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Sightings reported by the city A field 100 m east of Inoshin Shrine (Otsuki Town 412) Note: As a result of the on-site inspection, no signs of a bear were found.

Ashikaga 大月町, Tochigi

Ashikaga 板倉町, Tochigi

A bear was sighted in Shiguracho, Utsunomiya City.

Utsunomiya 問屋町, Tochigi

Shibukawa 赤城町津久田, Gunma

At around 20:00 on June 3, a bear was sighted in Akagi-cho Tsukuda, Shibukawa City.

Shibukawa 赤城町津久田, Gunma

Around 09:57 on 2026-05-29, an animal believed to be a Japanese black bear was sighted at Umadōge on Prefectural Route 284 in Matsuda-machi, Ashikaga City.

Ashikaga 月谷町, Tochigi

Ashikaga 中川町, Tochigi

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

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

Around 5:00 on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Sakamachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.

Murakami, Niigata

Found bear tracks of unknown body length in the field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

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

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

Fled toward the mountains to the north

Mitsuke, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Motomachi 1-chome, Mitsuke City, Niigata.

Mitsuke, Niigata

Shibukawa 赤城町棚下, Gunma

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a parking lot in Motomachi 1, Mitsuke City, shortly after 6 a.m.

Mitsuke, Niigata

One bear (body length unknown) was sighted while traveling on the municipal road Matsukawa-Nakako-Gawara Line. Its subsequent movement route is unknown.

Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata

Moved north from the river, traveling through the rice fields.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Found bear tracks in the rice paddy.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Heard the vocalizations of an animal believed to be a bear.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the Shukuda area of Murakami City.

Murakami, Niigata

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

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

One bear was sighted on the main prefectural road Nagoka-Mitsuke-Sanjo line in Tai-cho, Mitsuke City, Niigata.

Mitsuke, Niigata

One bear was sighted within Tai Town (on the Nagaoka-Mitsuke-Sanjo Prefectural Road). It fled westward.

Mitsuke, Niigata

One bear was sighted on a town road in the Tsuchidaru area of Yuzawa Town, Niigata.

Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata

While driving on the Matsukawa Nakako-gawara municipal road, one bear was sighted. It was moving from the expressway direction toward the Uono River direction.

Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata

While driving toward the Ouchi area, my car almost collided with a bear that ran down from the mountain side. I honked the horn, and it returned into the woods. (Posted: 6/16 8:03)

Yokote, Akita

One bear was sighted near the Fudōson (sacred guardian statue) beside Prefectural Route Nagaoka-Mitsuke-Sanjo. It fled north.

Mitsuke, Niigata

Around 6:45 PM on June 14, a bear was sighted in Yuhara, Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture.

Minakami Yubara, Gunma

[Report] Crossed the road and fled into the forest

Yokote 大森町上溝, Akita

A bear was sighted on the Kariyata cycling road in Tsukimidai 2, Mitsuke City.

Mitsuke, Niigata

One bear was sighted near the community center. The bear fled to the south.

Mitsuke, Niigata

Environment: Industrial area / Size: Adult

Sakata 宮海, Yamagata

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

Nikaho 田の神, Akita

A bear was seen moving in Omorisumijina, Yokote City.

Yokote 大森町上溝, Akita

Around 4:00 PM on June 14, a bear was sighted in Tsukimi-dai 2-chome, Mitsuke City, Niigata, and was seen moving.

Mitsuke, Niigata

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

Nikaho 田の神, Akita

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

Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Nishinakanosawa, Akita

I encountered an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) crossing the road on a forest road heading to Mount Omine / Ōmine-numa.

Minakami, Gunma

While traveling on Prefectural Route 472, observed one bear. It moved eastward (toward the mountains).

Nagaoka, Niigata

A bear about 1 m long was sighted on a prefectural road in Sagisucho, Nagaoka City.

Nagaoka, Niigata

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

Environment: Near human residences / Size: Adult

Yuza 青塚, Yamagata

An adult bear was sighted in Hikoshi, Yuza Town, and tracks believed to be from the bear were also found in a field.

Yuza 青塚, Yamagata

While driving on Prefectural Route 268, I spotted one bear. It went into the brush to the south.

Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata

A single cub was sighted near the lift unloading area on the Ipponsugi Ski Resort slope.

Yuzawa, Niigata

While driving on Prefectural Route 351, I sighted one bear. It moved eastward.

Yuzawa Kandatsu, Niigata

Bear tracks from one bear were found on the coast. The tracks go from north to south through the brush for about 380 m. Track width approx. 10 cm, length approx. 15 cm.

Nikaho Ryozenji, Akita

An adult bear was sighted in a field in Sakanobe-Shinden, Sakata City, and the field owner reported it to police.

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

While traveling on the town road Sekiba-Matsukawa Line, one bear was sighted. It moved eastward.

Yuzawa Tsuchidaru, Niigata

Observed one bear.

Tainai, Niigata

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Yurihonjō, Akita

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Yurihonjō, Akita

A bear about 1.5 m tall walked north along the road in front of the shipping company.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

[Post] A large, solid adult (bear); showed no sign of trying to run away.

Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Sakata 黒森, Yamagata

Body length about 1 m; distance to houses about 140 m; headed east

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

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Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita

On the night of June 10, one bear was spotted on a sidewalk in Kinoura Toranagane, Nikaho City.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

Bear sighted on the road. Went east. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho 三丁目塩越, Akita

Spotted a bear on the road. Body length about 1 m. It walked from north to south.

Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita

Distance to house: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

[Post] A bear appeared on campus

Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita

Discovered tracks believed to be those of a bear while working in the fields.

Tainai, Niigata

School staff discovered footprints in a field believed to be from a bear.

Tainai, Niigata

Discovered tracks believed to be bear footprints while working in the fields.

Tainai, Niigata

In Yurihonjo City Tsurunuma, a woman fell and injured her arm after being startled by a bear on her home premises.

Yurihonjō Tsurunuma, Akita

Discovered bear tracks in the field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

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Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to nearest house: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Fled toward the Shinano River due to the approach of a car

Nagaoka, Niigata

One bear cub ran across the rice paddy toward the mountain.

Nikaho Innai, Akita

A bear (body length 1 m) was sighted south of the Kamo Community Disaster Prevention Center. It then crossed National Route 112 from east to west and went into the mountains. / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata

Discovered footprints believed to be from a bear while doing farm work.

Tainai, Niigata

Bear traces (claw marks and broken branches) were confirmed on a persimmon tree within the grounds of a private residence in the Takayasu-ji area.

Sanjo, Niigata

One bear, about 1 m long, was sighted beside a city road in Kawaguchiushigashima, Nagaoka City.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Distance from houses: 0 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled toward the mountain forest to the north.

Yurihonjō 葛法, Akita

I sighted an animal believed to be a bear near the mountainside.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Departed to the east

Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita

Sighted while driving. It was running along the road next to the rice fields. It appeared to be an adult, over 1 meter in length.

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m. Distance to houses: approximately 10 m. Departed toward the woods to the south.

Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 70 m Direction of movement: unknown

Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita

I saw one cub entering the woods.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Around 7:30 on 2026-06-07, a bear was sighted near Muica Snow Resort in Kokuriyama, Minamiuonuma City.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Witnessed a bear walking on the road from south to north. Body length approximately 1 m.

Nikaho Hata, Akita

On the mountain trail heading toward Shaka no Reisen, I encountered it just past a curve. When I honked the horn, it ran off from the road into the mountains.

Minakami Namezawa, Gunma

A citizen spotted one bear less than 1 meter in length on a prefectural road. The bear left heading east into the brush.

Daisen, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses etc.: approximately 20 m Left from the north side toward the south

Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita

While driving on a municipal road toward Yurihonjo City, I observed one bear walking across a rice field from east to west. Estimated body length about 1 meter.

Nikaho Serida, Akita

Observed one bear in the field. It moved toward the northeast.

Nagaoka, Niigata

A single cub was sighted near Nakayama bus stop. It moved northeast.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Around 8:10 a.m. on June 6, a bear was seen moving in Serita Shin-Suwanomae, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho Serida, Akita

A single bear was sighted on Prefectural Route Mitsuke-Tochio. It fled into the mountains to the north.

Mitsuke, Niigata

A bear about 50 cm long was sighted on the major prefectural road Mitsuke-Tochio Line in Hosoe, Mitsuke City.

Mitsuke, Niigata

A single bear was sighted moving from the mountain side toward the sea side in the Atsumi (Atumi) area, Kuretubo, on the Atsumi government office grounds. Exact location unknown. Environment: roadway. Size: adult.

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

It ran from the direction of the river, crossed the road, and headed toward the parking lot behind the facility.

Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita

One bear about 0.5 meters long was sighted on a prefectural road in Hosoe 1, Mitsuke City, shortly before 6:30 p.m.

Mitsuke, Niigata

Distance to houses: 10 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved eastward along the railroad tracks.

Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita

Around 9:50 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Kamishirai, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.

Shibukawa 上白井, Gunma

Shibukawa 上白井, Gunma

A trail camera set up near farmland at the Atsumi government office captured one bear (about 1.3 m in length). / Environment: near residences / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 五十川, Yamagata

(Post) One adult female bear and two cubs were running toward the national highway.

Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita

Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the nearest house about 1,500 m. Headed from the rice field toward the forested mountains to the north.

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

Around 08:55 on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in Fujisaki Ebigasawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

Body length approximately 0.5 m. Distance to houses approximately 150 m. Situation: Witnessed on the slope on the east side.

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

[Post] Was walking

Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita

Around 6:50 a.m. on June 4, a bear was seen moving in Okawa-cho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, Akita

Around 11:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was seen moving in Yakushido Dounoshita, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita

Shibukawa 赤城町津久田, Gunma

Body length approximately 1.0 m. Was climbing a tree near Tsurumai Stadium.

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

A bear about 1 meter long fled east through the rice fields near Mimori railroad crossing.

Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita

Distance to residence: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

At around 20:00 on June 3, a bear was sighted in Akagi-cho Tsukuda, Shibukawa City.

Shibukawa 赤城町津久田, Gunma

Around 4:00 PM on 2026-06-03, one bear was sighted in Minaminigoro, Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture.

Ojiya City, Niigata

[Report] On campus

Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita

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Yurihonjō 鮎瀬, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to residences: approximately 500 m

Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita

Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east into the mountains.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Approximately 1.0 m in body length. Sighted at Mitsukimori Park.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

One bear was sighted on Prefectural Road Mitsuke-Tochio. It crossed the road and fled into the mountains to the south.

Mitsuke, Niigata

A resident reported hearing crying sounds, and city officials checked the scene but could not find anything. Because a nearby business was conducting drone training in the area, we asked them for information and they were able to confirm footage of a bear climbing a tree. The bear’s body length is over 1 meter.

Yokote 大森町上溝, Akita

Two sets of footprints in the rice paddy. Their destination is unknown.

Uonuma, Niigata

Around 2:00 PM on June 2, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a prefectural road in Honcho 3, Mitsuke City. It was very close to houses.

Mitsuke, Niigata

Went toward the Ebie settlement

Murakami, Niigata

A person observed an animal believed to be a bear or a wild boar on a mountainside within the Shimokawa area. Afterward, it moved south (toward Yunohama Country Club). / Environment: near houses / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata

Witnessed on the slope near Honjō Park

Yurihonjō 尾崎, Akita

Approximately 1.5 m long. Headed from Ozaki Ground toward Honjō Park.

Yurihonjō, Akita

At around 1:50 on the 1st, a bear sighting was reported in Omote-Ozaki Town, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses 30 m; situation: headed toward Kadare

Yurihonjō, Akita

Inside Honjo Park, climbed up toward the Shushinkan direction

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

One bear (body length unknown) sighted on the trail inside Takadate-yama / Environment: forest / Size: unknown

Tsuruoka 金沢, Yamagata

Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1 m. It ran off toward the mountain behind.

Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita

A woman in her 50s driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long at Honjo Park in Osaki, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 切通, Akita

A bear was sighted in Osaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

[Report] On the highway (Akita Expressway) near Daisen City Nangai, it was crossing the road from the west side toward the east side.

Daisen, Akita

Bear footprints were found in the field.

Murakami, Niigata

I discovered bear tracks in the field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Found feces believed to be from a bear

Nagaoka, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Nisimemecho Amashibaki Kitazawa, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Bear body length: 1.0 m Distance to residences: 20 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

A man in his 40s preparing for grass-cutting saw one bear sitting inside a shrine grounds in Nishime-cho Amihashi, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Sakamachi area, Murakami City.

Murakami, Niigata

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Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Distance to the house: 1 m Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

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Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Bear on the Mount Tamagawa trail, approx 500m elevation up

Minakami, Gunma

Around 13:30 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Deto Hamayama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Bear approximately 1 m in length, about 1 m from a residence — one bear spotted in front of a house entrance.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Spotted a bear on the hill behind my house. The bear moved toward Horito (south).

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

While driving on the Kendo Kandatsu-Yuzawa Line, I spotted one bear. It ran off toward the mountains to the west.

Yuzawa Kandatsu, Niigata

Around noon on 2026-05-29, a bear was seen moving in Kinnonezaka, Yasawagi, Omori-machi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

A single bear-like animal was captured on the security camera.

Tainai, Niigata

Distance to houses: 200 m; Bear body length: 1 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m.

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

A single bear (about 1 m in size) moved north near the push-button traffic signal intersection on National Route 290.

Murakami, Niigata

Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to residence approximately 50 m.

Yurihonjō, Akita

A bear about 1 meter in size was sighted behind the company’s hill. Afterwards, it left the area and went into the mountain.

Sanjo, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted behind a company in Kotaki, Sanjo City.

Sanjo, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Nishimemachi Numata Shindo-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, around 5:00 PM on May 28.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to nearest house: 1,000 m. Body length: 1 m. Collided with a moving vehicle and then departed.

Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata

Distance to houses: 10 m. Condition of the bear: one individual. Crossed the national road from south to north and moved toward the subdivision area.

Yurihonjō, Akita

I observed one bear approximately 0.8 m in body length entering the woods.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Around 7:40 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear appeared in Nishimemachi Degosaruta, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and collided with a car.

Yurihonjō 西目町出戸, Akita

An adult roughly 1 meter in length was under the plum tree at the house.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

One bear walked along the boardwalk at Takeshimagata and fled north into the rice fields.

Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita

A bear about one meter long was sighted. It then left toward the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Kuromori, Sakata City.

Sakata 黒森, Yamagata

Size: Adult

Sakata 黒森, Yamagata

Bear tracks discovered in the field

Uonuma, Niigata

Around 8:20 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Nishimecho Dedomahama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to dwelling: approximately 500 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Near the intersection in front of Kinpo Junior High School — sighted a bear walking toward the sea along the road.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

On 2026-05-26 around 06:50, one bear was seen moving in Konoura Korota, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Kurokawa Iwataka, Nikaho City, Akita, around 17:30 on May 26.

Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita

Around 6:00 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Yagatahara-machi, Numata City, Gunma Prefecture.

Numata Yakatabaramachi, Gunma

Around 6 PM on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Nango Araya-bu, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

[Post] A bear cub was running along the farm road.

Yurihonjō 陳ケ森, Akita

Around 5:05 PM on 2026-05-25, one bear was seen moving in Magarisawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 曲沢, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 0.6 m

Yurihonjō 森子, Akita

In Maekawa-Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was seen moving around.

Nikaho Maesawa, Akita

One bear crossed the highway from west to east.

Nikaho Otake, Akita

One bear (body length 1 m) was sighted moving from north to south on the road in front of Yamagata Prefectural Citizens’ Sea/Pool “Sparl”. / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata

Bear-like animal tracks were found in Kitashinbo, Murakami City.

Murakami, Niigata

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Yurihonjō 北ノ股, Akita

Size: Adult

Sakata 広岡新田, Yamagata

Observed one bear (body length 1 m) crossing the road northward in front of the Ibarashinden Sand Dune Field Production Management Association Center. / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata

One bear (condition unknown) was sighted near the former Mankō-en. It climbed up onto the road. / Size: unknown

Tsuruoka 湯野浜, Yamagata

A single bear (body length 1 m) was sighted near the west side of the Prefectural Citizens’ Sea/Pool “Spal” in Yamagata Prefecture. It crossed the road and headed northeast. / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata

Sighted one bear swimming across Kurogata and walking toward the eastern mountains. About 1 m in length. Near Kunpu-en.

Nikaho Innai, Akita

700 meters from a private residence

Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Hongo, Akita

On the way back from the airport, it was in the back of the field. It was looking toward the road. I don't think it was a cub.

Yurihonjō 岩城君ヶ野, Akita

Distance to house: 50 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m.

Yurihonjō 大倉沢, Akita

A citizen driving on the highway toward Akita City spotted a bear approximately 1 meter in length on the west embankment.

Daisen, Akita

Spotted one bear about 1 meter in length in front of the neighborhood meeting hall.

Daisen Osawagosyuku, Akita

Distance to houses: 300 m. Bear length: 1.5 m. Found under the highway. Moved toward the mountain side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m Height: about 1 m

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

Body length: 1 m; distance to human residence: approximately 10 m; departed toward the forest to the north.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Around 13:30 on 2026-06-09, a bear was sighted in Matsugasaki-Miyanogo, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

[Report] Sighted while driving

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

Distance to houses: 700 m. Body length: approximately 1 m.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

One bear cub appeared beside the highway (heading toward Omagari). Startled by a car, it quickly hid in the bushes.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

A citizen spotted one bear less than 1 meter in length on a prefectural road. The bear left heading east into the brush.

Daisen, Akita

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Daisen Nangai-Sotootomo, Akita

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Yurihonjō, Akita

A bear was sighted in Iwaki-Niko, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Yurihonjō 岩城二古, Akita

Distance to houses: 140 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Escaped toward the western forest

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Crossed the highway from the seaside and left eastward.

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Report] Kumano Shrine, Iwaki-Kameda, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture

Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita

Around 00:15 on June 4, a bear was sighted in Iwaki Kameda Atagomachi Takajocho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Fled toward the cemetery on the north side.

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

Body length: about 1.0 m Distance to residence: about 20 m Departed toward the sea

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

[Report] I was running near a place with a firefighter’s shed, then it went into a private house.

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear was spotted moving in Ashikawa Kubogawahara, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length approximately 1 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m; Situation: headed toward the mountains to the south.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Around 11:00 on June 3, in Oshikawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, a man in his 90s was bitten on the hand and shoulder by a bear while working in a field and suffered minor injuries.

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

While traveling on the highway from Akita toward Omagari, I spotted a bear about 1 meter long in the forested area to the east, but it left immediately.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

Observed a bear about 1 m tall crossing the highway. The bear left toward the eastern woodland.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

Observed a bear about 1 m in size crossing the highway. The bear departed toward the eastern woodlands.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

[Report] On the highway (Akita Expressway) near Daisen City Nangai, it was crossing the road from the west side toward the east side.

Daisen, Akita

One adult approximately 1 m in body length was sighted. It walked off to the south toward the brush along the highway.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

Spotted a bear on the hill behind my house. The bear moved toward Horito (south).

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

One bear about 80 cm was sighted on the road near the gymnasium. It headed east toward the children’s daycare.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

At around 9:20 on May 29, a bear was sighted moving in Nango-Nashikida, Daisen City, Akita.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

Around noon on 2026-05-29, a bear was seen moving in Kinnonezaka, Yasawagi, Omori-machi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.

Yokote 大森町八沢木, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m. Sighted on the sandy beach on the west side of the gas station. Direction of departure unknown.

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

A driver traveling on a prefectural road sighted a single bear about 1.2 m long crossing the road. The bear left and headed into the mountains to the south.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

A bear was sighted moving in Nangai Oohata Kawazawa, Daisen City, Akita around 17:12 on May 27.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

An adult roughly 1 meter in length was under the plum tree at the house.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

When I approached while it was reaching for the guardrail to step onto the road, it went back into the thicket.

Daisen, Akita

Around 6 PM on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Nango Araya-bu, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.

Daisen Nangai, Akita

Body length: approximately 0.8 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Went back into the forest

Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m

Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita

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

Yurihonjō, Akita

Moved north from the river, traveling through the rice fields.

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear was sighted about 100 meters from the shrine near Fudō Falls. It was large.

Higashinaruse, Akita

It stuck its head out of the brush and tried to cross the prefectural road, but when a loud shout was made it returned to the brush (to the west). Body length approximately 1 m.

Yokote 雄物川町今宿, Akita

Multiple footprints were found in the soybean field. They appear to be coming and going from the riverside on the west side. It is believed the animal has appeared several times between Sunday the 14th and today, Thursday the 18th.

Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita

[Post] (No details provided)

Yokote 増田町亀田, Akita

On the way back from the airport, it was in the back of the field. It was looking toward the road. I don't think it was a cub.

Yurihonjō 岩城君ヶ野, Akita

(Posted) It was in the parking lot.

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Post] A bear crossed right in front of my car while I was driving.

Yokote 雄物川町矢神, Akita

Posted: Came out from the Omagari Riverbed area and returned to the riverbed.

Yokote 雄物川町矢神, Akita

[Report] Near a private residence

Yurihonjō, Akita

A single bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near the municipal road in front of the house. Afterwards, it was lost from view when attention was diverted. The distance to the residence was about 40 meters.

Yuzawa 駒形町, Akita

I spotted a bear about 80 cm long on the levee. The bear ran down to the riverside area on the south side.

Yokote 雄物川町西野, Akita

[Post] There was bear scat. It was dry, so it appears to be several days old.

Yokote 雄物川町常野, Akita

A bear about one meter long crossed the road heading north toward the Kaji-dai Ikoi no Mori (Kaji-dai Recreation Forest) and entered the brush.

Yokote 雄物川町大沢, Akita

Body length about 1 m; distance to houses about 140 m; headed east

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

[Post]

Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita

On June 10, 2026, in Osawa, Omogawa-cho, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was seen moving.

Yokote 雄物川町大沢, Akita

Distance to houses: 300 m. Bear length: 1.5 m. Found under the highway. Moved toward the mountain side.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to house: 100 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m

Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita

One bear was seen swimming in the Koyoshi River in Idodori, Yurihonjo City, from a riverside parking area.

Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita

[Post] A bear appeared on campus

Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita

Distance to houses: 500 m Height: about 1 m

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

Body length: 1 m; distance to human residence: approximately 10 m; departed toward the forest to the north.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Posted: It was in the river under the bridge. Appeared to be an adult. It was large.

Yokote 十文字町佐賀会, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 400 m

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

In Yurihonjo City Tsurunuma, a woman fell and injured her arm after being startled by a bear on her home premises.

Yurihonjō Tsurunuma, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m

Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 和泉町, Akita

There were footprints in the freshly plowed area.

Higashinaruse 岩井川, Akita

Distance to houses: 5 m; body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Around 13:30 on 2026-06-09, a bear was sighted in Matsugasaki-Miyanogo, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

[Post]

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to nearest house: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

(Post) Walked slowly eastward through the grassy area.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Moved north

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Departed traveling from east to west.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Body length about 1.2 m. Distance to the house about 5 m. Headed onto the grounds of a nearby residence.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Was running eastward in front of Yasuragi-en

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Headed toward the north-side road.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance to houses: 30 m. Body length: about 1 m. Entered the bamboo grove on the south side.

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita

At around 10:00 on 2026-06-08, a bear was seen moving at Ishiwaki Benkeigawa in Yurihonjo, Akita.

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita

A report was received of feces believed to be from an Asiatic black bear, and the scene was inspected. It was believed to be feces of an Asiatic black bear.

Yuzawa, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and was seen moving.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; body length: about 1 m; headed in the direction of National Route 7.

Yurihonjō 片町, Akita

Distance from houses: 0 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled toward the mountain forest to the north.

Yurihonjō 葛法, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses: approximately 5 m Crossed the road and left to the south

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Departed to the east

Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita

Sighted while driving. It was running along the road next to the rice fields. It appeared to be an adult, over 1 meter in length.

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m. Distance to houses: approximately 10 m. Departed toward the woods to the south.

Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 70 m Direction of movement: unknown

Yurihonjō 南福田, Akita

[Post] Did not run away

Yokote 増田町吉野, Akita

Moved through the rice fields and entered the grounds of a vacant house.

Yokote 十文字町腕越, Akita

A bear that had been missing since the morning was seen emerging from nearby woods. The bear moved toward the Chūō housing complex and the Jūmonji Nursery School area. Its whereabouts after that are unknown.

Yokote 十文字町梨木, Akita

[Report] Sighted while driving

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

Distance to houses: 700 m. Body length: approximately 1 m.

Yurihonjō 松ヶ崎, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.5 m Distance to houses etc.: approximately 20 m Left from the north side toward the south

Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita

Crossed the road about 500 m before the Jūmonji Interchange tollbooth toward the Yokote side.

Yokote 十文字町, Akita

[Report] While traveling on the Tohoku-Chuo Expressway from Yokote toward Yuzawa, an adult bear crossed from the west to the east (toward National Route 13). (Posting may be delayed due to heavy traffic to the site.)

Yokote 十文字町梨木, Akita

[Post] (No description of circumstances)

Yokote 十文字町十五野新田, Akita

Witnessed entering the brush (woods) on a highway embankment. Body length 70–80 cm.

Yokote 十文字町梨木, Akita

While driving from the Nashinoki three-way junction toward Nishihara, I saw someone walking.

Yokote 十文字町西原二番町, Akita

A woman driving on National Route 13 in Nashi, Jūmonji-machi, Yokote City, spotted one bear crossing the road westward.

Yokote 十文字町梨木, Akita

[Report] While thinning apple trees, a bear about 1 meter long ran toward the railroad (west) about 10 meters in front of me. It quickly crossed the tracks and disappeared.

Yokote 十文字町梨木, Akita

(I) witnessed (it) crossing the road from the mountainside toward the river.

Higashinaruse 椿川, Akita

[Post]

Yurihonjō, Akita

A bear was sighted in Iwaki-Niko, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Yurihonjō 岩城二古, Akita

Distance to houses: 140 m; Bear body length: 1.0 m; Escaped toward the western forest

Yurihonjō, Akita

Witnessed crossing National Route 342 and heading toward the dam construction site

Higashinaruse, Akita

It ran from the direction of the river, crossed the road, and headed toward the parking lot behind the facility.

Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita

Around 5:00 PM on 2026-06-05, one bear was spotted moving in Tsubakigawa, Higashinaruse Village, Akita Prefecture.

Higashinaruse, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m. Body length: about 1 m. Moved eastward along the railroad tracks.

Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita

(Post) One adult female bear and two cubs were running toward the national highway.

Yurihonjō Higashi-Ayukawa, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Crossed the highway from the seaside and left eastward.

Yurihonjō, Akita

A bear was sighted in Iwaigawa Baba, Higashinaruse Village, and was seen moving.

Higashinaruse 岩井川, Akita

Observed walking from the Aigawa District Aigo Bridge toward the residences

Higashinaruse 岩井川, Akita

Around 08:55 on 2026-06-04, one bear was sighted in Fujisaki Ebigasawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

Body length approximately 0.5 m. Distance to houses approximately 150 m. Situation: Witnessed on the slope on the east side.

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

[Post] Was walking

Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita

Around 6:50 a.m. on June 4, a bear was seen moving in Okawa-cho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Okuwamachi, Akita

[Report] Kumano Shrine, Iwaki-Kameda, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture

Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita

Around 00:15 on June 4, a bear was sighted in Iwaki Kameda Atagomachi Takajocho, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Iwaki Kameda Kamedamachi, Akita

Around 11:00 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was seen moving in Yakushido Dounoshita, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 薬師堂, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1.5 m. Fled toward the cemetery on the north side.

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

Body length: about 1.0 m Distance to residence: about 20 m Departed toward the sea

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

[Report] I was running near a place with a firefighter’s shed, then it went into a private house.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Several children (multiple) on their way home from school sighted an animal believed to be a bear and reported it fled eastward. City officials patrolled the area but did not find it. Body length unknown.

Yokote 十文字町十五野新田, Akita

One bear was spotted moving in Ashikawa Kubogawahara, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Body length approximately 1 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m; Situation: headed toward the mountains to the south.

Yurihonjō, Akita

[Report] A giant bear believed to be an adult was on the road.

Yokote 雄物川町道地, Akita

Body length approximately 1.0 m. Was climbing a tree near Tsurumai Stadium.

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

Body length approximately 1 m. Distance to houses approximately 10 m. Situation: Headed east toward the mountain.

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

Number of animals unknown

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

[Post] Ran from the upland fallow field on the north side of the Kamiousu settlement toward the brush and river

Ugo 大沢, Akita

One bear came out from the field onto the road. It noticed the car and immediately went back toward the mountains.

Ugo 大沢, Akita

Body length about 1.0 m. Headed north from the Otaki (Co., Ltd.) parking lot.

Yurihonjō 浜三川, Akita

According to Akita Prefecture, a bear was sighted in Kawaguchi Shobosaki, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō Akanumashita, Akita

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Yurihonjō 八幡下, Akita

Distance to residence: 5 m; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 藤崎, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ogawa-Oigata, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

Around 11:00 on June 3, in Oshikawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, a man in his 90s was bitten on the hand and shoulder by a bear while working in a field and suffered minor injuries.

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

Around 1:00 PM on June 3, one bear was sighted in Osawa, Omonogawa-machi, Yokote City.

Yokote 雄物川町大沢, Akita

Around 11:00 on 2026-06-03, a bear appeared in Oikawa Miyano-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, and attacked a person.

Yurihonjō 親川, Akita

[Report] On campus

Yurihonjō 梵天谷地, Akita

[Post]

Yurihonjō 鮎瀬, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to residences: approximately 500 m

Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita

Distance from houses: 10 m, Bear body length: 1.5 m

Yurihonjō 浜ノ町, Akita

A woman in her 70s spotted one bear on a city road in Idori, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita

Distance from houses: 100 m. Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east into the mountains.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Approximately 1.0 m in body length. Sighted at Mitsukimori Park.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

A bear about 1.0 m long that was swimming in the Koyoshikawa River was sighted coming ashore near Honjo Port.

Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita

Body length about 1.0 m. A bear was sighted swimming in the Koyoshi River southwest of Sugawara Hospital.

Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita

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Yurihonjō Sakanamachi, Akita

[Post] I heard a scratching sound coming from the cedar grove, and when I looked I saw a black cub climbing a cedar tree. It ran away at the sound of someone screaming.

Yokote 雄物川町大沢, Akita

June 2

Kurihara, Miyagi

[Report] Observed one Asiatic black bear (approx. 1.2 m in body length) walking along the riverbank. The bear crossed the river and then left into the brush to the north.

Yuzawa, Akita

[Post]

Yurihonjō, Akita

A bear was sighted in Osawa-Osawa, Omonogawa-machi, Yokote City, Akita on June 2 around 12:20 PM.

Yokote 雄物川町道地, Akita

Witnessed on the slope near Honjō Park

Yurihonjō 尾崎, Akita

Sighted at the railroad crossing near Kurata Factory. It ran away toward Yuzawa Station, parallel to the tracks. About 10 meters from a house.

Yuzawa 字祝田, Akita

Approximately 1.5 m long. Headed from Ozaki Ground toward Honjō Park.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Two bears were sighted crossing a road in Koganehara, Yuzawa City, Akita.

Yuzawa 字黄金原, Akita

A bear was sighted in Sugasawa-shinjo Sunada, Yuzawa City, and was seen moving.

Yuzawa 字祝田, Akita

At around 1:50 on the 1st, a bear sighting was reported in Omote-Ozaki Town, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

[Report] Appeared near the Shinjo railroad crossing in Yuzawa City, headed along the farm road toward Yuzawa Station, crossed the tracks, and entered the Ugo Transportation parking lot. The bear believed to be the adult female is about 1.0–1.1 m in height; the bear believed to be a cub is about 0.7–0.8 m in height.

Yuzawa 字祝田, Akita

[Report] Witnessed on the opposite side of the national highway from Yuzawa-kita police box. The witness was driving and passed by quickly, so the body length, number of bears, and movements are unknown. Estimated to be within 10 meters of a house.

Yuzawa 杉沢新所, Akita

One bear was sighted at Sugisawa Mori Michiue in Yuzawa City, Akita.

Yuzawa 字黄金原, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses 30 m; situation: headed toward Kadare

Yurihonjō, Akita

Inside Honjo Park, climbed up toward the Shushinkan direction

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

Witnessed one bear descending toward the river.

Higashinaruse 椿川, Akita

Distance from houses: 10 m. Bear body length: 1 m. It ran off toward the mountain behind.

Yurihonjō 小防ヶ沢, Akita

A woman in her 50s driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long at Honjo Park in Osaki, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 切通, Akita

A bear was sighted in Osaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 表尾崎町, Akita

When I drove by, it stuck only its face out of the snow-melting ditch, then quickly pulled back in. At first I thought it was a raccoon dog, but its face (head) was completely black, so I posted because it might be a bear cub.

Yuzawa, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nisimemecho Amashibaki Kitazawa, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Bear body length: 1.0 m Distance to residences: 20 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

One bear was seen moving in Yuzawa City Omogawa-cho Tochi.

Yokote 雄物川町道地, Akita

Witnessed a bear running west along the rice field embankment. Body length unknown.

Yokote 雄物川町道地, Akita

A man in his 40s preparing for grass-cutting saw one bear sitting inside a shrine grounds in Nishime-cho Amihashi, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

An animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Iwasaki Mori-ai, Yuzawa City.

Yuzawa, Akita

A city office staff member on patrol spotted one bear running north from the woods where it had been seen around 9:00. It continued moving north and left the area. Body length: over 1 m.

Yokote 雄物川町常野, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m; Distance to houses: approximately 300 m; Crossed the road from the mountain/forest side toward the seaside

Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita

[Post]

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Distance to houses: 250 m Body length: approximately 0.6 m

Yurihonjō 濡浜北, Akita

Distance to the house: 1 m Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

[Post] (No eyewitness information provided)

Yokote 雄物川町常野, Akita

[Report] Discovered what appears to be bear tracks in a field.

Higashinaruse, Akita

Ran from the Negi-ba area toward the Nakamura area.

Yokote 十文字町谷地新田, Akita

A single bear about 1 m in body length was sighted walking southwest from near the intersection. City hall community division staff searched the area near the sighting but did not find it.

Yokote 十文字町源太左馬, Akita

Two bears were sighted near the mountainside on the east side of the batting center. Their subsequent whereabouts are unknown. Distance to the nearest house: approximately 5 meters.

Yuzawa 杉沢新所, Akita

A bear was sighted in Jūmonji-machi Yachishinden Murashitata, Yokote City.

Yokote 十文字町谷地新田, Akita

Around 6:00 on 2026-05-30, tracks of an animal resembling a bear were found in Tagonai Takinosawa, Higashinaruse Village, Akita Prefecture.

Higashinaruse, Akita

[Report] There were footprints in the field on the property of my home.

Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita

There were footprints in the garden on the property.

Yuzawa 字東赤土山, Akita

[Report] Crossed the road and entered the mountains. Body length about 1.2 m, shoulder height about 80–95 cm. Considered an adult. There are residences and similar buildings nearby.

Ugo 堀内, Akita

Around 17:32 on 2026-05-28, one bear about 1.2 m long was seen moving in Hottai, Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture.

Ugo 払体, Akita

Distance to houses: 200 m; Bear body length: 1 m

Yurihonjō 西目町海士剥, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m; distance to houses approximately 10 m.

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

Body length approximately 1.5 m. Sighted on the sandy beach on the west side of the gas station. Direction of departure unknown.

Yurihonjō 神沢, Akita

A bear was sighted in Nishimemachi Numata Shindo-shita, Yurihonjo City, Akita, around 5:00 PM on May 28.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Two bears (a parent and a cub) were sighted on a city road near 10 Narusawa, Narusawa, Yuzawa City. The bears fled toward the mountain to the southeast. The adult measured 1.0 m in body length; the cub measured 0.6 m. The sighting occurred about 10 m from a residential area.

Yuzawa 成沢, Akita

[Report] Two bears in front of a house's garage

Yuzawa 岩崎, Akita

A bear emerged from the brush on the right but quickly became out of sight.

Yuzawa 成沢, Akita

Around 08:40 on May 26, a bear was sighted in Narusawa, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was seen moving.

Yuzawa 成沢, Akita

A bear was sighted in Iwasaki Chitose, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, around 8:00 PM on 2026-05-26.

Yuzawa 岩崎, Akita

A single bear about 1 meter long crossed the national highway and went up into the mountains on the north side.

Yokote 増田町吉野, Akita

[Post] A bear cub was running along the farm road.

Yurihonjō 陳ケ森, Akita

Around 5:05 PM on 2026-05-25, one bear was seen moving in Magarisawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 曲沢, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; Bear body length: 0.6 m

Yurihonjō 森子, Akita

[Report] Body length approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita

Around 8:00 on May 25, a bear was sighted in Fukuyama-Yokoyama, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita

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Yurihonjō 北ノ股, Akita

Body length: approximately 0.8 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m Went back into the forest

Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 10 m

Yurihonjō 内黒瀬, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita