Official Black Bear Kazuno Hanawa, Akita Jan 23, 2026

Description

Inside the facility premises; about 60 cm in length; about 5 m from the facility. An employee witnessed a bear roughly 60 cm long from indoors in the corporate parking lot. The bear was about 5-7 m away. After wandering the parking lot, the bear moved toward the forest to the southwest.

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

Friday, January 23, 2026

Address

Coordinates

40.207661, 140.821820

Sources