Mountain Niigata

Banya Yama

番屋山

11 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 7 months ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

A hiker sighted one bear on the descent; the bear moved down the trail.

Nagaoka, Niigata

7 months ago

Official

A bear and a vehicle collided at the side of National Route 7. The bear fled to the mountains to the north.

Nagaoka, Niigata

7 months ago

Official

In Yoshigahira area of Sanjo City, a juvenile bear about 1 meter long (one individual) was spotted in an open area near the Yoshigahira mountain lodge, and then moved into the brush.

Sanjo 吉ケ平, Niigata

1 year ago

Official

Observed two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, between Ōtake (Mount Sumon) and Kibitaki hut. They went into nearby underbrush.

Nagaoka, Niigata

2 years ago

Official

Bear sighted near the sandbox area beneath Nukunura Bridge (National Route 289 side) at Otani Dam

Sanjo 大谷, Niigata

6 years ago

Official

One 1-meter-long bear sighted on the prefectural road through Osoba area heading toward Yoshigahira

Sanjo, Niigata

6 years ago

Official

Bear tracks confirmed near the pier of Otani Dam (Route 289 side)

Sanjo 大谷, Niigata

6 years ago

Official

One bear was sighted near the Sennen Yūsui Bridge in Yoshigahira area.

Sanjo 吉ケ平, Niigata

7 years ago

Official

A hiker sighted one bear on the descent; the bear moved down the trail.

Nagaoka, Niigata

7 months ago

Official

A bear and a vehicle collided at the side of National Route 7. The bear fled to the mountains to the north.

Nagaoka, Niigata

7 months ago

Official

In Yoshigahira area of Sanjo City, a juvenile bear about 1 meter long (one individual) was spotted in an open area near the Yoshigahira mountain lodge, and then moved into the brush.

Sanjo 吉ケ平, Niigata

1 year ago

Official

Observed two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, between Ōtake (Mount Sumon) and Kibitaki hut. They went into nearby underbrush.

Nagaoka, Niigata

2 years ago

Official

Bear sighted near the sandbox area beneath Nukunura Bridge (National Route 289 side) at Otani Dam

Sanjo 大谷, Niigata

6 years ago

Official

One 1-meter-long bear sighted on the prefectural road through Osoba area heading toward Yoshigahira

Sanjo, Niigata

6 years ago

Official

Bear tracks confirmed near the pier of Otani Dam (Route 289 side)

Sanjo 大谷, Niigata

6 years ago

Official

One bear was sighted near the Sennen Yūsui Bridge in Yoshigahira area.

Sanjo 吉ケ平, Niigata

7 years ago

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