Location
Description
While driving, I saw an Asian black bear (moon bear) beside the telephone box at the gate of Nishimonai Elementary School. It then ran toward the direction of Ugo Hospital, and its whereabouts after that are unknown. Body length about 1 meter.
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
Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 08:40 PM
Address
Ugo, Akita
Coordinates
39.197506, 140.402836
Sources
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Comments (1)
学校の近く、昼間に１mのツキノワグマが出てるのか。相当危ねえな。
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