Shichi Menzan

At around 08:00 on December 10, 2025, a bear-like animal was sighted in a residential area of Imakumano Minamitani-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. No damage was reported, and the Higashiyama Police Station and ward office warned residents to be cautious.

Imakumano Minamitani-cho (Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto), Kyoto

6 months ago

Asiatic Black Bear and Cub directly on trail before trail crossroads. 9 witnessed

Kyoto Fukakusa-Shimotakamatsucho, Kyoto

6 months ago

Around 15:30 on the 30th, a male tourist reported seeing a blackish, bear-like animal about 70–80 cm tall in the mountains of Fukakusa Hotōji-yamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto. The Kyoto Prefectural Police's Fushimi station issued a warning, noting that no bears have been confirmed in Fushimi this season.

Fukakusa Hotōji-yamachō (Fushimi Ward, Kyoto), Kyoto

6 months ago

Around 18:30 on November 18, 2025, on the Uji Riverbank near the south end of Kangetsu Bridge in Mukoshima Nishitsutsumachi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, a male junior-high student running there reported seeing a roughly 2-meter-long black animal resembling a bear and reported it to the police box. The Fushimi Police Station urged nearby residents to be cautious.

Mukoshima Nishitsutsumachi (Fushimi Ward, Kyoto), Kyoto

6 months ago

Around 20:00 on November 9, 2025, a bear-like animal was sighted near Mukaijima Kamibayashi-cho (Ujigawa Park area) in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.

Ujigawa Park, Kyoto

7 months ago

Kyoto Daigo-Kitagarancho, Kyoto

7 months ago

A child sighted a bear near an elementary school in southern Kyoto Prefecture, and authorities said countermeasures are needed.

Near an Elementary School, Southern Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto

8 months ago

Kyoto Misasagi-Tentokucho, Kyoto

2 years ago