Location
Description
Several children (multiple) on their way home from school sighted an animal believed to be a bear and reported it fled eastward. City officials patrolled the area but did not find it. Body length unknown.
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
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 06:20 AM
Address
Yokote 十文字町十五野新田, Akita
Coordinates
39.232185, 140.517353
Sources
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