Official Black Bear Kazuno, Akita Oct 5, 2025, 06:23 PM

Description

A bear suddenly ran in front of a car traveling from Hinai toward Hachimantai. We swerved; the bear ran in front of our left front, then went under the guardrail into the bushes and disappeared. Body length just under 1 m (lower than the hood of a small passenger car).

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, October 5, 2025 at 06:23 PM

Address

Coordinates

40.138441, 140.762656

Sources