Official Black Bear Ugo 字田沢, Akita Jul 10, 2025, 04:30 AM

Description

Around 4:30 a.m., while delivering newspapers, spotted a bear in a watermelon field. It then left toward the southeast hillside while still holding the watermelon. About 80 cm in length. About 20–30 m to a house. Town staff confirmed watermelon damage. Also, around 8:40 a.m., a nearby resident who was working there reported seeing a bear (posted separately).

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

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 04:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

39.183159, 140.395710

Sources