This 838 m route from Toyama Castle to Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design crosses Toyama. Over the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 9 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 day ago near Toyama, Toyama; the location sits about 45 m from the start of the route and 4.8 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 days ago at Toyama, Toyama, sitting about 2 m from the start and 376 m off the route line.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
Sighted one animal believed to be a bear.
Toyama, Toyama
At around 08:10 on May 14, 2026, a municipal employee commuting in a residential area of Yonedamachi 2-chome, Toyama City, reported seeing a small black animal resembling a bear cub. Police and the local hunting association searched the area for about two hours but found no footprints or droppings; another sighting and animal traces were reported along the Idagawa in Yao-machi, and the city has urged residents to be extremely cautious.
Toyama, Toyama
Around 08:10 on May 14, 2026, a sighting of a bear cub was reported in Yoneda-machi, Toyama City; the city authorities, hunters' association and police searched the area but did not find the bear. On the same day in Shimoshinmachi, Yatsuo, Toyama City, another sighting of a presumed cub was reported; investigators found tracks suggesting an animal had passed, but could not confirm it was a bear.
Toyama, Toyama
Witnessed what appeared to be a cub crossing the prefectural road.
Toyama, Toyama
At around 08:00 on May 14, 2026, a municipal employee reported seeing an animal resembling a cub in a residential area of Yoneda-machi, Toyama City. The city and the hunters' association are checking for traces to confirm whether it is a bear, and the police are patrolling and urging residents to be cautious. Nearby Toyoda Elementary School locked exterior doors, canceled outdoor practice, and will release pupils to guardians from inside the school.
Toyama, Toyama
Around 08:00 on May 14, 2026, a municipal employee in Yoneda-cho 2-chome, Toyama City, reported seeing a 'cub-like' animal crossing the road. The city, hunters' association and police searched the area but found no bear or traces; nearby Toyoda Elementary School canceled outdoor practice as a precaution.
Toyama, Toyama
On May 14, 2026, multiple sightings of a bear-like animal, reportedly a cub, were reported in a residential area near National Route 8 on the outskirts of Toyama City; a commuting Toyama City employee made a report. The animal was said to have crossed a four-lane main road (two lanes each way). A hunters' association survey found no traces, and the city has urged residents to be cautious.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was reportedly sighted in a residential area of Toyama City, and the city and the hunters' association are searching for where it appeared.
Toyama, Toyama
Spotted a mother bear and cub near rice paddies about 300 meters south of Takano Elementary School's sports ground.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear sighted
Toyama, Toyama
Toyama City conducted an emergency cull on the afternoon of April 30 and eliminated one bear at 12:59 PM that had caused a human injury. The culled bear was a male approximately 150 cm long, weighing 110 kg and estimated to be 7 years old; it was found hiding in a thicket about 200 meters north of the attack site.
Toyama, Toyama
In Toyama City, a woman in her 40s walking was attacked, and on the afternoon of April 30 an emergency shooting operation killed a male bear measuring 150 cm and weighing 110 kg (estimated 7 years old). The cull took place in a thicket about 200 meters north of the site where the woman was attacked.
Toyama, Toyama
In Toyama City, a woman in her 40s was attacked; a single male bear approximately 150 cm long, about 110 kg in weight, and estimated to be 7 years old was found in a thicket about 200 meters north of the scene and was culled.
Toyama, Toyama
On the night of April 29, 2026, a woman in her 40s was attacked by a bear in a residential area of Toyama City. A prefectural police helicopter equipped with a thermal scope detected a heat source from above and pinpointed the bear's hiding place; authorities issued an Asiatic black bear sighting warning.
Toyama, Toyama
Around 19:30 on the previous day, a woman in her 40s walking her dog in a residential area of Toyama City was attacked by a bear that emerged from an irrigation canal, suffering scratches to her face and head. She was taken to hospital by nearby residents and is not in life-threatening condition; police and the city, together with a hunters' association, are conducting searches and patrols but the bear has not been found and its size is unknown.
Toyama, Toyama
In a residential area of Toyama City, a woman in her 40s who was walking her dog was attacked by a bear that jumped out of an irrigation canal, suffering injuries to her face and head. The incident occurred on the evening of April 29, 2026.
Toyama, Toyama
Peak activity at 8:00 with 5 incidents
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Over the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 9 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 1 day ago near Toyama, Toyama; the location sits about 45 m from the start of the route and 4.8 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 838 m route from Toyama Castle to Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design crosses Toyama. Over the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 9 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 day ago near Toyama, Toyama; the location sits about 45 m from the start of the route and 4.8 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 days ago at Toyama, Toyama, sitting about 2 m from the start and 376 m off the route line. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
