Shunan~Tokamachi 드라이브 루트

Obama Suno, Fukui

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

Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata

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

Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata

Around 6:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Sunawa, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture.

Obama Suno, Fukui

Obama, Fukui

Obama Yatabe, Fukui

Ooi Nagai, Fukui

One bear was sighted heading toward the mountains near Uta Shikan (Uta Community Center) in the Omi area of Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Witnessed an adult approximately 100 cm in size crossing the road.

Toyama, Toyama

One bear was sighted in Anrakuji, Oyabe City.

Oyabe, Toyama

A resident reported seeing something bear-like in Hori, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

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 was sighted around 11:00 in Kugonoshita, Shinoda-cho, Ayabe City.

Ayabe Shinodacho, Kyoto

A bear was sighted in Imajō, Minamiechizen Town.

Minami-Echizen 今庄, Fukui

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

On 2026-06-11 at around 20:50, a bear was sighted in Befu-cho, Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Kasai Befucho, Hyogo

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

Wakasa Kitamaegawa, Fukui

A bear cub was sighted in an irrigation channel in Takidera, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

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

Kanazawa Kawaraichimachi, Ishikawa

A bear has been sighted.

Ōtake Onihara, Hiroshima

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

Obama, Fukui

A bear was sighted around 08:30 in Kuchidana, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture.

Obama, Fukui

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

Takahama Sekiya, Fukui

A bear was sighted in Tanokamisasadani, Ayabe City, Kyoto, around 16:55 on June 10.

Ayabe Tanocho, Kyoto

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

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

Ayabe Tanocho, Kyoto

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

Obama Fukutani, Fukui

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

Ayabe Iizumicho, Kyoto

A bear was sighted in Gosendani, Ayabe City, Kyoto, on June 9 around 3:50 PM.

Ayabe Iizumicho, Kyoto

Takahama Sekiya, Fukui

Witnessed one cub crossing National Route 27 northward just before the east entrance of Io Tunnel.

Nanto, Toyama

An animal resembling a bear was sighted.

Kurobe 神谷, Toyama

Obama Yatabe, Fukui

Obama Tada, Fukui

Obama Yatabe, Fukui

Around 6:00 on June 8, a bear was sighted in Yatabe, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture.

Obama Yatabe, Fukui

An animal like a bear

Kurobe 新天, Toyama

Obama Yatabe, Fukui

Kudamatsu 大字中須南, Yamaguchi

Ooi Onai, Fukui

At around 5:00 a.m. on the 7th, a driver who was passing through reported seeing a bear via a 110 emergency call inside the Okada Tunnel (482 meters) on a municipal road in Asamachi, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City.

Hiroshima Asacho-Tsutsuse, Hiroshima

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

Tsuruga Nagatani, Fukui

Near Hakucho housing complex, one cub spotted

Kaga Daishoji-Minamicho, Ishikawa

A farmer discovered bear tracks in the rice paddy.

Asahi, Toyama

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Kamotani-cho, Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture, around 21:10 on June 6.

Kasai Kamodanicho, Hyogo

Around 8:00 p.m. on June 6, a bear was sighted in Midorii 7-chome, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City.

Hiroshima, Hiroshima

There was a bear sighting.

Ōtake Mitsuishicho, Hiroshima

Spotted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata

Around 6:10 PM on June 5, a bear was sighted in Myorakujicho, Nishiwaki City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Nishiwaki Myorakujicho, Hyogo

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

While driving, a person spotted one bear running along a field path. It was moving west.

Joetsu, Niigata

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

Ayabe Iizumicho, Kyoto

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

Hiroshima City Asa Zoo confirmed the presence of one wild Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma).

Hiroshima Kamiyasu 7-chome, Hiroshima

Kudamatsu 大字河内, Yamaguchi

Eiheiji 諏訪間, Fukui

Tsuruga, Fukui

A person in a car saw one bear crossing a prefectural road in Kawachi, Kudamatsu City.

Kudamatsu 大字河内, Yamaguchi

Ayabe Shichihyakukokucho, Kyoto

What appears to be a bear cub crossed the road.

Tateyama, Toyama

On a prefectural road in Sakaedashi, Kato City, one bear crossed in front of a car and ran toward Yashiro no Mori Park.

Kato Ozawa, Hyogo

Ooi Yamada, Fukui

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

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

Kaga Hosotsubomachi, Ishikawa

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

Joetsu, Niigata

Fukuchiyama Maeda, Kyoto

Ayabe Monobecho, Kyoto

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

Tateyama, Toyama

One bear sighted within Takao Town

Kaga Takaomachi, Ishikawa

Ooi Yamada, Fukui

Eiheiji けやき台, Fukui

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

Ooi Fukutani, Fukui

While driving on the municipal Tanaka–Fujisawa road, I observed one bear.

Tokamachi, Niigata

Obama Aioi, Fukui

Awara 蓮ケ浦, Fukui

Awara 北潟, Fukui

Sabae 冬島町, Fukui

Obama Yatabe, Fukui

Obama Tada, Fukui

Awara Takatsuka, Fukui

Takahama Ao, Fukui

Around 8:00 PM on 2026-05-31, a bear was sighted in Tada, Obama City, Fukui.

Obama Tada, Fukui

A bear was sighted in Yoto, Ichijima-cho, Tamba City, around 20:50 on May 30.

Tamba Ichijimacho-Byakugoji, Hyogo

One bear sighted near Koyasu Shrine

Kaga Kosuganamimachi, Ishikawa

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

Joetsu, Niigata

Obama Tada, Fukui

An adult bear was sighted near Takeyano Bridge.

Kurobe 田家野, Toyama

One bear sighted

Itoigawa, Niigata

Wakasa Shimoyoshida, Fukui

Ayabe Uesugicho, Kyoto

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

Around 4:50 PM on 2026-05-28, one bear was seen moving in Ojima, Tokamachi City, Niigata.

Tokamachi, Niigata

Takahama Sekiya, Fukui

Around 14:20 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Teramachi, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture.

Joetsu, Niigata

Awara 細呂木, Fukui

One bear sighted in the Miyano Town area.

Kanazawa Narasemotomachi, Ishikawa

Takahama Yokotsumi, Fukui

A bear was sighted in Shigakōchō Sasadani, Ayabe City.

Ayabe Shigasatocho, Kyoto

Ayabe Shigasatocho, Kyoto

Signs of a bear sighting have been confirmed

Ōtake Mitsuishicho, Hiroshima

Maizuru Mizoshiricho, Kyoto

Maizuru Takanodai, Kyoto

Maizuru Takanodai, Kyoto

Bear sign (scat) confirmed

Kamiichi, Toyama

Fukui Shinoocho, Fukui

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

Fukui Shinoocho, Fukui

Takahama Ao, Fukui

A bear was sighted at Takakuramae, Monobe-cho, Ayabe City.

Ayabe Monobecho, Kyoto

Obama Suno, Fukui

Around 5:40 AM on May 27, a bear was sighted in Kutanawa, Obama City, Fukui.

Obama, Fukui

Obama Nishisei, Fukui

Maizuru Sengenji, Kyoto

Maizuru Tsuneshinmachi, Kyoto

Ayabe Monobecho, Kyoto

Ayabe Shiroyamacho, Kyoto

A bear was sighted in Orocho, Ayabe City, Kyoto, on the evening of 2026-05-27.

Ayabe Orocho, Kyoto

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

Kamiichi, Toyama

Maizuru Tsuneshinmachi, Kyoto

Maizuru Sengenji, Kyoto

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

Awara 沢, Fukui

Awara Yamamuro, Fukui

A bear was sighted in Minaminakanawate, Monobe-cho, Ayabe City.

Ayabe Monobecho, Kyoto

A passerby spotted a bear.

Uozu, Toyama

Shunan 大字譲羽, Yamaguchi

Iwakuni 周東町中山, Yamaguchi

Takahama Shimokuramochi, Fukui

Takahama Shimokuramochi, Fukui

Takahama Yokotsumi, Fukui

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

Takahama Takamori, Fukui

Fukui Hananotanicho, Fukui

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

Fukui Obatakecho, Fukui

Ooi Seiwa, Fukui

A bear was sighted in Mukaihashi, Joetsu City, around 5:30 AM on May 26.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear was sighted near the Mukaihashi-kita intersection in the Mukaihashi area (Oaza Mukaihashi).

Joetsu, Niigata

A single bear approximately 100 centimeters in body length was sighted 250 meters east of the Takada West Gateball House.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Teramachi, Joetsu City, around 5:15 AM on May 26.

Joetsu, Niigata

Maizuru Mizoshiri-nakamachi, Kyoto

Ayabe Monobecho, Kyoto

A bear was seen moving in Hongo, Oi Town, Fukui Prefecture, around 6:20 AM on May 26, 2026.

Ooi Hongo, Fukui

Around 1:30 PM on May 26, a bear was sighted moving in Shimoshakemochi, Takahama Town, Fukui Prefecture.

Takahama Takamori, Fukui

Maizuru Mizoshiri-nakamachi, Kyoto

Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto

Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto

A 1m-long bear was sighted in a residential area of Teramachi 2-chome, Joetsu City, Niigata.

Joetsu, Niigata

Ayabe Kamiyatacho, Kyoto

Maizuru Mizoshiri-nakamachi, Kyoto

Ayabe Monobecho, Kyoto

Maizuru Mizoshiri-nakamachi, Kyoto

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

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

Witnessed something like a cub crossing the road.

Toyama, Toyama

Takahama Kasahara, Fukui

Maizuru Ichiba, Kyoto

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

Toyama, Toyama

Maizuru Ichiba, Kyoto

Maizuru Mizoshiri-nakamachi, Kyoto

Maizuru Mizoshiri-nakamachi, Kyoto

Awara Yamamuro, Fukui

One bear sighted

Toyama, Toyama

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

Toyama, Toyama

Takahama Yokotsumi, Fukui

Maizuru Fuki, Kyoto

Maizuru Tendai, Kyoto

Maizuru Tendaishinmachi, Kyoto

Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto

Maizuru Tendaishinmachi, Kyoto

Ooi Natasho-Okusakamoto, Fukui

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

Takahama Kowada, Fukui

One bear sighted in the Shimoyunami-cho area.

Kanazawa Shimo-Wakunamimachi, Ishikawa

Wakasa Misomidanchi, Fukui

Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto

Takahama Sekiya, Fukui

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

Maizuru Yohoro, Kyoto

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

At about 08:45 on May 21, 2026, a report was received that a bear crossed a prefectural road in Miyauchi, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and tracks believed to be from a bear were confirmed at the scene. There had been a sighting near a housing complex the previous day, and elementary and junior high schools in the school district dismissed students at the same time.

Hatsukaichi Miyauchi-kogyodanchi, Hiroshima

Reported that a bear crossed the road while driving.

Hatsukaichi Toge, Hiroshima

While traveling on Prefectural Route (Ojiya–Tōkamachi–Tsunami Line), observed one bear moving toward the Shinano River.

Tokamachi, Niigata

Around 06:00 on May 21, 2026, one bear was sighted moving toward the Shinano River Sports Park area while traveling on the main prefectural road Ojiya–Tokamachi–Tsunan in the Sugata No.1 area of Tokamachi. The city warned residents to avoid forests and thickets and urged measures such as carrying bells or bear spray.

Tokamachi, Niigata

Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto

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

Maizuru Sugiyama, Kyoto

Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto

Obama Ozaki, Fukui

A caller to emergency services reported one bear-like animal on a slope between a residential area and the mountains.

Hatsukaichi Shikigaoka-kami, Hiroshima

A bear was sighted in Kawachi-cho, Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture on 2026-05-20.

Kasai Kochicho, Hyogo

One bear sighted in the Miyano district.

Kanazawa Narasemotomachi, Ishikawa

Around 8:50 a.m. on May 20, a bear was sighted in Ariita, Bessho-cho, Ayabe City.

Ayabe Besshocho, Kyoto

Obama Suno, Fukui

Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto

Ayabe Shinodacho, Kyoto

Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto

At around 17:15 on May 19, 2026, a bear was sighted near the Yoshida Cross-Country Course in the Koizumi No.2 area of Tokamachi City. Residents were warned to avoid forests and tall grass.

Tokamachi, Niigata

One bear was sighted about 300 meters west of Prefectural Route Tokamachi–Kawanishi.

Tokamachi, Niigata

One juvenile bear was sighted within Chokka Town area.

Kaga Dodomachi, Ishikawa

One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted 400 meters west of the Shimoaono Community Hall in the Ao-no area.

Joetsu, Niigata

At around 11:20 on May 19, a single bear approximately 100 cm long was sighted about 400 m west of Shimo-Aono Kaikan in Aono, Joetsu City, and a report was made to the city hall. Joetsu Police and the city are urging local residents to be cautious.

Joetsu, Niigata

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

Obama Wakuri, Fukui

Obama Ekimaecho, Fukui

Around 22:00 on May 18, a passenger car struck a bear near the ramp of the Hatsukaichi Junction on the Sanyo Expressway/Hiroshima-Iwakuni Road (up line) in Miyauchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and the driver called 110. The bear died from the collision.

Hatsukaichi Miyauchi-kogyodanchi, Hiroshima

Sighted an approximately 1-meter juvenile bear-like animal crossing the road from north to south.

Toyama, Toyama

Obama Minamigawacho, Fukui

Witnessed during a morning walk

Hiroshima Asacho-Kegi, Hiroshima

Maizuru Yoshino, Kyoto

Maizuru Yoshino, Kyoto

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

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