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A bear was sighted in Kanatsuka Hatanagari-mata, Akita City, around 10:50 on August 10, and was seen moving.

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It ran across a house and headed off toward the mountains.

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While riding a bicycle, witnessed one bear (~0.6 m) leaving from north to south. Distance from the nearest building unknown.

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While walking nearby, I heard a growling sound from the brush several times. At first I thought I misheard it, but the sound repeated, so I sensed danger. I was sure there was at least one bear, but it’s unclear whether there were any others.

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[Post] Witnessed crossing from Ōmoriyama toward the plum grove while driving; body length 1 m

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One bear approximately 0.8 m in size was sighted on the slope near the entrance of Motokiyama Park; it moved south.

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Around 7:00 on 2026-08-07, one bear was seen moving in Hamada Motonakamura, Akita City.

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[Post] A bear ran across in front of the car

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While driving, I saw a bear on the road. It left heading from east to west. Body length about 1 m. Distance from houses: 30 m.

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A bear was sighted in Motokida, Showa Okubo, Katagami City, and was seen moving.

Katagami Showa-Midarebashi, Akita

On the night of 2026-08-06, one bear was seen crossing a city road from west to east in Araya-Hiyoshicho, Akita City.

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While driving, I sighted a bear on the roadway. It left heading east. Body length about 1 m. Distance from the house: 5 m.

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[Report] While returning from the sea with three friends, we were riding bicycles when we heard heavy panting (a deep breathing sound like “huff huff”) coming from a large patch of tall grass on the right side of our direction of travel. We couldn’t see the animal because it was hidden in the grass, but it sounded like something was lurking very close by.

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One bear was sighted crossing the road from east to west at a point 150 m from Hamanasu Plaza toward Honjo. Body length approximately 1.5 m, 100 m from residential houses.

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A bear was sighted moving in Hamada Takinomoto, Akita City.

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[Report] A wandering bear was spotted in the JA Building parking lot. It ran off toward the Omokagebashi direction.

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[Report] While running along the river, a bear that was by the river ran off into the woods behind the sewer department.

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Around 05:30 on 2026-08-06, one bear was seen moving in Yatsuhashi Minami 2-chome, Akita City.

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On August 4 at around 16:58, a bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

One bear about 80 cm in length on residential property. Left toward the woods on the west side. Within 1 meter of a building.

Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Togawadō, Mitane Town, Akita, around 16:35 on August 4.

Mitane Sotooka, Akita

Approximately 1 m long, it emerged from the rice field on the right (east), crossed the road, and moved off to the left (west).

Mitane Sotooka, Akita

[Report] It ran from the Jonan Junior High School area toward the Ushijima residential area.

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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

Around 08:29 on 2026-08-04, one bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

It ran out from the storefront of Garage Ken and went into Garage Ken’s used car lot.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

[Report] Spotted a bear running through the neighborhood (Satsukidai) heading toward the Kannonko area. It ran into a house along the way.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

It left the property, crossed the road, and entered the property across the street.

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Sighted on a residential property; crossed the road and entered the neighboring property's grounds.

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I walked along a municipal road in the neighborhood toward the mountain.

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A bear was sighted moving in Ushijima-Higashi 7-chome, Akita City, around 8:30 AM.

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A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Hironne 3-chome, Akita City.

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[Report] Spotted a bear approximately 1.5 m near the irrigation ditch by a rice paddy.

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A bear about 80 cm in body length was seen on the southeast side of the facility. It then left into the forested area to the southeast. Distance from the building: 5 m.

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Left the residential premises heading into the bamboo grass on the west side. Body length about 1 m. Distance from the building 3 m.

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Observed one bear crossing the road from east to west. Estimated body length about 1 meter. It fled into the woods on the west side.

Noshiro Asanai, Akita

Left the road heading from north to south. Body length 1 m. 5 m to the building.

Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita

Sighted a bear running east along the road in front of a house.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

[Report] It entered the driveway of the house diagonally across from my house’s parking area. About 1 meter long.

Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was seen moving from a residential parking lot toward a house diagonally across the street in Terauchi Hironne, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

Crossed from west to east while I was riding a bicycle. Body length about 1 m. About 5 m to the nearest building.

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A bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a city road in Terauchi-Hirune 2-chome, Akita City, by a man in his 20s riding a bicycle.

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Around 4:40 PM on 2026-08-03, a bear was sighted in Kanda, Otsuhigashigawa, Akita City.

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[Report] Observed crossing the bus road from the west and entering the residential property on the east side.

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A bear was seen moving in Nigawakaw Idoshiri, Akita City, around 5:02 PM on August 2.

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I was walking on the grounds of the vacant house next door. The bear looked toward me and watched, then noticed there were two to three people and ran away.

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Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

A bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

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I heard a quarking/qua-quaaing sound — "quawk quawk quawk quawk."

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One bear was sighted crossing a city road in Terauchi-Hironne 2-chome, Akita City.

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Witnessed from inside a residence while the bear was on the road. It left heading south. Body length 1.3 m. 5 m from the building.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

A bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted on a city road in Terauchi-Hirone, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

At around 07:05 on 2026-08-01, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Hirone 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita

Later, multiple bears were sighted within the Terauchi KAMIYASHIKI grounds in Akita City.

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Observed crossing the overpass heading toward Sotoasahikawa

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It came down from the mountain, then immediately went back up — it seemed to head toward the bridge.

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

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[Post] Sighted while driving

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A man in his 50s, who was at home, spotted one bear about 80 cm long on a residential property in Ushijimahigashi 6-chome, Akita City.

Akita Narayama-Jonanmachi, Akita

Crossed through the grounds of the vacant house behind my home.

Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita

Left the residential premises along the fence heading toward Ushijima Elementary School. Body length 80 cm, young bear. 30 meters to the elementary school.

Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Shimoshinjo Nakano Kaidobata Nishi, Akita City.

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While moving from the prefectural university direction toward Kita Nursery School, a single bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted in the grove on the right. The bear entered the grove.

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It seemed to have been at the fig tree. Noticing people, it fled into the cedar grove.

Mitane Moritake, Akita

A roughly 1-meter bear was sighted on a prefectural slope with the governor's residence in Senshu-Kitanomaru, Akita City, and moved up the slope toward the governor's residence.

Akita Tegata-Kyukamachi, Akita

[Report] Spotted an animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 m long. It was honked at by a car and ran off toward the governor's official residence.

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A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the slope of the prefectural land where the governor's residence is located in Senchu-Kitanomaru, Akita City, and moved uphill toward the governor's residence.

Akita Senshu-jokamachi, Akita

[Report] I witnessed it crossing the road while heading from Satomi Onsen toward Soegawa.

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Body length unknown. Was on the road. Afterwards entered the brush to the north.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

At about 08:50 on 2026-07-28, one bear was seen moving in Ogikake no Ue, Ugawa, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

While driving near Yusupal, spotted a bear in the large parking lot. It then left toward the woods north of Yusupal. Body length about 1 m. Distance from building: 20 m.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

A bear was sighted in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City, and was seen moving.

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Witnessed from my car on the way home; it ran off along the riverbank.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

[Report] Bear sighted

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Ran away — fled into the northern woods

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Body length unknown. Crossed the road and went on.

Mitane Moritake, Akita

[Report] A bear about 1 meter long in a residential yard

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

One bear was sighted in the woods on the south side of the house. Size about 1 m. It left heading west. About 10 m to the nearest building.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

[Post] I went to take out the trash and heard a noise, so I looked out the window and saw a bear about 1 meter tall. After pacing around the yard, it ran off to the west (see photo). It was 2 meters from the building.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

It ran across the yard of a house and passed through.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

At around 05:50 on July 27, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironne 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

One bear moving westward on the road in front of a house observed. Size about 1 m. Approximately 5 m from the nearest building.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

About 20 minutes earlier, a bear was seen on a city road in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City.

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[Report] About 1 m in size. Walked along the road toward the sea. Police have been notified.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

At around 19:08 on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

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Around 6:20 AM on July 27, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hirone 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

Around 1:00 PM on July 27, a bear was sighted in Shimoshinjoiwaki Suesawa, Akita City.

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A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the garden of a home in Terauchi-Hirune, Akita City, on the morning of July 27, 2026.

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A young bear ran off toward Futaba Town.

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[Post] Tried to ride my bicycle through and saw something that looked like a bear cub.

Akita Koyosaiwaicho, Akita

[Report] While driving, I saw a cub crossing the road.

Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita

[Post] Spotted one bear crossing from the CNA Arena direction toward the Daiyu Eight direction. Size about 1.2 m.

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A bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Hirune 1-chome, Akita City, around 10:30 on July 26.

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Observed one bear moving from southeast to northwest through a residential area. Size approximately 80 cm, about 5 m from the nearest building.

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

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

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A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

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While driving from the Akita Castle area toward the FamilyMart, I saw a bear crossing the road. It was about 1 m (3 ft). It entered a private home's yard.

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When I tried to leave my home garage, I saw one bear about 1 m away. It was about 1 m in size and left into the bushes on the south side. Distance to the building: 1 m.

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Body length 1 m; was in the field

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Around 7:40 AM on July 25, a bear was sighted in Baba me Hounaidai, Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture.

Gojome 馬場目, Akita

A man in his 70s working in a garage spotted a bear about 1 meter long on the grounds of a private home in Terauchi-Unoki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

While working near the site of a thermal power plant, one bear was sighted near the north gate about 60 m away, about 1 m in size. The bear left to the north and moved to about 100 m from nearby buildings.

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[Report] Crossed the former power plant premises road from the south side toward the cemetery to the north. Body length about 1 m.

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While searching for the bear, visually confirmed a bear leaving eastward from the T-junction on the north side of Reiba-in.

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A bear was sighted in Shimo-Shinjo-Nakano Kaidobata-Nishi, Akita City.

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[Post] Walking through the grassy weeds

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Bear sighted during search. Climbed over a block wall and left to the north. Body length 1 m.

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While searching for a bear, the bear was sighted. It left toward the east where there are buildings/structures. Body length approximately 1 m.

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A bear was seen moving in Tsuchizakiminato Chuo 1-chome, Akita City, around 13:43 on July 24.

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Entered from Soryu-ji and went into Shoko-ji, then exited toward the Nice side.

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While driving there was a dark object; on closer look it was a bear. I stopped the car and filmed it. It was about 50 meters from a house. It was quite a large adult—over 1 meter in size.

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[Report] While working, one bear ran through.

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A bear was sighted heading south from Jōen-ji toward Zendō-ji. Body length approximately 70 cm. It left to the south. Distance from the building: 5 m.

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Witnessed a bear running west across the municipal road between Sōryū-ji and Shōkō-ji, heading from east to west. Body length 1 m. Distance from buildings 5 m.

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Ran/ran off toward the south. Body length: 1.0 m.

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(Posted) It ran off toward the old Tsuchizaki children's center.

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A bear about 1 meter long was spotted by a teenage male on a residential lot in Tsuchizakiminatochuo 3-chome, Akita City.

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(Report) Ran from Wada Pharmacy toward the park

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Witnessed a bear leaving from the east toward the west, heading in the direction of Tsuchizaki Shinmeisha Shrine. Body length: 80 cm. Distance from the building: 5 m.

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It passed by in front of the house.

Mitane, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Moritake Futatsumori, Mitane Town, Akita.

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Witnessed a bear leaving the school grounds toward the east-side thicket on the north side. Body length 1 m.

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A bear was sighted in Tenno-Oiwake, Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.

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[Report] While heading from Akita City toward Tenno, I was waiting at an intersection for the traffic light when I witnessed a bear crossing the national road from the post office side to the 7-Eleven side. Its body length was about 1.0 m. There were pedestrians nearby, so it was a dangerous situation.

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Crossing the road. Direction of departure unknown. Body length 1.0 m. 1.0 m from a private residence.

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It appears to have fled into the grassy area south of Oiwake Station and is believed to be there. Body length: 1.0 m.

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Was in a vegetable plot on a residential property and ran off to the east. Body length 1.0 m. 1.0 m from the house.

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Crossing the road from west to east. 1.0 m from a house. Body length 1.0 m

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Body length 1 m. Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Distance from the building: 3 m.

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A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a residential property in Senshu Kitanomaru, Akita City.

Akita Tegata-Kyukamachi, Akita

Body length 1 m. Witnessed a bear leaving the premises heading west. Distance from the building: 30 m.

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On 2026-07-24 in Tsuchizakiminato Chuo 2-chome, Akita City, a bear was seen moving.

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A bear was sighted moving in Tsuchizakiminato-chuo 4-chome, Akita City.

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[Post] A bear was captured on the camera.

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Body length unknown. Witnessed a bear entering the brush north of the road near a flower shop. Distance from the building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

Crossed the road and entered the residential property. About 1 meter in body length.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

Passed in front of the sensor camera on my home's premises.

Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita

Body length 1 m. Witnessed a bear leaving the premises heading toward the south-side railroad tracks. Distance from the building: 2 m.

Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita

On 2026-07-23 at around 17:12, one bear was sighted on a residential lot in Jungyo-higashi 1-chome, Akita City, and then left դեպի south.

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A bear about 0.5 m in size was sighted on the road. It then left toward the woods to the east. 5 m from the building.

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Went from the apartment grounds toward the Oiwake three-way junction. 1 m.

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Fled southward. 1 m.

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A bear was sighted on the premises of a private house in Shogunnohigashi 1-chome, Akita City, and then moved west.

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Went off toward the west

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Left the premises and moved south along the road. Body length 1 m.

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It ran away from the south side of the building toward the east.

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Crossed the field

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While driving toward the station, I saw something trying to come out of the grassy area beside the tracks, so I honked the horn, and it went back into the grass.

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There wasn’t anything when I did radio calisthenics outside early in the morning, but when I went for a walk I found what appeared to be bear droppings.

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[Post] Crossing a residential street and running off toward the railroad tracks

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A station employee saw it from the platform. It disappeared from view when a car passed, so the direction it ran is unknown. About 1 meter from a private house. Body length 0.6 m.

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A bear was sighted in Kaneatsu-Oiwake Ebiaana, Akita City.

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I saw it in the field on the south side of my house. It jumped over the fence and ran off south. About 15 meters from the house. Body length about 0.6 m.

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At around 8:50 on July 23, one bear was seen moving in Kanatsukoizumigatakata, Akita City.

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Ran southward past the farm stand. About 1.0 m in body length.

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

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A bear cub ran through the vacant lot behind my house. It headed toward Jietai-dori (Self-Defense Forces Street).

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A bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a city road in Shogunnohigashi 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita

It’s about the size of dog poop, but it contains lots of nuts and has no smell. I’m posting because I think it could be from a cub.

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Body length 1 m. Left westward from the roadway. Distance from the building: 10 m.

Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita

Body length 1 m. Spotted a bear in a field. Distance from the building: 10 m. Direction of departure unknown.

Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita

Around 06:23 on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in 3-chome Shogunnohigashi, Akita City.

Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita

Observed a bear leaving to the west. Distance from the building: 10 m.

Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita

Body length 1 m. Left the premises heading west. Distance from the building: 15 m.

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Body length unknown. Was in the rice paddy.

Mitane, Akita

Crossed the premises from west to east. About 4 m from the building. Size about 1 m.

Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita

It came out from among a row of vacant houses and was crossing the road.

Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita

It ran off toward the east.

Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita

Went from the home's yard toward the west to the neighboring house. Body length 1.0 m.

Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita

I saw it from my home window running toward the fields north of my property. Body length 1.0 m.

Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita

A woman in her 70s spotted one bear, about 1 meter long, on the premises of a home in Shogunno-higashi 3-chome, Akita City.

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Report: Approximately 1 m in body length. Witnessed a bear leaving the residential property heading east.

Akita Shogunno-katsuracho, Akita

Body length 50 cm. Entered the mountain to the south.

Mitane Kamiiwakawa, Akita

Observed one bear leaving eastward on the roadway. Body length 80 cm. Distance from the building 2 m.

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[Report] Entered private property; body length just under 1 meter

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A bear was sighted in Tsuchizakiminato-higashi 4-chome, Akita City, and was seen moving.

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Observed one bear climbing over a private residence's wall from the roadway and leaving to the north. Body length: 1 m. Distance from the building: 2 m.

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A bear that came out onto Jieitai-dori (Self-Defense Forces Street) turned around and headed west; one bear observed. Body length 1 m. Distance from the building 5 m.

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While driving on Jieitai Street, witnessed a bear emerge onto the road from the west. It retreated toward the northwest vehicle base area when the car braked. Body length about 1 m. Distance from the building 2 m.

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Post: Approximately 1 m in body length — departed heading north

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While walking on the road, I observed one bear crossing the road near the Sakigake Shinpo Izumi sales outlet from south to north. Body length about 1 m. Distance from the building: 1 m.

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A bear was sighted in the Sotosasagawa Yatsuyagi 2-chome area of Akita City.

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Sighted a bear on the road. Body length 50 cm. Direction of departure unknown. 20 m from nearby houses.

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A bear was seen moving in Shimanokoshi, Kamiiwakawa, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, around noon on July 22.

Mitane Kamiiwakawa, Akita

A bear was seen moving around Shogunnohigashi 2-chome, Akita City, around 16:00.

Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita

A bear was sighted in Shikado Katabashizakai, Mitane Town, Akita, around 16:20 on 2026-07-22.

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On 2026-07-22, there was a bear sighting report in Shogunno Higashi 4-chome, Akita City.

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A bear was sighted in Oohata, Hirasaka/Asahikawa area, Akita City.

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

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[Report] A bear, believed to be an adult, was frozen (standing still) in the middle of the river.

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Around 15:10 on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Tsuchizakiminato-higashi 2-chome, Akita City, and was seen moving.

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Spotted one bear on the property from my home. Body length 1 m. Departed to the north. Distance from the building 3 m.

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Spotted one bear on the property from the house. Body length 1 m. Left to the west. Distance from the building 3 m.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

One bear was seen in the neighboring house lot in Tsuchizakiminato-Higashi 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

Report: A person driving by witnessed it. It crossed the road from the park and moved between houses on the opposite side. Body length about 1–1.5 m.

Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 5-chome, Akita City.

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Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Sotoasahikawa-Machiai, Akita City, around 11:05 on July 21.

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[Report] While stopped at an intersection, a bear about 1.5 meters tall crossed in front of me. It ran toward the Inaba Clinic area.

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Around 11:00 on 2026-07-21, one bear was sighted inside a residential lot in Shogunno-minami 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

A bear was sighted in the parking lot of Granmart Osawakigawa store in Kotachi, Osaka-Gawa, Akita City. It was about 1 meter from the store building.

Akita, Akita

Observed one bear leaving westward toward the municipal housing area between Grand Mart and Shimamura. Body length 1.5 m. Distance from the building: 5 m.

Akita, Akita

[Posted] Wandering through the parking lot and went between the stores.

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Around 10:50 on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Sogawa Kodachi, Akita City, and was seen moving.

Akita, Akita

Around 4:10 PM on 2026-07-21, one bear was sighted at Soegawa Gennai Kawara in Akita City.

Akita, Akita

[Report] It walked slowly from the dark parking lot toward private property. It was about 1.5 meters (in size).

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kanadate Horiuchi Kanda, Akita City, around 10:45 on July 20.

Akita, Akita

While riding a bicycle, a bear was running ahead and went from the field up toward the mountains.

Akita, Akita

[Post] Firecrackers used to signal a bear sighting went off next door, so I immediately looked out from an easy-to-see window. I saw a bear moving along the top of a block wall at the house below the road.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was moving between houses. Body length 1 m. It moved off to the east. 10 m from the house.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Around 7:47 AM on July 20, a bear was sighted in Takasaki-Tanaka, Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture.

Gojome 字上町, Akita

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Gojome 高崎, Akita

Around 08:25 on July 20, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kanazawa Yokonagane, Kado, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, around 16:20 on July 19.

Mitane Kado, Akita

Body length 1 m. Was under a tree on residential premises.

Mitane Kado, Akita

While traveling on the Kita Interchange route, I observed a bear in an apartment parking lot. Body length about 1 meter. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from the building: 10 meters.

Akita, Akita

Around 14:02 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Kashiwadate Senkarida, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.

Mitane Kado, Akita

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Mitane Kado, Akita

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A single bear was sighted entering from the northwest side of the market premises. Body length unknown. It moved south through the premises and then headed east.

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A bear was sighted in Sotokasumiwai, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Witnessed a bear attempting to go north along the roadside of the prefectural road between Seria and Nagahama Coffee. Body length 1 m. Distance from buildings 30 m.

Akita, Akita

Posted: It was in the shrubbery behind Nagahama Coffee.

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Sighted a bear running alongside Nagahama Coffee. It went into the grassy area behind Seria.

Akita, Akita

[Report] A bear was on the sidewalk and tried to cross the road but got startled by a car and fled toward the area behind Nagahama Coffee Sotoasahikawa branch.

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When I tried to park my car in my home's driveway, a bear walked past beside me.

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Crossed in front of a car and entered the grounds of the Sotoasahikawa Toriyaba municipal housing complex. Cub.

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It emerged from the overgrown fallow field, crossed through the grounds of a private house, and headed toward the Itonagare River. I think it came from the direction of Ryukoji Temple. It looked larger than the height of an adult man.

Mitane Kado, Akita

Crossed the railway tracks and went from the Sotoasahikawa direction toward the Shōgunno district.

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A bear was sighted in Shogunno Minami 5-chome, Akita City.

Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita

One bear sighted near the Yayanagi railroad crossing. Body length approximately 1 m. Departed heading east. Distance from nearest building: 30 m.

Akita, Akita

On 2026-07-19 late morning, a bear was seen moving in Toyaba, Sotoasahikawa, Akita City.

Akita Shogunno-mukaiyama, Akita

Body length 1 m

Mitane Kawashiri, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kawajiri Higashi-Ōtsutsumi-shita, Mitatane Town.

Mitane Kawashiri, Akita

I saw it swimming across the river and coming ashore, so I shouted to my family outside to go into the house. The family went inside and locked the door. They also closed all the windows. The bear came up from the river, chased a cat while running, and then left.

Mitane Kawashiri, Akita

Witnessed a bear passing through the home garden. Body length about 1 m. It left to the east.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

On 2026-07-19 around 08:49, a bear was sighted in Terauchi Takano, Akita City, and was seen moving.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Kawashiri-Kumayashiki, Mitane Town.

Mitane Kawashiri, Akita

Body length 1 m — entered the brush at Sanshu River

Mitane Kawashiri, Akita

A subadult Asian black bear (smaller than an adult) climbed from a neighbor’s yard up onto the road and then descended into my property. A neighbor saw it and called me. It has been appearing once or twice daily for more than five consecutive days.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

[Report] Sighted one cub under the expressway. It ran off toward the mountains to the south.

Ikawa 坂本, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Sakamoto-Mitake-shita, Igawa Town, Akita Prefecture.

Ikawa 坂本, Akita

Report: Passed in front of a house

Mitane Koikawa, Akita

At around 6:55 AM on July 19, a bear was seen moving in Shogunno-Minami, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

When I looked out the window, I witnessed it walking along the wall between houses; it went down once, then climbed back up, going back and forth. After that, it climbed onto the wall again and ran off toward the north. Its body length was about 1 meter. It moved more quickly than I expected.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Spotted a bear on the roadway. Body length about 1 m. It left toward the east. Approximately 10 m from nearby buildings.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 2-chome, Akita City, around 06:49 on 2026-07-19.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Shikado Terago, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.

Mitane Kado, Akita

Around 07:00 on 2026-07-19, a moving bear was sighted in Koirikawa Uchi-Koirikawa, Mitane Town, Akita.

Mitane Koikawa, Akita

Around 12:50 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Otsusaka-awa Koyachi, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted on the roadway. Body length approximately 1 m. It moved south and left into the forest. About 20 m from nearby buildings.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

One bear was seen on a city road in Shogunno-Minami 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

At around 16:30 on July 18, a bear was seen moving in Iidagawa Wadaimokawa Tsutsuminoshita, Katagami City, Akita.

Katagami Iitagawa-Wadaimokawa, Akita

One 1‑meter bear left on the southern mountainside

Katagami Iitagawa-Wadaimokawa, Akita

Katagami Iitagawa-Wadaimokawa, Akita

One bear about 1 m in length was sighted. It ran from the rice field into a thicket overgrown with weeds. I called the nearest police station and had them patrol the area.

Katagami Iitagawa-Iizuka, Akita

[Report] Witnessed a roughly 1-meter-tall bear walking slowly along the rice-field embankment

Katagami Iitagawa-Iizuka, Akita

One bear, body length 1.0 m, moved into the forested area to the south.

Katagami Iitagawa-Iizuka, Akita

At around 13:00 on July 18, a bear was sighted in Kanezawa Niozaki Maeyachi, Akita City.

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Observed a bear near the pool fence. Body length approximately 1.5 m. It departed to the south. Distance from the observation point: 50 m.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

It came out from the grounds of an empty house onto the road, entered the yard of the house where I was being picked up, and ran toward the public housing complex.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 2-chome, Akita City, around 10:55 on July 18.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

While driving toward the General Health Services Corporation, I saw the rear view of a bear walking on the road. The bear continued walking along the road between Jisakura Housing and the General Health Services Corporation.

Akita, Akita

One bear sighted on residential property. Body length 1 m. Departed to the south. Distance from building 3 m.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

Around 14:45 on 2026-07-17, a bear was seen moving in Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka-Sekiba, Akita City.

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Observed one bear approximately 0.8 m in length crossing the road from north to south. It continued heading south and left the area. About 250 m from nearby facilities.

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Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the roadway. It departed toward the southwest. 5.0 m from the nearest building.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Body length 1 m. It ran across the rice field.

Mitane Hamada, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hamasada Nakanichidane, Mitane Town.

Mitane Hamada, Akita

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Mitane Hamada, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hamada Nakanihiri, Mitane Town, and was seen moving.

Mitane Hamada, Akita

Body length 1 m. It crossed the river and ran west across the rice field.

Mitane Hamada, Akita

Body length unknown. Crossed the national highway and ran through the rice field behind a convenience store.

Mitane Hamada, Akita

Spotted one bear while mowing grass. Body length approximately 80 cm. Walked off to the east. Distance from the building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

[Report] Spotted a cub crossing the road. It ran off toward the woods on the east side.

Ikawa 八田大倉, Akita

A woman in her 70s at home spotted a bear about 1 meter long in a grassland in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A man in his 30s doing grass-cutting work spotted a bear about 80 cm long in a grassland in Terauchi Yakiyama, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Ukawa Hodeyama-no-ue, Mitane Town.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

[Report] Entered the shrine grounds from Route Motodake-Ugawa. It ran and dashed toward the cemetery on the west side. Body length about 1 meter.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

Around 18:35 on 2026-07-16, one bear was seen moving at Ukawa-tate no ue in Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

[Post] While driving home, heading toward the Akita direction

Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita

Length unknown. Entered onto private residence property.

Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita

Around 6:25 PM on July 16, a bear was seen moving in Nishi-Ugawa, Ugawa, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.

Mitane Tomioka-shinden, Akita

Approximately 60 cm long. Witnessed entering the grounds of a Shinto shrine.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

Around 5:08 PM on July 16, one bear was seen moving in Omajikami, Ugame, Mitane Town.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

Spotted a bear on the road. Body length approximately 1 m. It moved off to the east. About 10 m from nearby houses.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

Observed one bear leaving toward the northeast

Akita, Akita

At around 15:53 on 2026-07-16, one bear was sighted moving in Ogasawagawa Manjizawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

(Posted) A bear crossed the old national road and I almost collided with it. It was captured on my dashcam.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

[Report] While driving, crossed the road from the left and entered the bushes on the right.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

[Report] While driving, it crossed the road from the left and entered the brush on the right.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kizakura 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

A single 1-meter-tall bear left the roadway heading west. It was 5 meters from a house.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Kanatsudaimiyoshiimizu Daisuitai, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Observed while driving: it crossed the corner of the prefectural budokan parking lot and ran into the brush toward the golf course. Upon inspection later, found flattened grass at the entrance to the brush and a trail that looked like an animal path.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

One bear was observed leaving the Kananoashi Nishi Elementary School grounds, heading northeast into the woods. Body length: 1 m. Distance from school building: 30 m.

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Observed one bear approximately 1 m in body length on the roadway. Direction of departure unknown.

Akita, Akita

Around 5 PM on 2026-07-16, a bear was seen moving in Tsuchizakiminami 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

A bear was spotted moving in Terauchiohata, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

[Report] While driving, a cub crossed the road and entered a residential property.

Mitane Kado, Akita

(Posted) It ran along the rice-field ridge and went into the mountain to the northeast.

Akita, Akita

[Post] While driving, the car honked at it, and it fled into a fallow rice field.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Unosawa, Noshiro City.

Noshiro 字中谷地, Akita

(Posted) Went up the mountain

Noshiro 字中谷地, Akita

[Report] A bear crossed the road from the marsh about 30 meters ahead and went into the woods. A cub about 50 cm long; houses are very close by.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted in Shimoshinjō-Nagaoka Mimizori, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Moved toward the highway

Akita, Akita

One bear seen leaving northwest from a rice paddy. Body length 0.5 m. Distance from residences: 300 m.

Akita, Akita

Witnessed the rear view of a bear running down the road beside the garage. A fat adult. One individual, about 1 meter in body length. About 5 meters from the house. It headed south along the road on the east side of the house.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

One bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted west of Aozaki Substation, about 150 meters north of the elementary school. It moved off to the east.

Akita, Akita

A woman in her 70s sighted one bear about 1 meter long inside the grounds of a home in Terauchihirone 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

One bear was sighted 1–2 meters from a house. Body length about 1 meter. It went north.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

A bear was seen moving around 8:40 a.m. in Shimoshinjo Nagaoka Maeyachi, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

[Post] Came out from between houses onto the road; whereabouts beyond that unknown.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

A bear was sighted in Shinjokasao Kasao, Akita City, around 7:10 a.m. on July 15; it was seen on a camera.

Akita Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka, Akita

Captured on a security camera. Moving eastward on the road 5 meters from the building. One bear. Body length 1 meter.

Akita Shimoshinjo-Kasaoka, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

While walking, I saw something black moving on the other side of a tree stump, realized it was a bear, and returned home without provoking it.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

Observed a bear crossing the highway from east to west. Size: 1.0 m. 300 m from residences.

Akita, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Kanayoshi Yoshida Suterisawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

After appearing in the parking lot from the forested mountain to the north, (the bear) returned to the forested mountain.

Akita, Akita

(From a) resident on the riverside ran out (toward us)

Akita, Akita

Body length 50 cm. Sighted on residential premises; subsequently entered neighboring residential premises.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Ukawa Juhassaka, Mitane Town, Akita.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

A single cub emerged from the bushes on the mountainside, crossed the road, and entered the vegetation.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

On July 14 around 12:15, one bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 6-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Ugawa Omagari, Mitane Town, around 8:00 a.m. on July 14.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

At around 08:30 on July 14, one bear was seen moving in Kamishinjo Hotanoegou, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Around 23:10 on July 13, a bear was sighted moving in Moritake Shizawa-dai, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.

Mitane Moritake, Akita

(Posted) Entered the bushes from the road.

Mitane Moritake, Akita

Posted: Encountered (a bear) on a farm road. It went into the brush above.

Mitane Kado, Akita

On 2026-07-13 around 18:30, a bear was sighted in Katadobotan, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture, and was observed moving.

Mitane Kado, Akita

It came out from the woods on the left, crossed the slope, and went behind the stone yard. Body length about 1 meter.

Akita Izumikamanomachi, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Otsutsumi, Hokushinagawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Posted: Running across the road

Akita, Akita

About 1 m long. It came out from the highway, crossed the road, and entered the woods.

Mitane Kado, Akita

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Akita, Akita

A woman driving through Terauchi Osakoji in Akita City sighted a bear about 1 meter long on a city road.

Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

Observed from inside my car standing in the middle of the road. It wasn’t moving and was facing toward the temple grounds, but when it noticed the car it ran off into the bushes. I was at a distance so I couldn’t determine the exact size, but it appeared to be an adult over 1 m long.

Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nigorikawa Kamanosawa, Akita City, around 8:23 AM on July 13.

Akita Nigorikawa, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Kado Takayashikiiego, Mitane Town.

Mitane Kado, Akita