Mountain Niigata

Mt. Sakado

818 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 days ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

Discovered bear tracks under the persimmon tree.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

2 days ago

Official

I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length near the 7th–8th station area of the Sakadoyama Castle Saka Course.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

1 week ago

Official

A resident discovered bear tracks in a field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

2 weeks ago

Official

I sighted an animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 meters long.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

3 weeks ago

Official

I sighted one bear about 1 m in body length entering/moving into the mountain.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

3 weeks ago

Official

I sighted one juvenile bear approximately 0.5 meters in length.

Minamiuonuma Edayoshi, Niigata

2 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

2 months ago

Official

I observed an animal, believed to be a bear about 1.0 m in body length, moving along the mountainside.

Minamiuonuma Edayoshi, Niigata

2 months ago

Official

Discovered bear tracks under the persimmon tree.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

2 days ago

Official

I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length near the 7th–8th station area of the Sakadoyama Castle Saka Course.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

1 week ago

Official

A resident discovered bear tracks in a field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

2 weeks ago

Official

I sighted an animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 meters long.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

3 weeks ago

Official

I sighted one bear about 1 m in body length entering/moving into the mountain.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

3 weeks ago

Official

I sighted one juvenile bear approximately 0.5 meters in length.

Minamiuonuma Edayoshi, Niigata

2 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

2 months ago

Official

I observed an animal, believed to be a bear about 1.0 m in body length, moving along the mountainside.

Minamiuonuma Edayoshi, Niigata

2 months ago

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