Iizuka~야마나카호 드라이브 루트

A bear has been sighted.

Ōtake Onihara, Hiroshima

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

Fujinomiya 大岩, Shizuoka

Kudamatsu 大字中須南, Yamaguchi

At around 5:00 a.m. on the 7th, a driver who was passing through reported seeing a bear via a 110 emergency call inside the Okada Tunnel (482 meters) on a municipal road in Asamachi, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City.

Hiroshima Asacho-Tsutsuse, Hiroshima

A man reported seeing a bear in Kamisōchō Shirasawa, Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Kakogawa Kamisocho-Shirasawa, Hyogo

Sanyo-Onoda Yamanoi, Yamaguchi

Around 8:00 p.m. on June 6, a bear was sighted in Midorii 7-chome, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City.

Hiroshima, Hiroshima

There was a bear sighting.

Ōtake Mitsuishicho, Hiroshima

Hiroshima City Asa Zoo confirmed the presence of one wild Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma).

Hiroshima Kamiyasu 7-chome, Hiroshima

Kudamatsu 大字河内, Yamaguchi

A person in a car saw one bear crossing a prefectural road in Kawachi, Kudamatsu City.

Kudamatsu 大字河内, Yamaguchi

A woman driving a car spotted one bear on a prefectural road in Kuwabarata-cho, Kasai City.

Kasai Kuwaharadacho, Hyogo

A woman driving on a prefectural road in Kuwaharadacho, Kasai City, saw one bear.

Kasai Kuwaharadacho, Hyogo

Asian black bear sightings in Toyono Town.

Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka

A bear-like animal was sighted in Saitodam町 Kiriyama, Okazaki City.

Okazaki 小美町, Aichi

Fuji 神谷, Shizuoka

A wild animal believed to be a Japanese black bear about 70 cm long was seen on a forest road in Sudo, Fuji City.

Fuji 川尻, Shizuoka

Hofu 大字牟礼, Yamaguchi

One bear-like animal was sighted walking on a road in Mure, Hofu City.

Hofu 大字牟礼, Yamaguchi

Signs of a bear sighting have been confirmed

Ōtake Mitsuishicho, Hiroshima

Shunan 大字譲羽, Yamaguchi

Iwakuni 周東町中山, Yamaguchi

Susono, Shizuoka

Fujinomiya 長貫, Shizuoka

Shimonoseki 菊川町大字七見, Yamaguchi

Captured after discovery

Hamamatsu Inasa-cho Karishuku, Shizuoka

On 2026-05-23, one bear was sighted in Ianzacho Karishuku, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, and was culled by the hunters' association in a forested area.

Hamamatsu Inasa-cho Karishuku, Shizuoka

Near the park

Susono Senpukugaoka, Shizuoka

A bear was sighted in a residential area of Sembokugaoka, Susono City, shortly before 3:00 PM. It was the fourth consecutive day of bear sightings in the city.

Susono Senpukugaoka, Shizuoka

Hamamatsu City culled one bear in the area around Inasa-cho, Hamana Ward, after sightings were reported there.

Hamamatsu Inasa-cho Iinoya, Shizuoka

Hamamatsu Inasa-cho Karishuku, Shizuoka

A bear was sighted walking on a city road in Inasa-cho Karijuku, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, and then went into the woods along the road.

Hamamatsu Inasa-cho Karishuku, Shizuoka

Susono, Shizuoka

Susono, Shizuoka

Susono 下和田, Shizuoka

Susono 下和田, Shizuoka

At about 08:45 on May 21, 2026, a report was received that a bear crossed a prefectural road in Miyauchi, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and tracks believed to be from a bear were confirmed at the scene. There had been a sighting near a housing complex the previous day, and elementary and junior high schools in the school district dismissed students at the same time.

Hatsukaichi Miyauchi-kogyodanchi, Hiroshima

Reported that a bear crossed the road while driving.

Hatsukaichi Toge, Hiroshima

Fujinomiya, Shizuoka

A caller to emergency services reported one bear-like animal on a slope between a residential area and the mountains.

Hatsukaichi Shikigaoka-kami, Hiroshima

At around 14:00 on May 20, 2026, a bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted at the parking area of the Ashitaka Tsutsuji natural colony in Suyama, Susono City, Shizuoka. A nearby management office reported it to the police; city staff, police and hunters responded, and the city — marking its fourth sighting in 2026 — urged residents to carry bells or radios.

Susono 下和田, Shizuoka

At around 08:15 on May 20, 2026, a man in a car witnessed a bear about 1 meter long crossing National Route 490 in Ono, Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, roughly 3 meters ahead of his vehicle. There was no collision or injuries; police urged caution in the area.

Ube 大字小野, Yamaguchi

Ube, Yamaguchi

Near Onoshimose-to bus stop, Ube City On National Route 490 driving from Ube to Hagi, a cub about 1 m long jumped out in front of the car and moved from right to left. Two witnesses reported it to the police.

Ube, Yamaguchi

Mine Mitocho-Ono, Yamaguchi

Asian black bear sightings in Toyono Town.

Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka

On May 20, Susono City reported a sighting of one bear at the parking lot of the Ashitakatsutsuji primeval community in Suyama. No damage was confirmed, and the city's Agriculture and Forestry Policy Division has issued a warning.

Susono 下和田, Shizuoka

Hamamatsu Inasa-cho Karishuku, Shizuoka

Around 17:00 on the 19th, a local resident sighted one bear along a municipal road in Kanashuku, Inasa-cho, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City. No human injuries were reported; the bear was about 1 meter long, and the city warned that it might be the same individual seen in Tani-sawa on the 1st.

Hamamatsu Inasa-cho Karishuku, Shizuoka

Around 22:00 on May 18, a passenger car struck a bear near the ramp of the Hatsukaichi Junction on the Sanyo Expressway/Hiroshima-Iwakuni Road (up line) in Miyauchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and the driver called 110. The bear died from the collision.

Hatsukaichi Miyauchi-kogyodanchi, Hiroshima

Witnessed during a morning walk

Hiroshima Asacho-Kegi, Hiroshima