เส้นทางเดินป่า Akita-Lake Tazawa

Sighted while working in a field. Walked off toward the forested area to the north. Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to nearest building 70 m.

Akita, Akita

Sighted while working in the fields. Went away toward the woods to the north. Body length about 1 m. Distance to the nearest building: 70 m.

Akita, Akita

We were walking along the lakeshore from the Tatsuko statue toward the shrine — about five kilometers. Then, around the three-kilometer mark, a cub came down from the mountain onto the road. We were ringing a bear bell, but it didn’t run away, and thinking the mother might be nearby, we turned back toward the Tatsuko statue. It was nerve-wracking — it’s startling when one suddenly appears.

Senboku, Akita

[Report] Crossing National Route 341 from east to west

Senboku, Akita

A single bear is in the plum tree on the premises.

Daisen Tsuchikawa, Akita

Crossed National Route 46; body length approximately 1 meter; departed heading west; distance to nearest house approximately 10 meters.

Senboku Tazawako-Sashimaki, Akita

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Akita, Akita

I was running on the sidewalk. It ran off toward the mountains.

Daisen, Akita

On July 30 at around 11:32, one bear was sighted moving in Kyowa Inazawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.

Daisen, Akita

Spotted a 1.5 m bear in the east courtyard on the Yufōre premises. One animal — very close to the building.

Akita, Akita

Sighted one bear on the highway slope. Size about 50 cm. Approximately 100 m to the nearest building. The bear left the slope heading west.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Shimonikatedate Kagawa Kata-shita, Akita City, around 10:09 a.m.

Akita, Akita

Sighted one bear on the Taiheigawa riverbed. Size about 1 m, approximately 50 m from the nearest building. Direction of departure unknown.

Akita, Akita

Around 10:00 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Shimokitate Matsuzaki Iwase, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Bear sighted near the parking lot. Body length approximately 1 m. Direction of departure and distance to nearby houses unknown.

Senboku, Akita

Was crossing the road.

Daisen Kyowa-Funaoka, Akita

Around 14:25 on July 24, a bear was seen moving in Kyowa Funaokazawa, Daisen City.

Daisen Kyowa-Funaoka, Akita

Walking along the riverbank, body length about 1 m, moving downstream (south) along the river, approximately 100 m from the nearest house

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita

There was a bear in Kojōyama. Body length approximately 0.6 m. Direction it left is unknown. About 200 m from nearby houses.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita

A bear was on the roadway. Body length about 0.5 m. It left heading into the mountains to the north. Distance to the nearest house approximately 10 m.

Senboku, Akita

[Report] A cub emerged from the brush on the left side heading toward Kakunodate and struck the area around the car's left rear tire.

Daisen, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kyowa-Inazawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Daisen, Akita

At around 14:40 on July 20, a bear was sighted moving in Kawaharahagurodo, Kakunodate-machi, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita

A bear was on the prefectural road. Body length about 1 m. Left heading northwest. About 10 m from nearby houses.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita

A cub about 50 cm long was in the roadside grass in the park; when a car drove by it ran off into the bushes.

Senboku, Akita

On July 19 around 9:10 a.m., a bear was sighted in Shimoshinokawara, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City, and was seen moving.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita

Was up in a tree. Body length approximately 1 m. Departed toward the mountains to the east. Distance to nearest houses about 20 m.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita

A bear was eating something near the river. Body length about 1 m. It departed to the north. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

Was in the rice paddy behind the house; body length approximately 60 cm; direction of departure unknown; distance to residences about 10 m.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

While driving on National Route 46, (the bear) crossed from the parking area on the right toward the direction of the former Inazawa Elementary School.

Daisen Kyowa-Inazawa, Akita

While driving on National Route 46, a bear crossed the road and entered the old Inazawa Elementary School.

Daisen Kyowa-Inazawa, Akita

Two bear cubs (about 60 cm in body length) crossed the national highway and headed toward the mountains, leaving in the direction of the north-side mountain. Distance to the nearest house: about 10 m.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

Seen in the mountain behind the house, body length about 1.3 m, left heading northeast into the mountain, distance to the residence about 10 m

Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Tazawako Obonai Zōdō, Senboku City.

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kawabe Iwami-Kaisenzawaguchi, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

[Posted] In front of the house

Akita, Akita

There was a bear in the undergrowth. Body length, direction of departure, and distance to nearby buildings are unknown.

Senboku, Akita

On a tree along the national highway: adult approx. 1 m in body length, cub approx. 70 cm, moving away toward the north-side mountain. Distance to the nearest house: about 20 m.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nishinagano Kawashitada, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City, Akita.

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nishinagano Kumado, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

A bear was sighted in Aouchigata, Hinokina, Nishiki-machi, Semboku City.

Senboku, Akita

[Post] Crossed directly in front of the car while driving

Akita, Akita

[Report] A cub was walking upstream along the levee.

Akita, Akita

Was eating plums that had fallen near a plum tree. Body length about 0.5 m. Moved off into the mountains to the north. Approximately 10 m from nearby houses.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita

A single bear cub was on the riverbank cliff.

Akita, Akita

From a distance, an animal like a bear cub was climbing the shrine steps.

Akita, Akita

While driving, it crossed the road and ran toward the mountains. Body length about 1.2 m. Direction of departure: west. Distance to nearest house: about 50 m.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nishinagano Kumando, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City.

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

One bear, 1 m. Sighted on the road while traveling; it ran to the south into the mountain. 150 m to the nearest building.

Akita, Akita

[Report] Observed a young Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on a municipal road near the Nawasawa No.2 intake of Akita City Waterworks and Sewage Bureau. When I briefly stopped my car, it ran off into the forest.

Akita, Akita

I sighted a bear on the grounds. It moved off toward the cemetery on the north side.

Akita, Akita

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One bear was observed entering the brush. Footprints indicate it walked east. Distance to the nearest house: 10 m.

Daisen Kami-Uguisuno, Akita

A nearby resident witnessed a single bear about 1 m tall entering the premises. Its subsequent movements are unknown. Distance to the house: 5 m.

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

[Post] Cub

Daisen, Akita

Witnessed one cub running.

Daisen, Akita

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Akita, Akita

[Report] One bear cub crossed the highway near Akita-Chuo Interchange (closer to Akita-Minami Interchange) and entered the underbrush.

Akita, Akita

Bear sighted when going outside. Body length about 1 m; direction of departure unknown. Approximately 30 m from nearby houses.

Senboku, Akita

On 2026-07-13 in Shimokitate Torizawa Shimomaeda, Akita City, a bear was seen moving.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

Around 5:00 on 2026-07-12, a bear was seen in Yanagida Ōginosawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.

Akita, Akita

Crossed the road and went into the mountain.

Daisen, Akita