaigawara in Akita City around 4:15 a.m. on June 16.

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Crossing the road. Large individual.

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A bear was sighted in Soegawa Chinochi, Akita City.

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Crossed the road and proceeded up the mountain

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[Post] Feces

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(Posted) Crossed while driving—went toward the side with the pond.

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A bear was sighted in Terauchi-Ko, Akita City.

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A black bear, about one meter tall, appeared to head toward the cemetery.

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(Posted) Crossed the road and headed toward Kita Interchange

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[Post] While driving toward the Yokoyama-Kanaashi Line, I saw it in the bushes beside a field. Body length about 1 m.

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The bear crossed the slope near yesterday’s sighting, passed through residences, and left eastward along the drainage channel. Body length 1.2 m. One individual. Distance from building: 5 m.

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While driving, I sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. It departed into brush to the north. Nearest residence is 300 m away.

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Posted: Walking right beside the river and wading in it. Body length about 1.6 m.

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I sighted one bear approximately 1 m in size. It moved southeast. It was 5 m from nearby buildings.

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Posted: It went down the road toward the houses.

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On the night of 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted on a city road in Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita City.

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[Post] While driving toward Izumi, I thought something was in front of me — it was a bear. It ran off toward the funeral hall area.

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[Report] An animal believed to be a bear ran off

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While driving, I spotted a bear about 1 m in length in a rice field. It left toward the forest to the east. There are no buildings nearby, but there is a building approximately 400 m to the west.

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Encountered a bear about 100 meters before the traffic signal heading from the golf practice range toward Yokogane Line. The bear was approximately 60–80 cm and climbed over the fence from the road into the thicket.

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Encountered on the way to the fishing spot. Later moved into the woods on the wind turbine side. Body length over 1.0 m.

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[Post] It was walking right next to the railroad tracks. I couldn't tell whether it was a cub about 1 meter long or a full-grown bear.

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[Report] Spotted while driving. Its fur was shining black from the rain. I don’t think it was a meter tall. It was walking eastward through a residential property.

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[Report] Was climbing a tree at a private house. Came down from there and ran west, destination unknown. Body length about 1 m. Distance to house: 0 m.

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Was walking like a dog. About 7 meters from a house. Believed to be the same individual as the nearby bear.

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A man spotted one bear about 1 meter long crossing a city road from east to west in Tsuchizakiminato-kita 2-chome, Akita City.

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A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the premises of Akita Bank Kōhoku Branch. The distance to the building was about 5 meters. It left toward the residential area to the west.

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An elderly man saw one bear about 1 meter long crossing the road on a city road in Tsuchizakiminato-kita, Akita City.

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A bear was sighted moving in Tsuchizakiminato-kita 6-chome, Akita City.

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While aboard a fishing boat navigating the Akita Canal, a bear about 1.5 m long was sighted at a lumber yard. It departed toward the Sea of Japan (west). The distance to the nearest building was 100 m.

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Around 10:15 on June 7, a bear was sighted moving in Yanagita-Otomosawa, Akita City.

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Observation: A bear ran across the road from the western grassy area toward the eastern hillside on the route from Taihei Hatta to Soegawa, crossing at a distance of about 1 meter from me. An elderly man was working in the nearby western grasses, so I immediately called out and warned him.

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A bear about 1 meter long crossed a prefectural road in Shimokawara, Araya-machi, Akita City, and was seen by a woman in her 20s driving by.

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While driving on the prefectural road, I observed one bear about 1.0 m in body length moving from east to west. It was 50 m from the nearest building.

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[Report] Came out from the forest on the south side, crossed the road, and moved toward the plaza on the north side where machinery is on display.

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Report: An adult bear was spotted on the roadside.

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There was a bear about 50 cm tall.

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While patrolling rice fields by car on a farm road, I encountered a bear that had come down from the mountain on the west side onto the road. It noticed me and climbed back up the west-side mountain. Body length just under 1.0 m.

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Around 4:20 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagida-Otomozawa, Akita City, and was seen moving.

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It ran out onto the highway. It ran across to the opposite lane and fled.

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Two bears sighted in a vacant lot beside the regional farm road. Two bears, each about 1.2 m in body length. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from a building.

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[Report] At around 3:30 AM, a black animal about 50 cm ran off to the east.

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One bear was seen moving in Kamishinjo Nakasodegawa, Akita City.

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Around 2:40 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Yanagita Ishigami, Akita City.

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A creature that looked like a bear cub was near the Welfare Hall of Akita National College of Technology.

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A bear cub about one to two times larger than a cat walked toward the community center.

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A bear over 1.5 m long ran at high speed, crossed the road, and went down toward the Red Cross Hospital side.

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