
Location
Description
Report: I was walking along the embankment road behind the house toward the downstream side of the Yokote River when a small pickup truck approached from behind, so I went down into the brush on the embankment; after that I could not confirm (the animal/thing).
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
Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 08:20 AM
Address
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Coordinates
39.328286, 140.559468
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