Location
Description
An eyewitness, while driving on a town road toward the northeast, saw two bears that appeared to be a parent and cubs emerging from the right side of a residential property. The bears' subsequent movements are unknown. Mother: about 1.2 m; cub: about 60 cm. About 10 m to the nearest 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
2
Provider Type
Official
Date & Time
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 08:50 PM
Address
Misato, Akita
Coordinates
39.476303, 140.610849
Sources
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