Location
Description
While driving on a municipal road, observed a mother bear about 1 m long and two cubs about 0.6 m long; stopped to watch. The mother charged toward the car but did not hit it, heading toward the western forest, and the cubs followed and left. Distance to observer about 10 m; nearest house about 200 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
3
Provider Type
Official
Date & Time
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 07:30 PM
Address
Kazuno 坂比平, Akita
Coordinates
40.036700, 140.824319
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