Sakado Castle~Sanjo 드라이브 루트

One bear was sighted within an industrial park.

Uonuma, Niigata

Bear droppings discovered

Uonuma, Niigata

Around 09:00 on May 19, in a rice field in Goka, Minamiuonuma City, a man in his 70s doing farm work was struck by a bear about 1 meter long and suffered scrapes to his face; he was taken to hospital and his life is not in danger.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

On May 19, 2026 at around 09:00, a man in his 70s working in a rice field in Gokka, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, was rammed by a single bear about 1 meter long and sustained scratches and bleeding to his face; he was taken to a local hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening, and the prefecture issued a bear-sighting warning following the season's first human injury.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

At around 08:55 on the 19th, a man in his 70s working in a rice field in Goka, Minamiuonuma City, was struck from the right side by a bear and sustained facial injuries. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital but was able to walk on his own.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A resident was injured when they collided with a bear about 1.0 m in length while working in the fields.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

It was hiding in the bushes on the riverbed of the Uono River.

Uonuma, Niigata

Bear tracks discovered in farmland

Uonuma, Niigata

Sighted near the curve on the left-side sidewalk just after climbing to the top of Tochiō Saka (near the construction site).

Nagaoka, Niigata

A staff member discovered bear tracks in a rice paddy.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

One bear (body length unknown) was sighted swimming across the Uono River from along the riverside of Fukuyama Snow Shed, moving to the opposite bank (toward Tokamachi, Uonuma City).

Uonuma, Niigata

One bear crossed Prefectural Route Machiya-Echigohorinouchi Station Line heading east.

Uonuma, Niigata

Around 13:00 on May 13, 2026, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted near Tsukioka Park in Horinochi, Uonuma City, approximately 30 meters from a house (Koide Police Station).

Uonuma, Niigata

Spotted one young bear near the top of a mountain trail in the Aoshima area

Uonuma, Niigata

I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length near the 7th–8th station area of the Sakadoyama Castle Saka Course.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A resident discovered bear tracks in a field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

One bear sighted near Sonae Bridge over the Chigo-Shimizu River

Nagaoka, Niigata

One bear sighted near Sonae Bridge over Chigo Shimizu River

Nagaoka, Niigata

While working in a rice paddy on Karasuga Island, observed a bear emerge from a bamboo grove.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Discovered footprints in the field

Uonuma, Niigata

It ran toward the tunnel from the Togaya direction.

Nagaoka 谷内二丁目, Niigata

A resident sighted one bear approximately 1.0 m in body length.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A resident spotted one bear about 1.0 m in body length near a reservoir.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

On the morning of the 3rd, a single bear about 1 m long was sighted in Izumimyoji, Minamiuonuma City; a report said the bear was walking north around a pond in the fields at about 10:00 AM. The sighting location was about 150 m from houses, and the police are coordinating with the city to issue notices and conduct patrols.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

I sighted an animal believed to be a bear about 1.5 meters long.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

I sighted one bear about 1 m in body length entering/moving into the mountain.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Tracks believed to be from a bear were found in the field.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Found scat on the trail heading to Fujigongen-yama

Uonuma, Niigata