News Black Bear Senshu Park, Akita City, Akita Oct 27, 2025, 08:00 PM

Description

At Senshu Park, surveillance cameras and a capture cage were installed on the 26th; on the 27th cameras recorded a bear wandering along a walking path twice, but no capture had been made by the 28th. Shortly before 05:00 on the 28th, a roughly 1-meter-long bear was seen peering into a house near the park, and police are treating it as the same bear while continuing to monitor the area.

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

Summary

Bear sightings have continued at Senshu Park in central Akita City. Authorities installed surveillance cameras and a capture cage but had not caught the animal by the 28th; early that morning a roughly 1-meter bear was seen peering into a house near the park, and police are maintaining a heightened watch around the area.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 08:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

39.721699, 140.124353

Sources