Osaki~Hakuba 사이클링 루트

Observed an adult bear moving in a mixed broadleaf grove. / Environment: mixed broadleaf grove / Size: adult

Yamagata Minamihango, Yamagata

Confirmed feces in vacant lot approximately the size consistent with a bear.

Itoigawa 横町, Niigata

One bear was sighted. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Observed one cub. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear sighted while walking / Environment: forest / Size: adult

Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Zao Hango, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Higashihango, Yamagata

Size: adult (fully grown)

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Otari Chikuni, Nagano

Size: adult

Otari Nakaotari, Nagano

Bear sighted moving west across the field south of a residence / Environment: near houses / Size: adult

Murayama 大字河島, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Oguni Wakayama, Yamagata

Sighted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata

Environment: riverbank / Size: adult

Takahata 大字上平柳, Yamagata

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

Murakami, Niigata

Three bears were sighted in Tachimori, Kaminoyama City, and ran toward the southern mountain.

Kaminoyama, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile (young animal)

Nanyo 元中山, Yamagata

One bear was sighted. It was moving north.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Oguni Tsunagi-hakonoguchi, Yamagata

Environment: Roadside slope / Size: Unknown

Yamagata Hachimori, Yamagata

One bear was sighted near the prefectural road. It moved toward the mountains.

Sekikawa, Niigata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Oishida Iwagafukuro, Yamagata

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: Adult

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: cub

Otari Nakaotari, Nagano

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

Murakami, Niigata

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Hakuba, Nagano

One bear sighted near the bus stop in the Kyōgamines 2-chome area of Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

Spotted one bear on the roadway while walking / Environment: road / Size: adult

Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata

Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Adult

Nanyo 二色根, Yamagata

Around 1:15 PM on June 17, a bear was sighted moving in Miyamae, Sekikawa Village.

Sekikawa, Niigata

Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Adult

Nanyo 二色根, Yamagata

Was walking on the road. Approximately 1.0 m in body length.

Nanyo 郡山, Yamagata

Environment: Around houses / Size: Unknown

Nanyo 島貫, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown

Nanyo 島貫, Yamagata

Environment: Around houses / Size: Unknown

Nanyo 郡山, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Tsuyubashi, Nanyo City, and later culled.

Nanyo 露橋, Yamagata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Nishine, Nanyo City.

Nanyo 二色根, Yamagata

A single approximately 1.2 m bear crossed the parking lot heading west and entered the brush. / Environment: parking lot / Size: adult

Yamagata Kurosawa, Yamagata

Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult

Nanyo 二色根, Yamagata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Nanyo 三間通, Yamagata

June 16

Osaki 岩出山下野目, Miyagi

Around 4:35 PM on 2026-06-16, one bear was sighted in Minamitōri, Nanyo City, Yamagata.

Nanyo 三間通, Yamagata

A bear was sighted at Chuohana Park in Mikamido, Nanyo City.

Nanyo 中央東, Yamagata

Environment: Near a park / Size: Adult

Nanyo 中央東, Yamagata

Near the boundary between Kuriyama and Izumi hamlets in the Nechi area, one bear was sighted on the prefectural road. It moved toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

While driving on prefectural Route Ogata–Takayanagi, I sighted one animal believed to be a bear. It was moving west.

Joetsu, Niigata

It was in the mountains. It ran off toward the mountains.

Joetsu, Niigata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Appears to be a cub

Tendo 大字奈良沢, Yamagata

Bear observed crossing the prefectural road from south to north / Environment: road / Size: adult

Murayama 大字田沢, Yamagata

Sighted a bear approximately 1 m in body length on the road / Environment: roadway / Size: adult

Yamagata Minamihango, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on a road in Zao-Hangou, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Higashihango, Yamagata

Moved along a small path beside a house near the intersection of National Route 13 bypass and the old road in the Kanze (Kambe?) area of Kaminoyama City toward the National Route 13 bypass. / Environment: near residences / Size: adult

Kaminoyama 東金瓶, Yamagata

A bear was seen moving from a path beside a residence toward National Route 13 in Kanakame, Kaminoyama City.

Kaminoyama 金瓶, Yamagata

Observed one bear in the field.

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

Observed one bear moving north along the road. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: road / Size: adult

Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult (fully grown)

Nanyo 上野, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on a road in Zao-Hangou, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Higashihango, Yamagata

Spotted a bear approximately 1 meter in body length on the road / Environment: road / Size: adult

Yamagata Minamihango, Yamagata

Sighted near the old Route 13 and the Route 13 Nakayama Bypass. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Kaminoyama 川口, Yamagata

A bear about 1 m in body length was seen moving east along a forest road. It was not located afterward. / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata

A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted moving south along the trail. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: forest / Size: adult

Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Sugisawa, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata

Moved down the slope toward the east / Environment: mixed broadleaf forest / Size: adult

Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata

Size: adult (fully grown)

Hakuba, Nagano

Sighted under the field's streetlight.

Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata

Spotted a bear about 1 m in length on farmland / Environment: farmland / Size: adult

Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata

A bear was sighted on a prefectural road in Karuigawa, Kashiwazaki City.

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

An animal resembling a bear was sighted in farmland in the Shimo-Higashiyama area of Yamagata City.

Yamagata Shimo-Higashiyama, Yamagata

A fisherman sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.

Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata

Size: adult and cub

Otari, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Hakuba, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Terajima, Itoigawa City, around 4:10 AM on 2026-06-14.

Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata

Bear observed moving from the west side of National Route 13 toward the median / Environment: Road / Size: Unknown

Murayama 金谷, Yamagata

While passing through the area, sighted one bear.

Tainai, Niigata

Size: adult

Hakuba, Nagano

One bear was sighted in a rice field in Shimotadagawa Nakayama, Kami Town.

Kami, Miyagi

Spotted one bear while passing through the area.

Tainai, Niigata

June 12

Osaki, Miyagi

Moved from the northern mountain, crossed farmland, and entered the southern mountain / Environment: farmland / Size: adult

Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata

One bear was sighted crossing a road in Iwadeyama Shimonome Sunada, Osaki City.

Osaki, Miyagi

Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult

Nanyo, Yamagata

A bear about 50 cm to 1 m entered the mountains southeast from the parking lot. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown

Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata

While driving on National Route 113, I spotted one bear. It moved toward the river.

Sekikawa, Niigata

One bear sighted near the Sekikawa Village Community Exchange Center Unmori (Kira) area on National Route 113. It moved toward the Oishi side.

Sekikawa, Niigata

One bear sighted near Kubobashi (Kubo Bridge).

Sekikawa, Niigata

While driving on the prefectural road along the Oishigawa in Kubo area, one bear was sighted. It moved toward the mountain side.

Sekikawa, Niigata

One bear was sighted in Iwanami, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata

Around 10:10 on June 12, a bear was sighted in Kubo, Sekikawa Village.

Sekikawa, Niigata

One bear was sighted in a parking lot in Hirashimizu, Yamagata City, around 3:50 PM.

Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata

One bear sighted near a residence. Direction of escape unknown.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Hokujo, Hakuba Village, around 4:04 PM on June 11.

Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano

Spotted one cub in an irrigation canal 250 m west of the University-mae South intersection.

Joetsu, Niigata

Size: juvenile

Hakuba, Nagano

Observed one bear.

Tainai, Niigata

Observed one bear-like animal in the roadside drainage ditch. It ran east. / Environment: road / Size: unknown

Yamagata Jumonji, Yamagata

Scat observed at 8:00 AM on June 9. Scat and footprints observed at 7:00 AM on June 10.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A bear about 1 m in length was sighted in a grove of mixed trees. / Environment: mixed woodland / Size: adult

Yamagata Matsubara, Yamagata

One bear sighted near the Fossa Magna Museum garden. It moved into the woods on the north side.

Itoigawa 南寺町, 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

June 9

Osaki, Miyagi

One bear was sighted near the house. It moved off toward the northeast.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear, about 1.2 meters long, was sighted in Maruta, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata.

Joetsu, Niigata

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

Tainai, Niigata

Bear footprints were found in a field near the village road.

Sekikawa, Niigata

Environment: Near residential area / Size: Unknown

Kawanishi 大字朴沢, Yamagata

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

A single bear over 100 centimeters in body length was sighted on the Yamate side of Tanihama Park dog run, near the public restrooms.

Joetsu, Niigata

Size: adult with cubs

Hakuba, Nagano

Environment: Road / Size: Unknown

Takahata 大字竹森, Yamagata

Observed walking / Environment: Agricultural land / Size: Adult

Kaminoyama 金瓶, Yamagata

Moved to the cherry orchard on the west side / Environment: farmland / Size: unknown

Higashine 大字島大堀, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on the farm road along the left bank of Shimamichigawa. It moved eastward.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Obanazawa Oshikiri, Yamagata

Size: Adult

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: Adult

Otari, Nagano

June 5

Osaki 古川清水, Miyagi

Size: adult

Hakuba, Nagano

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

Tainai, Niigata

Sighted an animal that appeared to be a bear cub on the riverbank / Environment: riverbank / Size: juvenile

Yamagata Komoishi, Yamagata

One bear sighted while traveling on National Route 113 in the Shimokawaguchi area.

Sekikawa, Niigata

A single cub was sighted near Tokugai Bridge from National Route 8.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Around 3:20 PM on June 3, a bear was sighted in Kurosawa Toridan, Shikama Town.

Shikama 黒沢, Miyagi

Spotted one bear near my house. It moved off toward the mountains.

Joetsu, Niigata

Two bear-like animals were sighted in Togami-mae, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Togamimae, Yamagata

One bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Izumicho, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata

Witnessed a bear-like animal on the road / Environment: near residences / Size: adult

Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata

Person seen while doing farm work; direction of escape unknown / Environment: farmland / Size: adult

Yamagata Kamisakurada, Yamagata

Environment: around human habitation / Size: unknown

Kawanishi 大字下小松, Yamagata

Went westbound on the street within Matsunami 1-chome. Body length approximately 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata

Went from the roadway in Matsunami 1-chome toward the mountains to the south. Body length about 1.2 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Yamagata Hirashimizu, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Yachimorikawakake, Kami Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

Kami 字原木舟, Miyagi

June 2

Kami 字原鶯沢, Miyagi

Environment: farmland / Size: juvenile

Obanazawa Hosono, Yamagata

A bear was sighted twice walking on a road in Matsunami, Yamagata City, around 2:15 p.m.

Yamagata Kojirakawamachi, Yamagata

June 2

Kami 字二ノ坪, Miyagi

Went toward the Ebie settlement

Murakami, Niigata

One bear was observed moving in the mountain (south) direction.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Spotted one cub while passing through the area.

Tainai, Niigata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Obanazawa Gobono, Yamagata

Observed one bear running toward the mountains in the vicinity.

Tainai, Niigata

June 1st

Osaki 岩出山下野目, Miyagi

Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult

Nanyo 宮内, Yamagata

One bear sighted near the Tosawa (Shimo-Tosawa) community center

Sekikawa, Niigata

Environment: riverbed / Size: adult

Oguni Numazawa, Yamagata

One bear cub sighted near the Ōmine Mountain trailhead

Shibata, Niigata

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

Murakami, Niigata

Moved toward the Tainai City direction

Murakami, Niigata

Observed one bear near the residence. It moved toward the east side of the mountain.

Joetsu, Niigata

Spotted one bear peeking out from the mountain.

Tainai, Niigata

One bear was sighted in Shimoakaya, Tainai City, and went into the mountains to the south.

Tainai, Niigata

A single bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted 100 meters southwest of Yoshiura Hall.

Joetsu, Niigata

Environment: Public facility / Size: Juvenile

Obanazawa, Yamagata

One bear was sighted in Sōgetsu-cho, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Sotsuki-shincho, Yamagata

In a cherry orchard in Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, damage believed caused by a bear was found, with branches broken and claw marks on the trunks.

Higashine 大字泉郷, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Oguni Aramata, Yamagata

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

Tainai, Niigata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Soegawa, Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture.

Iide Soegawa, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on a road at Higashizawa Reservoir in Murayama City and moved into the forested area.

Murayama 楯岡東沢, Yamagata

One bear was observed walking through the rice fields from the mountain side toward the prefectural road / Environment: near houses / Size: adult

Iide Matsubara, Yamagata

One bear was sighted on the road near Higashizawa Reservoir. It moved into the forest. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Murayama Shieldhill East Marsh, Yamagata

Before 6:00 on 2026-05-27, a bear was reported sighted in Nagado, Yamagata City.

Yamagata Hasedo, Yamagata

Size: Juvenile

Hakuba, Nagano

While driving on the municipal road Sennō-Tsutsuishi Line, I observed one cub. It moved west.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear was sighted near the Izumi bus stop. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

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

Tainai, Niigata