เส้นทางเดินป่า Chidō Museum-Miyako

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Sakata 山谷新田, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Sakata 塚渕, Yamagata

Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult

Sakata 法連寺, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Sakata 南平沢, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Sakata 茗ケ沢, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Juvenile

Sakata 字北町, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile

Sakata 麓, Yamagata

On 2026-07-30 at night, one bear was sighted in Komagiharamachi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata

A bear-like figure about 1.5 m in body length was sighted at Komakihara Sports Park (near the sumo ring). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 日枝, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Sakata 中野曽根, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown

Sakata 法連寺, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Shōnai 跡, Yamagata

Haguro government office building: Bear sighted crossing the road / Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 羽黒町狩谷野目, Yamagata

Environment: riverbed / Size: adult (fully grown)

Tsuruoka 大宝寺, Yamagata

Around 4:30 PM on July 11, a bear was sighted in Daiboji, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 大宝寺, Yamagata

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

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile

Sakata 山谷新田, Yamagata

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

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 while driving: one adult bear went off into the mountain to the west (behind the Poplar building). 20 meters from a residence.

Ugo, Akita

Distance to houses: 80 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Went away into the bushes on the south side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Report] It was running along the rice-field embankment toward the Ishizawa River.

Ugo Kami-Sendo, Akita

[Post] [No description of situation]

Yokote Ōyashin-machi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Maego-Koyokotesawa, Yokote City.

Yokote Ōyashin-machi, Akita

At around 6:00 PM on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Yamada-Kamidozawa, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture.

Yuzawa 山田, Akita

(Posted) Walking in the bushes near the slope in front of the old Otori Junior High School

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

Around 5:50 PM on July 18, a bear was seen moving in Mutsunariikari, Yokote City.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

A bear about 1.2 m long was seen wandering under a bridge near Asakura Elementary School by a local resident. It is unknown which direction it went.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

A city employee on patrol spotted it and gave chase. It entered thicket at the point and became out of sight.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

When I heard a police car on the PA, I looked outside and saw it running in the grounds beneath the apartment. It crossed the road and ran off toward the back of the houses on the north side.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

[Report] Moved from the apartment complex side toward the drainage channel

Yokote Yawata, Akita

Crossed through the yard.

Yokote 3-chome, Akita

(Post) Ran into the brush on the north side of the parking lot

Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita

Posted: Entered the Mounts property from National Route 13. Went into a warehouse, then headed toward the Hachiman Shrine.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

A single bear about 1 meter long was seen moving north toward Jouri 2-chome along a drainage channel in Jouri 1-chome, Yokote City.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

Bear sighted near the park south of the west side of the Starbucks.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

Observation: Spotted walking along the riverside in the park near Cosmos Ophthalmology. Was walking toward the South Government Building.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

One bear sighted. Size unknown. It left heading north.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

[Post] Report of a sighting of a bear entering a home's property

Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita

A single bear believed to be an adult was seen entering a residential property. A relatively large individual.

Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita

[Post] Probably a female bear was spotted at the old driving school. It was walking slowly by itself. It noticed us and slowly disappeared into the grass, but what happened afterward is unknown.

Yokote Akasaka, Akita

On July 18 around 12:13, a bear was seen moving in Akasaka Kamikirimori, Yokote City.

Yokote Akasaka, Akita

A bear was sighted in Aksakauekono, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, on 2026-07-18.

Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita

Observed a bear approximately 1.4 m in length. It left along the farm road heading west (toward the prefectural road).

Yokote Inooka, Akita

A city employee on patrol spotted a bear running through rice fields from the north toward the south. The bear entered a thicket and its whereabouts became unknown. It was an adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.

Yokote Inooka, Akita

A city employee on patrol spotted a bear moving into the brush on the Asahi kindergarten side. Later, when the employee drove into the premises, they encountered the bear in the playground. The bear turned and returned to the brush as if startled. An adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.

Yokote Akagawa, Akita

Around 18:45 on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Inoka-koguchi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.

Yokote Inooka, Akita

Between about 18:30 and 18:40, multiple sightings occurred near Yokote Kita Interchange. The body length was over 1 m (there is also information that it looked about 60 cm). It ran south across the rice fields near the Lawson and then disappeared from view.

Yokote Akagawa, Akita

At around 6:40 PM on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Akagawamuranomae, Yokote City.

Yokote Akagawa, Akita

On 2026-07-17 evening, one bear was seen moving in Shimokyo Hinata, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.

Yokote 下境, Akita

A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted near the field. The bear then departed heading southeast.

Yokote 下境, Akita

Spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length. (Because the exact sighting location is unknown, the point has been placed at an estimated location.)

Yokote 上境, Akita

One bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near Senkō-ji. The bear then left heading east.

Yokote 上境, Akita

A bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near the precincts of Hachiman Shrine.

Yokote 上境, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kamiokinada, Yokote City, Akita on 2026-07-17.

Yokote 上境, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kamiazumi Kamimataeda, Yokote City.

Yokote 上境, Akita

[Report] I heard via word of mouth that a bear was sighted (a photo was taken) near the back of Satō Civil Engineering. I’m a local resident, and since it hadn’t yet been added to the map, I’m providing this information on behalf of the community for local safety.

Yuzawa, Akita

[Post] A black bear about 80 cm long was between Mishin no Asupu and Onodera Building Materials.

Yokote Maego, Akita

Witnessed a mother bear and cub behind the house. They then fled toward the mountain to the east. About 10 m from the residential area; the mother’s body length about 1.0 m, the cub about 0.8 m.

Yuzawa 字東松沢, Akita

[Report] A bear was walking outside on the grounds of my home. It appeared to be a parent with its young.

Yuzawa 字内舘町, Akita

[Post]

Yuzawa 字新町, Akita

Two bears (a mother and a cub) were sighted on the mountain side behind a house. After being seen, they ran toward the mountain behind the temple to the east. Distance from the house: 30 meters. Adult bear length: about 1 meter. Cub length: unknown.

Yuzawa 字荒町, Akita

Observed two bears (a mother and a cub) on the hillside behind the residence. After being seen, they fled toward the mountain behind the temple to the east. They were 30 m from the house. Adult approximately 1 m in body length. Cub’s body length unknown.

Yuzawa 字荒町, Akita

Two bears—a mother and a cub—were sighted in the Sun Green parking lot. They entered the mountain on the south side. Distance to nearby houses: 10 meters.

Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita

A bear was sighted in Urakamon 1-chome, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Yuzawa 字湯ノ上山, Akita

A single bear was standing on the road about 50 meters before the T-junction with Oimawashi 3-chome while heading toward Yamauchi on Mizuho no Sato Road.

Yokote 睦成, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

There were footprints in the field.

Daisen Yariminai, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita

Walking near the bridge, body length approx. 0.9 m, direction of departure unknown, distance to the nearest house approx. 40 m

Senboku, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi, Akita

[Post] [No description of situation]

Yokote Ōyashin-machi, Akita

Passed around the house from the Hinokinai River, body length about 1 m, departed heading east, distance to the house about 5 m

Senboku Nishikicho-Kadoya, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Kawara, Akita

On 2026-07-20 around 18:25, one bear was sighted moving in Nishikimachi Monoya Shimokawara, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture.

Senboku Nishikicho-Kadoya, Akita

Appeared to be eating near the sign. Destination unknown because it left by car.

Kazuno, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita

(Posted) Walking in the bushes near the slope in front of the old Otori Junior High School

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

Around 5:50 PM on July 18, a bear was seen moving in Mutsunariikari, Yokote City.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

A bear about 1.2 m long was seen wandering under a bridge near Asakura Elementary School by a local resident. It is unknown which direction it went.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

A single bear about 1 m tall was seen passing by beside a house and walking south. Distance from the house: 5 m.

Daisen Nagano, Akita

A city employee on patrol spotted it and gave chase. It entered thicket at the point and became out of sight.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

When I heard a police car on the PA, I looked outside and saw it running in the grounds beneath the apartment. It crossed the road and ran off toward the back of the houses on the north side.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

[Report] Moved from the apartment complex side toward the drainage channel

Yokote Yawata, Akita

Crossed through the yard.

Yokote 3-chome, Akita

(Post) Ran into the brush on the north side of the parking lot

Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita

Posted: Entered the Mounts property from National Route 13. Went into a warehouse, then headed toward the Hachiman Shrine.

Yokote Yawata, Akita

A single bear about 1 meter long was seen moving north toward Jouri 2-chome along a drainage channel in Jouri 1-chome, Yokote City.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

Bear sighted near the park south of the west side of the Starbucks.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

Observation: Spotted walking along the riverside in the park near Cosmos Ophthalmology. Was walking toward the South Government Building.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

One bear sighted. Size unknown. It left heading north.

Yokote 1-chome, Akita

[Post] Report of a sighting of a bear entering a home's property

Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita

A single bear believed to be an adult was seen entering a residential property. A relatively large individual.

Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita

[Post] Probably a female bear was spotted at the old driving school. It was walking slowly by itself. It noticed us and slowly disappeared into the grass, but what happened afterward is unknown.

Yokote Akasaka, Akita

On July 18 around 12:13, a bear was seen moving in Akasaka Kamikirimori, Yokote City.

Yokote Akasaka, Akita

A bear was sighted in Aksakauekono, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, on 2026-07-18.

Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita

Observed a bear approximately 1.4 m in length. It left along the farm road heading west (toward the prefectural road).

Yokote Inooka, Akita

A city employee on patrol spotted a bear running through rice fields from the north toward the south. The bear entered a thicket and its whereabouts became unknown. It was an adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.

Yokote Inooka, Akita

A city employee on patrol spotted a bear moving into the brush on the Asahi kindergarten side. Later, when the employee drove into the premises, they encountered the bear in the playground. The bear turned and returned to the brush as if startled. An adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.

Yokote Akagawa, Akita

Around 18:45 on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Inoka-koguchi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.

Yokote Inooka, Akita

Between about 18:30 and 18:40, multiple sightings occurred near Yokote Kita Interchange. The body length was over 1 m (there is also information that it looked about 60 cm). It ran south across the rice fields near the Lawson and then disappeared from view.

Yokote Akagawa, Akita

At around 6:40 PM on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Akagawamuranomae, Yokote City.

Yokote Akagawa, Akita

On 2026-07-17 evening, one bear was seen moving in Shimokyo Hinata, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.

Yokote 下境, Akita

A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted near the field. The bear then departed heading southeast.

Yokote 下境, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

Spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length. (Because the exact sighting location is unknown, the point has been placed at an estimated location.)

Yokote 上境, Akita

One bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near Senkō-ji. The bear then left heading east.

Yokote 上境, Akita

A bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near the precincts of Hachiman Shrine.

Yokote 上境, Akita

A bear was sighted in Iizume Tōzaiji, Misato Town, around 3:50 PM.

Misato, Akita

A witness went outside to walk their dog and saw a bear walking on the road in front of the house. The bear then ran off to the south. / Body length about 1.2 m / Approximately 40 m from residences

Misato, Akita

Crossed National Route 341 from the east side to the west side, ran through the rice field, and disappeared into the bushes.

Kazuno Hachimantai, Akita

Sighted a bear while driving / body length approximately 1.2 m / about 300 m to the house

Misato 境田, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

(Posted) Ran south across the baseball field

Misato 六郷東根, Akita

One bear was seen moving in Rokugo Higashine Higashimedate, Misato Town.

Misato 六郷東根, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kamiokinada, Yokote City, Akita on 2026-07-17.

Yokote 上境, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kamiazumi Kamimataeda, Yokote City.

Yokote 上境, Akita

One bear was sighted in Tateishi, Kanazawahoncho, Yokote City.

Yokote 金沢本町, Akita

[Post] Bear cub

Yokote 金沢本町, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Shimonobu, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

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

Senboku Kakunodatemachi-Nishinagano, Akita

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

Daisen Kami-Uguisuno, Akita

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

Daisen Toyooka, Akita

[Post] A black bear about 80 cm long was between Mishin no Asupu and Onodera Building Materials.

Yokote Maego, Akita

Appeared to be eating near the sign. Destination unknown because it left by car.

Kazuno, Akita

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

Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

Crossed National Route 341 from the east side to the west side, ran through the rice field, and disappeared into the bushes.

Kazuno Hachimantai, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Tazawako Obonai Shitakano, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 6:30 AM on July 13.

Senboku, Akita

Bear traces were found in Hanawa Hirachuu, Kazuno City, Akita, and peaches were damaged.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

Traces suggesting a bear were found in Hachimantai Kamimizawa, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

(Report) Emerged from bamboo grass on the east side of the town road. Noticing a car, it fled back into the bamboo grass.

Kosaka, Akita

Apple crop damage, tree trunk damage, feces confirmed (reported from Hirakawa City)

Hirakawa, Aomori

(From Ōwani Town) There was a sighting that a bear had climbed a cherry tree near Yamaguchi Oil, then climbed down, crossed the embankment and fled upstream.

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

At around 7:00 a.m. on August 4, one bear was seen climbing a cherry tree in Nijigai, Owani Town.

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

It crossed the road from the Nishimachi side and climbed the slope toward the east side.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

During farm work, peaches were damaged by a bear. Damage: about 80 fruits and 4 broken branches. An animal trail believed to be the entry route was confirmed on the east side of the orchard.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

At around 6:45 on August 3, traces suggesting a bear presence were found in Hanawa-Hiranaka, Kazuno City, Akita, and crops were damaged.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

At around 7:30 PM on 2026-08-03, one bear was seen moving in Hanawa Nyugyudaira, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hachimantai-Yuze, Kazuno City, Akita, and was seen moving.

Kazuno, Akita

On private residential property / body length 1 m / 5 m from the house / 5 m from the witness. From inside the residence, the witness saw the bear enter the brush on the east side of the house.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

[Post] One bear cub in the rice-husks

Kosaka Daichi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Otarube, Kosakamoyama, Kosaka Town.

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

[Post]

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

[Report] Crossing National Route 341 from east to west

Senboku, Akita

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

Senboku Tazawako-Sashimaki, Akita

While driving, (the bear) crossed the road in front of me from the south to the north and left.

Hirakawa Tateyama, Aomori

Rice field / body length 80 cm / 50 m from a house / 20 m from the witness While patrolling the rice fields by vehicle, we discovered a small bear wandering around. The bear entered the grassy area of the rice field.

Kazuno, Akita

Around 13:50 on July 29, a bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Suwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

It ran off in the direction of Hirakawa.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Around 3:15 p.m. on July 28, one bear was spotted moving in Kuradate Kawarada, Owani Town.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

[Post] A cub was at the roadside

Kosaka, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kosaka-Kōzan Sugisawa, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture, around 3:35 PM on July 27.

Kosaka, Akita

[Report] Following last week, three bears (a mother and two cubs) were sighted.

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

During farm work, damage to peaches by a bear was confirmed. Extent of damage: about 100 fruits, 2 small broken branches. Estimated time of damage: around daytime on July 26–27.

Kazuno, Akita

While working in the fields, damage to peaches by a bear was observed. Damage amount: approximately 100 fruits eaten, 2 small broken branches. Estimated time of damage: around daytime of July 26–27.

Kazuno, Akita

Around 6:30 PM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Towada-Kemanai Kashiwano, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

On residential property / body length 1 m / 3 m from house / 3 m from witness. Witness observed a bear crossing the property, walking from north to south, from inside the residence.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

[Report] It walked right beside the car in my yard and then headed toward the weeds next door.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanawaanna, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

While driving from the west to the east, I witnessed one bear about 50 centimeters long walking into the brush on the north side.

Kazuno, Akita

[Report] A single bear about 1.2 meters long was at the roadside of the town road on the west side of the rice fields and entered the forest west of the town road. In this area, encounters and sightings have been occurring in succession: an encounter in a paddy field on May 24, a sighting of one bear on May 31, a sighting of one bear on June 30, and a sighting of two bears—believed to be a parent and offspring—on July 1. It appears to use routes that include the south side of the Sunagosawa settlement and crossing the Sunagosawa River.

Kosaka, Akita

Municipal road / body length 1 m / 600 m from a house / 20 m from the witness While traveling on the municipal road by vehicle, a bear emerged from a rice field, crossed the municipal road from east to west, and left toward the forested area. A search by car was conducted but the bear was not found.

Kazuno, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

In a household property field / body length 1 m / 20 m from the house / 20 m distance from the witness While in the field, I saw a bear pass through the field heading east.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

Around 6:20 AM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Towada-Oyu Sekigami, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

Around 4:10 PM on July 25, a bear was seen moving in Kosaka Sanezawa, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

Municipal road / body length 1 m / 20 m from residence / 20 m from witness While riding a motorcycle on the municipal road, I observed a bear crossing the road from east to west and entering the grass.

Kazuno Towada-Okada, Akita

Rice field / body length 70 cm / 30 m from houses, etc. / 1 m from witness While driving a vehicle on a municipal road and preparing to turn at an intersection, the witness saw a bear poke its head out of the grass and then return into the grass.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Hanawa Furudate, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

Posted: A postal worker witnessed it while making deliveries.

Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, Akita

Was eating a watermelon.

Owani Hachimandate, Aomori

[Report] On the town road there was one young bear about 40 centimeters in body length. When it noticed the car, it looked at us once, then changed direction and went into the bushes of Yunotani-chi toward the Sunagosawa River, where it appears to have come from. No adult bear was seen. The cub was about the size expected for one born this year and jet black and clean, looking almost like a stuffed animal. The thought that the mother might be nearby was frightening.

Kosaka, Akita

On private residential property / body length 1 m / distance to witness 2 m / 2 m from the house. While watching TV inside the residence, the witness heard a rustling sound and a bear emerged from the brush. The bear rambled across the property from east to west, passing very close to the house as it moved, and then entered the forest.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

(From Ōwani town report) There was a report that it ran off toward the river.

Owani Komaki, Aomori

A branch of the apple tree had been broken. In addition to several claw marks on the tree, footprints and droppings were found nearby. [Issued by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

While passing by, I witnessed a bear about 1.2 m in body length cross the municipal road from east to west approximately 100 m ahead, then move into the riverbank area.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

Municipal road / body length 80 cm / 200 m from a residence / 10 m from the witness While driving a vehicle on the municipal road, the witness saw a bear crossing the road from south to north and entering the forest.

Kazuno, Akita

(From Ōwani town post) Ran across and fled through the area near Ameike Community Center (ski resort slope).

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

Around 10:00 on 2026-07-23, traces suggesting a bear appearance were found in Ikariseki Hisayoshi Shitaichitsu, Hirakawa City, Aomori, and apples were damaged.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

At around 8:30 AM on July 23, a bear was seen moving in Hanawa Sekinegawara, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

While driving, a single bear approximately 1 m in length was observed on a city road. Subsequent direction of movement and other details are unknown.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

Witnessed one bear approximately 1 m in body length crossing the municipal road heading north and moving down to the riverbed. Its subsequent direction of movement is unknown.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanawa Shibanai Otagaya, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 13:35 on July 22.

Kazuno Hanawa, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Hanawa Takichimukai, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, around 07:20 on 2026-07-22.

Kazuno, Akita

Crossed from the southbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway to the northbound lanes.

Kosaka, Akita

On 2026-07-21 around 16:45, a bear was sighted moving in Kosaka Kogyo, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

One bear (just under 1 m in body length) was observed walking from the road in front of Ōwani Town School Lunch Center toward the mountain behind the lunch center.

Owani Nijikai, Aomori

[Post] I was standing on the left bank setting a hook to start fishing for sweetfish when a friend downstream shouted something. Looking around, I saw a bear cub about 10 meters upstream swimming from the left bank to the right bank. I was on alert, thinking the mother might be nearby, but it was the only one.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Towada Suehiro Kamiyabu, Kazuno City.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

Appeared to be eating near the sign. Destination unknown because it left by car.

Kazuno, Akita

I didn’t actually see the bear, but when I went to check during the peach harvest period I found damage from feeding, and discovered a small amount of droppings that appear to be from a bear.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Spotted one bear about 1 m in body length in front of an agricultural greenhouse. The bear then crossed the road to the west and was observed moving north.

Kazuno, Akita

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

Senboku Tazawako-Obonai, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

Ran off toward the mountain to the north.

Hirakawa, Aomori

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Kazuno, Akita

Around 2:36 PM on 2026-07-17, a bear was sighted in Hachimantai-Kamihei, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno, Akita

Crossed National Route 341 from the east side to the west side, ran through the rice field, and disappeared into the bushes.

Kazuno Hachimantai, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ikarigaseki Funaoka, Hirakawa City, Aomori, around 4 PM on July 17.

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki-Hisayoshi, Aomori

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

Senboku, Akita

I witnessed something that appeared to be a bear enter the brush to the east near the Kamitogawa Bridge.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

I sighted a bear walking north from the vicinity of Takeda Bridge.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

It poked its head out of the bushes on the left side facing the Kosaka direction, but it immediately withdrew when startled by the car.

Odate, Akita

Around 20:30 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Higashinozoe Takeda, Kuroishi City, Aomori, and was seen moving.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

A single bear about 80 cm in body length crossed the farm road and headed west.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Footprints believed to be from a bear were found on residential property. No similar tracks were observed on nearby roads or elsewhere in the vicinity.

Kazuno Osarizawa, Akita

A neighbor spotted one bear (body length approximately 1.0 m) / direction of travel: east / about 10 m from the nearest house

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nagahayashi Jinba, Odate City, around 08:07 on July 15.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A driver who visited JR Jinba Station sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) near the tracks / direction of travel: east / about 20 m from the above station

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

It crossed the tracks in front of the platform and walked toward the mountains.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Yakushido Minami Kumazawa, Hirosaki City, Aomori on July 15 around 12:30.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Around 18:08 on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Akita Prefecture's Kazuno City, Hachimantai Akahira, and was seen moving.

Kazuno, Akita

Crossed the road, went under the guardrail, and ran toward the riverbank.

Kazuno, Akita

[Post] In the rice field

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanawa-Tsuburone, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

(Posted) Emerged from the shrubs beside the intersection and fled across the rice field heading southwest.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

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Kosaka Araya, Akita

While working in the fields, footprints of a bear were found. The prints appeared to be from a single animal, moving across the field from west to east; midway it turned toward the south and the tracks continued into the brush on the south side.

Kazuno, Akita

[Report] Two bears (a mother and cub) were on the road. Direction of movement unknown.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jamba, Ōdate City.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

Report: A single bear about 80 centimeters long was in the rice-field ridge at 1 Murashita, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It was walking westward, eating grass along the ridge and beside irrigation channels, then climbed the west-side slope vegetation, crossed the town road, and entered the western woodland. When it spotted a light truck on the town road, it turned back into the vegetation and crossed the road at a distance to avoid it.

Kosaka, Akita

A bear was sighted in Towada-Nishiki Murota, Kazuno City, and was seen moving.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

A single bear about 70 cm in body length was crossing the old national road from south to north.

Kazuno Towada-Nishikigi, Akita

Parking lot / body length 70 cm / 10 m from dwellings / 20 m distance from witness A bear appeared on the security camera. The bear moved from east toward the west.

Kazuno, Akita

A bear was sighted on camera in Hachimantai Yuze, Kazuno City.

Kazuno, Akita

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

Senboku, Akita

A bear was sighted in Tazawako Obonai Shitakano, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, around 6:30 AM on July 13.

Senboku, Akita

On August 2, a bear was sighted in Taro-San'o, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.

Miyako, Iwate

While working in the shed I heard a noise, went outside, and witnessed a bear entering the mountain from the neighboring greenhouse.

Takko Moichi, Aomori

I spotted a bear in the garage. It fled, so its whereabouts are unknown.

Takko Seki, Aomori

Encountered while mowing grass. It approached even vehicles with the engine running. During a break, I found bite marks on an empty plastic bottle I had left nearby.

Kazuno, Akita

A cub measuring 70 to 80 centimeters in body length was seen walking on the roadway and heading off to the northwest.

Takko Natsusaka, Aomori

A bear was sighted in Taro Kobayashi, Miyako City, Iwate, on the morning of July 20.

Miyako, Iwate

One bear was seen moving in Kamito-gawa, Kuroishi City.

Kuroishi, Aomori

I witnessed something that appeared to be a bear enter the brush to the east near the Kamitogawa Bridge.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

I sighted a bear walking north from the vicinity of Takeda Bridge.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

[Post] It looked like a cub was being allowed to play in the middle of the road. I couldn’t pass, so I stopped about 30 m away and honked; it then climbed up the slope at the side of the road.

Kazuno, Akita

[Posted] While driving a car

Kazuno, Akita

Around 20:30 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Higashinozoe Takeda, Kuroishi City, Aomori, and was seen moving.

Kuroishi 竹田町, Aomori

One bear was seen moving in Towadaoyuoyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.

Kazuno, Akita

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Kosaka, Akita

Sighted a cub on the road

Hirakawa, Aomori

Seems a mother bear with a little cub

Kazuno, Akita

On the night of 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted in Sakikuwagasaki, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.

Miyako Sakikuwagasaki, Iwate