Shrine or Temple Niigata

Akiba Jinja

秋葉神社

88 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 months ago

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Nearby Incidents

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

Community

There was a bear poop at home.

Minamiuonuma Nagasaki, Niigata

5 months ago

Official

Saw one bear about 1.0 m long running across the rice field. The bear headed toward the mountains.

Minamiuonuma Yoshiyama-shinden, Niigata

5 months ago

Official

A cub was spotted near the observation platform at the summit plaza of Osaki-yama Park in the Higashi-Osaki area.

Minamiuonuma Yoshiyama-shinden, Niigata

5 months ago

Official

A bear about 0.5 m in length was sighted moving toward the Togawa direction.

Minamiuonuma Hachiryu-shinden, Niigata

6 months ago

Official

Bear signs (scat) were found in a rice field near Yada, close to Prefectural Route Omote-Honai.

Minamiuonuma Hachiryu-shinden, Niigata

6 months 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

Community

There was a bear poop at home.

Minamiuonuma Nagasaki, Niigata

5 months ago

Official

Saw one bear about 1.0 m long running across the rice field. The bear headed toward the mountains.

Minamiuonuma Yoshiyama-shinden, Niigata

5 months ago

Official

A cub was spotted near the observation platform at the summit plaza of Osaki-yama Park in the Higashi-Osaki area.

Minamiuonuma Yoshiyama-shinden, Niigata

5 months ago

Official

A bear about 0.5 m in length was sighted moving toward the Togawa direction.

Minamiuonuma Hachiryu-shinden, Niigata

6 months ago

Official

Bear signs (scat) were found in a rice field near Yada, close to Prefectural Route Omote-Honai.

Minamiuonuma Hachiryu-shinden, Niigata

6 months ago

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