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Mountain Niigata

Shita Watari Yama

下渡山

591 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

Repeatedly entering and exiting the river.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Murakami, Niigata
Official

On the Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway near the Murakami-Yamanobe Sato IC northbound entrance, a mother bear and her cubs were running along the highway.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

News

Around 21:30 on May 16, 2026, a parent-and-offspring group of three bears of unspecified length was sighted on Nitto Road in Yamabesato, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture; the group was about 200 meters from residences, according to the Murakami police.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Murakami, Niigata
Official

Bear tracks were found near a house in the Terao area.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Murakami, Niigata
Official

Moved toward the mountainside.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Official

One bear was sighted near the Forestry Research Institute. It was moving toward the Ueno settlement.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Murakami, Niigata
Official

Was running along the roadside heading toward the Monzen River.

Murakami, Niigata

2 weeks ago

Murakami 上野, Niigata
Official

One cub sighted near the Niigata Prefectural Forestry Institute.

Murakami 上野, Niigata

5 months ago

Official

Repeatedly entering and exiting the river.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Murakami, Niigata
Official

On the Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway near the Murakami-Yamanobe Sato IC northbound entrance, a mother bear and her cubs were running along the highway.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

News

Around 21:30 on May 16, 2026, a parent-and-offspring group of three bears of unspecified length was sighted on Nitto Road in Yamabesato, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture; the group was about 200 meters from residences, according to the Murakami police.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Murakami, Niigata
Official

Bear tracks were found near a house in the Terao area.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Murakami, Niigata
Official

Moved toward the mountainside.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Official

One bear was sighted near the Forestry Research Institute. It was moving toward the Ueno settlement.

Murakami, Niigata

1 week ago

Murakami, Niigata
Official

Was running along the roadside heading toward the Monzen River.

Murakami, Niigata

2 weeks ago

Murakami 上野, Niigata
Official

One cub sighted near the Niigata Prefectural Forestry Institute.

Murakami 上野, Niigata

5 months ago

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