Official Black Bear Misato 中野, Akita Oct 2, 2025, 10:30 PM

Description

Witness driving north on Prefectural Route 11 (Kakunodate–Rokugo line) from Rokugo toward Kakunodate; bear on the road was overtaken. The bear then moved east toward a group of houses. Subsequent movements unknown. Length about 80 cm; about 70 m to a house.

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

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

39.446799, 140.567472

Sources