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Bear sighting reported in Toyono Town (Asian black bear / moon bear)

Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka

At around 19:25 on July 4, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Aocho, Ono City, Hyogo.

Ono Aocho, Hyogo

Around 4:48 AM on July 4, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ikejiri-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Ono Ikejiricho, Hyogo

Bear sighting report (information provided)

Kobe Fujiwaradai-kitamachi, Hyogo

Mine Isacho-Isa, Yamaguchi

A bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Ujimaburi, east of Asagiri Bridge, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. One adult bear and several cubs were seen.

Uji, Kyoto

Uji, Kyoto

Shizuoka 宍原, Shizuoka

While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.

Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka

Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town

Shimamoto, Osaka

Iwakuni, Yamaguchi

One bear was seen climbing a fence beside National Route 2 in Kugamachi, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. No one was injured.

Iwakuni, Yamaguchi

I heard a sound like a growl, and when I looked, a bear about 1.2–1.5 meters long emerged from the vegetation by the drainage channel. The bear ran off toward the Kabe direction.

Hiroshima Midorii 6-chome, Hiroshima

Sightings of an Asiatic black bear (moon bear) in Toyono Town

Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka

A bear-like animal was sighted in Manjōji-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Ono Manshojicho, Hyogo

Kameoka Higashibetsuincho-Yuya, Kyoto

Shimonoseki 大字吉田地方, Yamaguchi

Shimonoseki 大字吉田地方, Yamaguchi

They were a parent and child

Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi

Two bears, large and small, were sighted along National Route 413 in Hirano, Yamanakako Village.

Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi

Around 8:40 on 2026-06-18, there was a report of something resembling a bear crossing the road in Kamihira, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Hatsukaichi Kamihera, Hiroshima

Sanyo-Onoda Fukuda, Yamaguchi

Two bear sighting reports were received in Nashiō, Nishinomiya City.

Nishinomiya Shiosecho-Najio, Hyogo

Footsteps were heard coming from the direction of the mountain, and immediately after a black shape (about 1.3–1.5 m) was seen and a growl was heard. It followed, moving through the brush at a distance of about 30–50 m.

Hiroshima Ozukahigashi 3-chome, Hiroshima

A bear was also reported sighted in Kihata Toriwaki, Takarazuka City.

Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo

Shunan 大字中村, Yamaguchi

June 15, around 3:10 AM, Wakabadai

Otsu Wakabadai, Shiga

A bear-like animal was sighted in Nishiyuen, Ako City.

Ako Nishi-Une, Hyogo

On a city road in Nagioakasaka, Nishinomiya, a female passerby saw what appeared to be a bear late at night, and it fled toward the Chugoku Expressway.

Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo

About an hour later, there was also a bear sighting report in Kihata, Takarazuka, while driving a car.

Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo

Waki Sekigahama, Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

An animal believed to be a bear has been sighted.

Ōtake Hatcho, Hiroshima

A woman saw a bear about 1 meter long walking on a city road in Nagisa Akasaka, Nishinomiya.

Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo

Shimonoseki 大字吉田地方, Yamaguchi

The day after the Kobe sighting, two bear sighting reports were received in Nashio, Nishinomiya.

Nishinomiya Shiosecho-Najio, Hyogo