News Black Bear Nihonkoku Flower Garden (Hamaikawa), Akita Nov 22, 2025, 08:40 AM
Location
Description
At around 08:40 on the 22nd, a man in his 60s walking near the entrance parking lot of the Nihonkoku Flower Garden in Hamaikawa, Ikawa Town, Akita Prefecture, saw a bear about 50 cm long and called 110. The bear moved into the rice field to the south, and the Gojome Police Station patrolled by car to keep watch; houses were about 100 meters away.
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
Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 08:40 AM
Address
Nihonkoku Flower Garden (Hamaikawa), Akita
Coordinates
39.905305, 140.092004
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Comments (1)
A parking lot entrance with that little distance to rice fields.
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