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Shiroyama

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74 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 days ago

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Tokamachi, Niigata
Official

While traveling on Prefectural Route (Ojiya–Tōkamachi–Tsunami Line), observed one bear moving toward the Shinano River.

Tokamachi, Niigata

6 days ago
Tokamachi, Niigata
News

Around 06:00 on May 21, 2026, one bear was sighted moving toward the Shinano River Sports Park area while traveling on the main prefectural road Ojiya–Tokamachi–Tsunan in the Sugata No.1 area of Tokamachi. The city warned residents to avoid forests and thickets and urged measures such as carrying bells or bear spray.

Tokamachi, Niigata

6 days ago
Tokamachi, Niigata
News

At around 17:15 on May 19, 2026, a bear was sighted near the Yoshida Cross-Country Course in the Koizumi No.2 area of Tokamachi City. Residents were warned to avoid forests and tall grass.

Tokamachi, Niigata

1 week ago
Tokamachi, Niigata
Official

One bear was sighted about 300 meters west of Prefectural Route Tokamachi–Kawanishi.

Tokamachi, Niigata

1 week ago
News

At around 06:15 on May 17, 2026, a bear about 1 m in length was sighted near Abusaka Tunnel in Tarusawa, Tokamachi City. The city urged people to avoid forests and brush, to carry noise-making devices or bear spray, and to properly dispose of fruits and food waste to prevent attracting bears.

Tokamachi, Niigata

1 week ago
Tokamachi, Niigata
Official

Was moving from the cliff side toward the mountain side.

Tokamachi, Niigata

1 week ago
Tokamachi, Niigata
News

On April 28, 2026 at about 07:40, a bear was sighted near Yoshida Junior High School in Koizumi, Tokamachi City, and the Tokamachi police are on alert. Earlier the same day at around 06:00, a juvenile bear about 50 cm long was sighted in a field along Prefectural Route 528 in Takashima, Tokamachi City.

Tokamachi, Niigata

1 month ago
Tokamachi 東善寺, Niigata
Official

Found bear tracks in a rice paddy along the Tanaka-Fujisawa municipal road.

Tokamachi 東善寺, Niigata

5 months ago

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