Official Black Bear Yokote 十文字町睦合, Akita May 9, 2026, 08:30 PM

Description

A Yokote City Jūmonji area division staff member, while on patrol, confirmed footprints heading toward the riverbank. The tracks were oriented from the villages of Betsumei and Magado toward the riverbank, and because they appeared fresh, it is possible that a bear that had been hiding around the settlements moved sometime between the night of May 9 and early this morning.

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

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 08:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

39.234561, 140.437438

Sources