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Ashikaga 中川町, Tochigi

At around 04:40 on May 20, 2026, one presumed Asiatic black bear was sighted near the riverbank north of Watarase Bridge in Tori 4-chome, Ashikaga City. The city also reported a related incident on May 10 in Omata Town where an approximately 100 kg bear was mistakenly caught in a trap and culled.

Ashikaga 南町, Tochigi

At around 08:10 on May 18, 2026, a presumed Asiatic black bear was sighted near the underside of the Kita-Kanto Expressway overpass in Isohe-cho, Ashikaga City. The site is along the Watarase River about 1 km south of Yamamae Station (JR Ryomo Line), near Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital.

Ashikaga 五十部町, Tochigi

Shibukawa 北橘町分郷八崎, Gunma

On May 11, 2026, between about 16:00 and 17:00, a single bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted on the prefectural road (Tanuma–Karasawayama Park Line) leading from Tochimoto Park toward Karasawayama in Tochimotocho, Sano City. The bear headed west after the sighting.

Sano 栃本町, Tochigi

Maebashi 石倉町, Gunma

At around 11:55 on May 8, 2026, an animal believed to be an Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma) was sighted on a mountain path near 1579 Tsukidani-cho, Ashikaga City (around Gyodozan Join-ji). The area is a popular hiking course.

Ashikaga 月谷町, Tochigi

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

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

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

(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

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

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

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

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

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

Murakami, Niigata

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Yurihonjō 北ノ股, Akita

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

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the walkway at Bengeizawa in the Kamo district of Tsuruoka, and moved toward the mountains.

Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata

One bear (about 1 m) crossed the Rinkō Road Iwafune Port Line from the seaside toward the residential area.

Murakami, Niigata

A bear was sighted on a prefectural road in Iwafune, Murakami City.

Murakami, Niigata

Traveled from north to south through the T-shaped intersection at Otake Hall. Body length approximately 50 cm.

Nikaho Otake, Akita

Likely passed by a house and headed toward the mountains.

Nikaho 鳥の海, Akita

One bear moved from in front of Shisumiike Hall toward the pond. Body length approximately 1 m.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

Around 4:00 PM on 2026-05-22, a bear was seen moving in Kisakata-machi Yotsumii, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture.

Nikaho 鳥屋森, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

A cub went from my yard into the bushes to the east. Body length about 50 cm.

Nikaho 上狐森, Akita

A bear was sighted in Kogamori, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City.

Nikaho 上狐森, Akita

A single bear cub was seen in the woods beside the road. Its body length was about 50 cm.

Nikaho 上狐森, Akita

Around 15:00 on May 21, 2026, a bear about 60 cm long was sighted in a rice field in Matsuba, Kisakatacho, Nikaho City by a woman in her 50s driving a car. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the site is about 140 meters from the nearest building, and other sightings have been reported nearby; the police are urging residents to be cautious.

Nikaho 上狐森, Akita

At about 10:35 a.m. on May 21, a bear approximately 1.2 meters in length was sighted by a man in his 70s at a park in Nyudojima, Kisakata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo police, the bear was about 10 meters from a nearby house, and the police have warned residents to be cautious.

Nikaho 象潟島, Akita

Witnessed one bear running inside Nyudojima Children's Park. Body length approximately 1 m.

Nikaho 象潟島, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approx. 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Shortly before 5:00 AM on the 21st, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a national highway in Kitashinbo, Murakami City. The sighting was about 240 meters from a private residence and was confirmed by the Murakami Police.

Murakami, Niigata

One bear was sighted within an industrial park.

Uonuma, Niigata

Bear droppings discovered

Uonuma, Niigata

One bear (approximately 70–80 cm) moved from the north (Omokuba Forest Park) toward the south (Hirabayashi Elementary School).

Murakami, Niigata

Observed one bear. Body length approximately 1.0 m. It went toward the mountains to the south.

Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita

Around 11:00 on May 19, 2026, a teenage man riding a bicycle spotted a bear about 1 meter long on the premises of a business in Hirasawa Sakaida, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. According to the Yurihonjo Police, the nearest house is about 150 meters away and the police have warned residents to be cautious.

Nikaho Hirasawa, Akita

Around 09:00 on May 19, in a rice field in Goka, Minamiuonuma City, a man in his 70s doing farm work was struck by a bear about 1 meter long and suffered scrapes to his face; he was taken to hospital and his life is not in danger.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

On May 19, 2026 at around 09:00, a man in his 70s working in a rice field in Gokka, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, was rammed by a single bear about 1 meter long and sustained scratches and bleeding to his face; he was taken to a local hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening, and the prefecture issued a bear-sighting warning following the season's first human injury.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

At around 08:55 on the 19th, a man in his 70s working in a rice field in Goka, Minamiuonuma City, was struck from the right side by a bear and sustained facial injuries. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital but was able to walk on his own.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A resident was injured when they collided with a bear about 1.0 m in length while working in the fields.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

It was hiding in the bushes on the riverbed of the Uono River.

Uonuma, Niigata

Posted: Near the university

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita

Bear tracks discovered in farmland

Uonuma, Niigata

Bear tracks were found near the worksite.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Witnessed a bear running north along a path through the rice fields.

Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita

One bear about 1 m long was observed crossing a municipal road from the rice fields on the south side toward the Nikaho area.

Nikaho Kurokawa, Akita

Shibukawa 北橘町分郷八崎, Gunma

(Post) Crossed the Nihonkai Tohoku Road heading toward the sea.

Nikaho Konoura, Akita

While driving on the prefectural road toward the hospital area, I spotted one bear crossing. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho, Akita

Repeatedly entering and exiting the river.

Murakami, Niigata

Bear tracks discovered

Uonuma, Niigata

Witnessed crossing the road toward the mega-solar (solar power) site. Body length about 1 m.

Nikaho Tazukami, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 1 m tall in the field.

Nikaho Innai, Akita

While resting at the bottom of the stairs, I spotted a bear about 1 meter tall.

Nikaho, Akita

A cub was walking

Nikaho, Akita

A single bear cub crossed the city road toward the mountains.

Nikaho Maesawa, Akita

A staff member discovered bear tracks in a rice paddy.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

On the Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway near the Murakami-Yamanobe Sato IC northbound entrance, a mother bear and her cubs were running along the highway.

Murakami, Niigata

Around 21:30 on May 16, 2026, a parent-and-offspring group of three bears of unspecified length was sighted on Nitto Road in Yamabesato, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture; the group was about 200 meters from residences, according to the Murakami police.

Murakami, Niigata

Distance to the house: 200 m Body length: about 1 m Moved toward the sea

Yurihonjō, Akita

One bear (body length unknown) was sighted swimming across the Uono River from along the riverside of Fukuyama Snow Shed, moving to the opposite bank (toward Tokamachi, Uonuma City).

Uonuma, Niigata

Bear tracks were found near a house in the Terao area.

Murakami, Niigata

Moved toward the mountainside.

Murakami, Niigata

There were two bears, a parent and its offspring.

Minakami, Gunma

Local residents witnessed an adult bear (approximately 1.2 m) entering the mountains from nearby rice fields.

Daisen, Akita

While harvesting bamboo shoots, I sighted one bear about 1.2 meters long.

Daisen, Akita

Distance to houses: 250 m Body condition: 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

While driving on National Route 7, I witnessed one bear crossing from the seaside toward the mountains. Its body length was about 1 meter.

Nikaho Mitsumori, Akita

A bear was sighted near an elementary school in Miyano-ura, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture at around 05:30 on May 15, 2026, triggering multiple reports. Surveillance cameras captured the bear walking near a residential area, and authorities remain on alert.

Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata

At around 06:45 on May 14, 2026, a single bear was sighted crossing a road from west to east in front of the Tsuruoka City Fire Department West Branch in Shimokawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. The bear's body length is unknown, and the city has urged people to be cautious.

Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata

Around 17:00 on May 13, 2026, a camera captured a bear walking on a road near houses in Iimoriyama, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. No human injuries have been reported, but the prefecture has issued a bear sighting warning and residents are anxious.

Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata

Spotted one bear in the brush alongside National Route 17.

Yuzawa Mitsumata, Niigata

Approximately 1 meter long. Witnessed a bear in a rice field.

Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Hongo, Akita

One bear crossed Prefectural Route Machiya-Echigohorinouchi Station Line heading east.

Uonuma, Niigata

Around 13:00 on May 13, 2026, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted near Tsukioka Park in Horinochi, Uonuma City, approximately 30 meters from a house (Koide Police Station).

Uonuma, Niigata

Spotted one young bear near the top of a mountain trail in the Aoshima area

Uonuma, Niigata

One bear was sighted in a rice paddy beside Town Road Tozawa No. 1. It fled toward the mountain to the west.

Yuzawa Kandatsu, Niigata

I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length near the 7th–8th station area of the Sakadoyama Castle Saka Course.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

At around 04:50 on May 13, 2026, one bear was sighted in Sakanobe Shinden, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The article does not report further details or whether there were any damages or injuries.

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Observed one bear approximately 1.5 meters in body length.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Observed one bear while driving on the municipal road Chuo Line. It moved off toward the west.

Yuzawa Kandatsu, Niigata

Around 18:45 on May 11, an adult bear (one individual) was sighted in a grove within a residential area in Midorigaoka, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. No damage to people or property has been confirmed, but nearby schools have urged students to commute accompanied by guardians.

Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata

Around 17:45 on May 11, 2026, two bears believed to be a parent and child were sighted in Yuatsumi, Tsuruoka City. The bears later moved to the mountains to the south; their size is unknown, and the city is urging caution.

Tsuruoka 湯温海, Yamagata

Two bears, a mother and a cub, were sighted between Yuzawa Toei Hotel and Takizawa Park. Their subsequent movement route is unknown.

Yuzawa, Niigata

Shortly after 17:00 on May 11, 2026, two bears about 1 meter long were sighted beside a town road in Yuzawa, Yuzawa Town. The sighting was reported about 100 meters from Takizawa Park and very close to residences, according to the Minamiuonuma police.

Yuzawa, Niigata

A single cub was sighted between Yagisawa Bus Stop and Shibahara Tunnel. Its subsequent movement route is unknown.

Yuzawa Mitsumata, Niigata

A bear sighting was reported in Yuzawa Town, Niigata Prefecture on May 11. The article does not provide details such as the number of bears or the time of the sighting.

Yuzawa, Niigata

Distance to houses: 200 m. Body length: 1.0 m and 0.5 m. Went toward the south.

Yurihonjō, Akita

A resident discovered bear tracks in a field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

While walking my dog, I saw an individual cross the ridge path and enter the forested hill.

Yurihonjō 金山, Akita

Spotted one approximately 1.5 m bear on the JR Uetsu Line tracks. 2 m from a house.

Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Osugo, Akita

At around 08:15 on the 10th, a bear approximately 1.5 meters long was sighted on the railway tracks at Daidōshita, Osugo, Kisakata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture. A man in his 70s who was walking nearby spotted the bear, which was about 2 meters from a nearby house; the Yurihonjo police warned residents to be cautious.

Nikaho Kisakatamachi-Osugo, Akita

One bear about 80 cm in body length was walking north from a rice field.

Nikaho Otake, Akita

Distance to houses: 50 m. Body length: about 1 m.

Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita

Distance to the nearest house: 100 m Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita

On May 9, 2026 at around 07:30, an woman in her 80s in Tsuchiya, Yurihonjo City, saw a bear approximately 1 meter long on private property; a woman in her 30s driving by reported a similar sighting at the same time. At about 08:30, a man in his 60s spotted a roughly 1-meter bear in a rice field in Sanjo, Yurihonjo City. Police have warned residents to be cautious.

Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita

Distance to the house: 5 m. Body length: approximately 1 m. Went toward the mountain.

Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita

Distance to houses: 30 m Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita

Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled into the southern forest.

Yurihonjō 二十六木, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.8 m. Distance to houses: approximately 120 m. Crossed the road from the rice field and left toward the mountain side.

Yurihonjō 館前, Akita

At around 14:25 on May 8, 2026, a woman in her 60s inside the Koide After-School Care Club Keyakikko grounds in Nakasanmaiji Aza Hashimoto, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, sighted a bear about 60 cm long. The Yurihonjo police station said the bear was about 10 meters from the nearest building; they notified relevant authorities and used patrol cars to warn and alert residents in the area.

Nikaho Innai, Akita

At about 14:25 on May 8, 2026, a woman in her 60s at the Koide after-school childcare club 'Keyakikko' in Hashimoto, Nakamisaji, Nikaho City, sighted a single bear approximately 60 cm long on the facility grounds. Police contacted related agencies, patrolled the area by squad car, and warned residents to be cautious.

Nikaho Terada, Akita

One bear cub sighted near the former Koide Elementary School

Nikaho Terada, Akita

One cub (about 50 cm) was seen moving from the bushes into the rice field.

Nikaho Terada, Akita

Announcements by loudspeaker and by car warned that a bear had been seen near the former Koide Elementary School.

Nikaho Terada, Akita

Distance to houses: 50 m; Bear body length: 1.5 m

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

Condition: 1 m Distance from dwellings: 100 m

Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita

Witnessed while walking along the embankment on the Uchinokoshi side of Imogawa. Afterwards swam across Imogawa to the opposite side.

Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita

Body length: approx. 0.7 m. Distance to dwelling: approx. 1.0 m. Went away toward the mountains.

Yurihonjō 岩城下蛇田, Akita

Posted: It was on the roadside along the rice fields. When I honked the car horn, it ran off toward the mountains.

Yurihonjō Ushidera, Akita

Length: Unknown Distance to nearest house: Approximately 80 m Departed toward the mountain woods to the north

Yurihonjō, Akita

Local residents witnessed an adult bear (approximately 1.2 m) entering the mountains from nearby rice fields.

Daisen, Akita

While harvesting bamboo shoots, I sighted one bear about 1.2 meters long.

Daisen, Akita

A bear (1 m) was sighted on a residential property. Direction of departure is unknown. Distance to the house: 3 m.

Akita, Akita

[Post] Came out from behind the shed at the house, 3 meters from the house

Akita, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m; Distance to houses: approximately 30 m; Left from the northern field toward the southern mountain.

Yurihonjō 中俣, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m. Distance to houses: approximately 20 m. Walked away from the residential area toward the rice fields.

Yurihonjō 及位, 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

[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

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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

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

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

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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: 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

[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

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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

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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

Distance to houses: 50 m. Body length: 1 m. Fled westward.

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita

Bear body length: 1.0 m. Distance to residences: 50 m. It walked away toward the mountain.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Bear body length: 0.8 m Distance to homes/buildings: 50 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

A bear was sighted in Ishiwaki Yamanokami, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 船岡, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance from houses: approximately 10 m Left heading toward Ishiwaki Ground

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

On 2026-05-21 around 10:55, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Benkeigawa, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjō 鍛冶町, Akita

Witnessed crossing the road from the mountain side and heading toward the Naruse River.

Higashinaruse, Akita

Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita

Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita

Distance to the nearest house: 10 m Body length: approximately 1 m After being sighted, fled toward the bamboo grove

Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita

Distance to houses: 2.3 km; Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 東由利舘合, Akita

Distance to houses: 10 m; Body length: approx. 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Around 10:10 on 2026-05-21, a bear was seen moving in Ishiwaki Shimochoro-numa, Yurihonjo City, Akita.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Around 10:45 on 2026-05-21, a bear was sighted in Tagōnaisawawa, Higashinaruse Village, and was seen moving.

Higashinaruse, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.2 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Left from north to south

Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m. Distance to houses: approximately 15 m. Departed from the north side toward the south side.

Yurihonjō 今野谷地, Akita

A bear was sighted on a city road in Idojiri, Yurihonjo City.

Yurihonjō Idojiri, Akita

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Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita

While driving, I saw a black individual trying to slip between houses. It was dark so I couldn’t see clearly, but it seemed larger than a black cat, with thicker legs and slightly longer fur.

Yurihonjō 片町, Akita

Distance to houses: 50 m; body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

At around 18:25 on May 20, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted on the grounds of Honjo Kita Junior High School in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City. Additional sightings occurred across the city overnight into the morning of May 21; no injuries were reported and police have urged caution.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.0 m Distance to houses: approximately 20 m Sighted inside the park

Yurihonjō, Akita

Condition: 1 m Distance from dwellings: 100 m

Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita

Witnessed while walking along the embankment on the Uchinokoshi side of Imogawa. Afterwards swam across Imogawa to the opposite side.

Yurihonjō Utetsu, Akita

Body length: approx. 0.7 m. Distance to dwelling: approx. 1.0 m. Went away toward the mountains.

Yurihonjō 岩城下蛇田, Akita

Posted: It was on the roadside along the rice fields. When I honked the car horn, it ran off toward the mountains.

Yurihonjō Ushidera, Akita

Posted: Near the university

Yurihonjō Kawaguchi, Akita

Spotted one bear about 1 meter in body length in front of a residence. It started heading toward Gorobei Shimizu, then returned and proceeded northward.

Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita

Observed one bear approximately 80 cm in body length crossing the municipal road from west to east. The bear continued into the eastern mountains. Distance to the nearest house about 20 m.

Yokote 雄物川町大沢, Akita

Length: Unknown Distance to nearest house: Approximately 80 m Departed toward the mountain woods to the north

Yurihonjō, Akita

Distance to houses: 250 m Body condition: 1 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

It was night so I couldn't see clearly, but a large dark mass ran off toward the mountains.

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

Body length: approximately 1 m Distance to houses: approximately 30 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Around 09:30 on May 14, 2026, a bear about 50 cm long was sighted on a town road in Suginomiya-Shuku, Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture. The nearest house was about 20 meters away, and Yuzawa police have warned residents to be cautious.

Ugo, Akita

A juvenile bear was observed walking on the grounds of a private residence.

Ugo, Akita

On the morning of May 14, 2026, multiple bear sightings were reported around the Nice Arena area in Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture. Sightings were also reported on the 13th; a bear was seen swimming in the Koyoshi River, and the prefectural police have warned residents to be cautious.

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

Body length: about 1 m Distance to houses: about 30 m

Yurihonjō 片町, Akita

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

Yurihonjō 観音町, Akita

Distance to houses: 50 m; Body length: about 1 m

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

[Post] Sighted from a distance while on a walk

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

[Report] Inside Shoto Park: an adult bear about 1 m (in size)

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

At around 05:15 on May 14, 2026, a man in his 30s walking in a park at Ishiwaki Aza Ishinohana, Yurihonjo City, spotted a bear about 1 meter long. There were also sighting reports in the same area on the 13th, and the prefectural police have warned residents to be cautious.

Yurihonjō 北裏地, Akita

One bear cub entered the mountains from the roadside.

Yokote 雄物川町今宿, Akita

One bear, about 1.0 m. Distance to residences: approximately 200 m. Sighted in Ishiwaki Park ground.

Yurihonjō 巣組, Akita

Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled from west to east.

Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita

1 bear, approximately 1.0 m

Yurihonjō Ishiwaki, Akita

At around 15:20 on May 13, 2026, a man in his 30s resting in his car sighted a bear about 1 meter long in Yurihonjo City, Ishiwaki, Shimo-Chōronuma. The nearest house was about 20 meters away; the Yurihonjo police patrolled the area by cruiser and warned residents.

Yurihonjō 日役町, Akita

A bear (1 m) was sighted on a residential property. Direction of departure is unknown. Distance to the house: 3 m.

Akita, Akita

[Post] Came out from behind the shed at the house, 3 meters from the house

Akita, Akita

Distance to houses: 200 m. Body length: 1.0 m and 0.5 m. Went toward the south.

Yurihonjō, Akita

Entered the mountains north of National Route 398 from the home's garage. Body length about 1.2 m.

Ugo 堀内, Akita

Found footprints while doing farm work

Ugo 字田畑, Akita

While walking my dog, I saw an individual cross the ridge path and enter the forested hill.

Yurihonjō 金山, Akita

Discovered bear tracks in the field behind the house. Tracks indicate it headed west. Footprints were just over 10 cm in size.

Ugo 郡山, Akita

A Yokote City Jūmonji area division staff member, while on patrol, confirmed footprints heading toward the riverbank. The tracks were oriented from the villages of Betsumei and Magado toward the riverbank, and because they appeared fresh, it is possible that a bear that had been hiding around the settlements moved sometime between the night of May 9 and early this morning.

Yokote 十文字町睦合, Akita

Spotted an Asian black bear (tsukinowaguma) in the bushes. By the time police arrived after the report, it had already left. Approximately 20 meters from the residence.

Ugo 字門向, Akita

Ran behind the house

Yuzawa 字田中, Akita

Distance to houses: 50 m. Body length: about 1 m.

Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita

Distance to the nearest house: 100 m Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 荒町, Akita

On May 9, 2026 at around 07:30, an woman in her 80s in Tsuchiya, Yurihonjo City, saw a bear approximately 1 meter long on private property; a woman in her 30s driving by reported a similar sighting at the same time. At about 08:30, a man in his 60s spotted a roughly 1-meter bear in a rice field in Sanjo, Yurihonjo City. Police have warned residents to be cautious.

Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita

Distance to the house: 5 m. Body length: approximately 1 m. Went toward the mountain.

Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita

Distance to houses: 30 m Body length: approximately 1 m

Yurihonjō 古川端, Akita

The Yokote City Hall Agriculture and Forestry Maintenance Division conducted an on-site inspection. They confirmed tracks continuing from east to west. The animal is believed to be an adult with a body length of over 1 meter. (In the attached photo, the background is east and the foreground is west. The tracks continue toward the foreground.) No tracks indicating a return toward the river have been found.

Yokote 十文字町睦合, Akita

Spotted one bear over 1 meter in body length in the drainage channel east of my house. Shortly afterward, also observed it in the field north of my house. Direction it left is unknown.

Yokote 十文字町睦合, Akita

Bear body length: 1.0 m. Fled into the southern forest.

Yurihonjō 二十六木, Akita

Body length: approximately 1.8 m. Distance to houses: approximately 120 m. Crossed the road from the rice field and left toward the mountain side.

Yurihonjō 館前, Akita

Distance to houses: 50 m; Bear body length: 1.5 m

Yurihonjō, Akita

Bear tracks believed to be from an adult were found in a field within the settlement. The tracks were heading north through the field, but their path beyond that point could not be confirmed.

Yokote 十文字町仁井田, Akita