Official Black Bear Yuzawa, Akita May 17, 2026, 10:09 PM

Description

[Report] While commuting toward Minase, a bear suddenly darted out from the left (from the Minase River side) and came within about 3 meters of my car. I braked hard, and perhaps startled, it looked at me briefly and then immediately ran back toward the Minase River. It was on all fours with a shoulder height of about 80 cm and about 1.6 m from nose to rump — an adult.

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, May 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM

Address

Coordinates

39.103721, 140.572229

Sources