Lake Sagami 반달가슴곰 출몰 정보

Lake Sagami’s latest black bear report came from Aikawa Tashiro on May 5, 2026 at 15:12, where a hiker on the trail from Mount Kyogatake to the Hansobo bus stop saw a very black shape on the far bank of the river, likely a cub, reacting to the sound of a bell. The area has also seen fresh reports from Hachioji, Akiruno, and Uenohara, so the activity is not staying in one spot.

The heaviest pressure has been in the western Tokyo and nearby Yamanashi side of the lake country, especially around Hachioji, Akiruno, Uenohara, and Aikawa, where sightings keep turning up along trails, streams, roads, and bus stops. The pace peaked in October 2025 with 44 incidents and stayed high in November 2025 with 38, before easing through winter and rising again to 9 in April 2026; this area has recorded 678 black bear sightings overall.