젠코지~도야마성 하이킹 루트

Size: juvenile

Hakuba Kamishiro, Nagano

One bear sighted

Toyama, Toyama

One bear spotted heading toward the back/eastern mountain

Itoigawa, Niigata

Around 06:00 on May 1, 2026, a single bear was sighted near the Kamiichi River in Uonomi, Namerikawa (Toyama). The city and police patrolled but did not find the bear. Tanaka Elementary closed temporarily, Namerikawa Junior High canceled club activities and adjusted student dismissal, and Namerikawa High School postponed an event; authorities urged caution.

Namerikawa, Toyama

Near the left bank by the mouth of the Kamichigawa River, someone witnessed what appeared to be a bear poke its head out of the bushes.

Namerikawa, Toyama

A resident discovered signs that a bear had eaten bamboo shoots in the mountain forest.

Asahi, Toyama

Around 06:00 on May 1, 2026, one bear was sighted near the riverbank about 200 meters upstream from the mouth of the Kamiichi River in Namerikawa City, Toyama Prefecture. Police searched the area but found no trace or footprints; nearby Tanaka Elementary School closed temporarily and surrounding schools and residents were affected.

Namerikawa, Toyama

Toyama City conducted an emergency cull on the afternoon of April 30 and eliminated one bear at 12:59 PM that had caused a human injury. The culled bear was a male approximately 150 cm long, weighing 110 kg and estimated to be 7 years old; it was found hiding in a thicket about 200 meters north of the attack site.

Toyama, Toyama

In Toyama City, a woman in her 40s walking was attacked, and on the afternoon of April 30 an emergency shooting operation killed a male bear measuring 150 cm and weighing 110 kg (estimated 7 years old). The cull took place in a thicket about 200 meters north of the site where the woman was attacked.

Toyama, Toyama

Bear tracks discovered

Kamiichi, Toyama

Size: juvenile

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Hakuba, Nagano

In Toyama City, a woman in her 40s was attacked; a single male bear approximately 150 cm long, about 110 kg in weight, and estimated to be 7 years old was found in a thicket about 200 meters north of the scene and was culled.

Toyama, Toyama

On the night of April 29, 2026, a woman in her 40s was attacked by a bear in a residential area of Toyama City. A prefectural police helicopter equipped with a thermal scope detected a heat source from above and pinpointed the bear's hiding place; authorities issued an Asiatic black bear sighting warning.

Toyama, Toyama

On the night of April 29, 2026, in a residential area of Mori 2-chome, Toyama City, a woman in her 40s walking a dog was attacked by a bear. On the following day, April 30, Toyama City and hunting association members patrolled the area and warned residents to be careful.

Toyama, Toyama

On the night of April 29, 2026, a woman in her 40s walking in a residential area of Mori, Toyama City, was attacked by a bear that jumped out from an irrigation channel, suffering scratches to her face, head, and neck. A police helicopter using a thermal scope located the bear's heat signature; ground hunters fired 12 times and confirmed the bear was culled. The animal weighed about 85 kg, and Toyama Prefecture issued a Tsukinowaguma (Asian black bear) sighting warning until May 31.

Toyama, Toyama

At around 8:00 p.m. on the 29th, a woman in her 40s was attacked by a bear on a street in Mori 2-chome, Toyama City. She was walking alone when the bear scratched her, injuring her face and head, and she was taken to a city hospital. Her injuries are not life-threatening.

Toyama Mori 2-chome, Toyama

Around 19:40–19:45 on April 29, a woman in her 40s walking her dog in a residential area of Mori 2-chome, Toyama City, was attacked by a bear said to have jumped out from a drainage canal; she sustained scratches to her face, head and neck and was taken to hospital. Police, hunting association members and city staff searched the area but did not find the bear.

Toyama, Toyama

Personal injury caused by a bear

Toyama, Toyama

At around 19:40 on April 29, 2026, in a residential area of Mori, Toyama City, a woman in her 40s was attacked by a bear that jumped out from a nearby irrigation channel while she was walking her dog; she sustained scratches to her face, head, and neck and was transported to hospital. Her injuries are not life-threatening, and police, hunters' association members, and city staff have been searching with helicopters and drones since the morning of the 30th, but the bear has not been found.

Toyama, Toyama

At around 19:40 on April 29, 2026, in Mori, Toyama City, a woman in her 40s was attacked by a bear that suddenly appeared while she was walking her dog; she suffered scratches to her face, head and neck and was taken to hospital. Her life is not in danger, and police and hunting association members searched the area but the bear's whereabouts remain unknown.

Toyama, Toyama

At around 19:40 on April 29, 2026, a woman in her 40s walking a dog in a residential area of Mori 2-chome, Toyama City, was apparently attacked by a bear and sustained scratch wounds to her face; she was taken to hospital. Her injuries are not life-threatening; police are patrolling the area and hunters' association members are scheduled to join searches the following morning.

Toyama, Toyama

On April 29, 2026, shortly after 19:30, a 45-year-old woman walking a dog was attacked by a bear in a residential area of Mori, Toyama City, suffering serious injuries to her face, head and neck. The next day, after a helicopter search detected a heat source, Toyama City authorized an emergency cull and hunters shot and killed one adult male bear approximately 150 cm long and estimated at 110 kg.

Toyama, Toyama

Around 19:30 on the previous day, a woman in her 40s walking her dog in a residential area of Toyama City was attacked by a bear that emerged from an irrigation canal, suffering scratches to her face and head. She was taken to hospital by nearby residents and is not in life-threatening condition; police and the city, together with a hunters' association, are conducting searches and patrols but the bear has not been found and its size is unknown.

Toyama, Toyama

In a residential area of Toyama City, a woman in her 40s who was walking her dog was attacked by a bear that jumped out of an irrigation canal, suffering injuries to her face and head. The incident occurred on the evening of April 29, 2026.

Toyama, Toyama

Observed one bear moving toward the river.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Size: juvenile

Nagano Nakajo-Sumeragi, Nagano

Around 17:00 on April 24, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Sotoba, Itoigawa City, and was observed very close to a residence (Itoigawa Police).

Itoigawa 大字外波, Niigata

Sighted one bear

Itoigawa 大字外波, Niigata

Hakuba, Nagano

On April 24, 2026, a bear sighting was reported in Itoigawa City. The article provides no specific location, time, or number of bears.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

A local resident who went to collect bamboo shoots sighted a bear about intermediate in size between a cub and an adult.

Uozu 宮津, Toyama

Around 15:50 on April 14, 2026, a resident sighted what appeared to be a bear cub in the Shimotata forest area of Osawano, Toyama City (about 150 m east of National Route 41). There are a housing complex and a certified childcare center nearby; police and the hunters' association patrolled but could not find the bear and are considering setting a box trap.

Toyama Sakuragicho, Toyama

Size: adult (fully grown)

Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano