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40 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 4 days ago

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A bear was sighted in Nakago-ku Miyanohara, Joetsu City, Niigata on 2026-05-23 afternoon.

Joetsu, Niigata

4 days ago
Joetsu, Niigata
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One bear was sighted near the Miyanohara railroad crossing on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It moved toward the mountains.

Joetsu, Niigata

4 days ago
Ichiya, Nakago (Nakagō) Ward, Jōetsu City, Niigata
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At around 09:30 on December 31, 2025, a roughly 100 cm bear (a cub) was sighted moving north near Route 18 Eguchi snow removal station and a snowfield by a golf course in Ichiya, Nakago Ward, Jōetsu City; the sighting was reported. No injuries or damage to people or property have been confirmed.

Ichiya, Nakago (Nakagō) Ward, Jōetsu City, Niigata

4 months ago
Official

One bear was sighted while driving on the Jōshin-etsu Expressway. It moved toward the west.

Joetsu 中郷区江口, Niigata

4 months ago
Official

A single bear cub was sighted near a special nursing home for the elderly.

Joetsu 中郷区江口, Niigata

4 months ago
Official

Spotted one bear while driving on Prefectural Route Sekiyama-Nakago Line. It crossed from east to west into the woods.

Joetsu 中郷区岡川, Niigata

7 months ago
Official

Sighted a bear approximately 1.5 meters in body length while driving. The bear moved south.

Joetsu 中郷区岡川, Niigata

7 months ago
Official

Two bears seen while driving; they moved west.

Joetsu 中郷区江口, Niigata

10 months ago

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