Location
Description
Around 11:00 on December 22, 2025, a single bear about 1.2 m long entered and remained inside a transport company's warehouse on the premises of the public wholesale market in Sotoasahikawa, Akita City. The city set up a box trap and automatic cameras at the warehouse entrance and used a drone for checks; police are on alert but the bear has not been captured and there are no injuries.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Address
Sotoasahikawa, Akita City, Akita
Coordinates
39.746603, 140.106013
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Comments (1)
A warehouse at a public market is an odd place for one to get trapped inside like that.
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