เส้นทางเดินป่า Akita-Yurihonjo

One bear was seen swimming in the Koyoshi River in Idodori, Yurihonjo City, from a riverside parking area.

Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita

[Post] A bear appeared on campus

Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m Height: about 1 m

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

[Report] Crossing Route 7 toward Ōmoriyama

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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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Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 400 m

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

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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In Yurihonjo City Tsurunuma, a woman fell and injured her arm after being startled by a bear on her home premises.

Yurihonjō Tsurunuma, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m

Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; Distance to houses: approximately 10 m

Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita

Distance to houses: 5 m; body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

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Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to nearest house: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

(Post) Walked slowly eastward through the grassy area.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Moved north

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Departed traveling from east to west.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the house about 5 m. Headed onto the grounds of a nearby residence.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Was running eastward in front of Yasuragi-en

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Headed toward the north-side road.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance to houses: 30 m. Body length: about 1 m. Entered the bamboo grove on the south side.

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita

At around 10:00 on 2026-06-08, a bear was seen moving at Ishiwaki Benkeigawa in Yurihonjo, Akita.

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and was seen moving.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; body length: about 1 m; headed in the direction of National Route 7.

Yurihonjō 片町, Akita

Distance from houses: 0 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled toward the mountain forest to the north.

Yurihonjō 葛法, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses: approximately 5 m Crossed the road and left to the south

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Sighted while driving. It was running along the road next to the rice fields. It appeared to be an adult, over 1 meter in length.

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

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

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

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Akita Arayamachi, Akita

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

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[Report] Sighted while driving

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

Distance to houses: 700 m. Body length: approximately 1 m.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

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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Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses etc.: approximately 20 m Left from the north side toward the south

Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita

Distance to residence: 50 m. Body length: 1.0 m. Witnessed walking from west toward the mountains to the east.

Yurihonjō, Akita

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A bear was sighted in Iwaki-Niko, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Yurihonjō 岩城二古, Akita

Distance to houses: 140 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Escaped toward the western forest

Yurihonjō, Akita

It ran from the direction of the river, crossed the road, and headed toward the parking lot behind the facility.

Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved eastward along the railroad tracks.

Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita

(Post) One adult female bear and two cubs were running toward the national highway.

Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Crossed the highway from the seaside and left eastward.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Around 6:24 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted moving in Shimohama Nagasawa Urata, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.

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A bear approximately 1.2 m long was in the rice field to the east across from the house. After heading north, it left toward the river to the east. Distance from the building: 30 m.

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Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the nearest house about 1,500 m. Headed from the rice field toward the forested mountains to the north.

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

Around 08:55 on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in Fujisaki Ebigasawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

Body length approximately 0.5 m. Distance to houses approximately 150 m. Situation: Witnessed on the slope on the east side.

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

[Post] Was walking

Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita

Around 6:50 a.m. on June 4, a bear was seen moving in Okawa-cho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, Akita

There was a bear about 50 cm tall.

Akita Hodono-Kanasamachi, Akita

[Report] Kumano Shrine, Iwaki-Kameda, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture

Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita

Around 00:15 on June 4, a bear was sighted in Iwaki Kameda Atagomachi Takajocho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita

Around 11:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was seen moving in Yakushido Dounoshita, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Fled toward the cemetery on the north side.

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

Body length: about 1.0 m Distance to residence: about 20 m Departed toward the sea

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

[Report] I was running near a place with a firefighter’s shed, then it went into a private house.

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear was spotted moving in Ashikawa Kubogawahara, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length approximately 1 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m; Situation: headed toward the mountains to the south.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length approximately 1.0 m. Was climbing a tree near Tsurumai Stadium.

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Situation: Headed east toward the mountain.

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

Number of animals unknown

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

Body length about 1.0 m. Headed north from the Otaki (Co., Ltd.) parking lot.

Yurihonjō 浜三川, Akita

According to Akita Prefecture, a bear was sighted in Kawaguchi Shobosaki, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō Akanumashita, Akita

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Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita

Distance to residence: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

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

Akita Izumiichinotsubo, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ogawa-Oigata, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

Around 11:00 on June 3, in Oshikawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, a man in his 90s was bitten on the hand and shoulder by a bear while working in a field and suffered minor injuries.

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

Around 11:00 on 2026-06-03, a bear appeared in Oikawa Miyano-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and attacked a person.

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

An ALSOK patrol officer sighted a bear approximately 1.5 meters long in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.

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An ALSOK patrol spotted a 1.5-meter-long bear in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.

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An ALSOK patrol spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long in the parking lot northeast of the Cosmo Koki factory. The bear left heading toward the mountain to the north. It was 150 meters from the factory.

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[Report] On campus

Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita

Distance from houses: 10 m, Bear body length: 1.5 m

Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita

A woman in her 70s spotted one bear on a city road in Idori, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita

Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east into the mountains.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Approximately 1.0 m in body length. Sighted at Mitsukimori Park.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

A bear about 1.0 m long that was swimming in the Koyoshikawa River was sighted coming ashore near Honjo Port.

Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita

Body length about 1.0 m. A bear was sighted swimming in the Koyoshi River southwest of Sugawara Hospital.

Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita

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Yurihonjō Sakanamachi, Akita

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Yurihonjō, Akita

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

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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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Witnessed on the slope near Honjō Park

Yurihonjō 尾崎, Akita

Approximately 1.5 m long. Headed from Ozaki Ground toward Honjō Park.

Yurihonjō, Akita

At around 1:50 on the 1st, a bear sighting was reported in Omote-Ozaki Town, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses 30 m; situation: headed toward Kadare

Yurihonjō, Akita

Inside Honjo Park, climbed up toward the Shushinkan direction

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1 m. It ran off toward the mountain behind.

Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita

A woman in her 50s driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long at Honjo Park in Osaki, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 切通, Akita

A bear was sighted in Osaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nisimemecho Amashibaki Kitazawa, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Bear body length: 1.0 m Distance to residences: 20 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

A man in his 40s preparing for grass-cutting saw one bear sitting inside a shrine grounds in Nishime-cho Amihashi, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; Distance to houses: approximately 300 m; Crossed the road from the mountain/forest side toward the seaside

Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita

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Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Distance to houses: 250 m Body length: approximately 0.6 m

Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita

Distance to the house: 1 m Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

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Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Around 13:30 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Deto Hamayama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Bear approximately 1 m in length, about 1 m from a residence — one bear spotted in front of a house entrance.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 200 m; Bear body length: 1 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m.

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to residence approximately 50 m.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m. Sighted on the sandy beach on the west side of the gas station. Direction of departure unknown.

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nishimemachi Numata Shindo-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, around 5:00 PM on May 28.

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear was sighted in Shimohama Nagahama Nagasaka, Akita City.

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Posted: Sitting down on the road

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Distance to nearest house: 1,000 m. Body length: 1 m. Collided with a moving vehicle and then departed.

Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m. Condition of the bear: one individual. Crossed the national road from south to north and moved toward the subdivision area.

Yurihonjō, Akita

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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Around 7:40 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear appeared in Nishimemachi Degosaruta, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and collided with a car.

Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita

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 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

Around 8:20 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Dedomahama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to dwelling: approximately 500 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

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

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[Report] Body length approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita

[Report] Was walking on the municipal road in front of a house. Destination unknown.

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Around 8:00 on May 25, a bear was sighted in Fukuyama-Yokoyama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita

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

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Body length: approximately 0.8 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Went back into the forest

Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m

Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita

Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita

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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Distance to houses: 50 m. Body length: 1 m. Fled westward.

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita

Bear body length: 1.0 m. Distance to residences: 50 m. It walked away toward the mountain.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Bear body length: 0.8 m Distance to homes/buildings: 50 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

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

Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: about 1 m

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance from houses: approximately 10 m Left heading toward Ishiwaki Ground

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

On 2026-05-21 around 10:55, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Benkeigawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita

Distance to the nearest house: 10 m Body length: approximately 1 m After being sighted, fled toward the bamboo grove

Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita

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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Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approx. 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Around 10:10 on 2026-05-21, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Shimochoro-numa, Yurihonjo City, Akita.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.2 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Left from north to south

Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m. Distance to houses: approximately 15 m. Departed from the north side toward the south side.

Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita

A bear was sighted on a city road in Idojiri, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita

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Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita

While driving, I saw a black individual trying to slip between houses. It was dark so I couldn’t see clearly, but it seemed larger than a black cat, with thicker legs and slightly longer fur.

Yurihonjō 片町, Akita

Distance to the house: 10 m; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 50 m; body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

At around 18:25 on May 20, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of Honjo Kita Junior High School in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City. Additional sightings occurred across the city overnight into the morning of May 21; no injuries were reported and police have urged caution.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

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

Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita

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

Akita Senshu-meitokumachi, Akita

[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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[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

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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Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Sighted inside the park

Yurihonjō, Akita

Condition: 1 m Distance from dwellings: 100 m

Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita

Witnessed while walking along the embankment on the Uchinokoshi side of Imogawa. Afterwards swam across Imogawa to the opposite side.

Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita

Distance to houses: 5 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved toward the mountains.

Yurihonjō, Akita

[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

Body length: approx. 0.7 m. Distance to dwelling: approx. 1.0 m. Went away toward the mountains.

Yurihonjō 岩城下蛇田, Akita

Posted: Near the university

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, 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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[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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[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.

Akita, Akita

[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.

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

Post: About 80 cm. Right front paw injured.

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

It was limping, about 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

Length: Unknown Distance to nearest house: Approximately 80 m Departed toward the mountain woods to the north

Yurihonjō, Akita

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.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

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Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

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Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

Distance to the house: 200 m Body length: about 1 m Moved toward the sea

Yurihonjō, Akita

A parent and child were playing on a large tree.

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

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.

Akita, Akita

[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.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

[Post] One juvenile bear

Akita Terauchi, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

[Post] It ran across the yard and headed toward Kappei.

Akita Arayamatsumigaoka-higashicho, Akita

Sighted bears crossing the prefectural road from south to north. Body lengths: 1.0 m and 70 cm. Distance from the building: 5 m.

Akita Arayakatsuhiramachi, Akita

One bear was sighted crossing the municipal road from south to north toward the Omagari River. Body length 1.2 m. Distance from the building: 80 m.

Akita, Akita

It was night so I couldn't see clearly, but a large dark mass ran off toward the mountains.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

[Post] Walking inside the municipal housing complex grounds

Akita, Akita

A 1.5 m long bear was sighted in the municipal housing park. It left heading southeast into the shrubbery. Distance from the building: 15 m.

Akita, Akita

Around 17:35 on the 14th, a man in his 40s at home sighted a bear about 1.5 meters long in a park in Niya-Hinaicho, Akita City. According to the Akita Central Police, the nearest house was about 15 meters away; patrol cars are monitoring the area and residents have been warned.

Akita Arayahinaimachi, Akita

[Report] Entered the No. 2 park within the municipal housing area from the Omoriyama Zoo direction and tried to enter the entrances of buildings 7 and 8 of the municipal housing, but the doors were closed so it could not get in. It saw its reflection in the door, appeared to be startled, stood up, made a U-turn, and headed toward the national highway.

Akita, Akita

It went through the municipal housing grounds and went down to the national highway.

Akita, Akita

Ran off toward the Omoriyama area.

Akita, Akita

On the morning of May 14, 2026, multiple bear sightings were reported around the Nice Arena area in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture. Sightings were also reported on the 13th; a bear was seen swimming in the Koyoshi River, and the prefectural police have warned residents to be cautious.

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

Body length: about 1 m Distance to houses: about 30 m

Yurihonjō 片町, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 100 m

Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita

Distance to houses: 50 m; Body length: about 1 m

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

[Post] Sighted from a distance while on a walk

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

[Report] Inside Shoto Park: an adult bear about 1 m (in size)

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

At around 05:15 on May 14, 2026, a man in his 30s walking in a park at Ishiwaki Aza Ishinohana, Yurihonjo City, spotted a bear about 1 meter long. There were also sighting reports in the same area on the 13th, and the prefectural police have warned residents to be cautious.

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

One bear, about 1.0 m. Distance to residences: approximately 200 m. Sighted in Ishiwaki Park ground.

Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita

Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east.

Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita

1 bear, approximately 1.0 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

At around 15:20 on May 13, 2026, a man in his 30s resting in his car sighted a bear about 1 meter long in Yurihonjo City, Ishiwaki, Shimo-Chōronuma. The nearest house was about 20 meters away; the Yurihonjo police patrolled the area by cruiser and warned residents.

Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita

Spotted a bear about 0.5 m in size on the grounds north of the elementary school. Direction of travel unknown. 50 m from the building.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Around 15:45 on May 11, 2026, a male elementary school student spotted a bear approximately 50 cm long in a grassland in Shōgunno Minami 1-chome, Akita City. The location is about 50 meters from Takashimizu Elementary School, and the local police station has advised residents to be cautious.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita