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6 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 months ago

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Chikuma Ussawa, Nagano
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In Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, on the morning of May 20, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was found; at around 07:30 prefectural bear-response personnel captured it with a tranquilizer gun and it was subsequently culled by a hunters' association. A passerby reported seeing a bear just after 05:30 along National Route 18 near Sakurado, and the animal found along the Sano River in the Yahata area is believed to be the same individual repeatedly sighted since the previous day.

Chikuma Ussawa, Nagano

2 months ago
Chikuma Imojiya, Nagano
News

Just after 5:30 AM on the 20th, a passerby spotted a bear near Habu Junior High School in Sakurado, Chikuma City. Shortly after 7:30 AM, prefectural bear-response personnel found, captured, and euthanized one bear on the riverbank in Inariyama, Chikuma City; there were no injuries.

Chikuma Imojiya, Nagano

2 months ago
Chikuma Awasa, Nagano
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On the afternoon of May 19 in Chikuma City (Awasa area), a bear estimated at about 1 meter long was repeatedly sighted in the urban area; a security camera captured it crossing a road and running away at around 13:20. The city and police searched the area but did not find the animal, and nearby elementary schools implemented precautions such as parent pick-ups and cancelling after-school activities.

Chikuma Awasa, Nagano

2 months ago
Chikuma Awasa, Nagano
News

On the afternoon of May 19, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in urban areas of Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, around Yashiro's Susuki Suijinsha (Susukigi Shrine), along Route 18, and in a supermarket parking lot. Police and the city patrolled and warned residents; nearby elementary and middle schools asked parents to pick up children and suspended after-school club activities and conducted group dismissals. No human injuries were reported.

Chikuma Awasa, Nagano

2 months ago
Official

Size: cub.

Chikuma Kuiseke 2-chome, Nagano

9 months ago
Official

Size: Adult

Chikuma Ojima, Nagano

10 months ago

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