Official 3 Black Bears Kazuno 坂比平, Akita Sep 18, 2025, 10:30 AM

Description

While returning from Shintamawa Onsen to Hachinohe, a driver saw one adult bear about 80 cm long and two cubs about 40 cm long near a chestnut tree by a national road. After stopping and honking, the three bears climbed a slope near an east-side house and left. Distance to observer about 10 m; distance to nearest house about 30 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

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

40.039444, 140.822991

Sources