Location
Description
At around 10:50 on the 21st, a man in his 50s working nearby spotted a single bear about 1 meter long in Goshono Jizoida 2-chome, Akita City. The Akita East Police warned residents and patrolled the area by patrol car, noting that a junior high school and high school are approximately 300 meters 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
News
Date & Time
Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 01:50 AM
Address
Akita, Akita
Coordinates
39.663768, 140.156208
Sources
https://www.sakigake.jp/news/article/20260521AK0021/ https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/2/2/101_2_r_20260521_17793... https://www.sakigake.jp/news/article/20260517AK0034/ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ccb1e20615992817e99ff7472b... https://www.sakigake.jp/news/article/20260519AK0040/ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a1c717aef8bf63b85e212819e9...
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