Official Black Bear Kazuno, Akita Aug 24, 2025, 08:40 PM

Description

Tohoku Expressway — about 1 m long; about 130 m from a house. Just after merging from the interchange onto the mainline, a bear about 1 m long in the center of the road moved into the travel lane toward a vehicle, causing a collision. The bear then fled to the road’s east side.

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

Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 08:40 PM

Address

Coordinates

40.156898, 140.805136

Sources