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One bear is captured on a surveillance camera. [From Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa, Aomori

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

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

Hirakawa Ikarigaseki, Aomori

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

Odate Nagabashiri, 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

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

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

Aomori, Aomori

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Odate, Akita

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

Hirosaki, Aomori

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

Odate, 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

Observed one bear about 80 cm in body length crossing the road from east to west.

Kitaakita, Akita

Report: On the town road west of the rice field at Kosaka 38, Kosaka-machi, a female/male adult bear about 1.2 meters long and one cub about 70 centimeters long were sighted. After that, the adult and cub entered the forested mountain area west of the town road. They are believed to have come up from the field road near Kosaka 38, climbed the roadside embankment below the town road, and emerged onto the town road. Sightings of bears are reported in this area, which is just south of the village cemetery, every year; this is the second sighting already this year. It is thought to be one of the travel routes used when moving between the forest on the east side of the Sunagosawa River and the forest on the west side.

Kosaka, 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

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

A bear was sighted in Kosaka Nigawa, Kosaka Town, Akita, around 11:15 on July 1.

Kosaka, Akita

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Kosaka, 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

[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 about 1 m tall was sighted on the road. It then ran off toward the mountains. [Reported by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa, Aomori

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

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

Odate Hanaokamachi, Akita

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Kosaka Kosaka-kozan, 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

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

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

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

[Report] A single bear about 1 meter long was on the ridge of a rice paddy at 39, Kakege, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It ran toward the Suna kosawa River on the east side and went into the vegetation on the levee. It likely crossed the town road from the western forest, passed through the brush into the paddy, ran along the ridge, entered the brush on the right-bank levee of the Suna kosawa River, crossed the river, and moved from the eastern rice paddies back into the forest. The area around the sighting is one where bears and wild boars are seen crossing the stream every year, and it is also near the site of an encounter with a bear in May of this year that nearly resulted in personal injury.

Kosaka, Akita

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

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 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

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

Odate Naganeyamashita, Akita

A single bear cub ran off toward the Nature House.

Odate Naganeyamashita, 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

Found droppings about 20 cm in diameter in a small forest. I saw droppings here last year as well. They were still slightly moist, so probably from 2–3 days ago.

Goshogawara 大字持子沢, Aomori

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

Odate, Akita

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

Odate, Akita

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, a cub darted out and crossed the road. It entered the grass/thicket and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Kitaakita Nanukaichi, 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

It ran off eastward from the roadside. It looked like a cub less than one meter long.

Kosaka, 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

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

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

Observed on National Route 7 but departed westward

Hirakawa, Aomori

[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

Climbed a tree. [Issued by Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa, Aomori

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

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

Odate, 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

One bear (body length 1.2 m) spotted in a private home's yard / heading north / 200 m west of Tashikomori Ballpark

Odate, Akita

Crossed the road and went into the woods.

Odate, Akita

While doing farm work, I spotted an Asiatic black bear (tsukinowaguma) climbing up along the roadside from the south side of the apple orchard.

Kuroishi, Aomori

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Odate, Akita

Around 11:00 on 2026-06-19, one bear was seen moving at Takadate Ko Kogen in Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture.

Kuroishi, Aomori

Saw one bear cub on the road. Body length about 80 cm. Walked off toward the mountains to the west.

Hirakawa, Aomori

(Post) On the left side heading toward Odate City (formerly? some kind of fish farm), it crossed the road and ran into the mountain.

Odate, Akita

Around 15:40 on 2026-06-17, a bear was seen moving in Kosakadaisaku, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

[Report] On the road from Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant heading into the mountains, one bear about 1 meter was sighted. It ran off into the mountains.

Kosaka, Akita

Report: Spotted one bear about 1 meter in size on the road from Sunagosawa Water Purification Plant toward the mountain. It ran off into the mountain.

Kosaka, 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

There were footprints in the field.

Odate, Akita

Driver sighted one bear (body length unknown) / heading east / about 100 m south of Hachikō-sō

Odate, Akita

Report from a citizen. [Sent from Hirakawa City]

Hirakawa Niidate, Aomori

While heading from Goshogawara toward Daishaka, I saw one bear crossing the road just before the Daishaka snow shelter. It was a short distance away but appeared over 1 meter in size.

Goshogawara 大字前田野目, Aomori

On June 15 around 18:08, one bear was seen moving in Maeda Nomenumata, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture.

Goshogawara 大字前田野目, Aomori

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

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Kosaka, Akita

Damage to crops such as potatoes

Odate, Akita

One bear was sighted in Kuradate Kawayada, Owani Town.

Owani Kuradate, Aomori

Around 11:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Kosakaichinoto, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

A single bear about 80 centimeters long was in a field at 32 Sunakosawa, Kosaka, Kosaka Town. It appeared to have come out from the wooded hill behind the house on the west side. The bear was by a pile of firewood next to the house; when it made eye contact it returned to the western woodland. The distance when eye contact was made was about 20 meters, and it was small enough to be thought a cub not yet weaned. No adult bear was seen. The neighbor was informed immediately.

Kosaka, Akita

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

Odate Matsudate, 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

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

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

footprints

Odate, Akita

[Report] Approx. 1 m in length — witnessed running toward the Kosaka area.

Odate, Akita

A local resident spotted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / moving east / approximately 20 m from the nearest house

Odate, Akita

A nearby resident sighted one bear (body length 1.0 m) / direction of travel unknown / approximately 10 m from the nearest facility

Odate Dateshita, Akita

[Report] A bear about 1 meter long suddenly entered the company premises. When employees were startled and shouted, it ran off toward the north.

Odate Matsudate, Akita

Around 1:25 PM on June 11, one bear was sighted inside the premises of a house in Shimizu 2-chome, Odate City.

Odate Dateshita, Akita

[Report] Behind an empty house at 45 Sunagosawa, Kosaka, a young bear about 1 meter long ran into the forest on the west side. Just before that, it had been sighted near a water source in front of the house at 42 Sunagosawa. It appears to have come out of the forest on the east side, crossed rice fields and a river, passed between houses, and entered the forest on the west side. Although bears are known to be present in the hill behind the houses on the west side of the settlement, sightings of a moving bear occurred on the north and south sides of the row of houses. It is unusual to see a bear moving between houses during daytime.

Kosaka, Akita

Found bear tracks in the field. They appear to have come from the woods to the northwest of the discovery site.

Odate, Akita

A local resident sighted one bear (approximately 1.0 m in body length) in a field / direction of travel: east / approximately 100 m from the nearest house.

Odate Hinai-Maeda, Akita

Around 06:30 on 2026-06-10, one bear was seen moving in Kosaka, Kosaka Town, Akita Prefecture.

Kosaka, Akita

A local resident spotted one bear (body length unknown) in the woods / direction of travel unknown / 150 m southwest of Manaka Community Center

Odate Akaishi, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nagahashiri Jinba, Odate City, Akita, and was seen moving.

Odate Nagabashiri, Akita

I couldn’t take proper photos because I was driving, but there were two black lumps that looked like bears. I think it was a parent and child.

Kitaakita, Akita