Karasawayama Castle

On May 11, 2026, between about 16:00 and 17:00, a single bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted on the prefectural road (Tanuma–Karasawayama Park Line) leading from Tochimoto Park toward Karasawayama in Tochimotocho, Sano City. The bear headed west after the sighting.

Sano 栃本町, Tochigi

1 month ago

At around 20:02 on April 14, 2026, a bear about 1 m long was sighted near Tanoinu Park in Tanoinu-cho, Sano City. An earlier report on April 7 at about 17:50 recorded a sighting of one cub-sized bear near Kuzuu Higashi in Sano City.

Sano 田之入町, Tochigi

2 months ago

Sano 田之入町, Tochigi

2 months ago

At about 17:35 on March 13, 2026, three bears about 1 m long were sighted in woodland in Fuji-chō, Sano City. The location was about 440 m southwest of the Kamifuji Town Community Center and about 1 km east of Yoshimizu Station on the Tobu Sano Line; their subsequent movements are unknown.

Within Fuji-chō, Sano City (woodland about 440 m southwest of Kamifuji Town Community Center; about 1 km east of Yoshimizu Station on the Tobu Sano Line; near Karasawa Golf Club), Tochigi

3 months ago

At around 17:35 on March 13, 2026, three bears about 1 m in length were sighted in a woodland area of Fuji-machi, Sano City. The sighting location was about 440 m southwest of the Kamifuji Town community center and roughly 1 km east of Tobu Sano Line Yoshimizu Station; their subsequent movements are unknown.

Fuji-machi, Sano City, Tochigi

3 months ago

Sano 富士町, Tochigi

3 months ago

At around 06:10 on February 25, 2026, a single bear about 1 m in length was sighted in a vacant lot approximately 200 m south of Shin-Yoshimizu No.2 Park in Yoshimizu, Sano City. Nearby are Tobu Sano Line Yoshimizu Station, the Michi-no-Eki Domanaka Tanuma rest area, and the Akiyama River.

Yoshimizu, Sano City, Tochigi

3 months ago

At around 06:10 on February 25, 2026, one bear approximately 1 m long was sighted in a vacant lot about 200 m south of Shin-Yoshimizu No.2 Park in front of Yoshimizu Station, Sano City. Nearby are the Domannaka Tanuma roadside station, restaurants, and the Akiyama River.

In front of Yoshimizu Station, Sano City (vacant lot about 200 m south of Shin-Yoshimizu No.2 Park), Tochigi

3 months ago