Location
Description
At around 08:00 on the 20th, a woman in her 70s driving a car spotted a bear about 1 meter long on a municipal road in Hamada Aza Ishiyamashita, Akita City. The nearest house was about 100 meters away, and the Akita Central Police Station is patrolling the area by patrol car and issuing warnings to residents.
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
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Address
Akita, Akita
Coordinates
39.674334, 140.064775
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