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At Aikawa Tashiro, on May 5, 2026 at 15:12, a person saw a very black shape on the far bank of the river, likely a cub, after the trail from Mount Kyogatake reached the Hansobo bus stop and turned into a forest road beside the water. The sound of a bell drew its attention, which shows how close the bears are staying to the river corridor there.

The heaviest activity has been around the Hachiōji and Akiruno side of the area, with repeated reports also coming from Uenohara and nearby mountain roads. Sightings built to a peak in October 2025 with 49 incidents and November 2025 with 42, then stayed active through winter before easing to 10 in April 2026.

This area has recorded 733 black bear sightings overall. Recent reports in April 2026 included a cub crying across a stream in Hachiōji and a bear seen in Uenohara near the Omukai bus stop, which shows the activity is still spread across the mountain edges and river valleys.