Location
Description
Around 19:10 on the 27th, on a prefectural road in Tenno, Katagami City, a police car heading to a reported bear sighting collided with a single bear about 1.5 m long that suddenly appeared from the left; the bear walked away afterward and the three officers in the patrol car were uninjured.
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
Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Address
Katagami, Akita
Coordinates
39.911330, 139.996382
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