Location
Description
A single bear about 1 m in body length was sighted in the rice field north of the Seven-Eleven Yokote Hachiman store. The distance to the nearest house is about 60 m.
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
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Address
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Coordinates
39.327892, 140.551888
Sources
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