Shiojiri~Matsumoto 하이킹 루트

Size: Adult

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

A single bear appeared in the garden of a private home in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, and was captured with a tranquillizer gun. Experts warn the bear is likely awake from hibernation and searching for food.

Azumino 豊科南穂高, Nagano

On 2026-05-03, one bear appeared in the garden of a private home in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture and remained there for about four hours before the hunting association captured it with a tranquillizer gun. The bear was an adult about one meter long; there were no injuries or property damage.

Azumino 豊科南穂高, Nagano

Size: adult

Iiyama, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iiyama Asahi, Nagano

Size: adult

Iizuna Hiraide, Nagano

At around 00:40 on April 29, a single bear approximately 1.5 meters long was spotted on the road in Higashiterao, Matsushiro, Nagano City; a passing car honked its horn and the bear ran away, according to a report. Police searched the area but did not find the animal and have urged local residents to be cautious.

Nagano Matsushiromachi-Higashiterao, Nagano

In the early hours of April 29, 2026, a single bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted on a road in Higashiterao, Matsushiro-cho, Nagano City; before 00:30 a passing driver honked and reported the bear left. Police searched the area but did not find the animal and no damage was reported; residents nearby were warned to be cautious.

Nagano Matsushiromachi-Higashiterao, Nagano

Size: adult

Nagano Matsushiromachi-Johoku, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Seba, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ikeda Nakau, Nagano

Bear Sighting Information This is a notice from the Azumino City Agricultural Land and Forestry Division regarding a bear sighting. On April 15, around 7:00 AM, a sighting of one cub was reported on the riverbed approximately 300m south of the Takasegawa-nishi intersection in the Hotaka Kita-Hotaka area. If you live nearby or are going out, please carry noise-making items such as a radio or bell, and avoid approaching bushes as much as possible. Also, please do not leave food or other attractants outside the house. If you sight a bear, please contact the Agricultural Land and Forestry Division (direct: 71-2432, main: 71-2000). Azumino City Hall, Agricultural Land and Forestry Division

Azumino Kitahosono, Nagano

Size: Adult

Azumino 穂高北穂高, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nagano Toyonomachi-Kawatani, Nagano

Nakano, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

At around 22:50 on April 8, 2026, a driver spotted and reported a single bear about 70 cm long in Kabeta, Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture. Police responded but did not locate the bear; the area includes houses and a junior high school, and police patrolled school routes on the morning of April 9.

Nakano Hekida, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

A single bear appeared in the garden of a private home in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, and was captured with a tranquillizer gun. Experts warn the bear is likely awake from hibernation and searching for food.

Azumino 豊科南穂高, Nagano

On 2026-05-03, one bear appeared in the garden of a private home in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture and remained there for about four hours before the hunting association captured it with a tranquillizer gun. The bear was an adult about one meter long; there were no injuries or property damage.

Azumino 豊科南穂高, Nagano

Size: adult

Iiyama, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iiyama Asahi, Nagano

Size: adult

Iizuna Hiraide, Nagano

At around 00:40 on April 29, a single bear approximately 1.5 meters long was spotted on the road in Higashiterao, Matsushiro, Nagano City; a passing car honked its horn and the bear ran away, according to a report. Police searched the area but did not find the animal and have urged local residents to be cautious.

Nagano Matsushiromachi-Higashiterao, Nagano

In the early hours of April 29, 2026, a single bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted on a road in Higashiterao, Matsushiro-cho, Nagano City; before 00:30 a passing driver honked and reported the bear left. Police searched the area but did not find the animal and no damage was reported; residents nearby were warned to be cautious.

Nagano Matsushiromachi-Higashiterao, Nagano

Size: adult

Nagano Matsushiromachi-Johoku, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ikeda Nakau, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iizuna Furumachi, Nagano

Bear Sighting Information This is a notice from the Azumino City Agricultural Land and Forestry Division regarding a bear sighting. On April 15, around 7:00 AM, a sighting of one cub was reported on the riverbed approximately 300m south of the Takasegawa-nishi intersection in the Hotaka Kita-Hotaka area. If you live nearby or are going out, please carry noise-making items such as a radio or bell, and avoid approaching bushes as much as possible. Also, please do not leave food or other attractants outside the house. If you sight a bear, please contact the Agricultural Land and Forestry Division (direct: 71-2432, main: 71-2000). Azumino City Hall, Agricultural Land and Forestry Division

Azumino Kitahosono, Nagano

Size: Adult

Azumino 穂高北穂高, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nagano Toyonomachi-Kawatani, Nagano

Around 12:30 PM on April 14, 2026, a report came from Furuma, Shinano Town that a bear rammed into the entrance window of a house and tore the screen; town staff and police checked the scene but did not find the bear and there were no injuries. Footprints of an animal different from a bear were found in a nearby field, so the intruder may have been another animal.

Shinano Furuma, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iizuna Furumachi, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Shinano Honami, Nagano

Nakano, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano