News Black Bear Daisen City, Akita Jan 5, 2026, 10:50 PM

Description

On Jan 5 at 22:50, on a municipal road in Takaseki Kamigo, Daisen City, a light passenger car driven by a woman in her 50s collided with a bear about 1 meter long; the woman was uninjured. The day before, on the morning of Jan 4, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted at a company site in Kawame, Daisen City, and a glass panel of the office's windbreak room was found broken.

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

Summary

Reports of sightings and contact with what is believed to be the same bear occurred in Daisen City. On the morning of Jan 4 a worker in Kawame saw a bear leaving a company site and discovered a broken glass panel at the office entrance. On the night of Jan 5 a car struck an approximately 1-meter bear on a municipal road in Takaseki Kamigo; the female driver in her 50s was uninjured. Police have urged residents to be cautious.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM

Address

Coordinates

39.453276, 140.475497

Sources