Misaki~Sakata 하이킹 루트

Around 16:10 on 2026-05-27, one bear-like animal (about the size of a small dog, black) was sighted in Tsutsujigaoka Minami 7-banchō, Nabari City.

Nabari つつじが丘南七番町, Mie

While proceeding north on the Kamikasama Sambonmatsu Station Line, I saw something that appeared to be a bear from the vehicle.

Uda Murou-Kamikasama, Nara

While traveling north on the Kamigasama Sambonmatsu Station Line, saw something that appeared to be a bear from the car.

Uda Murou-Kamikasama, Nara

An animal believed to be a bear over 1 meter in size crossed the road.

Imizu, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City.

Imizu, Toyama

Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui

Witnessed a bear about 70–80 cm in size crossing the road. It ran off toward the southwest.

Oyabe, Toyama

A bear was sighted in Asaji, Oyabe City, Toyama.

Oyabe, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Hori, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

I witnessed what appeared to be a bear running across the road.

Toyama, Toyama

While driving on National Route 8, one bear was sighted heading into the mountains near the Sandantaki-dōmon area.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A bear was reportedly sighted in Kaharamachi area of Kanazawa City.

Kanazawa Kawaraichimachi, Ishikawa

An animal believed to be a bear about 50 cm in size crossed the road.

Imizu, Toyama

An animal believed to be a bear was sighted climbing a slope at Taikoyama Land in Imizu City.

Imizu, Toyama

Witnessed a bear about 100 cm in size.

Toyama, Toyama

One bear was sighted near Atago Shrine.

Kaga Daishoji-Fujinokimachi, Ishikawa

An animal resembling a bear was sighted in the brush near Wakaguri Community Center.

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

An adult bear was spotted in a residential area in front of Sugao Ishibe Shrine in Daishoji-Fujinoki-cho, Kaga.

Kaga Daishoji-Tenjinshitamachi, Ishikawa

In Kaga's Kurosaki-machi, a resident man spotted one juvenile bear about 70 cm long moving north on a city road.

Kaga Kurosakimachi, Ishikawa

A single cub was sighted within the Kurozaki Town area.

Kaga Kurosakimachi, Ishikawa

A single bear was sighted in the area of Hokuyodai 2-chome.

Kanazawa Narasemotomachi, Ishikawa

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

Ibigawa, Gifu

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted at the prefecture-managed Wild Bird Garden in Mikuma, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Around 3:00 PM in Wakaguri, Kurobe City, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted.

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

A bear was sighted in Nomura-cho, Nagahama City.

Nagahama Nomuracho, Shiga

At Kenmin Park Wild Bird Garden in Toyama City, a nearby resident came face-to-face with an adult bear about 1 meter long.

Toyama, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City.

Imizu, Toyama

A bear was sighted in Nishi-azai-cho Kutsukake, Nagahama City.

Nagahama Nishiazaicho-Kutsukake, Shiga

While driving, I saw something that looked like a bear in my rearview mirror.

Tateyama, Toyama

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

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

An animal resembling a bear was sighted.

Kurobe 神谷, Toyama

An animal like a bear

Kurobe 新天, Toyama

Near Hakucho housing complex, one cub spotted

Kaga Daishoji-Minamicho, Ishikawa

A farmer discovered bear tracks in the rice paddy.

Asahi, Toyama

On the morning of 2026-06-06, a bear was sighted in Shimamichi, Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Spotted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata

An animal resembling a bear

Kurobe 荻生, Toyama

Sighted something that appeared to be a bear.

Toyama, Toyama

A resident sighted one small bear walking along the road.

Kurobe 窪野, Toyama

Bear-like traces were found in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

In the afternoon of 2026-06-05, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ogyu, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture.

Kurobe 荻生, Toyama

One bear cub was sighted in Kubono, Kurobe City.

Kurobe 窪野, Toyama

Around 9:30 on 2026-06-05, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Mikuma, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

While driving home, it crossed the road from the east side to the west and ran along the slope. About the size of a cub?

Fukui Mionocho, Fukui

Eiheiji 諏訪間, Fukui

What appears to be a bear cub crossed the road.

Tateyama, Toyama

A single bear cub was sighted on the Nanka-ga Road.

Kaga Hosotsubomachi, Ishikawa

A bear-like young animal was sighted in Yonezawa, Tateyama Town.

Tateyama, Toyama

One bear sighted within Takao Town

Kaga Takaomachi, Ishikawa

Eiheiji けやき台, Fukui

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

Awara 蓮ケ浦, Fukui

One bear sighted near Koyasu Shrine

Kaga Kosuganamimachi, Ishikawa

An adult bear was sighted near Takeyano Bridge.

Kurobe 田家野, Toyama

One bear sighted

Itoigawa, Niigata

Around 13:50 on 2026-05-30, a bear-like animal was sighted in Tajeno, Kurobe City.

Kurobe 田家野, Toyama

One bear sighted

Itoigawa, Niigata

Awara 細呂木, Fukui

One bear sighted in the Miyano Town area.

Kanazawa Narasemotomachi, Ishikawa

Bear sign (scat) confirmed

Kamiichi, Toyama

Fukui Shinoocho, Fukui

A bear was seen moving in Shinowo-cho, Fukui City.

Fukui Shinoocho, Fukui

Around 6:00 PM on May 27, bear-like animal feces were found in Hirono-shin, Kamiichi Town, Toyama, indicating bear presence.

Kamiichi, Toyama

Around 2 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear was sighted in Sawa, Awara City, Fukui Prefecture.

Awara 沢, Fukui

Awara Yamamuro, Fukui

A passerby spotted a bear.

Uozu, Toyama

One bear sighted in the Miyanocho area.

Kanazawa Narasemotomachi, Ishikawa

Around 9:00 on 2026-05-26, a vehicle driving on a side road of the Hokuriku Expressway in Mayama-cho, Fukui City, sighted an adult bear.

Fukui Mayamacho, Fukui

A bear appeared in Shigedatecho, Fukui City, and collided with a car.

Fukui Shigetatecho, Fukui

Fukui Mayamacho, Fukui

Fukui Hananotanicho, Fukui

On 2026-05-26 around 07:10, one bear was sighted moving in Ōhatacho, Fukui City.

Fukui Obatakecho, Fukui

Bear AI camera detected one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

Around 6:45 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Higashiyama, Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture.

Uozu, Toyama

I saw a bear about 160 centimeters (around 5 feet 3 inches) tall.

Uozu, Toyama

Sighted something that looked like a bear.

Toyama, Toyama

Witnessed something like a cub crossing the road.

Toyama, Toyama

A bear-like cub was sighted in Fuchu-machi Tomosaka, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Awara Yamamuro, Fukui

One bear sighted

Toyama, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Hagihara, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

On 2026-05-23 evening, one bear was seen moving in Omi Hokutocho, Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Observed one bear heading east on municipal road Meibikiyama Line.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear sighted in Yakushimachi area.

Kanazawa Kawaraichimachi, Ishikawa

One bear sighted in the Shimoyunami-cho area.

Kanazawa Shimo-Wakunamimachi, Ishikawa

One bear sighted on the mountain side of the snow-resistant intrusion-prevention fence

Asahi, Toyama

Around 4:30 PM on May 22, a bear was sighted in Teraji, Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear cub was sighted on the grounds of the Science Education Center in Nishinakaji. It was moving toward the mountain side.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Awara 坂口, Fukui

One bear sighted near Okada Green

Kaga Yutakamachi, Ishikawa

Around 13:20 on 2026-05-22, one bear-like animal was sighted in Uchiyama (Hokuriku Expressway), Oyabe City.

Oyabe, Toyama

Two bears seen running away from the parking lot

Kamiichi, Toyama

Something that appears to be a bear

Toyama, Toyama

Around 8:00 PM on May 21, a bear-like animal was sighted in Tate, Kamiichi Town, Toyama Prefecture.

Kamiichi, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Fuchu-machi Shinmachi, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

One bear sighted in the Miyano district.

Kanazawa Narasemotomachi, Ishikawa

One juvenile bear was sighted within Chokka Town area.

Kaga Dodomachi, Ishikawa

One bear sighted at the edge of the premises of Daido Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Kaga Shiratorimachi, Ishikawa

At around 07:10 on the 19th, one adult bear was sighted in Kumasaka, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Employees of chain manufacturer Daido Kogyo spotted the bear, which was heading north from the factory; no injuries were reported. Kaga City is patrolling the area and urging caution.

Kaga Kumasakamachi, Ishikawa

From the early hours into the morning on the 19th, three bear sightings were reported in Kaga City. At about 03:15 a roughly 1-meter bear was seen beside National Route 305 in Daishoji Chihomachi, at 07:10 another bear was seen in a vacant lot between Route 8 and IR Daishoji Station in Kumasaka-machi, and at 11:50 a cub was seen on the prefectural road in Chokkashita-machi; the Daishoji police and the city are patrolling and warning residents by email.

Kaga Daishoji-Imademachi, Ishikawa

One bear sighted near Konchu Detsu Kensetsu Co., Ltd.

Kaga Daishoji-Jikatamachi, Ishikawa

One adult bear sighted on a trail running course in the Yoko-o area of Asahi Town (in the forested area).

Asahi, Toyama

One adult bear sighted on a trail-running course in the forested mountain area.

Toyama, Toyama

One bear cub was sighted near Nangō senior housing.

Kaga Suisakamachi, Ishikawa

Observed one animal believed to be a bear.

Tateyama, Toyama

Sighted one animal believed to be a bear.

Toyama, Toyama

Sighted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata

In Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, near the scene where an 86-year-old man was attacked by a bear and injured, a woman in her 60s also sustained injuries believed to have been caused by a bear. The woman went on her own to a hospital in the prefecture.

Tateyama, Toyama

Observed one bear.

Tainai, Niigata

Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult

Sakata 黒森, Yamagata

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

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

A bear (body length 1 m) was sighted south of the Kamo Community Disaster Prevention Center. It then crossed National Route 112 from east to west and went into the mountains. / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata

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

Tainai, Niigata

Environment: road / Size: young animal

Tsuruoka 下清水, Yamagata

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

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

On the morning of 2026-06-06, a bear was sighted in Shimamichi, Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A single bear was sighted moving from the mountain side toward the sea side in the Atsumi (Atumi) area, Kuretubo, on the Atsumi government office grounds. Exact location unknown. Environment: roadway. Size: adult.

Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata

One bear (body length 0.7 m) was sighted moving along the Akagawa River from the Haguro area toward the urban area. / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka 羽黒町赤川, Yamagata

One bear was sighted around 6:00 in Isehara-machi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 伊勢横内, Yamagata

A trail camera set up near farmland at the Atsumi government office captured one bear (about 1.3 m in length). / Environment: near residences / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 五十川, Yamagata

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Onagahara, Tsuruoka City.

Tsuruoka 遠賀原, Yamagata

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

Joetsu, Niigata

Around 7:00 on June 2, a bear was sighted walking on a levee near houses in Aoyama, Mikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.

Mikawa 大字青山, Yamagata

Was walking on top of the embankment / Environment: riverbed / Size: unknown

Mikawa 大字青山, Yamagata

Around 6:00 on June 2, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted near a rice paddy in Yunozawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata

One bear (body length about 1 m) was sighted near rice paddies on the south side of the Yunozawa area. / Environment: around houses / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata

Observed one bear (body length 1 m) moving east through the rice fields. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 民田, Yamagata

Observed one bear (body length 1.0 m) moving north across an open lot. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 民田, Yamagata

A 1-meter bear was sighted walking in a rice paddy in Takasaka, Tsuruoka City, around 7:30 a.m.

Tsuruoka 高坂, Yamagata

Went toward the Ebie settlement

Murakami, Niigata

One bear was sighted near Gabi Bridge (on the Akagawa riverbed). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: riverbed / Size: adult

Tsuruoka, Yamagata

One bear (body length unknown) sighted on the trail inside Takadate-yama / Environment: forest / Size: unknown

Tsuruoka 金沢, Yamagata

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Sakata 南平沢, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Fumishita, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata, around 6:48 PM on June 1.

Tsuruoka Hodashi, Yamagata

Bear footprints were found in the field.

Murakami, Niigata

Environment: farmland / Size: unknown

Sakata 山谷, Yamagata

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

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

Tainai, Niigata

A single bear (about 1 m in size) moved north near the push-button traffic signal intersection on National Route 290.

Murakami, Niigata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Environment: Road / Size: Adult

Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata

A bear was sighted in Kuromori, Sakata City.

Sakata 黒森, Yamagata

Size: Adult

Sakata 黒森, Yamagata

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear (body length 1 m) was sighted moving from north to south on the road in front of Yamagata Prefectural Citizens’ Sea/Pool “Sparl”. / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata

Bear-like animal tracks were found in Kitashinbo, Murakami City.

Murakami, Niigata

Size: Adult

Sakata 広岡新田, Yamagata

Observed one bear (body length 1 m) crossing the road northward in front of the Ibarashinden Sand Dune Field Production Management Association Center. / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 茨新田, Yamagata

A single bear (body length 1 m) was sighted near the west side of the Prefectural Citizens’ Sea/Pool “Spal” in Yamagata Prefecture. It crossed the road and headed northeast. / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata

One bear (about 1 m) crossed the Rinkō Road Iwafune Port Line from the seaside toward the residential area.

Murakami, Niigata

A bear was sighted on a prefectural road in Iwafune, Murakami City.

Murakami, Niigata

It appears to be hiding in the bushes at Nanohana-sou. / Size: Adult

Mikawa 大字横山, Yamagata

Size: Adult

Mikawa 大字横山, Yamagata

A sighting of one bear filmed the same day in Yokoyama, Mikawa Town.

Mikawa 大字横山, Yamagata

One bear (approximately 1 m in body length) was sighted near Ikoi-no-Mura Forest Park. It later moved north. / Size: Adult

Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata

One bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted in a field northwest of Mise Station. It then moved to the southeast. / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 三瀬, Yamagata

Shortly before 5:00 AM on the 21st, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a national highway in Kitashinbo, Murakami City. The sighting was about 240 meters from a private residence and was confirmed by the Murakami Police.

Murakami, Niigata

One bear (approximately 70–80 cm) moved from the north (Omokuba Forest Park) toward the south (Hirabayashi Elementary School).

Murakami, Niigata

A bear-like animal (size unknown, juvenile) was sighted in the Numemeji/Miyata area. It appeared to be heading northeast. / Size: juvenile

Tsuruoka 布目, Yamagata

Size: Adult

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Size: Adult

Sakata 坂野辺新田, Yamagata

Repeatedly entering and exiting the river.

Murakami, Niigata

Several marathon runners who were participating in the ongoing event were sighted

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

On May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted around 10:00 AM on the course along Prefectural Route 73 Kujiranami-Miyakawa Line in Okouchi Nitta, Kashiwazaki City, and the organizers suspended the 26th Kashiwazaki Shiokaze Marathon at 12:15 PM. No injuries were reported.

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

This morning at around 10:00, a report was received that one bear was sighted along Prefectural Route 73 (Kujiranami-Miyagawa Line) in the Okochi Shinden area. ※As an aside, because of this the marathon (Shiokaze Marathon) was canceled. https://www.city.kashiwazaki.lg.jp/cgi-bin/smart_alert.php/1/detail/1193943 (The input screen overlaps with the keyboard, so I can’t paste the link there.)

Kashiwazaki 大字大河内新田, Niigata

A bear was spotted on the course of the Kashiwazaki Seaside Marathon, and the race was halted on May 17, 2026. Runners located before the sighting point were boarded onto buses and evacuated.

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

On the Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway near the Murakami-Yamanobe Sato IC northbound entrance, a mother bear and her cubs were running along the highway.

Murakami, Niigata

Around 21:30 on May 16, 2026, a parent-and-offspring group of three bears of unspecified length was sighted on Nitto Road in Yamabesato, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture; the group was about 200 meters from residences, according to the Murakami police.

Murakami, Niigata

Bear tracks were found near a house in the Terao area.

Murakami, Niigata

Moved toward the mountainside.

Murakami, Niigata

Size: Adult

Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Size: Adult

Sakata 十里塚, Yamagata

The other two reports are also believed to be the same individual. All were around the Miyano-ura area / Size: adult

Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata

A bear was sighted near an elementary school in Miyano-ura, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture at around 05:30 on May 15, 2026, triggering multiple reports. Surveillance cameras captured the bear walking near a residential area, and authorities remain on alert.

Sakata 宮野浦, Yamagata

Spotted one bear (size unknown) on the road in front of Tsuruoka City Fire Department West Substation. It crossed the road from west to east. / Size: adult

Tsuruoka 下川, Yamagata