Osaki~Hakuba 사이클링 루트

Spotted one bear in front of the convenience store entrance. It ran off toward the northeast.

Kamo, Niigata

Kamo City reported that at around 22:25 on May 4 a roughly 1-meter bear was sighted in front of the Seven-Eleven entrance in Daigocho, Kamo, but security camera footage later showed the animal was actually a leashed dog; the city apologized on the morning of May 5 for the false report. The city continues to urge caution against bear encounters.

Kamo, Niigata

Around 00:00 on April 29, 2026, a passerby spotted one bear along Maegawa in Futsukamachi 1-chome, Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture, and reported it to the police. No damage has been reported since the sighting; the city is distributing flyers to nearby residents and issuing cautions.

Kaminoyama 北町, Yamagata

In the early morning of April 29, 2026 (around 00:00), an adult bear was sighted in the residential area of Futukamachi, Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture. No further sightings were reported; the city and police urged residents to be cautious, and the prefecture has issued a bear alert.

Kaminoyama 北町, Yamagata

In the early morning of 2026-04-29, a bear, appearing as a dark mass, was filmed along the Maegawa north of the Kaminoyama City Comprehensive Children's Center Mengoria in Futukamachi, Kaminoyama City. Sightings have been frequent across the prefecture, and the prefectural government has issued a bear warning.

Kaminoyama 北町, Yamagata

Observed one bear moving toward the river.

Itoigawa, Niigata

At around 10:30 a.m. on April 28, 2026, one bear believed to be an adult was sighted in Koiwazawa, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture. Reports only describe the sighting.

Nanyo 小岩沢, Yamagata

At around 16:15 on the 27th, one bear was sighted in the Mihara-shi no Oka area of Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture. The bear reportedly ran from the west side of New Truck Kaminoyama toward the solar panel area, and the city has issued a caution.

Kaminoyama みはらしの丘, Yamagata

At around 16:10 on April 27, a single bear was sighted in Mihara, Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Kaminoyama 三本松, Yamagata

Yamagata Prefecture issued its first bear-sighting advisory of the fiscal year on April 27 after a total of five bear sightings in urban areas such as Tsuruoka and Tendo during the week through April 26. At around 16:00 on April 27, one bear was observed in a residential area in Mihara-shi no Oka, Kaminoyama City.

Yamagata Kurosawa, Yamagata

One bear was sighted. Its subsequent movement route is unknown.

Niigata, Niigata

At around 07:50 this morning a single bear was sighted near Kuramashi North Community Center in Kuramashi, Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture; the city and police are conducting patrols. The bear was reported moving within roughly 300–400 meters north of the community center; the city has urged nearby residents not to approach and to report any sightings promptly.

Tendo 大字窪野目, Yamagata

At around 07:30 on April 26, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a field within a residential property in Kuramashi, Tendo City. Police and municipal staff patrolled the area but did not confirm the bear's presence; no damage to people or buildings was reported.

Tendo 大字天童, Yamagata

Hakuba, Nagano

On April 24, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Itoigawa City. The article provides no specific location, time, or number of bears.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

On the morning of April 20, in Nanyo City Ueno, a moving car collided with a bear about 1 meter long; after the collision the bear entered the nearby mountain. Prefectural figures show 68 bear sightings in 2026 as of April 12, and sightings by the end of March had already exceeded three times those in 2025, so the prefecture is urging caution during farming and wild-plant gathering.

Nanyo 上野, Yamagata

At around 08:00 on April 20, 2026, an ordinary passenger car traveling on a municipal road in Ueno, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture collided with a bear about 1 meter long. After the collision the bear fled into the nearby mountains.

Nanyo 上野, Yamagata

In Yamagata City, a 60-year-old woman taking part in bear extermination operations slipped and fell several dozen meters, suffering serious injuries including broken ribs. Because of sunset she could not descend and waited overnight; she was rescued the next morning by a fire department disaster-prevention helicopter.

Yamagata Tokamachi 1-chome, Yamagata

While driving a car, I spotted one bear.

Joetsu 名立区大菅, Niigata

While passing through the area, a person sighted one cub.

Tainai 松波, Niigata

Observed one bear heading toward Omi near Osawa Bridge on the Osawa-Morimoto municipal road

Itoigawa 大字大沢, Niigata

Spotted one cub while passing through the area.

Tainai 下館, Niigata

Shortly after 14:30 on April 12, 2026, a bear about 0.7 m long was sighted in the mountains beside a road in Shimodate, Tainai City. The sighting was reported to be about 300 meters from a house (Shibata Police).

Tainai 下館, Niigata

While passing through the area, observed one bear cub.

Tainai 下館, Niigata

On April 12, 2026, shortly after 14:00, a resident in Shimo-date, Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture reported seeing a bear. Responding police officers also sighted one bear about 70 cm long on a mountainside beside the road. Police have urged nearby residents to exercise caution.

Tainai 下館, Niigata

Size: adult (fully grown)

Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano