News Black Bear Hotono Elementary School, Akita Dec 1, 2025, 05:30 PM

Description

At about 17:30 on December 1, 2025, a woman driving through a city road in Hodono Suwa-cho, Akita City, sighted a bear about 1 meter long. The bear was about 10 meters from a nearby house and about 100 meters from Hotono Elementary School in a residential area, and reportedly moved west, the Akita Central Police Station said.

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

Summary

On the evening of December 1, a roughly 1-meter-long bear appeared on a city road in the residential area of Hodono Suwa-cho, Akita City, approaching to about 100 meters from Hotono Elementary School. The Akita Central Police Station said the bear headed west and urged residents to be cautious.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 05:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

39.724232, 140.116172

Sources