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While driving on Prefectural Road 73 toward Yasuda, the witness spotted one bear in the bushes on the right-hand side. The bear immediately retreated back into the brush and fled.

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

A cub was seen crossing the Igarashi River and entering the scrub on the left bank. A patrol was conducted afterward but the animal was not found; it is believed to have gone toward the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

Around 08:50 on 2026-07-08, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Komabayashi, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture.

Joetsu, Niigata

One animal believed to be a bear, about 100 centimeters in body length, was sighted 400 meters north of the Ken-Do Joetsu-Yasuzuka-Uragawara Line.

Joetsu, Niigata

On around 4:00 PM on 2026-07-08, one bear was seen moving in Fukuoka, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture.

Sanjo, Niigata

A passerby spotted one bear, about 1 meter long, on National Route 292 in the Jitto area of Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear approximately 80 centimeters in body length was sighted 200 meters east of the former Marine Fishing Center.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear about 0.8 meters long was sighted in Mushu Iwato, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

While driving on the municipal Kitazawa Road, witnessed one bear crossing the road westward.

Myoko, Niigata

On flat land, I heard the sound of a tree trunk breaking behind a house. When I checked a few days later, there were bear claw marks.

Sanjo, Niigata

Spotted one bear near a residence. It was moving from beside the Nakago General Gymnasium toward the railway tracks.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear was sighted crossing the municipal Sakaizawa-Omine road from south to north.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was observed crossing National Route 18 from east to west.

Myoko, Niigata

A single bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted at a point approximately 200 meters northeast of the Komabayashi neighborhood hall within the Oaza Komabayashi area.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear approximately 1.2 meters in length was sighted on the premises of a business along the Igarashi River. A patrol was conducted afterward but the animal was not found; it is believed to have moved off toward the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted in the home center parking lot in the area of Ooaza Nishitanaka.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted in a home center parking lot in Nishitakanaka, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted on company premises in Ogibori, Sanjo City.

Sanjo, Niigata

While traveling on Prefectural Route Kamimasuda–Yoshikawa, I sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear was sighted crossing the Hanae Line city road in Hanabuchi in the Shimoda area of Sanjo City.

Sanjo, Niigata

A bear was sighted crossing the Hanae municipal road within the Hanabuchi area. A patrol was conducted afterward but the animal was not found; it is believed to have moved off toward the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

A bear was seen moving through rice paddies in the Narayama area. It later left for the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

One bear moving through rice fields was sighted in Narayama in the Shimoda area of Sanjo City and then left դեպի the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

One bear, about 1.3 meters long, was sighted on a city road in Sasaoka, Sanjo City.

Sanjo, Niigata

A bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted on the Shin'ya premises, on the municipal road Morimachi–Nakaura line. It later left for the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

One bear was sighted about 100 meters northwest of the campsite in the Oaza Gochi Kokubu area.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear was sighted in Gochikokubu, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear was sighted moving through rice paddies. A patrol was conducted afterward but the animal was not found; it is believed to have left toward the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

One bear was sighted on a residential property in Ogibori, Sanjo City, and ran across a rice field toward Route 289.

Sanjo, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near the end point of Municipal Road Tanarin-Osawa Line. It then left for the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

Discovered bear tracks while doing farm work.

Nagaoka, Niigata

Discovered bear tracks while on the way to cultivate the field

Nagaoka, Niigata

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

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Motomachi 1-chome, Mitsuke City, Niigata.

Mitsuke, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a parking lot in Motomachi 1, Mitsuke City, shortly after 6 a.m.

Mitsuke, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted. It then left for the mountain.

Sanjo, Niigata

One bear was sighted in Nakago-ku Fujisawa, Joetsu City, Niigata.

Joetsu, Niigata

Spotted one bear while driving to the fields. It moved northwest.

Joetsu, Niigata

While traveling on National Route 292, witnessed a bear about 1 m in length crossing from east to west.

Myoko, Niigata

A bear was sighted on a farm road. It later left and went back into the mountains.

Sanjo, 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

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

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

Spotted one bear on the road about 100 meters east of Kenshin-ko Budokan.

Joetsu, Niigata

While driving on the municipal Ōshika-Okeumi Road, a single bear was sighted heading into the forest.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted heading into the mountains to the east from the area near the Joshin-etsu Expressway.

Myoko, Niigata

It appeared on the camera of a trap intended for wild boar.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear of unknown length was sighted on a city road in Niijima, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear seen heading toward the river to the east.

Myoko, Niigata

A single bear about 80 cm in body length was sighted along National Route 290 within the Kamiyachi area. It then left and headed into the mountains.

Sanjo, Niigata

Size: Unknown

Ueda Sanadamachi-Motohara, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa, Nagano

Size: unknown

Ueda Tonoshiro, Nagano

Around 6:30 PM on July 6, a bear was sighted in Kashiwabara, Shinano Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Shinano, Nagano

While driving on the municipal Kitazawa Road, witnessed one bear crossing the road westward.

Myoko, Niigata

At around 9:00 AM on July 5, a bear was sighted in Oiwake, Karuizawa Town.

Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano

Size: Adult

Sakaki Minamijo, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Karuizawa, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Akakura, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

While traveling on Prefectural Route Myoko Kogen Park Line, a single bear was sighted crossing the road from north to south.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted crossing the municipal Sakaizawa-Omine road from south to north.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was observed crossing National Route 18 from east to west.

Myoko, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town.

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa, Nagano

One bear was sighted in Toyono, Toyono-machi, Nagano City.

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

Size: cub

Karuizawa, Nagano

On 2026-07-01 in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, a bear was sighted.

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shinano Nojiri, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

While walking along the municipal road Futamata-Akakura Onsen Line, near the underpass box of the Joshin-etsu Expressway, I witnessed one bear crossing the road from south to north.

Myoko, Niigata

Size: Unknown

Ueda Ueno, Nagano

Size: adult

Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Nagano Shinonoi-Okada, Nagano

Size: adult

Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Ueda Tonoshiro, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

Around 14:00 on 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted in Hasu, Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture.

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

Size: adult animal

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, a single bear was observed moving across the road from the west side to the east side.

Myoko, Niigata

Around 10:00 on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Toyono-machi Toyono, Nagano City.

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Komoro Kamasu, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Nagano Yoshi, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Ueda, Nagano

Around 17:35 on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Akashio, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Iizuna Akashio, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iizuna Akashio, Nagano

While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata Line, (a witness) observed one bear crossing the road from east to west.

Myoko, Niigata

Size: juvenile

Ueda, Nagano

Size: Juvenile

Ueda, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Oaza Kehashizaka, Myoko.

Myoko, Niigata

While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, I witnessed one bear entering the forest on the east side of the road.

Myoko, Niigata

A bear was sighted on a road in Keishizaka, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

Size: adult and cub

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ueda, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Miyota 大字塩野, Nagano

Size: cub (juvenile)

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Size: adult

Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa, Nagano

One bear was sighted in Kahara, Shinanomachi, Nagano.

Shinano, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Around 17:45 on 2026-06-14, a bear was sighted in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Around 6:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Nanase, Nakano City.

Nakano Nanase, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nagano Matsushiromachi-Iwano, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nakano Nanase, Nagano

While driving on the municipal Ōshika-Okeumi Road, a single bear was sighted heading into the forest.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted heading into the mountains to the east from the area near the Joshin-etsu Expressway.

Myoko, Niigata