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Sarufutsu, Hokkaido

エヌサカ線の道路の真ん中にいました

Sarufutsu, Hokkaido

16 hours ago

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Higashikawa, Hokkaido

Encountered bear when hiking. The bear ran towards hiker at 800-400m but hiker was able to continue on track due to bush foliage when line of sight to bear was lost as it ran towards the track

Higashikawa, Hokkaido

2 days ago
Takayama 丹生川町塩屋, Gifu

Takayama 丹生川町塩屋, Gifu

2 days ago

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Kusatsu, Gunma

Cub, body length 50 cm, crossing the road. Police notified. Just before the melody line (rumble strips).

Kusatsu, Gunma

2 days ago

55 views
Shari, Hokkaido

We were doing the boardwalk at sunset and when close to the car park we heard a bear in the bamboo. It was pretty close to the car park

Shari, Hokkaido

3 days ago

55 views

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Shari Iwaobetsu, Hokkaido

We were on a boat and saw a bear and her baby on the beach.

Shari Iwaobetsu, Hokkaido

3 days ago

41 views

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Yamanouchi Hirao, Nagano

2026年7月3日18時45分頃、蓮池付近で成獣と思われるクマを目撃。バスで少し移動した後、18時52分頃、国道292号・県道471号分岐付近の道路上でも再度目撃しました。同じ個体と思われます。人の方向へ走って来たように見えたため、その場から避難しました

Yamanouchi Hirao, Nagano

4 days ago

23 views

リン @walker-5f9f9960
Motosu Neo-Kamiosu, Gifu

A cub was spotted on the road heading toward Uwasu Dam.

Motosu Neo-Kamiosu, Gifu

4 days ago

37 views

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Akita, Akita
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While driving on the national highway, it crossed the road from the mountain side to the seaside.

Akita, Akita

7 hours ago

8 views
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A bear over 1.5 meters long was sighted on a prefectural road in Kuniyoshikōden, Hirosaki, crossed the road from the Iwaki River, and headed north to the mountain.

Hirosaki, Aomori

8 hours ago

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A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Misawa, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata

8 hours ago

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Brown bear sighting report 2026-3: Around 16:15 on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, a report was received of bear droppings (signs of a brown bear).

Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido

10 hours ago

11 views
Nakanojō Shima, Gunma
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Nakanojō Shima, Gunma

10 hours ago

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Kitakami Machibun, Iwate
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A resident spotted one bear in a residential area of Tokiwadai 2-chome, Kitakami City.

Kitakami Machibun, Iwate

10 hours ago

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One bear, about 1 m long, was seen crossing National Route 115 in Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City.

Fukushima, Fukushima

11 hours ago

5 views
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1mくらいの子グマ 走って道路を横切り下山していきました。

Maizuru Oyama, Kyoto

12 hours ago
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Are There Bears in Japan? Everything You Need to Know

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Kumamap on NTV news zero: Hachioji Bear Sighting and Japan's May 2026 Data

Kumamap on NTV news zero: Hachioji Bear Sighting and Japan's May 2026 Data

NTV news zero introduced Kumamap during its May 13, 2026 Hachioji bear segment. Kumamap data shows 2,262 bear incidents in the latest 30 days, with activity still concentrated in northern Japan while Tokyo records local edge-of-city sightings.

1 month ago

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How Kumamap reviews every bear sighting

How Kumamap reviews every bear sighting

Of 130,625 bear incidents on Kumamap, 99.7% are pulled automatically from prefectural and municipal sources and licensed news. The remaining 0.3% (community submissions) clear five layers of verification before going live: photo forensics, database cross-check, third-party signals, submitter pattern, and internal consistency.

2 months ago

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Kumamap on BS11 News: Spring Bear Surge Hits National TV as Japan Enters Golden Week

Kumamap on BS11 News: Spring Bear Surge Hits National TV as Japan Enters Golden Week

On April 26, 2026, BS11's NEXT company news program aired Kumamap's nationwide bear sighting map under the title 'Bear Sightings Since March 2026'. Spring sightings have already reached 2,009, the highest in 8 years of Kumamap data.

2 months ago

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