Location
Description
Two Asiatic black bears (one adult and one cub) were sighted in the Minase, Sugo area. The bears fled southeast toward the Iwasaka area. The adult’s body length is 0.8–1.0 m; the cub’s size is unknown. They were 50 m from residential houses.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
2
Provider Type
Official
Date & Time
Friday, May 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Address
Yuzawa, Akita
Coordinates
39.076759, 140.592213
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