Mountain Niigata

Kinjou Yama

金城山

441 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 weeks ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length entering the mountain.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

2 weeks ago

Official

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length moving along the riverbank.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

3 weeks ago

Official

Observed one cub (length unknown).

Minamiuonuma Takiya, Niigata

3 months ago

Official

I sighted one juvenile bear approximately 0.5 meters in length.

Minamiuonuma Edayoshi, Niigata

3 months ago

Official

I sighted one juvenile bear approximately 0.5 meters in length.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

3 months ago

News

At around 14:12 on March 25, 2026, one bear about 0.5 meters long was sighted near a national highway in Nagasaki, Minamiuonuma. The location was close to houses, an elementary school and a convenience store; the Minamiuonuma Police coordinated with the city to warn residents and carry out patrols.

Near a national highway in Nagasaki (close to an elementary school and a convenience store), Niigata

3 months ago

Official

I sighted one cub in a rice paddy at the edge of the mountains.

Minamiuonuma Daiue, Niigata

3 months ago

Official

I sighted one cub in a rice paddy at the edge of the mountains.

Minamiuonuma Daiue, Niigata

3 months ago

Official

I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length entering the mountain.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

2 weeks ago

Official

Observed one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length moving along the riverbank.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

3 weeks ago

Official

Observed one cub (length unknown).

Minamiuonuma Takiya, Niigata

3 months ago

Official

I sighted one juvenile bear approximately 0.5 meters in length.

Minamiuonuma Edayoshi, Niigata

3 months ago

Official

I sighted one juvenile bear approximately 0.5 meters in length.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

3 months ago

News

At around 14:12 on March 25, 2026, one bear about 0.5 meters long was sighted near a national highway in Nagasaki, Minamiuonuma. The location was close to houses, an elementary school and a convenience store; the Minamiuonuma Police coordinated with the city to warn residents and carry out patrols.

Near a national highway in Nagasaki (close to an elementary school and a convenience store), Niigata

3 months ago

Official

I sighted one cub in a rice paddy at the edge of the mountains.

Minamiuonuma Daiue, Niigata

3 months ago

Official

I sighted one cub in a rice paddy at the edge of the mountains.

Minamiuonuma Daiue, Niigata

3 months ago

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