Official 2 Black Bears Semboku, Akita Jun 12, 2025, 04:15 PM

Description

[Post] I encountered a bear on the way from Tsurunoyu Onsen to the old road entrance, so I turned back. I was roughly at the mid-point (about a 10-minute walk from there). I didn’t see the suspension bridge or the Tourir forest sign, so I think I was before that point. Not sure whether the bear was behind me or looking my way, so I considered a tall two-legged person. I zoomed with my phone and realized it was a bear, so it was fairly far away. Whether it noticed my loud music, I don’t know, but the bear walked slowly from right to left. The photo is zoomed. This was my first time seeing a live bear; it looked fairly big, and neither bear looked like a cub.

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Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

2

Provider Type

Official

Date & Time

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 04:15 PM

Address

Coordinates

39.802268, 140.778415

Sources