Minamiuonuma~Kaneyama 하이킹 루트

A bear was seen crossing Prefectural Route 409 and entering a bamboo grove. It then left and went up into the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

Bear signs (scat) were found near a private residence.

Sanjo, Niigata

Environment: Around residential area / Size: Adult

Sakegawa Nakawatari, Yamagata

I sighted one bear about 1 m in body length on the shoulder of National Route 291 near the Uono River.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Spotted one bear while driving on National Route 290.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Around 5:00 on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Sakamachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.

Murakami, Niigata

A cub was sighted on a national road in Taira, Nagaoka City.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Found bear tracks of unknown body length in the field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

At around 14:00, one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) was sighted on the road about 400 m southeast of Yutagawa Community Center. It moved westward and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 藤沢, Yamagata

Found bear tracks in the rice paddy.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Heard the vocalizations of an animal believed to be a bear.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the Shukuda area of Murakami City.

Murakami, Niigata

One bear, estimated at about 1.5 meters long, was sighted in Fujisawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 藤沢, Yamagata

While traveling on National Route 345, one bear (approximately 1.2 m in body length) was sighted near Aikōen (Aikoen) of Tsuruoka City. The bear then moved toward the park behind Aikōen. / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 岡山, Yamagata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Shinjo, Yamagata

Spotted two bears while driving on Prefectural Route 24. They moved eastward.

Nagaoka, Niigata

While traveling on a municipal road, one bear was sighted. It moved westward.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Kaneyama, Yamagata

A cub was sighted on a city road in Higashigaoka, Nagaoka City.

Nagaoka, Niigata

One young bear sighted near the site of the municipal housing

Nagaoka, Niigata

A bear was sighted on a road in Tochio Asahi-machi, Nagaoka City.

Nagaoka, Niigata

One bear was sighted on the Ken-do Mitsuke-Tochio Line about 100 m southwest of Asahi Town Community Center.

Nagaoka, Niigata

While passing through the area, sighted one bear.

Tainai, Niigata

Spotted one bear while passing through the area.

Tainai, Niigata

Two bears sighted near Nakazaki bus stop on Prefectural Route 24 (Tochioyama-Koshi Line)

Nagaoka, Niigata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Kaneyama Hoyama, Yamagata

Sighted one cub while driving on Prefectural Route 317.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile

Kaneyama, Yamagata

Observed one bear.

Tainai, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Kibogaoka, Kamo City.

Kamo, Niigata

A single bear about 1 meter in body length moved into the mountains east of Kibōgaoka’s eastern hillside.

Kamo, Niigata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Kaneyama Yasuzawa, Yamagata

Captured / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Kaneyama, Yamagata

While driving on Prefectural Route 347, I spotted two bears in a rice field.

Nagaoka, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Sakurazawa, Kamo City.

Kamo, Niigata

Discovered tracks believed to be those of a bear while working in the fields.

Tainai, Niigata

School staff discovered footprints in a field believed to be from a bear.

Tainai, Niigata

Discovered tracks believed to be bear footprints while working in the fields.

Tainai, Niigata

Discovered bear tracks in the field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A bear (body length 1 m) was sighted south of the Kamo Community Disaster Prevention Center. It then crossed National Route 112 from east to west and went into the mountains. / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata

Discovered footprints believed to be from a bear while doing farm work.

Tainai, Niigata

I sighted an animal believed to be a bear near the mountainside.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

One cub about 50 cm long was sighted in Nagahashi, Tainai City.

Tainai, Niigata

While passing through the area, a single bear was sighted.

Tainai, Niigata

Environment: road / Size: young animal

Tsuruoka 下清水, Yamagata

I saw one cub entering the woods.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Around 7:30 on 2026-06-07, a bear was sighted near Muica Snow Resort in Kokuriyama, Minamiuonuma City.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Discovered signs of a bear in the rice field.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Mamurogawa Kinoshita, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Mamurogawa Osawa, Yamagata

A single bear was sighted moving from the mountain side toward the sea side in the Atsumi (Atumi) area, Kuretubo, on the Atsumi government office grounds. Exact location unknown. Environment: roadway. Size: adult.

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

One bear (body length 0.7 m) was sighted moving along the Akagawa River from the Haguro area toward the urban area. / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka 羽黒町赤川, Yamagata

One bear was sighted around 6:00 in Isehara-machi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 伊勢横内, Yamagata

A trail camera set up near farmland at the Atsumi government office captured one bear (about 1.3 m in length). / Environment: near residences / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 五十川, Yamagata

While passing nearby, I spotted a figure that appeared to be a bear in the bushes.

Tainai, Niigata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile

Sakegawa, Yamagata

Around 10:30 on 2026-06-04, one cub was sighted in Kawaguchi, Sakegawa Village, Yamagata Prefecture.

Sakegawa Kawaguchi, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Mamurogawa Kinoshita, Yamagata

Lurking at Izumi Shrine on the grounds of Shofukuji Temple in Tsuruoka City. / Environment: Around residences / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 勝福寺, Yamagata

Environment: road / Size: unknown

Mamurogawa Kinoshita, Yamagata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Onagahara, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 遠賀原, Yamagata

Observed one bear crossing National Route 112 from west to east. It was later believed to have headed toward the Ongahara area. / Environment: near residential houses / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 外内島, Yamagata

Observed one bear crossing the road from the south to the north / Environment: forest / Size: adult

Shinjo Masugata, Yamagata

A single bear crossing the road from south to north had contact with a passing vehicle; the bear returned southward afterward / Environment: forest / Size: adult

Shinjo Masugata, Yamagata

One bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted approximately 300 m west of Sai Elementary School. It is believed to have then headed toward the Shōfukuji area. / Environment: near residences / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 斎藤川原, Yamagata

One bear was sighted crossing a road in Shimoyamazoe, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 下山添, Yamagata

One bear was seen entering a shrine precinct in Katsufukuji, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 勝福寺, Yamagata

Two sets of footprints in the rice paddy. Their destination is unknown.

Uonuma, Niigata

Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile

Kaneyama Hoyama, Yamagata

Environment: Near Michi-no-Eki Koma-kan / Size: Unknown

Tozawa Furukuchi, Yamagata

Around 6:00 on June 2, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted near a rice paddy in Yunozawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata

One bear (body length about 1 m) was sighted near rice paddies on the south side of the Yunozawa area. / Environment: around houses / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata

Observed one bear (body length 1 m) moving east through the rice fields. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 民田, Yamagata

Observed one bear (body length 1.0 m) moving north across an open lot. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 民田, Yamagata

A 1-meter bear was sighted walking in a rice paddy in Takasaka, Tsuruoka City, around 7:30 a.m.

Tsuruoka 高坂, Yamagata

Went toward the Ebie settlement

Murakami, Niigata

One bear was sighted near Gabi Bridge (on the Akagawa riverbed). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: riverbed / Size: adult

Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Spotted one cub while passing through the area.

Tainai, Niigata

One bear sighted. Moving east.

Uonuma, Niigata

A cub crossed the road and entered the brush.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile

Mamurogawa Aramachi, Yamagata

One bear (body length unknown) sighted on the trail inside Takadate-yama / Environment: forest / Size: unknown

Tsuruoka 金沢, Yamagata

Passed through the road and headed toward the Katsura district / Environment: forest / Size: unknown

Okura, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Fumishita, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata, around 6:48 PM on June 1.

Tsuruoka Hodashi, Yamagata

One bear sighted near the municipal road heading from Raiden Bridge toward the Matsuo area.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Bear footprints were found in the field.

Murakami, Niigata

I discovered bear tracks in the field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Kaneyama Hoyama, Yamagata

One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Sakamachi area, Murakami City.

Murakami, Niigata

Moved toward the Tainai City direction

Murakami, Niigata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Kaneyama, Yamagata

Captured / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Kaneyama Yasuzawa, Yamagata

While driving on Prefectural Route Tochio-Tai, observed one bear.

Nagaoka, Niigata

A single bear-like animal was captured on the security camera.

Tainai, Niigata

A single bear (about 1 m in size) moved north near the push-button traffic signal intersection on National Route 290.

Murakami, Niigata

While driving on a farm road, one cub was sighted. It was moving east.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile

Kaneyama Yamazaki, Yamagata

Spotted one bear while driving on a municipal road.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Spotted one bear while driving on National Route 290. It was moving west.

Nagaoka, Niigata

One bear was sighted near Okina Bridge along the Toshiotaisei municipal road while traveling from Onuki toward Kuwatansan Pass.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Bear tracks discovered in the field

Uonuma, Niigata

Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Unknown

Tozawa Matsuzaka, Yamagata

Observed one bear behind the house. It moved toward the mountains.

Tainai, Niigata