Official Black Bear Kazuno 小枝指, Akita Jul 12, 2025, 07:40 PM

Description

A driver en route from Ōyū to Hanawa along a prefectural bridge corridor saw a bear about 1 m long on the sidewalk just before crossing the bridge; the bear then went into the west brush. The nearest house was about 150 m away, and the observer was about 4 m away.

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

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:40 PM

Address

Coordinates

40.251497, 140.796749

Sources