Official Black Bear Kazuno Hanawa, Akita Sep 21, 2025, 06:45 AM

Description

While driving from Hanawa toward Ōyū on a city road, a bear about 0.8 m long emerged from the west and crossed into the eastern forest. The observer was about 10 m away; the nearest house about 600 m away.

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

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 06:45 AM

Address

Coordinates

40.227405, 140.818780

Sources