Official Black Bear Akita, Akita Oct 26, 2025, 11:40 AM

Description

While parked to confirm census form replies, a bear wandered on the road in front of a house about 30 m away. After about 3 minutes it entered the grassy slope leading up to the national road. Length about 70 cm; looked bigger than a slow-walking cub but smaller than 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, October 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM

Address

Coordinates

39.655095, 140.246122

Sources