Official 3 Black Bears Kazuno 林崎, Akita Oct 2, 2025, 05:40 PM

Description

A driver returning home from Hanawa toward Yawata saw one bear about 1 m long crossing the national highway from east to southwest, and two bears about 60 cm long that appear to be a mother with cubs. The observer was about 10 m away, and the nearest house about 300 m.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

3

Provider Type

Official

Date & Time

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 05:40 PM

Address

Coordinates

40.098723, 140.787256

Sources