เส้นทางเดินป่า Fukiage Gyoen-Akita

Environment: Forest / Size: Yearling (young bear)

Funagata, Yamagata

One bear sighted beside the road (body length about 1 m) / Environment: forest / Size: adult

Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata

Sukagawa 長沼, Fukushima

Around 5:50 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in a grove in Iwanami, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata

It headed toward Lake Hibara.

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

At around 19:45 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Zao-Narisawa, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Zao-Nogiwa, Yamagata

Animal resembling a bear (body length approx. 50 cm) / Environment: road / Size: juvenile

Yamagata Zao-Narisawa, Yamagata

Just after leaving the roadside station and beginning to drive toward Akita, an adult animal crossed the Tohoku-Chuo Expressway from right to left.

Obanazawa Ashizawa, Yamagata

One bear appeared in an apartment complex parking lot in Kaminish, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima

One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted in the forested mountains.

Sukagawa 江花, Fukushima

Around 7:30 AM on July 24, a bear was sighted in Tsuboyo Minamihama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

In the woodland, one bear (body length approximately 1.2 meters) was sighted.

Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima

A bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in the forest at Daishin Toyochi, Shirakawa City.

Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima

One bear-like animal (body length approx. 50 cm) / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile

Yamagata Katayachi, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Daishin-Kuwado Gobosawa, Shirakawa City.

Shirakawa 大信, Fukushima

One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted in forested mountains.

Shirakawa 大信, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Iida 2-chome, Yamagata City, around 21:20 on July 23.

Yamagata Zao-Iida, Yamagata

Three bears (lengths unknown) were sighted in the mountains beside the municipal road.

Inawashiro 字堤東, Fukushima

Around 7:20 PM on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Iwasato-Ueno, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Inawashiro 字五十軒道南, Fukushima

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Nanyo 上野, Yamagata

Four bears were sighted crossing Route 294 at Kōriyama City, Konanmachi Mikai.

Koriyama 湖南町三代, Fukushima

Four bears were sighted crossing National Route 294 (one approximately 1.0 m in body length and three approximately 0.5 m each).

Koriyama 湖南町三代, Fukushima

One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted in the forested area on the east side of Prefectural Route 322.

Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Shinjo Odashima, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Toyomae-hama, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

One bear (approximately 1 meter in length) was sighted beside National Route 49.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Tsunagi, Yamagata

On the Gold Line, a collision traffic accident occurred in which a passenger car in transit struck a bear that ran out from the roadside (approximately 1 meter in body length).

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

A vehicle collided with one bear on the Bandai Mountain Gold Line in Hibara, Kitashiobara Village.

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

One bear was inside a building lot in Dōmachi Minami, Inawashiro Town.

Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima

One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.

Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Kuchitazawa, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Nanyo 赤湯, Yamagata

A single bear (about 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted in the grassy area north of National Route 49.

Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima

Environment: riverbed / Size: cub

Kawanishi 大字東大塚, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Takayama, Kawanishi Town, Yamagata, swimming downstream in the Mogami River.

Kawanishi 大字高山, Yamagata

A single bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the paved road.

Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima

Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown

Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Hanazawa, Yonezawa City, on the morning of 2026-07-14.

Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata

One bear approximately 1 meter in length was sighted crossing the road from west to east. It was not seen afterward.

Yamagata Zao-Hotta, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on a road in Zaō Ueno, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata

Another bear was sighted around 10:00 a.m. in Zaō Ueno, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata

One bear approximately 60 cm in length sighted on the road / Environment: roadway / Size: cub

Yamagata Kanno, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Zaō Ueno, Yamagata City, around 14:42 on July 13.

Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata

Environment: Forest / Size: Unknown

Obanazawa Ashizawa, Yamagata

Sighted a cub crossing National Route 13 from west to east / Environment: road / Size: young

Shinjo Itsukamachi, Yamagata

One bear about 1 m long was sighted in a forest in Seki, Yonezawa City.

Yonezawa, Yamagata

Environment: forest / Size: adult

Yonezawa Tateishi, Yamagata

Was heading east on National Route 13 from the west and entered a cedar forest / Environment: Road / Size: Unknown

Shinjo Torigoe, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Torigoe, Shinjo City.

Shinjo Torigoe, Yamagata

Environment: Park / Size: Adult

Nanyo 竹原, Yamagata

Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult

Shinjo Torigoe, Yamagata

Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult (fully grown)

Obanazawa Nakisawa, Yamagata

Nasushiobara 塩野崎, Tochigi

While driving south (toward the mountain side), I saw one bear walking south on the left side of the road. It then entered the woods beside the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata

One bear about 1 meter long was seen on a road in Nakazukada, Yamagata City, walking south before entering the woods beside the road.

Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata

Nasushiobara 春日町, Tochigi

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Seki, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Yonezawa, Yamagata

Environment: Near homes / Size: Adult

Yonezawa Sekimachi, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile

Obanazawa Shinmachi-chuo, Yamagata

Around 6:30 a.m. in Konanmachi Tachi, Koriyama City, two bears were seen crossing the road.

Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima

Around 6:30 on 2026-07-07, one bear was sighted moving in Tatenotate, Konan-machi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima

Around 7:00 AM, a cub was sighted in farmland in Kitamachi, Obanazawa City.

Obanazawa Shinmachi-chuo, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Ichihaku Masaka Ipponsugi, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Kurihara 一迫真坂, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimmiyano Uronosawa, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館字下宮野, Miyagi

Around 09:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Narukoonsen Suzawa, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Osaki, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimo-Miyano Yatsumatazawa, Kurihara City.

Kurihara 築館, Miyagi

July 25

Kurihara 築館, Miyagi

July 23

Tome 東和町錦織, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Ichihasama Shimotera-shita, Kurihara City.

Kurihara, Miyagi

July 21

Kurihara, Miyagi

July 21

Osaki 鳴子温泉, Miyagi

July 20

Kurihara, Miyagi

Local resident encountered a cub / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile

Mogami Honjo, Yamagata

Local residents encountered a cub / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile

Mogami Honjo, Yamagata

Bear sighting / Environment: riverbank / Size: unknown

Mogami Tomisawa, Yamagata

Bear sighted on the hillside beside the roadside. It later went up into the mountains. / Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Mogami Mitsuzawa, Yamagata

July 14

Kurihara, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Narukoonsen Kawabata, Ōsaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, around 11:55 on July 14.

Osaki, Miyagi

July 13

Kurihara, Miyagi

Sighted a cub crossing National Route 13 from west to east / Environment: road / Size: young

Shinjo Itsukamachi, Yamagata

July 9

Kurihara, Miyagi

Observed an Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) walking along a paddy field embankment. Drove it off using fireworks, and it left. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult

Mogami Tomisawa, Yamagata

July 8

Tome 迫町佐沼, Miyagi

July 7

Tome 迫町北方, Miyagi

July 6

Tome 迫町佐沼, Miyagi

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Nakadacho Ishimori, Tome City.

Tome 中田町石森, Miyagi

[Report] A bear cub was by the roadside. As I passed by, it ran into the bushes.

Daisen, Akita

A single cub was sighted in the parking lot on the east side of Akita Prefectural Rehabilitation. It left into the brush. Body length about 60 cm.

Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Kyowa Kamiyodogawa Botai, Daisen City.

Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita

It came out from the mountain onto the highway, was startled by a car, and returned to the mountain. Body length about 60 cm.

Daisen Kitanome, Akita

On 2026-08-01 in the evening, one bear was sighted at a medical institution parking lot in Kyowa Kamiyodogawa, Daisen City.

Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita

(Posted) Was swept down the river and crossed to the opposite bank

Akita, Akita

[Post]

Akita, Akita

One bear was seen moving in Kokubu Uenodai, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.

Daisen Kushoda, Akita

(Posted) Ran through northwest between the hut and the grove

Daisen Kushoda, Akita

Spotted a 1.5 m bear in the east courtyard on the Yufōre premises. One animal — very close to the building.

Akita, Akita

Higashinaruse, Akita

Was crossing the road.

Daisen Kyowa-Funaoka, Akita

Around 14:25 on July 24, a bear was seen moving in Kyowa Funaokazawa, Daisen City.

Daisen Kyowa-Funaoka, Akita

July 23

Tome 東和町錦織, Miyagi

Witnessed one adult bear moving from paddy fields on the south side of Prefectural Route Kinugawa-Maesawa Line toward the Shiratori River.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

Confirmed one bear over 1 meter in length in the woods.

Yokote, Akita

A single bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near the community hall. It crossed the road and departed to the west.

Yokote, Akita

Around 8:15 on July 23, a bear was sighted in Daio Ichinosekiminami, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.

Yokote, Akita

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ryoutesawa, Oshu City, and was seen moving.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

In Jinguji Kakekake, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was sighted around 16:50 on July 21, 2026, and was seen moving.

Daisen Jinguji, Akita

There were eyewitness reports from residents. Someone saw it running past in front of a house. Its body length was about 1 m. Afterwards it headed toward the bypass but was startled by a car and went into a nearby thicket.

Daisen Jinguji, Akita

Spotted a bear on the slope east of the expressway. Body length approximately 80 cm.

Daisen Osawagotera, Akita

Sighted a bear on the slope east of the highway. Body length approximately 80 cm.

Daisen Osawagotera, Akita

I observed a lone cub. It ran away along the riverside on the mountain side.

Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita

[Post] [No description of situation]

Yokote Ōyashin-machi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Isawa-Wakayanagi Keizon, Oshu City.

Ōshū, Iwate

Sighted one young bear on the roadway.

Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate

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

Yokote Ōyashin-machi, Akita

Spotted a bear about 80 cm long on the property. It ran off toward the mountains to the south.

Daisen, Akita

A young bear crossed the road from the rice field toward the mountain.

Daisen Teradate, Akita

While harvesting fruit near my home, I spotted a bear about 50 cm in length. The bear left the area; its direction is unknown.

Daisen, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kokeyamaokita, Tsuchikawa, Daisen City, Akita.

Daisen, Akita

A bear was sighted at Iisawa Koyama Kamishiratori River in Oshu City.

Ōshū 衣川雲南田, Iwate

(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 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

A bear was sighted in Kawabe Iwami-Kaisenzawaguchi, Akita City.

Akita, Akita

[Posted] In front of the house

Akita, Akita

Spotted one cub on the slope beside the expressway. Body length approximately 50 cm.

Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita

A bear cub was on the road.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kawabe Morinoda, Akita City, around 04:45 on 2026-07-17.

Akita, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kyowa-Nakadonagawa, Daisen City.

Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, 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

Witnessed one juvenile bear crossing a municipal road.

Ōshū 衣川小田, Iwate

[Report] A cub was walking upstream along the levee.

Akita, Akita

A single bear cub was on the riverbank cliff.

Akita, Akita

Observed one bear climbing a tree.

Ōshū, Iwate

[Post]

Daisen Niiyaji, Akita

A bear about 1.2 m long was walking on the road. When a car approached, it went into the bushes. The location is about 100 m from residences and about 250 m from an elementary/middle school students’ school bus stop.

Daisen Osawagotera, Akita

Around 6:10 on July 16, a bear was seen moving in Osawakyo Terashimakawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.

Daisen Osawagotera, Akita

From a distance, an animal like a bear cub was climbing the shrine steps.

Akita, Akita

Around 1:30 PM on 2026-07-16, a bear was sighted in Kinugawaota, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū 衣川小田, Iwate

One bear, 1 m. Sighted on the road while traveling; it ran to the south into the mountain. 150 m to the nearest building.

Akita, Akita

[Report] Observed a young Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on a municipal road near the Nawasawa No.2 intake of Akita City Waterworks and Sewage Bureau. When I briefly stopped my car, it ran off into the forest.

Akita, Akita

[Report] Spotted a young Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on a city road near the Nizawa No. 2 intake station of the Akita City Water and Sewer Bureau. When I briefly stopped my car, it ran off into the forest.

Akita, Akita

I sighted a bear on the grounds. It moved off toward the cemetery on the north side.

Akita, Akita

[Post]

Akita, Akita

Observed one bear moving south.

Hiraizumi, Iwate

A bear was seen moving in Isawa Koyama Hachimando, Oshu City.

Ōshū, Iwate

Around 13:50 on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Isawa-Wakayanagi Keizon, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.

Ōshū, Iwate

Witnessed a bear climbing a tree. It then went toward the mountains.

Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita

A bear was sighted in Takanouchi Taira, Higashinaruse Village, Akita on the morning of 2026-07-14.

Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nakanoyachi, Isawa-Koyama, Oshu City, Iwate on 2026-07-14 around 16:10.

Ōshū, Iwate

While driving on the road, I sighted a roughly 1-meter-tall bear moving from the Omagari River direction toward the residential area on the east side.

Daisen Kakumagawamachi, Akita

[Post]

Akita, Akita

Witnessed one young bear enter the brush from a municipal road.

Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate

A bear was sighted in Maesawa Hinorematsu, Oshu City.

Ōshū, Iwate

Bear sighted, believed to be an adult

Higashinaruse 岩井川, Akita

A bear was sighted in Osaki City, Isawa Koyama Uraura.

Ōshū, Iwate

Around 9:30 on July 13, a bear was sighted in Iwaigawa Shiroshita, Higashinaruse Village, Akita Prefecture.

Higashinaruse 岩井川, Akita

While at home, a 0.5 m cub was sighted on the west side of the property. It ran off toward the woods on the south side. Distance to the nearest residence: 50 m.

Daisen, Akita

A bear about 1 meter in size was sighted walking on the road. It walked off toward the northwest.

Daisen Hanadate, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Sanocho, Daisen City.

Daisen Hanadate, Akita

[Post] While walking, I witnessed a bear running a few dozen meters ahead. Probably an adult.

Daisen Hanadate, Akita

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

Yokote Maego, Akita

Sighted walking from a private property toward the national highway. It seemed startled by cars on the highway and ran into the bushes.

Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita

One bear was sighted moving in Kyowa-Funazawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.

Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita

Posted: It was on the mountainside across a large drainage ditch beside the road, looking this way.

Yokote Sotonome, Akita

Swimming in the Tamagawa (Tama River).

Daisen Yotsuya, Akita

A bear was sighted in Hanadate, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.

Daisen Hanadate, Akita

[Post] Walking on the riverbank slope

Daisen Yotsuya, Akita

One bear sighted in a rice field

Daisen Niiyaji, Akita

A bear about 1.5 m long was sighted along the Tamagawa riverbank.

Daisen Matsukura, Akita