Location
Description
In Nishiki, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, a bear entered a residential garage and was captured about five hours later. There were no injuries.
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
News
Date & Time
Friday, February 20, 2026 at 03:00 PM
Address
Nishiki, Semboku City, Akita
Coordinates
39.752600, 140.576595
Related Areas
Nearby places of interest
Comments (1)
Luke B 3 months ago
Five hours is a long time to have one in the garage, wonder if it was actually trapped in there or just kept coming back out to the street.
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