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This 72 km route runs from Sakado Castle to Sanjo within Niigata. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 13 hours ago near Sanjo, Niigata.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
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Around 07:52 on 2026-07-12, one bear was seen moving in Takiya, Sanjo City, Niigata.
Sanjo, Niigata
A bear was sighted leaving the thicket on the left bank of the Igarashi River, crossing the river, and entering the mountains on the right bank.
Sanjo, Niigata
Crossed Fukuyama River and entered the brush. Subsequent whereabouts unknown.
Uonuma, Niigata
Bear tracks found in a rice paddy. Direction of travel unknown.
Uonuma, Niigata
A cub was seen crossing the Igarashi River and entering the scrub on the left bank. A patrol was conducted afterward but the animal was not found; it is believed to have gone toward the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
On around 4:00 PM on 2026-07-08, one bear was seen moving in Fukuoka, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture.
Sanjo, Niigata
Sighted one bear on the farm road beyond the seedling greenhouse.
Nagaoka, Niigata
I sighted two cubs of unknown body length entering the mountain.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Observed one bear about 0.7 m in body length entering the brush from the municipal road.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
While driving on National Route 290, one cub was sighted. It moved north.
Nagaoka, Niigata
On flat land, I heard the sound of a tree trunk breaking behind a house. When I checked a few days later, there were bear claw marks.
Sanjo, Niigata
One bear, about 0.6 meters long, was sighted in Kokai-cho, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Observed one bear about 0.7 m in body length moving from the International University toward the highway.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
While driving on a municipal road, one bear was sighted. It moved west.
Nagaoka, Niigata
A bear about 0.5 meters long was sighted on a city road in Taira 1, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Spotted one bear while driving on Prefectural Route 317.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear, about 0.7 meters long, was sighted in the Komakiyama area of Minamiuonuma City.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
One bear, about 0.5 meters long, was sighted on a road in Taira 1-chome, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Observed one bear crossing National Route 291 from east to west. It moved toward the western mountains.
Uonuma, Niigata
A bear approximately 1.2 meters in length was sighted on the premises of a business along the Igarashi River. A patrol was conducted afterward but the animal was not found; it is believed to have moved off toward the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
A bear was sighted on company premises in Ogibori, Sanjo City.
Sanjo, Niigata
One bear was sighted crossing the Hanae Line city road in Hanabuchi in the Shimoda area of Sanjo City.
Sanjo, Niigata
A bear was sighted crossing the Hanae municipal road within the Hanabuchi area. A patrol was conducted afterward but the animal was not found; it is believed to have moved off toward the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route 347, sighted one bear. It moved southeast.
Nagaoka, Niigata
A bear was seen moving through rice paddies in the Narayama area. It later left for the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
One bear moving through rice fields was sighted in Narayama in the Shimoda area of Sanjo City and then left դեպի the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
One bear, about 1.3 meters long, was sighted on a city road in Sasaoka, Sanjo City.
Sanjo, Niigata
A bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted on the Shin'ya premises, on the municipal road Morimachi–Nakaura line. It later left for the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
One bear was sighted moving through rice paddies. A patrol was conducted afterward but the animal was not found; it is believed to have left toward the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
One bear was sighted on a residential property in Ogibori, Sanjo City, and ran across a rice field toward Route 289.
Sanjo, Niigata
I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length entering the mountain.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
One bear about 80 cm to 1 m long was sighted in Kanazawa 6-chome, Nagaoka City, and fled southwest.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Observed one bear while traveling on the Tochio East Bypass. It moved southwest.
Nagaoka, Niigata
I sighted one bear of unknown body length running toward the Botaniyama direction.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route 210, one cub was sighted. It moved north.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear about 80 cm long was sighted in Misashima, Minamiuonuma City.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
I observed one bear about 0.8 m in body length crossing National Route 291 and entering toward Mt. Sakado.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
One bear sighted near the intersection of Prefectural Road Kamishio-Tochio Line and Prefectural Agricultural Road Okura Line. Moving south.
Nagaoka, Niigata
At around 7:00 on 2026-06-24, one bear was sighted on the Kanetsu Expressway in Yanagikoshinden, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near the end point of Municipal Road Tanarin-Osawa Line. It then left for the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
One cub of unknown size was sighted in Taira, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear cub sighted inside the cemetery
Nagaoka, Niigata
Discovered bear footprints and signs of crops having been damaged in a field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
A bear was seen crossing Prefectural Route 409 and entering a bamboo grove. It then left and went up into the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
I sighted one bear about 1 m in body length on the shoulder of National Route 291 near the Uono River.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Spotted one bear while driving on National Route 290.
Nagaoka, Niigata
A cub was sighted on a national road in Taira, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Found bear tracks of unknown body length in the field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Heard the vocalizations of an animal believed to be a bear.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Spotted two bears while driving on Prefectural Route 24. They moved eastward.
Nagaoka, Niigata
While traveling on a municipal road, one bear was sighted. It moved westward.
Nagaoka, Niigata
A cub was sighted on a city road in Higashigaoka, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One young bear sighted near the site of the municipal housing
Nagaoka, Niigata
A bear was sighted on a road in Tochio Asahi-machi, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear was sighted on the Ken-do Mitsuke-Tochio Line about 100 m southwest of Asahi Town Community Center.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Peak activity at 16:00 with 7 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 13 hours ago near Sanjo, Niigata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 72 km route runs from Sakado Castle to Sanjo within Niigata. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 13 hours ago near Sanjo, Niigata. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
