News Black Bear Near Ugo-Nagano Station (residential area), Akita Oct 8, 2025, 07:00 AM

Description

On the morning of October 8 in a residential area of Akita Prefecture, a woman walking was attacked from behind by a bear and suffered scratches to her face. The incident occurred about 300 meters from Ugo-Nagano Station; the woman left the scene in a passing car and the bear ran off.

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

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 07:00 AM

Address

Coordinates

39.545923, 140.540551

Sources