젠코지~Kitanosho Castle 드라이브 루트

Size: Adult

Iizuna Jizokubo, Nagano

Bear feces confirmed on the premises

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Kawakami, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 05:45 on 2026-06-25.

Iizuna, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iizuna Yanagisato, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Nagano Yoshi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nagano Sakura, Nagano

A bear was sighted again in Nangocho, Kaga City, at around 7:30 p.m.

Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa

A bear sighting was also reported in Kumasaka-cho, Kaga City.

Kaga Kumasakamachi, Ishikawa

A bear appeared at a private home in Nangomachi, about 400 meters away.

Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa

Observed one bear outside the baseball stadium.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear sighted near Nōu Ballpark (within the Ōheiji area of the Nōu region) attempting to climb a tree.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Observed one cub. Moving westward.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Confirmed feces in vacant lot approximately the size consistent with a bear.

Itoigawa 横町, Niigata

One bear was sighted. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One adult bear and one cub were sighted near Suwa Shrine in the Hamakiura area; they moved south.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Observed one cub. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Takakubo, Nanto City.

Nanto, Toyama

One bear sighted in the Nangō Town area.

Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa

Around 3:15 PM on June 22, a bear-like animal was sighted in Funahashi.

Funahashi, Toyama

An adult bear was seen crossing the road and fleeing toward the north.

Oyabe, Toyama

Sighted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata

Awara Takatsuka, Fukui

A bear was sighted in Oaza Kehashizaka, Myoko.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was culled by emergency shooting along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town.

Asahi, Toyama

A bear appeared along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town, and moved into a coastal windbreak forest.

Asahi, Toyama

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

Myoko, Niigata

Awara Takatsuka, Fukui

One bear was sighted. It was moving north.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Awara 青ノ木, Fukui

Eiheiji 松岡石舟, Fukui

A single adult bear was observed crossing National Route 304.

Nanto, Toyama

Found flattened grass believed to be a bear’s lying-down spot

Uozu, Toyama

A single bear cub was sighted near Ano Elementary School, Nomi City.

Nomi Sandoyamamachi, Ishikawa

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

Around 08:08 on 2026-06-18, a driver spotted one adult bear moving along the shoulder toward Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Expressway in Daishoji Shimofukuda-machi, Kaga City.

Kaga, Ishikawa

One bear sighted on the Kanazawa-bound lanes of the Hokuriku Expressway

Kaga, Ishikawa

Witnessed an adult bear about 1 meter in length crossing the road.

Asahi, Toyama

One bear sighted near the bus stop in the Kyōgamines 2-chome area of Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

A fully grown bear about 1 meter in size was seen crossing the river and climbing up into the mountains.

Asahi, Toyama

One adult bear was sighted in Motoyashiki, Asahi Town.

Asahi, Toyama

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

Myoko, Niigata

Bear-like tracks were found inside Chiharuhira Golf Course in Asaji, Oyabe City.

Oyabe, Toyama

Found what appear to be bear tracks inside the golf course.

Oyabe, Toyama

Size: juvenile

Nagano Uematsu, Nagano

While driving, I sighted an animal about 1 m in length that appeared to be a bear. It ran off toward the southwest.

Oyabe, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Nagaya-machi, Mikawa district, Hakusan City.

Hakusan Choyamachi, Ishikawa

One bear sighted near Mikawa overpass

Hakusan Choyamachi, Ishikawa

Eiheiji 松岡島, Fukui

One bear sighted near Iida Headquarters Co., Ltd.

Kaga Oshiomachi, Ishikawa

Feces of a large mammal believed to be a bear or wild boar

Uozu, Toyama

One bear was sighted in Kahara, Shinanomachi, Nagano.

Shinano, Nagano

Around 5:55 PM on June 16, an adult bear was sighted in Tajiri-cho, Kaga City, and moved northwest. No injuries were reported.

Kaga Oshiomachi, Ishikawa

Observed one bear in the field.

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

Awara 青ノ木, Fukui

An adult bear was captured on a security camera at Yuhidera Kenmin Nature Park in Kanazawa, leading to a temporary closure.

Kanazawa Yuhideramachi, Ishikawa

Witnessed an adult bear about 1 m in size crossing the road.

Asahi, Toyama

Around 6:30 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Sakuramachi, Asahi Town, Toyama Prefecture.

Asahi, Toyama

Sighted an adult bear about 1 meter in size

Asahi, Toyama

At about 04:55 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Mikawa Eidaicho, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Hakusan Mikawa-eitaimachi, Ishikawa

One bear sighted near Mikawa Lighthouse

Hakusan Mikawa-eitaimachi, Ishikawa

Size: juvenile

Nagano Nakazone, Nagano

On the morning of 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Nakasone, Nagano City.

Nagano Nakazone, Nagano

Sighted under the field's streetlight.

Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata

Cub sighted on the Shōmyō Falls trail

Toyama, Toyama

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

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

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 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 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

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

Sighted an animal believed to be a bear

Toyama, 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

Observed one bear moving on National Route 292 from east to west.

Myoko, Niigata

A bear about 0.5 meters long was sighted on a road in Nirejima, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

Around 08:10 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Sakaguchi, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Iizuna Sakaguchi, Nagano

While driving on National Route 18, I sighted one bear. It crossed from west to east.

Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata

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

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted on Route 18 in Nashiki, Myoko City, and it crossed the road and left eastward.

Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata

Spotted one cub in an irrigation canal 250 m west of the University-mae South intersection.

Joetsu, Niigata

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

Kanazawa Kawaraichimachi, Ishikawa

Size: Adult

Iizuna Sakaguchi, Nagano

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

An adult bear about 1 m in size was seen crossing the road.

Toyama, 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

One bear sighted near the police box

Myoko, Niigata

On 2026-06-10 in the morning, a bear was seen moving in Kebyōzaka, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

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

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

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

One bear was sighted moving southeast from the rice paddies near the west area of Kiba-gata Park.

Komatsu Imaemachi, Ishikawa

One bear was sighted moving westward on National Route 292.

Myoko, Niigata

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

Nanto, Toyama

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a residential area in Himekawahara, Myoko City, Niigata.

Myoko, Niigata

An animal resembling a bear was sighted.

Kurobe 神谷, Toyama

An animal like a bear

Kurobe 新天, Toyama

One bear approximately 70 centimeters long was sighted about 500 meters east of the Nakatawara intersection in the Oaza Nakatawara area.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted near the Joetsu-Takada Interchange toll booth in the Oaza Haizuka area.

Joetsu, Niigata

A toll booth worker at the Jōetsu-Takada Interchange spotted one bear near the gate. It ran off toward the mountains.

Joetsu, Niigata

A single bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted near the Jōetsu-Takada Interchange tollbooth within the Ōaza Haizuka area.

Joetsu, Niigata

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

Around 6:00 a.m. on 2026-06-07, one bear about 1 m long was sighted on the grounds of Arisawa Manufacturing Nakatahara West Plant in Nakatahara, Joetsu City, and police received a 110 emergency call.

Joetsu, Niigata

Size: adult (fully grown)

Nagano Tanaka, Nagano

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted inside a factory site in Nakatabara, Jōetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

Size: adult

Nagano Izumidaira, Nagano

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

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

Size: Unknown

Nagano Mayumida, Nagano

Size: adult

Iizuna Kawakami, Nagano

Eiheiji 諏訪間, Fukui

What appears to be a bear cub crossed the road.

Tateyama, Toyama

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

Size: juvenile

Nagano 富田, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shinano Oi, Nagano

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

Tateyama, Toyama

Size: Adult

Iizuna Kurai, Nagano

One bear sighted within Takao Town

Kaga Takaomachi, Ishikawa

Eiheiji けやき台, Fukui

Size: Adult

Nagano Aokijimamachi-Aokijima, Nagano

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

Awara 蓮ケ浦, Fukui

Awara 北潟, Fukui

Awara Takatsuka, Fukui

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

While working in the field, one bear was sighted. It moved toward the mountain side.

Joetsu, Niigata

An adult bear was sighted near Takeyano Bridge.

Kurobe 田家野, Toyama

One bear sighted

Itoigawa, Niigata

A single bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted 100 meters southwest of Yoshiura Hall.

Joetsu, 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