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Ijira River saw a black bear report on February 8, 2026 in Ibigawa Tanigumi Fukasaka, and it came after a wave of recent sightings across nearby towns. In late April 2026, the area around Gifu Family Park was hit especially hard, with a sighting in Kitano kita on April 23 and another report in Gifu on April 28 that led to a temporary park closure.

The most active places in this broader area have been Gifu City, Yamagata City, Motosu City, Ibigawa, and Seki, where reports keep turning up in both rural edges and neighborhood parks. Activity has clearly peaked in October 2025 with 16 incidents and November 2025 with 18, while winter stayed active enough to record 2 incidents in December 2025, 2 in January 2026, and 1 in February 2026. Across this area, there have been 413 black bear sightings overall.