Community 2 Black Bears Nozawaonsen Toyosato, Nagano May 12, 2026, 07:30 AM

Description

Walking up to the Aketaki trail in the coniferous part of the forest, i heard the rustling noises of something moving away from me but saw nothing. This was about 3pm. On the way down in the same location I heard the same noises. I looked up and saw 2 dark outlines of animals, both sat on their hind legs looking at me, about 50m higher up. I backed away and continued walking and they didn't follow. I'm 90% sure it was 2 bears, a mother and a cub, but I didn't wait around to take photos!

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

2

Provider Type

Community

Date & Time

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 07:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

36.900579, 138.451515