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Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

One bear about 1.1 m was sighted on the premises. It departed to the south. 5 m from a residence.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

One bear sighted. Body length 1.2 m. Walked away into scrub to the south. Distance from building: 5 m.

Akita, Akita

Observed one bear on the property from inside the house. Body length 1.2 m. Walked away to the south. Distance from the building: 10 m.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

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Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

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Akita, Akita

One bear (about 1 m) was sighted near the Mabime Bridge (Tsuruoka City side) near the bridge. It entered brush near a field. Exact location unknown. / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Witnessed a bear heading south along the riverbank. / Environment: riverbank / Size: juvenile

Mikawa 大字横山, Yamagata

Distance to the house: 20 m. Bear body length: 1.2 m. Crossed the prefectural road from the north and went to the south side.

Yurihonjō 岩城内道川, Akita

One bear approximately 1.5 m in body length was sighted in the backyard on the south side of a house. It left the area, but the direction is unknown. 4.0 m from the house.

Akita, Akita

Observed one bear next to the shed. It fled into the woods to the north.

Noshiro Tsurugata, Akita

Around 13:15 on 2026-07-10, a bear was sighted in Oshikiri Shinden, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.

Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata

Observed one Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) climbing the slope on the southwest side of Hamada overpass on National Route 7. Body length approximately 1.2 m.

Akita, Akita

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Akita, Akita

While heading north on former Route 7, I spotted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbed. (Around 13:30) / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile

Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata

Sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length in the brush behind my house. It walked away into the brush; direction unknown. 3.0 m from a residence.

Akita, Akita

No information

Mutsu, Aomori

Environment: Near homes / Size: Unknown

Sakata 新町, Yamagata

It entered the woods behind Gokoku Shrine from the road in front of my house.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

[Report] While driving through the back approach of Gokoku Shrine, I saw a bear about 1 m long go down from the entrance of Seirei Junior College toward the bicycle parking area.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Around 9:00 on July 10, a bear was sighted in Tanabu Shimodaira, Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture.

Mutsu, Aomori

Saw a bear crossing from right to left while driving. Body length approximately 1 m.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

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Higashidori, Aomori

One bear was sighted in Oshikiri-shinden, Mikawa Town, as it tried to go up from the riverbed to the embankment.

Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata

Attempted to climb up the levee from the riverbed, was startled by a car and returned to the riverbed. (Sighted around 16:32) / Environment: Roadway / Size: Unknown

Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata

On 2026-07-09 around 15:55, a bear was sighted at Kominato Yakushido in Hiranai Town, Aomori Prefecture.

Hiranai Kominato, Aomori

When I was about to get into the car, I heard rustling in the backyard. When I looked, there was a bear. I think it ran off toward the western mountains.

Hiranai Kominato, Aomori

Report: A bear about 1 meter long was spotted near Takano Bridge in Terauchi Kojizakura 3-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture at around 15:50. It climbed over a nearby home's block wall and entered the property. Photo taken from Takano Bridge.

Akita, Akita

Posted: When I opened the curtains, it was in the parking lot. The bear is large, about 1.5 meters long.

Akita, Akita

[Post] While driving to school, (a bear) was leaning out of the bushes with its upper body exposed.

Odate, Akita

[Post] Size resembling a bear cub

Odate, Akita

Driver observed one bear (body length 0.5 m) in the brush southwest of the road / heading southwest / 80 m south of the former Hanaoka Middle School

Odate, Akita

It emerged from a bamboo thicket, crossed the road for about 15 m, and ran off into the woods on the west side. Body length about 80 cm. Three meters from a house.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A young bear is walking in front of the house. About 0.8 m in body length.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

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

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted in the brush on the south side of a residence. It left heading south into the woods. 10 meters from a house.

Akita, Akita

Observed a mother bear and cub walking south along the north–south road between Santa Reservoir and Yoshinoda New Reservoir. The mother and cub entered a field and were not seen afterward.

Aomori, Aomori

Posted: Witnessed its head poking up from the middle of a rice field, so size is unknown.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Yokoyama, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

Around 1:00 PM on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Toriuchishita, Hanaokamachi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

Around 15:50 on 2026-07-09, one bear was seen moving in Terauchi-Kisakura 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

A woman spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long in front of her home in Hamada, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

A small black one that looked like a bear cub ran off toward the rice fields.

Yurihonjō 瀬越場, Akita

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Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; distance to houses: approximately 20 m; departed towards the southwest woods

Yurihonjō, Akita

Crossing the road toward the airport

Aomori Kodate, Aomori

One bear was spotted on the property from inside the house; it left to the east. Body length: 1 m. Distance from residence: 5 m.

Akita, Akita

Was sitting in the woods. Left and whereabouts unknown. Body length: 1 m. 5 m to a house.

Akita Terauchi-Ushirojo, Akita

One bear was observed crossing the road near the former Nakamura bus stop from south to north. It continued northward. Body length approximately 1 m. About 20 m from the building.

Akita, Akita

(The bear) fled from Mitsumeno Ukawa toward the mountain on the side of the former Daini Elementary School.

Owani Mitsumenai, Aomori

Observed moving to the west. / Environment: farmland / Size: unknown

Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the road. It left heading east. Distance to the building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi-Okoji, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length on the premises. It departed heading from west to east. Distance to the building: 5 m.

Akita, Akita

Around 5:30 a.m. on July 8, one bear was sighted by a man in his 70s on a city road in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

Around 8:00 on 2026-07-08, one bear of unknown body length was sighted in a field in Kamihana, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.

Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata

While driving on the national highway, it crossed the road from the mountain side to the seaside.

Akita, Akita

Distance to the house: 10 m Body length: 1.5 m Moved into the brush on the north side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

There was a black object that appeared to be a bear; after checking a video on a smartphone, the person reported it. / Environment: Near residential area / Size: Unknown

Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata

Body length: approximately 1 m. Distance to house: approximately 10 m.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m; Body length: about 1 m; Crossed the road and moved into the hills/woods on the east side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 100 m; Body length: about 1.2 m; Moved to the back hill on the east side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Crossing the road.

Noshiro Todoroki, Akita

Sighted one bear loitering near the stairs close to the Terauchi Elementary School pool. Body length unknown. Direction of departure unknown. Distance from building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

(Post) When I passed by in a car it ran from the road toward the mountains. Its size was about 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

While I was mowing the grass, someone who was out walking told me they had seen a bear.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Observed one bear eating mulberries in a field near the Eirakuen satellite-style annex. It later left heading into the woods to the north.

Kitaakita Kidoishi, Akita

At around 07:15 on July 7, a bear was spotted in front of Kozenji in Matsugasaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

(Posted) It was climbing a chestnut tree in a private home. A nearby resident shouted and alerted us. It was dangerous because many people go out at that time to take out their trash.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

When I went outside to take out the trash, the neighbor’s garden was rustling. When I shouted loudly, a bear about 1.5 m tall, thought to be an adult, came out and ran off toward the motorcycle storage of Taihei Driving School.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a city road in Shōgunyonominami 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in length. It departed to the east. Distance to building: 10 m.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

It was captured on a security camera.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

About a 1-meter one ran across the road.

Akita, Akita

A man in his 80s saw one bear about 1 meter long on a prefectural road in Hotono Suwa-machi, Akita City, and it moved north.

Akita Hodono-Haranomachi, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. Direction of travel unknown. 5 m from building.

Akita Hodono-Torimachi, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted. Direction it left is unknown. 5 m to the building.

Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita

Observation: Spotted moving east along the road on the northeast side of Soja Shrine

Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita

A man in his 60s spotted one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Kawashirisosho-machi, Akita City.

Akita Kawashiri-Soshamachi, Akita

[Report] While waiting at a traffic light on Keyaki Street beside the courthouse, a bear running alongside a yellow taxi from the Akita Station direction toward the Rinkai area ran past. About 20 seconds later the light turned green and I started moving, but the bear was no longer in sight.

Akita Sanno, Akita

Around 4:37 AM on 2026-07-07, a bear was seen moving in Sanno 7-chome, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita

Information was received that a bear was running alongside a taxi in Sannō, Akita City.

Akita Sanno, Akita

On the morning of July 7, one bear was seen crossing a city road in Shogunno Minami, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

One bear was sighted at Koganebarahara Park in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata.

Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yuza 北目, Yamagata

While driving, I spotted one bear about 0.5 m in length. It left toward the woods to the north. It was 100 m from the building.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted in Shimo-shinjō Nakano Kaidōbata-nishi, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

While driving a private car toward Yurihonjo City, one bear appeared on the mountainside shoulder, crossed the roadway, and entered the thicket on the seaside.

Akita, Akita

Witnessed a bear leaving north along a farm road. Body length 1 m, one bear. 10 m from building.

Akita, Akita

It was reported to have headed toward the seaside.

Mutsu Okunai, Aomori

[Posted] Roamed around the rice field for about 15 minutes, then moved toward the Kashiwagi direction.

Odate Kodatehana, Akita

Environment: riverbed / Size: adult (fully grown)

Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata

Around 4:00 on 2026-07-06, one bear was sighted on the riverbed in Yusa, Yusa Town.

Yuza 遊佐, Yamagata

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Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Soshinshigawa Nomura, Akita City, around 2:00 a.m. on July 6.

Akita, Akita

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Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

One bear was sighted in Nagabashiri-jinba, Odate City.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A nearby resident spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / heading north / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

Walking through the field

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

[Post] Its body length was about 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

A bear cub crossed the road.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

[Aomori City submission] Droppings believed to be from a bear

Aomori Yadamae, Aomori

Spotted one 1-meter bear on the cycling path

Katagami Tenno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Yanagita Oginosawa, Akita City, around 1:00 PM.

Akita, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Iwatari, Aomori City.

Aomori Iwatari, Aomori

Around 7:00 PM on 2026-07-05, a bear was seen on camera in Ikarigaseki, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki, Aomori

A cub about 0.8 m in size crossed the old national road and went toward a house.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

One bear about 1.0 m in body length was sighted in the field beside a residence. It left toward the woods to the south. It was 30 m from the house.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 600 m to nearest facility

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

While driving from Noshiro Minami toward Noshiro Higashi interchange, a bear slowly came out from the bushes on the opposite side of the road partway onto the roadway, then slowly returned to the original bushes.

Noshiro 字塞ノ神, Akita

Posted: It ran along the hedgerow and headed toward the Kozakura area. Body length under 1 meter.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

I was taking photos near the ancient marsh well, and when I turned around I saw a bear about 1 m tall walking roughly 20 m away. It had been walking where I had been a few minutes earlier, and it had been behind me without making a sound.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Around 15:38 on July 4, a bear was sighted in Terauchi-Unoki, Akita City, and was seen moving.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Posted: Moved from the Shimouchikawa direction toward Shirasawa Shinmei Shrine, then went northeast along the base of the shrine's slope.

Odate Shirasawa, Akita

Posted: From the Yakeyama side, crossed the road toward the mountain by Chuo High School. Thought to be an adult bear.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

A driver witnessed a single bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) crossing National Route 7 from the parking lot on the premises of Odate Yatate Heights and disappearing into the mountains. Direction of travel: south. Distance from the above facility: about 60 m.

Odate, Akita

It appeared from the residential side, crossed the road, and headed into the mountains.

Aomori, Aomori

Body length 1.5 m. Returned toward the north-side mountain.

Mitane Kado, Akita

Observed one bear about 1 m in body length running across the road from south to north.

Aomori, Aomori

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Mitane Kado, Akita

While working in the field, a bear crossed in front of me about 10 meters to my left, then crossed the road and ran toward the mountain on the south side. About 1.5 meters.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

Around 18:10 on July 4, one bear was seen moving in Terauchikamiyashiki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 岩城道川, Akita

A cub about 0.8 meters long was wandering around the road. It went into the woods.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

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Odate, Akita

A bear about 1.5 meters in size came out from the Seirei College of Nursing side, crossed the road, and entered the woods on the opposite side.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Sighted near a field. One cub. It was sitting on the road but, upon noticing the observer, fled westward.

Hirosaki, Aomori

One bear about 0.8 m in body length was sighted on the premises. It departed to the east. It was 100 m from the nearest facility.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

A cub was walking eastward.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Appeared from the bamboo grove on the embankment of the back mountain, looked down the slope, then left to the west.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in height. It departed heading west. Distance to building: 5 m.

Akita Terauchi-Ohata, Akita

On 2026-07-03 around 1:29 PM, a bear was sighted in Domenai, Hanaoka-machi, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

At around 13:40 on July 3, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Yakeyama, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Yakeyama, Akita

Spotted a bear 1.5 m in length and 0.8 m (shoulder height). It left heading north. 10 m from a residence.

Akita Tegata, Akita

A roughly one-meter-tall one crossed the road.

Akita, Akita

Observed a medium-sized bear crossing from inside a vehicle.

Aomori, Aomori

Observed a bear at the fence east of the parking area. It left heading south. Distance from the observer was 25 meters. Body size approximately 80 cm.

Akita Tsuchizakiminato-kokubocho, Akita

Driver spotted one bear (body length 1 m) in a rice field beside a municipal road / heading south / about 400 m south of Numadate processing plant

Odate, Akita

Spotted three bears (parent and cubs; body lengths unknown) on National Route 7. They crossed the road from brush on the south side and left toward the forested area on the north side. Approximately 50 meters from nearby residences.

Kitaakita Maeyama, Akita

Body length 1 m. Crossed the road and headed east.

Mitane Ukawa, Akita

Distance to houses: 200 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.

Yurihonjō 岩城赤平, Akita

[Post] Spotted a bear near Babame Bridge

Gojome 大川大川, Akita

[Post] I posted this before but it wasn’t published, so I’m reposting. One bear on the north side of the prefectural road. Within 100 meters of nearby houses.

Odate, Akita

A group of visitors walking along the trail at Nagabashiri Fūketsu Pavilion sighted one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length). Direction of travel: north. Approximately 30 m from the above facility.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

One bear was observed crossing the road from the observation deck side. Approximately 1 m in body length.

Nikaho Innai, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kubonazawa Sotohata, Higashidori Village.

Higashidori, Aomori

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.5 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 10 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel: north / approximately 200 m to the nearest house

Odate, Akita

[Post] A cub came down from the road beside the highway

Akita, Akita

I was walking toward the marsh.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear about 50 centimeters was wandering around. Authorities have already been notified.

Hachirogata Shimanouchi, Akita

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Akita, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) / direction of movement unknown / approximately 15 m from the nearest house

Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita

A bear was sighted around 08:20 on July 1 in Shimoshinjo Aokizenda, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

[Post] One adult, two cubs

Odate, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanakawa-cho Nanatsudate, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

A local resident sighted one bear (body length 1 m) on the road / heading north / 120 m east of Odate Homei High School

Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ikadekankusuyoshi, Hirakawa City.

Hirakawa, Aomori

Driver sighted one bear (approx. 1 m body length) / direction of travel unknown / about 140 m from the nearest residence

Odate, Akita

Observed one bear walking along the rice paddies. It then ran through the paddies toward me, so I retreated. Subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita

Around 5:30 a.m. on July 1, a bear was seen moving in Showa Okubo Otobashita, Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.

Katagami Showa-Okubo, Akita

A bear was sighted around 5:30 AM on July 1 in Kosubogawa, Hanaoka-cho, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate Hanaokamachi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hitoichi, Hachirogata Town, Akita Prefecture.

Hachirogata Kubomi, Akita

One bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted in Kugurizaka, Aomori City, around 4:40 p.m.

Aomori, Aomori

One bear was sighted moving in Shogunno Minami 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

[Post] Spotted a bear crossing the road. It went into the woods. It was about 1 meter (tall).

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) crossing the road / heading south / 200 m southeast of Niiyama settlement

Odate, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Crossed the road from Karasuno Swamp and went to the eastern mountain.

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Aomori City report] A single bear about 1.2 meters long was seen crossing the road and heading in the direction of Asamushi Dam.

Aomori, Aomori

A single bear (about 1 m in body length) was seen crossing National Route 7 and running off to the south.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Observed while walking from the Babamegawa direction toward the bus terminal. The bear then fled toward the bus terminal (north). Reported to the authorities.

Gojome 東磯ノ目, Akita

One 70 cm bear; direction of movement unknown

Katagami Tenno, Akita

One bear fled from the crematorium toward the mountain side near the Shukugawara tunnel in Owani, Owani Town.

Owani, Aomori

It ran away from the crematorium toward the area near the Yudagawa Tunnel (mountain side).

Owani, Aomori

One cub of unknown body length was sighted near the embankment road of the Matō River. It then left heading toward the mountains.

Kitaakita Isecho, Akita

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Kitaakita, Akita

Distance from residence: 1.5 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Fled toward the woods on the north side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 60 cm) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 5 m from the nearest house

Odate Kanezaka-ushiro, Akita

A bear was sighted on the road in front of a residence. Size unknown.

Mutsu, Aomori

A staff member of a nearby junior high school observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) passing in front of the school's main gate / direction of travel unknown / about 50 m from the nearby junior high school

Odate Hashigeta, Akita

While working in the apple orchard, a fairly large cub crossed the field from south to north.

Aomori, Aomori

One bear approximately 1.0 m in length was sighted on the road south of the daycare center. It left heading east. 5.0 m from a private residence.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Posted: It was captured on a surveillance camera. After this, it moved west along the drainage channel. It is believed to be the same individual as the one south of Terauchi Nursery School seen at 4:09.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Posted: About 1 meter long. Walked toward the residential area.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

One bear was sighted by multiple people in a residential area of Terauchi Aida, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Around 7:40 a.m. on June 30, one bear was sighted on the road in front of a house in Ueno, Ohata-machi, Mutsu City.

Mutsu, Aomori

Around 6:00 on 2026-06-30, one relatively large cub was seen crossing an apple orchard from south to north in Yoshinoda, Namioka, Aomori City.

Aomori, Aomori

A bear about 0.8 m long moved along the prefectural road toward Katagami City Hall.

Katagami, Akita

[Report] Two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, were seen from the balcony heading toward the mountains.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Spotted two bears moving from the field toward the bamboo grove.

Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita

(Report) Crossing the road, running at a jogging pace toward the Terauchidō-no-sawa direction.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

A 1.0 m bear was sighted on the residential property. It then departed to the south. It came within 50 cm of the building.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Around 6:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Aburaden 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

At about 5:05 on June 29, one bear was seen moving in Kanashi-Niosaki Maeyachi, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.

Akita, Akita

Post: About 1 m long — running on the road

Akita, Akita

Around 06:09 on June 29, a bear was seen moving in Terauchi Hironone 1-chome, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Daidohigashi, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Takano, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

The bear crossed the prefectural road from west to east and slowly entered the mountains.

Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita

Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita

A single bear cub ran off toward the Nature House.

Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita

A bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted. It then went toward the multipurpose ground to the northeast and moved further toward the river. It was 10 m from the building.

Akita Yabase-Undokoen, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the ground at Yawata Sports Park in Akita City.

Akita, Akita

I was walking toward the grounds of Seirei Women’s Junior College.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m). Direction of travel unknown. Approximately 600 m to Odate Youth Nature House.

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

[Aomori City report] Witnessed one approximately 1-meter-tall bear crossing the road to the east.

Aomori, Aomori

Sighted a 1.0 m bear. Direction of departure unknown. 10 m from the building.

Akita, Akita

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

Akita, Akita

It ran off toward Soyu Stadium.

Akita, Akita

At around 06:45 on 2026-06-28, a bear was seen moving in Yawatahommachi 4-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

When I stepped out the front door to walk my dog, a bear came out onto the road. It was startled by my shout and ran away.

Akita, Akita

Spotted near the irrigation channel, heading west. Body length about 50 centimeters.

Akita, Akita

[Post] I was walking my dog when a bear walked along the municipal road coming from the opposite side. When we made eye contact, it went west between houses. Distance about 20 m, body length about 90 cm.

Akita, Akita

[Report] Spotted in the yard; unknown which direction it ran off

Akita, Akita

A man out walking saw one bear about 1 meter long on a city road in Yabase Nodu-cho, Akita City.

Akita Yabase-Dojonumamachi, Akita

A woman saw one bear on a city road in Terauchi Aburata, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

Sighted a bear approximately 0.8 m in size on the roadway. It then moved off toward the northeast. 5 m from a house.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

A bear was sighted in Terauchiasada 3-chome, Akita City, around 4:57 AM, and it was seen moving.

Akita Terauchi-Aburaden, Akita

[Report] I was walking my dog when I saw it walking slowly along a city road. It noticed us and headed west through the residential area, then disappeared. Body length about 90 cm.

Akita, Akita

[Report] While walking my dog on a residential city street, it (the bear) walked toward us. When we made eye contact, it left the residential property heading west. Distance about 15 m, size about 90 cm.

Akita, Akita

Encountered a bear while on my motorcycle. Because I was equipped with a very strong bear deterrent (odor), it wouldn’t come near and ran off at full speed. It ran downhill and to the right toward the back of Koshio Shrine. Without that equipment I would definitely have been attacked. The animal was large — about 1.3 m.

Akita, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Terauchikozakura 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

Around 15:12 on 2026-06-28, one bear was seen moving in Nishimemachi Nishime, Yurihonjō City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 西目町西目, Akita

[Post] Witnessed a bear fleeing onto the Terauchi Elementary School grounds

Akita Terauchi, Akita

While driving on National Route 7 from Honjō toward Nikaho, a bear about 1.2 m long hid in the roadside brush on the seaward side.

Nikaho Ryozenji, Akita

[Post] While driving, a black animal suddenly ran alongside the car. It was my first time, so I was confused and didn’t know what it was, but it was a bear. I quickly slowed down, and it went into the brush at the roadside.

Akita, Akita

It was by the roadside, but got startled by a car and ran up into the mountains! About 1 meter long.

Mitane, Akita

[Post] Ran through the former residential site from the Ōmori side and exited toward the Hongō River

Odate, Akita

One cub walking through a rice field (Posted)

Kitaakita Masuzawa, Akita

Observed from the roadside while driving from Yatate Pass toward Ōdate. It was heading into the mountains.

Odate, Akita

Sighted a bear approximately 1.0 m in size on the roadway. It then left toward the northern woods. 10 m from a residence.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

A woman saw one bear in a vacant lot in Terauchi Kamiyashiki, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

Witnessed a bear about 0.6 m in size in a field. It then left toward the woods to the east. 10 m from a residence.

Akita, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long ran from west to east.

Katagami, Akita

One 1-meter bear ran off to the south.

Katagami, Akita

[Post]

Akita, Akita

Around 09:15 on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Yanagida Oginosawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Distance from houses: 20 m. Bear body length: 0.8 m. Departed heading south.

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Terauchi Donosawa 2-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Kamiyashiki, Akita

Entered huts and rummaged through leftovers

Akita Sanno, Akita

One bear (approximately 80 cm) was sighted entering the southwest mountain near the baseball field of Tsuruoka National College of Technology. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka 井岡, Yamagata

At around 15:58 on June 26, a bear was sighted in Ioka, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 井岡, Yamagata

While driving, I saw one bear about 80 cm long coming out of the woods on the north side. It was startled by the car and went back into the north woods.

Kitaakita Shimosugi, Akita

While driving from the railroad crossing toward the traffic signal, I spotted one bear about 80 cm in length crossing the road from the rice field on the left and heading toward the houses. Approximately 20 meters from nearby homes.

Kitaakita Kawai, Akita

Around 11:50 on June 26, a bear was spotted in Kawai Matsuishidono, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Kitaakita Kawai, Akita

One bear of unknown body length was sighted on the road. It then entered the woods to the north. Approximately 10 meters from nearby facilities.

Kitaakita, Akita

One Asiatic black bear (about 0.5 m in body length) was moving west through the forested area.

Katagami, Akita

One 1-meter bear. Left heading east.

Katagami, Akita

A teenage woman spotted one bear on a city road in Terauchi Hironne 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Hirune, Akita

When I was about to leave the house, I saw a bear about 1.0 m in size on the road. It then went off to the north. It was 5 m from a residence.

Akita Yabase, Akita

A bear was sighted in Niida Terago, Ōdate City, Akita, around 5:10 a.m. on June 26, 2026.

Odate Niida, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) heading northwest; approximately 200 m from the nearest residence.

Odate Niida, Akita

It was on the sidewalk and appeared startled by the headlights of passing cars.

Aomori, Aomori

I went toward Kitachu to pick him up. I stopped at the intersection at the stop sign, and my husband spotted [it/them] on the Niiyama Shrine side.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

A neighborhood resident sighted one bear (body length unknown) / Direction of travel: south / Approximately 15 m from the nearest house

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

Around 5:30 PM on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jinba, Odate City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 50 cm) / Direction of travel: east / Approximately 200 m from the nearest house

Odate Ipponsugi, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1 m) in the forested area west of the national highway / direction of travel: west / 100 m from the nearest settlement

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

[Report] One bear confirmed

Akita, Akita

While I was mowing grass, I spotted a bear a short distance away. After that, perhaps startled by the sound of the mower, it ran off toward the east.

Ogata, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m; distance to the house: approximately 20 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to nearest house: 150 m Bear body length: 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length 1.1 m) crossing the road / heading south / 200 m from nearest house

Odate Hashigeta, Akita

One bear was sighted in Ikari-gaseki Kyuukichi Ninotou, Hirakawa City.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

(No information)

Mutsu Sekine, Aomori

One bear was sighted in Sekine, Mutsu City.

Mutsu Sekine, Aomori

Posted: It appears the bear came out of the river in a wet condition, walked through the parking lot, and then entered by climbing over the fence of the Miura House (Miura Residence).

Akita, Akita

[Posted in Hirosaki City] Sighted one cub crossing the road on the east side of Daibutsu Park and moving east (toward the riverbed).

Hirosaki, Aomori

Spotted a bear on the roadway. It left heading east. Body length about 1 m. 1 m from a residence.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

[Aomori City report] Tracks believed to be from a bear were found in an apple orchard. No damage reported.

Aomori Takada, Aomori

Climbed a tree. [Issued by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa, Aomori

Crossed the road near Echizenya Doll Shop and ran up the back hill of Koshio (Koshiuo) Shrine.

Akita Terauchi-Unoki, Akita

When I shone the car's headlights from higher up the slope, I saw the large four-legged shadow run off toward the Akasaka sheet metal area.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

I can’t say for certain, but when I shone the car’s headlights from the top of the hill I briefly saw a large four-legged shadow running toward the direction of Kuroishi city. Since it was only a silhouette I can’t be sure, but I believe it was at least a large animal.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

Crossed while running on the highway.

Noshiro 字大台野, Akita

Observed three bears (a mother and two cubs) of unknown body length on National Route 7. They subsequently departed to the north.

Kitaakita Maeyama, Akita

One bear about 90 cm long was sighted from a car in a mixed woods in Terauchi-Kizakura 3-chome, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

Ran off south while driving. Body length 1 m. 10 m to building. 5 m from car.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

No information

Mutsu, Aomori

Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Unknown

Yuza 江地, Yamagata

An office worker spotted one bear (body length 50 cm) / traveling northeast / on company premises

Odate, Akita

Was walking along the rice-field embankment heading north. Body length about 1 m. About 100 m to the nearest house.

Fujisato Yasaka, Akita

[Report] After finishing work, I spotted a bear about 50 cm in body length in the bushes beside the parking lot. It then went deeper into the thicket.

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 0.7 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

Around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, a bear was sighted in Karanisawa Kitsunodai, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate, Akita

At around 9:00 PM on June 22, one bear was sighted in Akasaka, Kuroishi City.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

Around 9:00 PM on June 22, one bear was seen moving in Akasaka-Nozaki, Kuroishi City.

Kuroishi 大字三島, Aomori

[Report] Saw a bear crossing the road

Yurihonjō, Akita

Observed loitering on the Yasaki–Nukasawa prefectural road. Approximately 250 meters from the nearest house.

Fujisato Yasaka, Akita

[Post]

Akita Arayamachi, Akita

(Post) A cub ran off and entered the mountain from behind a convex traffic mirror.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

It ran out from the rear grounds of Koshio Shrine onto the road and then went back into the woods. Body length about 1.2 m.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

Bear sighted from inside the house. Body length 0.7 m. Left toward the southern mountain. 10 m from the building.

Akita Terauchi, Akita

Posted: Entered the grounds of Seirei Junior College

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

While passing along the road, I discovered bear droppings.

Akita, Akita

Around 06:45 on June 21, bear-like traces were found in Sakura-gaoka 4-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture; animal droppings resembling bear droppings were discovered.

Akita Kamikitate-Odo, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses and similar structures: approximately 90 m; departed from the brush side toward the seaside.

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Tajiri, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Crossed the prefectural road from north to south and entered the forest. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho Himeno, Akita

It came out from the woods toward the road. It saw the car and went back into the woods.

Akita, Akita

Sighted a bear at the roadside. Body length 1 m. Departed to the east. 150 m from residences.

Akita, Akita

[Report] On Prefectural Route 56, near the entrance to Shimohama Beach, it crossed the prefectural road to the east. Body length about 1 meter.

Akita, Akita

One bear approximately 1.0 m in body length was sighted on the east-side slope of the national highway. It walked off and its whereabouts are unknown. There were no nearby buildings.

Akita, Akita

Crossed the road heading toward Hirasawa. Two bears, each about 50 cm in body length.

Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita

[Post] There was feces on the road. When I had a hunter check it, he said it was from a cub and that cherry pits were mixed in it.

Akita, Akita

Witnessed a bear leaving to the west. Body length 1 m. 10 m from a residence.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

Spotted a bear about 1.0 m long in the rice field behind the FamilyMart Tennō Deto store. It moved toward Detohama.

Katagami, Akita

Crossed the highway and went east. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

Two bears were sighted on the premises. Both are approximately 0.5 m in body length. They departed to the east. They got within 5 m of a residence.

Akita, Akita

An 80 cm-long bear moved from the seaside toward the mountains.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

Crossed the road and went into the woods.

Odate, Akita

Crossed the road and moved into the woods.

Odate, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was on the national highway. It ran off toward the northern mountain.

Noshiro Futatsuimachi-Kotsunagi, Akita

Body length 1 m. Sighted on a residential property; afterwards entered a forested area to the north.

Mitane Koikawa, Akita

Around 8:30 a.m. on June 19, a bear was seen moving in Korikawa-uchi Korikawa, Mitane Town, Akita Prefecture.

Mitane Koikawa, Akita

[Aomori City report] While traveling on National Route 4 toward Hiranai, I observed a single bear crossing from a village on the north side to the woodland on the south side. Body length approximately 1 meter.

Aomori, Aomori

Went into the brush on the western side of the mountain.

Ikawa 坂本, Akita

[Report] While driving, three cubs were crossing the road.

Mitane Sotooka, Akita

[Report] A bear came out of the woods north of Koikawa Station, passed in front of the station, and went into the woods on the south side.

Mitane Koikawa, Akita

[Aomori City report] Discovered footprints in a field believed to be those of a bear.

Aomori Toyama, Aomori

[Post] Sighted a bear about 1 meter long

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted on the slope toward National Route 7 from the second floor of a private house. It climbed up the slope and departed eastward. One bear, approximately 1 m in size. 90 m from the nearest building.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted around 08:15 on June 18 in Shimohama-Nagahama, Fukiyama-Sawa, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

About 1 m in body length. Possibly the same bear that was sighted in the Tenjindo neighborhood association in the evening. / Environment: Around human residences / Size: Adult

Mikawa 大字押切新田, Yamagata

Crossed in front of me while I was driving

Akita, Akita

Appeared from the bushes and went back into the bushes.

Akita, Akita

Environment: riverbank / Size: adult (fully grown)

Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata

It came down from the mountain, saw a person, and then went back in the direction it had come from.

Akita, Akita

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Mikawa 大字猪子, Yamagata

One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Iwashinden, Tsuruoka City, and crossed the Nipponkai Tohoku Expressway.

Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata

Sighted near the pachinko parlor Himawari close to Across

Noshiro Teramukai, Akita

Around 16:15, while driving on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway from Sakata toward Tsuruoka, one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) was observed crossing from west to east. Subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata

Size 1.2 m, headed south.

Mitane Koikawa, Akita

While driving from Takanosu toward Aikawa, a single bear approximately 80 cm in length was observed coming out from the woods on the north side onto Prefectural Route 24. It later returned to the north woods. It was about 100 m from nearby facilities.

Kitaakita, Akita

One bear was observed moving to the south.

Noshiro Akudo, Akita

[Post]

Akita, Akita

Observed one approximately 1 m bear moving westward.

Noshiro Fukkoshi, Akita

One bear was seen moving toward the Yoneshiro River.

Noshiro Makabechi, Akita

While traveling on National Route 345, one bear (approximately 1.2 m in body length) was sighted near Aikōen (Aikoen) of Tsuruoka City. The bear then moved toward the park behind Aikōen. / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 岡山, Yamagata

A bear was also sighted in Kamibana, Mikawa Town.

Mikawa 大字神花, Yamagata

On 2026-06-17 in Fukkoshiyachi, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was seen moving.

Noshiro Fukkoshi, Akita

There were footprints in the field.

Odate, Akita

Report from a citizen. [Sent from Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Niidate, Aomori

[Post]

Mitane Koikawa, Akita

Observed two bears (mother and cub) while mowing grass. They left toward the west.

Noshiro Makabechi, Akita

(No information)

Mutsu Kamikawacho, Aomori

While driving from Soekawa toward Akita Station, an apparently adult large bear was sitting in the middle of the road. I stopped and watched, but since it showed no sign of moving and was looking at us, I honked the horn, and it ran off into the mountain to the east.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted moving at Soegawa Keidaigawara in Akita City around 4:15 a.m. on June 16.

Akita, Akita

Crossing the road. Large individual.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Soegawa Chinochi, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

A bear was sighted in Koikawa-Ofukane, Mitane Town.

Mitane Koikawa, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long was spotted on the runway at Odate-Noshiro Airport in Kitaakita, Akita, and was driven off with fireworks into brush on the south side.

Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita

A single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the runway of Odate-Noshiro Airport. After airport staff responded, it left toward the south.

Kitaakita Wakigami, Akita

(No information)

Mutsu, Aomori

Crossed the road and proceeded up the mountain

Akita, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) on National Route 7 / heading north / about 700 m west of Yamase Elementary School

Odate, Akita

[Post] Feces

Akita, Akita

Environment: Industrial area / Size: Adult

Sakata 宮海, Yamagata

Crossing Route 7 toward the south side

Odate, Akita

Damage to crops such as potatoes

Odate, Akita

Bear droppings believed to be from a bear were found on the east side of the Shin-Aomori Prefectural General Sports Park multipurpose athletic field.

Aomori Mayajiri, Aomori

Two bears were sighted near Senaga-jima in the Kujukushima area. Each was about 1 meter in body length.

Nikaho 田の神, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kuradate Kawayada, Owani Town.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Around 7:00 on 2026-06-14, a bear was sighted in Ōshima, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.

Nikaho 田の神, Akita

(Posted) Crossed while driving—went toward the side with the pond.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear was sighted in Terauchi-Ko, Akita City.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A black bear, about one meter tall, appeared to head toward the cemetery.

Akita Terauchi-Koya, Akita

A bear about 60 cm in body length hid in the bushes beside the road.

Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Nishinakanosawa, Akita

about 70 cm

Mutsu Nakanosawa, Aomori

When the brake lights of the car in front turned on, I saw a cub run from the road into the brush. As I drove past that spot, the cub was looking toward the road.

Noshiro Gongendai, Akita

1 meter

Mutsu Sekine, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Sekine-Kitasekine, Mutsu City, around 11:40 on June 13.

Mutsu, Aomori

(Posted) It was in the parking lot.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Local resident sighted one bear (body length 1.2 m) / moving north / on convenience store premises

Odate Matsudate, Akita

[Report] Near a private residence

Yurihonjō, Akita

(Posted) Crossed the road and headed toward Kita Interchange

Akita, Akita

Proceeding toward Kuradate, Muraoka direction

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

A bear was sighted in a parking lot in Shimizu 4-chome, Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

Odate Matsudate, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Kuradate Kawarada, Ōwani Town, Aomori Prefecture.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Around 6:30 PM on June 13, a bear was seen moving in Asanai Kaminoyama, Noshiro City.

Noshiro Gongendai, Akita

[Post]

Akita, Akita

Sighted near the greenhouse in the south-side field

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

A single bear approximately 1 m in body length was observed in a mountainside field.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

One bear crossed National Route 101 from north to south.

Aomori, Aomori

Posted: Heading toward Akita City, it came out from the left, crossed the road, and crossed to the right.

Ikawa 赤沢, Akita

[Post] While driving toward the Yokoyama-Kanaashi Line, I saw it in the bushes beside a field. Body length about 1 m.

Akita, Akita

A bear had climbed a tree along the path between Kimimachi Saka Park Plaza No. 1 and Plaza No. 2. Body length about 50 cm. One bear. It fled toward Plaza No. 2.

Noshiro 二ツ井町加護山, Akita

While driving to work in a field, the reporter saw a bear sitting in a clearing near the woods on the east side of the apple orchard. The reporter reversed the car to put distance between themselves and the bear, and when they did the bear was gone. It is believed likely the bear escaped into the woods on the east side.

Kuroishi 大字高舘, Aomori

The bear crossed the slope near yesterday’s sighting, passed through residences, and left eastward along the drainage channel. Body length 1.2 m. One individual. Distance from building: 5 m.

Akita, Akita

footprints

Odate, Akita

Spotted a bear about 1 meter long in the brush beside the prefectural road. It fled into the brush on the south side.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

While driving, I sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length. It departed into brush to the north. Nearest residence is 300 m away.

Akita, Akita

Environment: Near human residences / Size: Adult

Yuza 青塚, Yamagata