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Nagano saw a black bear enter the garage of Restaurant Petika near the Misayama signal intersection in Hara on April 30, 2026 around 14:30, where it destroyed an old beehive box and left droppings before village staff, police, and hunters moved in. Another bear was also reported on a road in Higashiterao, Nagano Matsushiromachi, around 00:40 on April 29, 2026, after a driver’s horn sent it running off.

The heaviest activity is showing up in Nagano City, Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Hara, Hakuba, Iida, and Iizuna Hiraide, with fresh reports still coming from both town edges and village roads. The area has logged 3,485 black bear sightings overall, and the monthly pace has been strongest in October 2025 with 518 reports and November 2025 with 371, then June 2025 with 390 and July 2025 with 332, before dropping to 80 in April 2026.