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Nakayama Jinja

中山神社

109 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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Nagaoka, Niigata
Official

Sighted near the curve on the left-side sidewalk just after climbing to the top of Tochiō Saka (near the construction site).

Nagaoka, Niigata

1 week ago
Nagaoka 谷内二丁目, Niigata
Official

It ran toward the tunnel from the Togaya direction.

Nagaoka 谷内二丁目, Niigata

3 weeks ago
Nagaoka 谷内二丁目, Niigata
Official

A person gathering wild mountain vegetables spotted a bear. The bear climbed up the hill behind the shrine.

Nagaoka 谷内二丁目, Niigata

1 month ago
Nagaoka 巻渕四丁目, Niigata
News

A female bear about 1.0 m long was found caught in a drum-can trap near the Wagotagawa River in Maki-buchi 4, Nagaoka City, around 06:30. Because sightings had continued in the residential area, the city carried out an emergency shooting at 09:46 and culled the bear.

Nagaoka 巻渕四丁目, Niigata

1 month ago
Nagaoka 巻渕四丁目, Niigata
News

Nagaoka City announced on the 12th that it culled one bear by emergency shooting; the bear had been appearing since the 6th. The bear had been sighted near the embankment of the Wago Dagawa River in Makibuchi 4-chome, Nagaoka City.

Nagaoka 巻渕四丁目, Niigata

1 month ago
News

Just after 16:30 on April 11, a bear about 0.5 m long was sighted on a prefectural road in Onuki, Nagaoka City; the animal was confirmed very close to houses, according to the Nagaoka Police Station.

Nagaoka 小貫, Niigata

1 month ago
Nagaoka 巻渕四丁目, Niigata
News

A single bear about 50 cm long was sighted near the Wagotagawa river in Makibuchi 4, Nagaoka City at around 17:00 on April 9, and police warned local residents after receiving the report. The same individual is believed to have been seen in the same neighborhood on April 6 (about 1 m on a city road) and April 8 (about 50 cm on the riverbank).

Nagaoka 巻渕四丁目, Niigata

1 month ago
Nagaoka 巻渕四丁目, Niigata
News

Shortly after 9:00 a.m. on April 8, 2026, a single bear about 50 cm long was sighted near the Wago River in Makibuchi 4-chome, Nagaoka City, very close to houses. The bear reportedly moved toward the mountains, and the Nagaoka Police urged residents to be cautious.

Nagaoka 巻渕四丁目, Niigata

1 month ago

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