Location
Description
Around 09:30 on the 4th, a woman in her 20s (a university student) spotted a bear about 1 meter long on a prefectural road in Tegata Gakuencho, Akita City, and reported it to the Tegata police box. No injuries were reported; the bear left from the road near the main gate of Akita University Tegata Campus toward the residential area to the north.
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
News
Date & Time
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Address
Akita Tegata-Gakuenmachi, Akita
Coordinates
39.726854, 140.133974
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