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A bear about 120 cm long walked from the athletic area, came up to look around, walked a little, then went back. It was about 20 meters away.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

[Post] While driving by, it was attempting to climb the school fence

Akita Iijima-Bunkyocho, Akita

[Report] Probably a cub. It left the park and ran south.

Akita Arayaasahimachi, Akita

Spotted one bear about 1 m in body length on the road. The bear crossed the road from the seaside toward the mountains. It was approximately 250 m from the nearest building.

Oga Toga-Kamoaosa, Akita

I went outside to take a walk and saw a bear about 100 meters away, so I immediately went back inside. It walked toward the direction of Iijima Minami Elementary School.

Akita, Akita

[Post] A moving black shape on a private property

Akita Iijima-Naganohoncho, Akita

[Report] While driving, I witnessed one cub (about 50 cm in length) sprinting up the west-side stairs of Iijima Elementary School grounds. I could not confirm any adult bear, but it may have been with the cub.

Akita Iijima-Matsunehigashicho, Akita

Walking from the dentist toward the bakery.

Akita, Akita

[Post] While passing by in a car, I saw two bears walking on the sidewalk.

Akita, Akita

Posted: Found in the park while walking. Based on its size, it appears to be a cub.

Akita, Akita

[Post] There was a black animal in the forest, and when I went to see it, it was a mother bear and her cubs. When I went closer, they ran away.

Katagami, Akita

During farm work, one bear was sighted. Body length approximately 1.2 m. It departed heading north toward Sugawara Shrine.

Akita, Akita

Sighted near 60-1, Kitano, Tenno, Katagami City. Moving west.

Katagami, Akita

Around 20:50 on the 5th, a man in his teens resting in a nearby park spotted a bear about 1 meter long crossing a municipal road in Akita City's Niida Kiriage. According to the Akita Central Police Station, the bear was about 10 meters from a house and about 400 meters from Niida Elementary School; the station has warned residents to be cautious.

Akita, Akita

Sighted a bear on the road. Body length 1 m. Departed toward the rice fields to the east. 10 m from nearby houses.

Akita, Akita

Posted: Witnessed a small bear cub running into the woods from a car. 39.8113147, 140.0421385

Katagami, Akita

(Posted) Went toward Iijima Minami Elementary School

Akita, Akita

It swam across the Matomigawa River and ran off toward the mountains. It was a large bear.

Akita, Akita

I thought it was a black lump, but it was a bear crossing the river. It was large.

Akita, Akita

Observed a bear at the foot of the bridge. Body length approximately 1 m. It left heading east. Nearest houses about 100 m away.

Akita, Akita

At about 15:40 on the 5th, a bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing a road in Miyata, Kanaashi Horinai, Akita City by a woman in her 40s driving. The nearest house was about 100 meters away, and the Akita Rinko Police Station has warned residents to be cautious.

Akita, Akita

(Posted) It was on the road; when I shouted loudly it ran off toward Deto Elementary School.

Katagami, Akita

I went to the prefectural museum.

Akita Kanaashi-Koizumi, Akita

A 1.0 m bear was sighted on a municipal road near Tennō Minami Junior High School. It was reported to have moved off eastward.

Katagami, Akita

Around 16:40 near Tenno Aza Oiwake Nishi, a 1.0 m bear was sighted. It briefly climbed a tree and then left. Direction it departed is unknown.

Katagami, Akita

At around 16:50, there was a sighting of a 1.0 m bear on a city road near Tennō Minami Junior High School. It was reported to have left heading east.

Katagami, Akita

Around 16:40 on the 4th, a woman in her 40s from Katagami City saw a bear about 1 meter long crossing a municipal road in Tennō Oiwake-nishi. The bear was about 5 meters from a private house; multiple sightings were reported in the area and the Gojōme police station has urged residents to be cautious.

Katagami, Akita

On the way back from the aquarium, I saw an Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) from the car window.

Oga Toga-Toga, Akita

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Akita, Akita

Was swimming

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

[Report] When I went to pick wild mountain vegetables, it crossed the gravel road between the mountains.

Katagami, Akita

Spotted a bear in a bamboo grove. Body length about 50 cm. It left heading south. About 100 m from nearby houses.

Akita, Akita

Sighted a bear in the brush about 200 m north of the bridge. About 50 m from nearby houses.

Akita, Akita

Observed one bear with a body length of 50 cm. The bear left toward the southeast. Tracks were present. It was 10 meters from the nearest building.

Oga Wakimoto-Tayazawa, Akita

Around 18:00 on May 1, 2026, an approximately 50 cm long bear was seen in a rice field in Tatekizawa, Wakimotodayazawa, Oga City, Akita Prefecture by an elderly woman in her 80s living nearby. The bear was about 10 meters from a residence, and the Oga police warned local residents to be careful.

Oga Wakimoto-Tayazawa, Akita

While driving, a single bear about 1 m in body length was sighted on the road. Its direction of travel is unknown. It was 20 m from the nearest building.

Oga Wakimoto-Tominaga, Akita

[Report] While driving, I spotted one bear about 1 meter long on the grounds of a private house. It ran into the brush and its whereabouts are unknown. It was 10 meters from the nearest building.

Oga Wakimoto-Wakimoto, Akita

(Post) Was swimming in the river

Akita Kawashiri-Wakabamachi, Akita

Witnessed a bear crossing the road from east to west. Body length approximately 1 m. 100 m from nearby buildings.

Akita Iijima, Akita

One 1.5 m bear. Moving from the FamilyMart toward Detohama.

Katagami, Akita

At approximately 09:40, a 1.5 m bear was sighted on the prefectural road in Tenno, Shimohamayama. Direction of departure unknown.

Katagami, Akita

Around 09:40 on April 30, 2026, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the roadside of a prefectural road near Shimo-Hamayama, Tenno, Katagami City, by a man in his 40s driving a car from Akita City. According to the Gojome Police, the nearest house is about 50 meters away; patrol cars issued warnings and urged residents to be cautious.

Katagami Tenno, Akita

Posted: Encountered during a walk. The bear seemed curious and approached the flashy traffic cone to look at it. Afterwards, it ran off into the depths (of the area).

Akita Arayaokawamachi, Akita

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Akita Arayaasahimachi, Akita

While traveling from Oiwake toward Oga, it entered the roadside brush on the right and went into the bushes on the left side of the road.

Katagami, Akita

Around 10:00 on April 29, 2026, a roughly 1-meter black bear was sighted at a seaside breakwater in Akita City; footage showed it walking while sniffing the ground. A fishing event with many anglers was taking place nearby.

Akita Koyosaiwaicho, Akita

While working in the fields, a bear was sighted in the rice paddy. One bear, about 1 m. Approximately 80 m from the nearest house. The bear then left heading north.

Akita, Akita

Witnessed one bear entering the premises of Akita Kairiku Co., Ltd. Size over 1 m. Wandering around the site.

Akita Iijima, Akita

When I got into my car on my property, a single bear about 1.2 m tall was right beside me (0.5 m away). When I shouted loudly, it left toward the north (Koizumigata Park direction). Distance from the house: 5 m.

Akita, Akita

A bear appeared near a breakwater in Akita City, causing alarm among anglers and participants at a nearby fishing event. Sightings were reported repeatedly in the area, raising local concern.

Akita Sanno, Akita

Sighted one bear on the road in front of the entrance. It left toward the south. Body length 1.0 m. Distance from the residence: 5 m.

Akita Arayawariyamamachi, Akita

One bear sighted inside Akita Port International Container Terminal. Body length 1.0 m. Direction of departure unknown.

Akita Iijima, Akita

While driving from the Honjo direction, it emerged from the brush on the west side and then returned. Body length 1 m. 200 m to the nearest house.

Akita Arayashitakawaramachi, Akita

At around 13:50 on April 28, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted near the south entrance of the Katsuhira Hamanasu Tunnel on the Akita South Bypass in Arai-machi, Akita City, by a man in his 70s driving by. The sighting location is about 200 meters from Akita Commercial High School and about 300 meters from the nearest house; the Akita Central Police are coordinating with relevant agencies, patrolling the area, and warning residents.

Akita, Akita

Witnessed one brown/black bear about 1 m tall entering the brush toward Prefectural Route 56 near the Chiyoda Kogyo factory.

Akita Iijima, Akita

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Akita Iijima, Akita

While driving on the prefectural road from Akita toward Katagami, I saw one bear crossing the road from east to west. It continued westward and left. Body length 1.0 m. 450 m from Akita Smelting Plant.

Akita Iijima, Akita

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Akita Iijima, Akita

One bear about 1.5 meters. It moved south through the intersection and entered the brush.

Katagami, Akita

Around 19:10 on the 27th, on a prefectural road in Tenno, Katagami City, a police car heading to a reported bear sighting collided with a single bear about 1.5 m long that suddenly appeared from the left; the bear walked away afterward and the three officers in the patrol car were uninjured.

Katagami, Akita

At around 19:10 on April 27, on a prefectural road in Tenno, Katagami City, a police patrol car collided with a bear about 1.5 meters long. The three officers on board were uninjured, and the bear left the scene afterward.

Katagami Tenno, Akita

[Sighting] Crossing Prefectural Route 56 from the seaside toward the inland

Katagami, Akita

[Report] Spotted walking along the fence inside the premises of Akita Thermal Power Plant. Believed to be a large adult, approximately over 1 meter in body length.

Akita Iijima, Akita

Observed one bear about 1–2 m (shoulder height) moving south near the main gate of Tohoku Electric Power Akita Thermal Power Station. It was 10 m from the main gate.

Akita Iijima, Akita

While driving a rental car from the mountain side toward Akita Station, I saw an animal cross about 100 meters ahead. When I passed about 20 meters beside it, I saw a large, light chestnut-colored animal running. Its body was considerably larger than a dog, so I thought it was a bear and was startled, and I drove on.

Akita, Akita

[Report] Spotted a bear crossing the river on my commute

Akita Kawashiri-Shinkawamachi, Akita

While walking the dog, I observed one bear approximately 1 m tall in a fallow rice field. It left heading northwest. It was 30 m from a building.

Akita Ushijima, Akita

Around 18:50 on April 26, 2026, a man in his 40s walking in a rice field in Osumiminami 1-chome, Akita City, saw a bear about 1 meter long walking. The sighting was reported to the Akita Central Police Station.

Akita Ushijima, Akita

[Report] Came up from the old rice field in front of the house onto the road, then returned to the old rice field.

Akita Ushijima, Akita

[Report] While driving on National Route 101 from the Akita City direction toward Oga, a bear slowly crossed the road (National Route 101) from the right side of travel (northeast) to the left side (southwest). After it finished crossing the road, it was seen entering the brush of the woods on the left side of the road. Both I and the passenger in the front seat witnessed it. The distance to the bear was about 20 meters, and since it was not yet dark, its appearance was clearly visible. A car that had been traveling alongside in the right lane was a bit ahead and saw the bear, then braked hard. There was no collision with any vehicle, and it appeared there were no people nearby. The bear was an adult about 150 cm in body length, with good fur and a solid build. No other bears were observed nearby. This sighting has been reported to the police.

Katagami Tenno, Akita

At around 18:35 on the 26th, a roughly 1.5-meter bear was seen crossing a national road in Tenno, Katagami (Aza Kamanuma) by a man in his 60s who was driving. According to the Gojome police, the bear was about 40 meters from nearby buildings, and the police have urged residents to be cautious.

Katagami Tenno, Akita

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Katagami Tenno, Akita

[Report] Sighted a cub

Akita, Akita

While I was eating in the car, I saw a dark, low shadow/shape.

Akita Arayatorikimachi, Akita

Tried to cross the highway, noticed my own car, and turned back.

Akita, Akita

Oga Futto, Akita

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Katagami, Akita

On April 25 before 9:00, staff and residents at a nursing home in Akita City spotted a large bear eating grass outside a glass door. The facility secured all exterior windows and closed curtains to protect residents; the bear then moved to the rear of the property and climbed a cliff.

Akita Sanno, Akita

Posted: Spotted while driving. Adult bear. Probably larger than the bears at Omoriyama Zoo.

Akita, Akita

I saw this while driving. A bear was walking in a residential neighborhood. It was an adult. It seemed larger than the bears you see at a zoo.

Akita Higashidori-myoden, Akita

Found while on a walk. It was playing on the swing.

Akita Arayatorikimachi, Akita

On April 25, 2026, a single bear was filmed eating grass inside the grounds of a nursing home in Akita City, seen through a glass door. Employees reported being frightened.

Akita Sanno, Akita

It ran off into the bushes. I heard the sound of it eating something. About 15 meters to the nearest house.

Akita Narayama-Otamachi, Akita

While driving on the road from the west, a bear about 50 cm was sighted. It left heading south.

Oga Toga-Kamoaosa, Akita

While driving on the road from the west, a bear about 50 cm was sighted. It left heading south.

Oga Toga-Kamoaosa, Akita

One bear about 1 m in body length was sighted along the prefectural road. Direction of travel is unknown. Approximately 150 m from the nearest building.

Oga Toga-Kamoaosa, Akita

I was walking in the forest near the parking lot fence. Probably a cub.

Akita Arayatorikimachi, Akita

Walked toward the rice fields. Thought to be a cub.

Akita Niida-Konakajima, Akita

Observed one bear about 0.8 m tall on residential property. Direction of departure unknown. 5.0 m from a house.

Akita, Akita

I was watching the meteor shower when I heard a rustling from the drainage ditch. A large black bear ran by, and what looked like a cub followed. I was startled and called out, and the bear turned and looked back at us. Then it ran off to the south. It appeared to have crossed the road, and it’s possible it’s hiding on someone’s property. Be cautious of your surroundings when going toward the rice fields.

Akita Narayama-Jonanshinmachi, Akita

A bear-like animal was sighted. One bear about 1 m. It moved toward Senshu Park. About 40 m from nearby buildings.

Akita Senshu-kitanomaru, Akita

At around 18:50 on April 22, 2026, a man in his 30s spotted a bear about 1 meter long on a stone wall in Senshu Park in central Akita City. Police arrived but the bear had already disappeared; Meitoku Elementary School was about 40 meters away, and the Akita Central Police urged nearby residents and schools to be cautious.

Akita Senshu-kubotamachi, Akita

On April 22, 2026, one bear was sighted in central Akita City, Akita Prefecture. The bear was reported near Meitoku Elementary School and moved off toward Senshu Park.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted on the road on the west side of Akita Technical High School's ground. Body length 1.0 m. It left heading west. 30 m from the school ground.

Akita Senshu-kitanomaru, Akita

At around 14:15 on April 21, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the west side of the Akita Technical High School ground in Hodono Hatcho, Akita City. The witness was a female student (middle-school-aged/teen), the bear then moved toward a residential area, and police have been patrolling the area and issuing warnings.

Akita Izumihigashimachi, Akita

In Akita Prefecture a police officer was reported injured after being attacked by a bear, and a woman's body was found nearby. Sightings of so‑called "spring bears" have surged after hibernation: as of 21 April at 21:00 there were about 200 reports in the prefecture, and experts say bears are waking earlier and many individuals are larger than usual.

Akita Sanno, Akita

[Post] Spotted a bear about 0.8 m tall in the grove in front of the apartment

Akita Arayaokawamachi, Akita

[Post] It was in the gap of a car and was looking inside the vehicle.

Akita, Akita

While driving, I sighted one bear about 1.0 m in body length on the sidewalk. It left heading southwest. 15 m from the nearest facility.

Akita Yamatedai 1-chome, Akita

[Post] Running along a narrow path through the rice fields

Akita Yamatedai 1-chome, Akita

In front of Nice, it was running through the rice fields. Police have been notified.

Akita Yamatedai 1-chome, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length in front of the residence on the roadway. It departed heading south. Distance from a house: 3.0 m.

Akita, Akita

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Akita Kamikitate-Aramaki, Akita

[Report] While driving, I saw a bear on shrine grounds. The bear noticed me and moved toward the mountain. About 1 m in size, 15 m from houses.

Akita Kamikitate-Aramaki, Akita

[Post] While walking the dog, I noticed a bear appearing down below about 1.5 m tall. It was fairly plump.

Akita, Akita

[Post] Inside Hitotsumori Park, from inside a car about 10 meters away, there were people walking and jogging nearby.

Akita, Akita

[Post] Footprints Found

Akita Arayayutakamachi, Akita

[Report] A bear on the road. It fled into a residential garden.

Akita, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was observed on the road in front of a house. It departed to the south. 10 m from the nearest house.

Akita, Akita

Spotted a bear about 0.8 m in size in the woods. It then moved further into the forest; direction of travel unknown. 100 m from buildings.

Akita, Akita

Witnessed a bear in a vacant lot. Size unknown. It left heading north. About 5 meters from a residence.

Akita Niida-Midoricho, Akita

In a residential area of Ushijima Higashi, Akita City, a security camera recorded a bear running across the road at around 05:42 on April 19; about 15 seconds later a pedestrian appeared, creating a near-collision situation. Sightings have increased across the prefecture in April, but no human injuries have been reported so far.

Akita Narayama-Jonanmachi, Akita

On April 19, 2026 at around 05:40, a security camera at a residence in Ushijima Higashi, Akita City captured footage of a bear about 1 meter long walking through a residential area. The same day, a man walking near JR Ugo-Ushijima Station also spotted the bear, and police have urged caution in the Ushijima Higashi area.

Akita Ushijimahigashi 5-chome, Akita

Sighted a bear approximately 0.5 m in size on the road. It left heading north. 5 m from a residence.

Akita Ushijimahigashi 5-chome, Akita

[Post] Entered the parking area of a residence

Akita Osumi 1-chome, Akita

Sighted a bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the road. It departed southeast. 5 m from a house.

Akita Osumi 1-chome, Akita

[Report] Ran through the intersection heading toward the Akita Bank Oroshimachi branch

Akita Barajima 7-chome, Akita

A bear was sighted on the road. Size approximately 1.0 m. It moved off toward the south. 3 m from a house.

Akita Arayamotomachi, Akita

[Report] Came out from near the apartment parking lot, walked to partway along the sidewalk, then turned back into the bushes.

Akita, Akita

It ran from the riverside toward the residential area.

Akita Barajima 6-chome, Akita

Witnessed a bear moving north from the riverbed area while driving on the road. Size approximately 1.0 m. 30 m from houses.

Akita Barajima 7-chome, Akita

It ran out from the apartment parking lot onto the road, ran in front of my car, and went into the former Jujo Golf Practice Range site.

Akita Arayaokawamachi, Akita

Sighted a bear on the road. Size about 0.8 m. It then walked off to the east. 10 m from a house.

Akita Arayaokawamachi, Akita

Spotted a bear approximately 1.5 m in size on the roadway. It then moved east. 5 meters from a residence.

Akita Arayamotomachi, Akita

Akita Arayakuritamachi, Akita

Posted: It was captured on the security camera.

Akita Arayamotomachi, Akita

Observed a bear moving from the southwest to the northwest within the residence. Size about 1.5 m. 3 m from a dwelling.

Akita Arayakuritamachi, Akita

Post: Police were broadcasting and going around telling people to refrain from going outside because a bear had appeared.

Akita Arayamotomachi, Akita

On the evening of April 18, 2026, a home security camera in Akitashi, Arayamotomachi recorded a bear about 1 meter long walking on the property. Sightings were reported nearby and the filmer submitted the information to the prefectural bear information map (Kuma-das).

Akita Arayamotomachi, Akita

Observed from inside a car, illuminated by headlights. It ran away when the horn was sounded.

Akita Arayaokawamachi, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted inside a residence. It left heading south onto the road.

Akita Arayaomotemachi, Akita

Between the night of April 13, 2026 and shortly after 13:00 on April 14, there were a total of 10 bear sightings in the Araya area of Akita City; on the morning of the 14th a single bear about 1 meter long was confirmed in Araya Kurita-machi. The surrounding area has dense undergrowth and poor visibility, residents expressed anxiety, and nearby Nisshin Elementary School asked parents to pick up their children at dismissal.

Akita Arayakuritamachi, Akita

[Post] Ran down the municipal road from north to south

Akita Arayamotomachi, Akita

A 1.5 m long bear was seen in the homeowner's yard and then left heading west.

Akita Arayamotomachi, Akita

A single bear about 1.5 m in body length was sighted from inside the house. It departed from the east side toward the south.

Akita Arayamotomachi, Akita

Bear sighted from second floor in the west-side fields. Walked off to the north. Body length 1.0 m. 10 m from a house.

Akita Arayakuritamachi, Akita

Bear sighted in a field at 13 Araya Kurita Town. Walked off to the west. Body length 1.0 m. 50 m from a residence.

Akita Arayakuritamachi, Akita

One bear sighted.

Akita Arayakuritamachi, Akita

A single bear about 1.2 m in body length was sighted on the residential property. It left the area, but the direction it went is unknown.

Akita Arayakatsuhiramachi, Akita

Spotted a bear in the field. After going west from the field, it returned and is prowling around. Body length 1.0 m, one bear, 5 m from a house.

Akita Arayakuritamachi, Akita

On 2026-04-14 at about 08:15 a.m., a roughly 1-meter bear was sighted by an elderly woman in a field in Kurita-cho, Niya, Akita City; police patrolled the area and issued warnings. Nearby schools suspended outdoor activities.

Akita Arayakuritamachi, Akita

There were multiple bear sightings in the residential area of Araya Kuritadacho, Akita City, and a nearby special support school moved classes indoors.

Akita Arayakuritamachi, Akita

Multiple bear sightings were reported in a residential area of Akita City, Akita Prefecture. Nearby schools canceled outdoor activities to ensure the safety of students.

Akita Yabase-Shinkawamukai, Akita

Bear sighted on the city road north of Shōheiji Temple. Went off to the east. Body length 1.0 m, one bear. 5 m from a house.

Akita Arayaminamihamamachi, Akita

Around 20:00 on the 13th, a man in his 50s spotted a bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Niya Minamihama-cho, Akita City. The bear was about 5 meters from a residence and roughly 850 meters from a nearby junior high school; the Akita Central Police are patrolling the area by patrol car and warning residents.

Akita Arayaminamihamamachi, Akita