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Gifu Castle area bears have been active down in Seki and Gifu City, and the sharpest recent alarm came on May 7, 2026, when four chickens at a home in Seki Nishihongo were found dead and were believed to have been attacked by a black bear. Earlier that week and late in April, a bear was repeatedly seen along the Nagara River in Ikejiri, Seki, and another sighting near Gifu Family Park in Kitano Kita led to temporary park closures.

The busiest stretches are around Seki, Gifu City, and Yamagata, with activity clustering in late April and early May, while the monthly totals show April 2026 as the peak with 10 incidents and November 2025 as another busy month with 13. This area has recorded 304 black bear sightings overall, and the recent reports show bears lingering near riverbanks, neighborhoods, and park edges.