Osaki~Hakuba 사이클링 루트

Ran away to the east after being sighted / Environment: Soccer field / Size: Adult

Obanazawa, Yamagata

One bear sighted near Tamasui bus stop. It was moving southwest.

Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, around 06:00 on 2026-08-05.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

One bear sighted near the highway overpass on Municipal Road Ono-Itoigawa No. 2

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

One bear sighted near Tamamizu bus stop

Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata

One wild boar was sighted on a road in Miharashigaoka 1-chome, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Matsubara, Yamagata

One bear sighted in the Tendai-ji 2-chome area

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

At around 07:40 on 2026-08-03, one bear was sighted in Renndaiji 2-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

One bear was sighted near the Teramachi 5-chome bus stop. It was moving south.

Itoigawa 寺町, Niigata

Sighted one bear approximately 1 meter in size.

Niigata, Niigata

Observed one bear-like individual (size unknown).

Niigata, Niigata

Spotted one bear while passing through the area.

Tainai, Niigata

One bear was sighted in Miyase, Tainai City, Niigata, crossing a road and entering a nearby rice paddy.

Tainai, Niigata

Size: cub (juvenile)

Otari Chikuni, Nagano

Around 23:30 on 2026-07-31, a bear was sighted in Takitani-machi, Akiha Ward, Niigata City.

Niigata, Niigata

While driving on a farm road, I witnessed a mother bear and cubs running from west to east.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Size: Juvenile

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: Adult

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: Adult

Otari Kitaotari, Nagano

Around 10:00 on July 30, one bear was sighted in Nakano-guchi, Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Otari, Nagano

One bear sighted beside the road (body length about 1 m) / Environment: forest / Size: adult

Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata

Spotted three bears (a mother and two cubs) near a residence in the Shimode area. They ran toward the mountain side.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Around 5:50 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in a grove in Iwanami, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata

Size: adult

Otari, Nagano

While driving on Prefectural Route 255, I sighted one cub. It was walking on the footpath; startled by the car, it fled up into the mountain.

Itoigawa, Niigata

While driving on Prefectural Route 225, I sighted one bear cub. It was moving southwest.

Itoigawa, Niigata

At around 19:45 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Zao-Narisawa, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Zao-Nogiwa, Yamagata

Animal resembling a bear (body length approx. 50 cm) / Environment: road / Size: juvenile

Yamagata Zao-Narisawa, Yamagata

Around 7:45 AM on July 26, a bear was sighted in Furukawa-Shimizu, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi

Size: juvenile

Otari Chikuni, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Otari Chikuni, Nagano

July 25

Shikama 高根, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Takane Baba, Shikama Town, around 20:35 on July 25.

Shikama 高根, Miyagi

Size: juvenile

Otari Chikuni, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Otari, Nagano

It ran off toward the mountainside.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Osuga, Nadachi-ku, Joetsu City, Niigata.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear-like animal (body length approx. 50 cm) / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile

Yamagata Katayachi, Yamagata

July 23

Osaki, Miyagi

A bear was sighted in Iida 2-chome, Yamagata City, around 21:20 on July 23.

Yamagata Zao-Iida, Yamagata

Size: Adult

Hakuba, Nagano

July 22

Osaki 岩出山下野目, Miyagi

Environment: Around homes / Size: Adult

Obanazawa Tsurumakita, Yamagata

One bear sighted on the village road. It moved toward the mountains.

Sekikawa, Niigata

Observed one bear running from the mountain toward the river.

Tainai, Niigata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Nanyo 上野, Yamagata

One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted near National Route 8 in front of the former Daily Yamazaki.

Joetsu, Niigata

Size: adult (full-grown)

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: adult with cubs

Otari, Nagano

One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted 100 meters west of Mushou bus stop.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear about 100 cm in body length was sighted on a side road 100 meters east of the former Daily Yamazaki.

Joetsu, Niigata

Two cubs were sighted by an angler in the riverbed area of the Ōshima district. They ran into the brush.

Sekikawa, Niigata

While doing farm work, I saw one bear come out of the brush into the rice field. It later moved to the mountain on the east side.

Joetsu, Niigata

Around 2:40 PM on July 17, a bear was sighted in Nadachi-Omachi, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Nanyo 赤湯, Yamagata

Around 5:05 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Hokujo, Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture.

Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Otari Nakatsuchi, Nagano

Environment: riverbed / Size: cub

Kawanishi 大字東大塚, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Takayama, Kawanishi Town, Yamagata, swimming downstream in the Mogami River.

Kawanishi 大字高山, Yamagata

Size: juvenile

Otari, Nagano

Around 3 PM on July 14, a bear was sighted in Shakado, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Shakado, Yamagata

One bear approximately 1 meter in length was sighted crossing the road from west to east. It was not seen afterward.

Yamagata Zao-Hotta, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on a road in Zaō Ueno, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata

Another bear was sighted around 10:00 a.m. in Zaō Ueno, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata

One bear approximately 60 cm in length sighted on the road / Environment: roadway / Size: cub

Yamagata Kanno, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Zaō Ueno, Yamagata City, around 14:42 on July 13.

Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata

One bear sighted. Direction of travel unknown.

Niigata, Niigata

One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted approximately 200 meters east of Joetsu Gochi Nursing Home.

Joetsu, Niigata

A nearby resident sighted one bear. It entered the grassy area to the west.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a residential lot in Gochi 6-chome, Joetsu City, Niigata, and left heading west.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Asahi, Akiba Ward, Niigata City, around 07:30 on July 11.

Niigata, Niigata

Around 4:30 a.m. on July 11, a bear about 1 meter long was spotted on the premises of a private residence in Gochi 6, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

A single cub bear was sighted near Tsutsuishi Station.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown

Obanazawa Nitobukuro, Yamagata

July 10

Kami 沼ケ袋, Miyagi

Size: juvenile

Otari Nakaotari, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Toriyagasaki Dorosakayashiki, Kami Town, around 2:00 PM.

Kami 孫沢, Miyagi

There were footprints in the rice field. Sightings were also reported nearby on 7/7 and 7/8. The estimated date and time are unknown.

Murakami, Niigata

At around 10:50 on July 9, one bear was seen moving in Hakoa, Shibata City, Niigata.

Shibata, Niigata

Environment: Park / Size: Adult

Nanyo 竹原, Yamagata