Official Black Bear Akita Shimokitate-Sakura, Akita Nov 11, 2025, 04:41 PM

Description

A dark-colored animal suddenly crossed the road from the shrine side toward the river. It was dark, so it's unclear whether it's a bear or another animal, but it was larger than a cat or a weasel. If it's a bear, I think it's a cub. From the photo, it doesn't look to be more than 1 m.

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

Official

Date & Time

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 04:41 PM

Address

Coordinates

39.715572, 140.155187

Sources