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[Report] While walking my dog, I heard rustling in the bushes; when I looked, a bear stuck its head out. I heard it prowling in the undergrowth for a while.

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I sighted one 1‑m bear that came out of the woods on the west side of the house and was walking on the road. It then returned to the woods to the southwest. Distance from the nearest building: 5 m.

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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.

Akita Narayama-Furukawashinmachi, Akita

[Post] While driving through, an adult bear about 1–1.5 m long crossed (in front of me) from the forest.

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Posted: It went down the road toward the houses.

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One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted within the facility grounds. Direction of departure is unknown. Approximately 10 m from the nearest building.

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A bear about 1 meter long was sighted by a man on a facility premises in Goshono-Shimoshutsutsumi, Akita City.

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

Akita Narayama-Atagoshita, Akita

[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] It appeared to be a cub, as it was relatively small. It crossed the limited-access road and entered the brush toward the parking lot of Akita Prefectural Central Park.

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Encountered a bear about 1 meter tall while walking. It went off to the south.

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[Post] While driving from the Kawabe area toward Akita Chuo IC, a cub about 50 cm long was walking on the sidewalk.

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Bear droppings believed to be from a bear were discovered on the path between the park and the daycare center.

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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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[Report] One cub approximately 50 cm long. Spotted emerging from the road shoulder while driving on the Akita Expressway toward Noshiro. Turned back and left.

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Around 8:25 a.m. on June 9, one bear was seen moving in Hamadaishiyama, Akita City.

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Spotted one bear about 60 cm in body length on the west side of the neighboring house. It came from the south and went back toward the south. The distance from the house was 10 meters.

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One adult bear moved along the south side of the house from west to east and headed toward the bypass. The distance from the house was 15 meters.

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Bear sighted on middle school grounds: one bear, approximately 50 cm; left the area and went into the forest about 20 m east of nearby residences.

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60 cm, one bear, left toward the forested mountain area 10 m west of nearby building

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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] A bear about 1 m (tall)

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It ran along the farm road. It wasn't that big.

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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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Akita Shogunno-aoyamacho, Akita

[Post] I thought I saw something move in my car mirror, and when I looked closely there was a bear.

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Akita Arayamachi, Akita

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] While driving from Kyowa toward Akita City, I sighted an individual approximately 1 meter in body length.

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Around 06:17 on 2026-06-07, a bear was sighted in Yuwa-Tsubakigawa Komasakadai, Akita City.

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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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While riding my motorcycle, a bear about 1 meter tall ran alongside me as if fleeing — I panicked.

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Observed one 1-meter bear from inside a vehicle near Momosada Kaeru. It moved south.

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A bear approximately 1 meter long was in the field behind the property. It left heading west (toward the sea). Distance to the building: 5 meters.

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[Sighting] While driving, a bear crossing the road was sighted. Body length about 1 meter. It crossed the road from east to west and entered the brush.

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[Report] While traveling from Akita Minami IC toward Akita Chuo IC, a bear crossed from the left to the right. Adult bear, 1.5 m — size comparable to bears at Kuma-Kuma Park.

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[Report] In front of Kawabe Junior High School gate: a cub about 80 cm ran from the Raikochi apartment complex toward the grove of mixed woods.

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A bear was sighted moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakoya Raiguchi, Akita City, around 08:40 on 2026-06-06.

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I spotted a bear about 50 cm at the shoulder on the ground. It ran south toward the shrine. It was close to the building.

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[Report] While attempting to cross the road along Route 13, it noticed a car and descended the slope.

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While driving on National Route 13 from Akita toward Omagari, a bear entered the highway from the shrubs on the small hill on the left, tried to cross the road to head toward Wada Station, but was blocked by the central divider fence. It attempted two or three times to ram through the fence to get out but couldn’t, and then fled back into the shrubs on the hill it had come from.

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[Report] While driving, observed a creature that appeared to be a bear cub walking on the road; it moved toward the mountains and disappeared.

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Report: Encountered a bear about 1 m in body length while walking in a park. Distance approximately 50 m. It left heading southeast.

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Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in a park in Goshosodai 2-chome, Akita City.

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While waiting at a traffic light, it crossed from the bushes on the right to the bushes on the left. The right side is the national highway side.

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I was walking when I spotted one in the bushes. When I made a noise, it ran off toward the north (the prefectural road side).

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[Report] A single Asiatic black bear (about 70 cm) entered the forest.

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[Report] A single bear cub suddenly appeared from the bushes as it joined National Route 13 from the Amano side.

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[Post] While driving, there was only a small bear cub wandering around the center of the road.

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Around 10:00 on 2026-06-04, one bear was seen moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakoya, Akita City.

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There was a bear about 50 cm tall.

Akita Hodono-Kanasamachi, Akita

Around 13:30 on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Goshono Tsutsumidai 1-chome, Akita City.

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(Posted) Ran away

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Posted: Came out from the brush trying to cross the road. When the car horn was sounded, it went back into the brush. Body length about 1 m.

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Moved from the grassy area in the center of the neighborhood toward the Inari shrine on the mountain side. Nearby is the Kitanoda Park Arena tennis courts.

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Was walking in the middle of a rice paddy. When I honked the horn, it ran away behind a shrine. Body length about 1 m.

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Around 5:25 PM on 2026-06-03, a bear was sighted in Kawabe-Kitanoda-Takaya-Odaka, Akita City, and it was seen moving.

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[Post] A bear about the size of a small cub was sniffing the grass on the sidewalk. I didn't see any sign of its parent.

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On 2026-06-03 around 15:40, a bear was sighted in Owamihiratootorimaki, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.

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While driving on Route 13, I saw the face of one bear in the bushes directly across from Boatpia Kawabe.

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Around 1:45 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Maeda, Kawabe-Kitanoda Takaya, Akita City.

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Witnessed from inside a car. It slowly moved toward the north embankment.

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[Post] About 80 cm in length — a small bear cub was walking through the brush between houses.

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[Report] Near Kotomozawa Bridge, a black bear cub was standing on the sidewalk. It ran into the woods just before a vehicle passed by.

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I witnessed a cub walking away in the direction of the community center. It was 30 meters from a private house.

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Around 5:50 AM on 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakoyamaeda, Akita City.

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I spotted a bear on the Akita Road. It walked off to the north. One bear about 1 m (tall). Approximately 1 km to the nearest building.

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

Akita Izumiichinotsubo, Akita

At around 1:20 PM on June 3, one bear was seen moving in Kawanabe-Kitanodakoya Kuronuma Shimotsutsumishita, Akita City.

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Around 11:00 on June 3, one bear was seen moving in Kawanabe-Wada Shikida, Akita City.

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Around 10:55 on 2026-06-03, one bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Yamagomori, Akita City.

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(Post) Was running in the parking lot within the Silver Area (near the tree). Went off somewhere immediately.

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Posted: In front of Tersa. The same bear is in the same spot. It’s been watching constantly.

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[Post] A bear and her cub were along National Route 13.

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[Report] Location: between Goshono General Park and Akita Tersa. About 20 m from the main entrance of Tersa. Observed one adult Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma). Bear size about 1.0 to 1.2 m. Probably the same individual seen on May 29. Weather: clear. Temperature: 24°C.

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[Post] My daughter said she saw it while coming home from school. Near the entrance to Pinocchio Park.

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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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A badly damaged unidentified body was found on a hillside behind a residential area in Kawabe-Wada, Akita City.

Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita

In Kawabe-Wada, Akita City, a 73-year-old woman was attacked by a bear and died while mowing grass.

Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita

While weeding on the property, I was attacked.

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A woman was found dead in a mountain forest near her home in Kawabe-Wada, Akita City, and investigators considered that she may have been attacked by a bear.

Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita

I was walking through the field. It ran toward the woods.

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Observed one bear. Body length unknown. Direction of departure unknown.

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[Post] I was driving from somewhere near Araya High School and turned left toward Shimohama when I saw a black shape climbing up toward Omoriyama. In the headlights it looked like a bear.

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Crossing in front of a car

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A young bear poked its head out from the woods, then disappeared back into the trees.

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I went outside and it walked past the front of the entrance.

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Posted: It ran off immediately. I only saw one, but there are fields and such nearby.

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[Post] Around the 77.3 km marker on the Akita Expressway, moving from the road into the mountains

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It was on the road, so I honked the horn and it ran off into the woods on the Sky Dome side.

Akita Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Yuwatsubakigawa Okutsubakidai, Akita City, around 03:51 on May 30.

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[Report] Saw a bear crossing the prefectural road from north to south. Size about 80 cm. Moved into the woods on the east side.

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[Report] While driving from Akita Airport toward Daisen City, a cub ran out onto the road from the left. It was startled by the car and ran back into the mountains.

Daisen, Akita

[Report] The location was between Goshono General Park and Akita Tersa. About 20 meters from the main entrance of Tersa. I sighted one adult Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma). The bear’s size was about 1.0–1.2 meters. The bear entered the park-side thicket once, but then returned to the same spot. After that it repeated disappearing into and reappearing from the thicket three times, and finally disappeared into the thicket. At that time, there were only a few cars in the parking lot. Also, traffic between Tersa and Aeon was not heavy. Weather: clear. Temperature: 18°C.

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Posted: Parking space for Kuroneko Yamato truck

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A family of Asian black bears (Tsukinowaguma) was wandering around a Yamato Transport truck. The adult was about 120 cm and the cub about 60 cm. The bears wandered for about five minutes before leaving to the south.

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[Report] A single bear ran from the rice field toward the mountain on the road between Toyoiwa Rice Center and Hihaisto.

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[Post] A giant bear

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On 2026-05-28 at night, a bear was sighted in Goshono Jizodai 4-chome, Akita City.

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Around 19:35 on 2026-05-27, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kamikita-Saruta Futatsudera, Akita City.

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[Post] While driving, a black animal that appeared to be a bear was moving in the woods. Body length over 1 m.

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[Report] Spotted a bear from inside a car near the river. It seemed agitated, swinging its head back and forth. Size was under 1 meter, thin build.

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A bear was sighted in Kamikita-te Funo-Wakinoda, Akita City, around 18:45 on May 27.

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A fairly large bear. It was fat. There is also a school for students with disabilities nearby.

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Saw it while driving; when I honked the horn it ran away.

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Staff at a geriatric health care facility for the elderly sighted a 1.5-meter bear on a path south of the facility, about 50 meters from the facility. The bear left heading toward the southern mountains.

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

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[Report] While taking an early-morning walk, I spotted one bear. It's on an elementary school student’s route to school, so I think it's dangerous.

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A bear was sighted in Minamigaoka 2-chome, Akita City, on 2026-05-27 afternoon.

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Report: While driving north after turning from Kappei Street, I saw a black animal heading west from the direction of Kappei Hiyoshi Shrine. It was a moon bear about 60 cm tall with thick four legs.

Akita Arayakotobukimachi, Akita

A bear about the size of a cub was seen walking.

Akita Tegata-Yamanakamachi, Akita

While driving on Prefectural Route Akita-Kitanoda, I saw one bear about 50 cm crossing from east to west. It was 30 m from the nearest building.

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A bear was sighted in Tajirisawa, Araya-machi, Akita City around 08:30 on May 26.

Akita Arayatajirizawa-nakamachi, Akita

While walking my dog, a bear about 130 cm long ran into the woods near Shin'ya High School.

Akita Arayatajirizawa-nakamachi, Akita

While driving, I witnessed a bear about 1 meter tall cross the road and go into the bushes.

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A bear was sighted moving in Kawabe-Kitanodakōya-Kanda, Akita City.

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There's a big bear outside the house.

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Around 20:25 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Goshono-Jizoden 4-chome, Akita City.

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[Post] Road between Refresh Garden and Goshono Gakuin. A 50–60 cm Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma).

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[Post] I think it was a female bear with cubs. It ran in front of the car for a short distance, then left the road and went into the grass.

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[Post] Moon-ringed bear droppings. Two round pieces.

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[Report] While walking in the park, I saw a skinny adult bear and one cub. At first the adult looked like a large black dog. The adult was about 1 m and the cub about 0.5 m in size. After that the bears went into the brush on the Yayoi-kko Village side.

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On a private road, one bear about 60 cm was sighted. It left toward the mountains to the east, 20 m from a house.

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Post: One newborn bear emerges from the bushes but soon returns

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Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left heading toward the river to the north. 10 m from a house.

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One bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita City.

Akita Yuwa-Aikawa, Akita

[Report] While traveling on the road, it ran from a side path beside the rice field into the middle of the rice field.

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A bear about 1.5 meters long was running. It went into the forested mountain area.

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Around 8:00 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted moving in Yuwa-Aikawa Mukaidai, Akita City.

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Around 7:00 on May 25, one bear was seen moving in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Chibarayama, Akita City.

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A bear (1 m) was sighted inside the agricultural experiment station. As of 5/25, 8:20, staff are patrolling the premises. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.

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At around 16:47 on May 24, a bear was seen moving in Kanehanyu, Kawabe Toneyoshi, Akita City.

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[Post] A bear was walking on the sidewalk while a car was driving.

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Post: An adult (over 1 m) crossed the road.

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A bear about 1 meter long crossed the Akita Expressway northbound.

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[Post] Attempting to cross a highway

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[Post] While driving from Tatenomaru Shokudo in Akita City toward Hamada, I saw a bear near the foot of Mt. Omoriyama trying to come onto the road. It noticed the car, stayed on guard, and disappeared into the bushes. Sorry, no dashcam. Body length about 1 m.

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Around 20:30 on 2026-05-24, a bear was sighted in Yuwaaikawa, Akita City.

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A bear was sighted moving around 12:40 in Yuwa-Tsubakikawa Karuizawa, Akita City.

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On the morning of 2026-05-24, one bear was seen moving in Hiedasawa, Hamada, Akita City.

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[Report] One bear about 1 meter. It crossed the river and entered the mountain across the way.

Akita Yuwa-Tsubakikawa, Akita

Crossed the roadway and entered the bushes.

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A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of Wannam Pier and departed to the southeast. It was 10 m from nearby buildings.

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A bear (1 m) crossed the road in front of WanNyapia and left heading southeast. It was 10 m from the nearby building.

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Report: One bear sighted. Size and direction of departure unknown.

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One bear sighted on the west side grounds of Meio High School. Body length 1.0 m. Departed into the southern thicket. Distance from school building: 30 m.

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Spotted a bear (1 m) while walking. The bear then left toward the north into the brush. 30 m to the nearest house.

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A bear was sighted in Kaminotegofuruno Fukadazawa, Akita City.

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A passerby sighted one bear, approximately 70 cm. It was 10 m from Nissan Motor Company. The bear departed toward the Terauchi direction.

Akita Yabase-Miwacho, Akita

(Posted) Appears to be a cub; ran off toward the New National Highway direction.

Akita Yabase-Shinkawamukai, Akita

[Report] Was near the garbage station. Fled westward (toward the sea).

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[Report] Headed in the opposite direction of the bypass

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While eating, believed to be a parent and child.

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Around 8:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a man walking on the Akita Tenno Line (Shin-kokudo) in Yabase, Akita City, spotted a bear about 70 cm long. The bear went north.

Akita Yabase-Dojonumamachi, Akita

[Post] Running along the rice paddy ridge

Akita Yotsugoya-Koaji, Akita

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Observed a large bear in a field. One bear. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 50 m.

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A facility user sighted a bear on the perimeter road. Body length 60 cm. Appeared small. Left heading south. Distance from the building 50 m.

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Officer on patrol sighted it. Body length about 1.0 m. One individual. Departed toward the northwest.

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A police officer on patrol sighted a bear. Approximately 1.0 m in body length. One individual. It left heading west.

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[Report] Ran along a path and entered a private home's yard.

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Spotted a bear walking from my property to the neighboring lot. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved east and left. Distance from the building: 5 m.

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One bear sighted on the premises. Body length 1.0 m. Left heading east. Distance from buildings: 2 m.

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While driving, I sighted one bear. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the south. Distance from the building: 5 m.

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Left south along the city road adjacent to Gosho-no Third District Park. Body length 1.0 m. One individual. Distance from the building: 10 m.

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Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. It departed to the west. 10 m from the building.

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After running along the road, it went into the yard of a private residence.

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Spotted a bear while driving. Body length 1.0 m. One bear. Moved away to the west. 10 m from the building.

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While on duty, one bear was sighted on a municipal road. It was wandering around the area. Body length approximately 1.0 m. Direction in which it left unknown. Distance from buildings: 5 m.

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At around 10:50 on the 21st, a man in his 50s working nearby spotted a single bear about 1 meter long in Goshono Jizoida 2-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police warned residents and patrolled the area by patrol car, noting that a junior high school and high school are approximately 300 meters away.

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While gathering wild vegetables, I saw a 40 cm-long bear eating something. I want it removed.

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While commuting by car, a mother bear and her cubs were crossing the road.

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Akita Yuwa-Togazawa, Akita

A bear was sighted in Yuwa Togasawa Oeda, Akita City, around 18:28 on May 20.

Akita Yuwa-Togazawa, Akita

Around 14:57 on 2026-05-20, a bear was sighted in Goshono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City.

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About 1 meter. In the Refresh Garden parking lot.

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[Report] Adult bear. Went in the direction of Hoshitsuji Shrine.

Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita

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[Post] Bear.

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Sighted inside Akita Refresh Garden. Size approximately 1.0 m. The bear then moved east.

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Around 14:00 on May 20, 2026, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita Refresh Garden in Gosyono Jizoden 3-chome, Akita City. The area is a residential district with nearby junior high and high schools and a shopping mall; the police have contacted related agencies, are patrolling the site with patrol cars, and are warning residents to be cautious.

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On 2026-05-20 afternoon, one bear was seen moving in Goshono Jizoden 4-chome, Akita City.

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Around 14:00 on the 20th, a man playing golf spotted a single bear about 1 meter long on the course of Akita City Refresh Garden in Goshono Jizohta 3-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police Station said the nearest junior and senior high schools are about 200 m away and houses about 100 m, and patrol cars are broadcasting warnings to alert people.

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Report: While I was walking, there was a bear about 140 cm tall in the forest underbrush.

Akita Senshu-meitokumachi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Yotsugoya Suetomatsumoto Sakanoue, Akita City.

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[Report] While driving on the road, a bear about 1 meter long was walking in a rice field beside the road.

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[Post] In the bushes beside the cafe

Akita Omachi, Akita

Sighted a bear at a distance of 10 m. Distance to the nearest house: 100 m. It ran off toward the sea.

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At around 08:00 on the 20th, a woman in her 70s driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long on a municipal road in Hamada Aza Ishiyamashita, Akita City. The nearest house was about 100 meters away, and the Akita Central Police Station is patrolling the area by patrol car and issuing warnings to residents.

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Akita Izumi, Akita

[Report] While commuting from the Sanno direction toward Akita Station, I saw a bear in a parking lot. It was a single cub, about 70 cm long.

Akita Omachi, Akita

Was trying to cross the road. When a car came, it went back into the bushes.

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One bear was sighted on company premises. Body length: 1.0 m. It departed southward. Distance from the building: 10 m.

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

Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita

Report: After getting off at Izumi-Sotokawashi Station and exiting toward the Sotokawashi side, there was a bear in the park on the left. Its eyes were shining in the dark. Body length unknown.

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Sighted on the premises from inside the residence. Walked off to the west. Body length about 1 m. Approximately 10 m from the building.

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[Post] It was on the road while heading from Sannō toward the station. It was near a daycare center.

Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita

It was a cub about 5–60 cm. It was walking along, but when I rang the bear bell I had, it ran off toward the station.

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[Post] A limping bear climbed up the hill behind the houses.

Akita Izumikamanomachi, Akita

[Post] A young bear about 50 cm crossed the road.

Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita

I saw a black object larger than a dog. It went into the trees near a house. Its movements were fairly slow, and it appeared to have a problem with its right leg.

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[Report] A young bear was in the rental parking lot next to the 7-Eleven.

Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita

Sighted behind a shop on Torimachi Street.

Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita

Sighted a bear crossing the road from south to north. Body length approximately 1 m. 150 m from the nearest building.

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A cub was on the riverbank's edge.

Akita Omachi, Akita

[Post] There was something like a bear in the company's grove. I was too scared to look properly, but it was not a dog. Bigger than a dog, about just under 1 meter.

Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita

[Post] I went to clean the trash area and saw something like a bear in the park at the back, got scared and ran away. It climbed over the fence toward the Leopalace side and disappeared. It had an injured leg.

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[Report] During pick-up/drop-off, it was at the corner of the house. It looked like a bear with bad legs. Body length about 1 m.

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A single juvenile bear was in the shrine grounds. About 70–90 cm tall. Not as tall as 1 m. It was in the shrubbery at the edge of the wooded area, then walked eastward.

Akita Omachi, Akita

[Post] While riding on the bicycle path I saw a black object at the roadside. It was limping on its right leg. A bear from the day before yesterday?

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[Report] A bear cub was walking along the river. It walked in the direction of Chiaki (Senkyu) Park.

Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita

[Post] On the way back from fishing I found something like a bear in the grass. I think its body length was about 70 cm. When I honked the horn it ran away.

Akita Omachi, Akita

On the way back from the Kawabata area, I saw one young bear. Its body length was about 70–80 centimeters. It was alone in an open space that looked like a parking lot.

Akita Omachi, Akita

In the early morning of May 19, 2026, a roughly 70-cm bear was sighted in front of Neburi Nagashi-kan in Omachi, Akita City at about 02:30. At 09:50 a similarly sized bear-like animal was seen near a nearby parking lot. Subsequent sightings were reported along the river, at a shrine, and near a supermarket, and authorities say the bear may still be in the area.

Akita Hodono-Nakacho, Akita

Around 08:30 on the 18th, an about 1.2-meter-long bear was spotted on a city road in Omoriyama, Hamada, Akita City by an elderly man in his 80s working in the fields. The Akita Central Police stated the nearest house was about 60 meters away; patrol cars warned residents, and the zoo increased in-park announcements and firecracker use, stepped up staff patrols, and switched automatic doors to manual operation.

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Sighted a bear near the rotary. It left heading into the northern woods. Body length approximately 1.2 m. Distance from building: 60 m.

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It ran from the rice-field ridge, crossed the road, and ran into the rice field on the opposite side.

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The bear was running and wandering along the sidewalk beside the airport road. It crossed from the Honda side to the Shibano side.

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[Report] I was driving slowly north along the field ridge that runs parallel to the road between the airport road and two rice paddies.

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Post: Body length about 1.2 m. In broad daylight on a hill area. From the south-side woods heading toward residential area. Dangerous due to school commute time.

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[Post] While walking from Izumi-Sotoasahikawa Station I saw a black moving object. Larger than a dog, about 1.2 m. It looked like its front leg was injured.

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Around 04:20 on May 18, a black bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted near JR Izumigaoka-Akihikawa Station in Sotoasahikawa, Akita City; it appeared to have an injured front paw. On May 17 in the same area, a bear believed to have an injured front paw entered a private property, and police responded by setting off firecrackers.

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Witnessed leaving the road heading north while in motion. Body length 1 m. 10–20 m to buildings.

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[Report] While walking, I saw a bear moving from the mountain toward the Seria area. It appeared to be dragging one of its legs as if injured. It might be the same individual as the one seen around 5 p.m.

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At around 17:45 on May 17, one bear was sighted on the grounds of a private home in Gaikasugawa, Sango-dena, Akita City. The Akita Rinko Police Station has not confirmed whether the bear left and is continuing to monitor the area, saying the bear may still be on the property.

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[Report] Passing through Sotoasahikawa Anpasu. Came out in front of a car, went through the irrigation channel behind Maruhan Sotoasahikawa, crossed from Akigin Sotoasahikawa branch toward the dentist opposite, entered the grounds of the house behind the dentist, and is believed to still be on that property. Appears to have an injured right front leg and was limping while running. Body length about 1.2 m.

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Crossed the road toward the north side (the wholesale market side). Body length about 1.2 meters.

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Posted: Walked along what looked like a waterway/irrigation canal next to the currency exchange

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Post: About 80 cm. Right front paw injured.

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Crossed from the southwest to the northeast side of the intersection. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a building.

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It was limping, about 1 meter.

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[Post] A bear crossed the new national road near Kusautsugawa.

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It came out from the farm road and went down the slope toward the Omono River.

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A police officer driving by witnessed it running across the road from west to east. Body length 1 m. 5 meters from a private house.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

[Report] Passed across the garden embankment from west to east. Body length about 1 meter from snout to tail. Caution needed as this was in a residential area.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

Witnessed by visitors at Gokoku Shrine. Left toward the east side of the shrine. Body length 1.5 m. Distance from buildings unknown.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

At around 13:15 on the 17th, a man visiting the prefectural Gokoku Shrine in Terauchi Ohata, Akita City, saw a bear approximately 1.5 meters long. The bear moved eastward, was about 20 meters from the nearest building, and the Akita Rinko Police are patrolling the area by patrol car and warning residents.

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Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

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Posted: Spotted from my house. Walked through the rice fields and disappeared into the mountains. It was some distance away, so the size was unknown.

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[Post] A machine-like device (a device that plays dog barks to deter bears) was making a lot of noise. When I went to check, there was a bear wandering around the area.

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A parent and child were playing on a large tree.

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Observed during a walk. It went up toward the cemetery park.

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It crossed the road.

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Crossed the road from the Akita Country grounds toward the Komachi Stadium side. Body length 1.5 m. 100 m from Komachi Stadium.

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Around 04:40 on May 16, a bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted by a man driving through the Komachi Stadium parking lot in Niya-machi, Akita City. The bear moved north, about 1 km from the nearest house; the witness said the bear appeared to have an injured front paw, and the Akita Central Police contacted relevant agencies and are monitoring the area.

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[Report] At 4:33 AM on April 16, after being discovered on company premises, it moved around the premises and was sighted again on company property (about 200 m from the earlier location). It ran off toward the northeast canal side and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. It was dragging its right leg.

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[Post] One juvenile bear

Akita Terauchi, Akita

[Post] Witnessed it entering the bushes from the road near Komachi Stadium. Body length about 1 m.

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[Post] Body length about 1 meter. It went from the road into the brush.

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Sighted while driving. Left into the brush on the west side. Body length 1 m. 100 m east of Komachi Stadium.

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