Location
Description
In Yurihonjo City (Higashiyuri Honna), a 48-year-old man inspecting rice fields was attacked by a bear about 1 meter long around 08:20; he suffered injuries to his face and right arm and was airlifted to hospital by a doctor helicopter. He was conscious and able to speak, and this is reported as the first bear-related human injury in the prefecture this year.
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
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Address
Yurihonjō 東由利法内, Akita
Coordinates
39.335368, 140.278743
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