เส้นทางเดินป่า Fuefuki-เอ็นเรียกูจิ

While taking a break in the parking area, I noticed the sound of branches snapping getting closer and closer. When I checked the direction of the sound, there was a bear along the guardrail.

Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Araibara, Yamanashi

Ogaki 青墓町, Gifu

Size: adult and cub

Iida, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Iida, Nagano

Found in the parking lot of Amatori Co., Ltd., Ichikawa Factory

Ichikawamisato Ichikawadaimon, Yamanashi

Ichikawamisato Inzawa, Yamanashi

At the bend in the mountain trail where vehicles meet head-on

Nakatsugawa, Gifu

Kōfu Ubaguchicho, Yamanashi

It came down from the mountain side onto the road and crossed the road. Appeared to be a bear.

Ena 長島町正家, Gifu

Size: adult with cubs

Iida Takinosawa, Nagano

Kyoto, Kyoto

Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Kamiashigawa, Yamanashi

Ena 三郷町野井, Gifu

Size: Unknown

Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Iida 大休, Nagano

Ena 長島町正家, Gifu

Kōfu Shingyojicho, Yamanashi

Ichikawamisato Nuta, Yamanashi

May 31, around 10:50 PM, Sakamoto 1-chome

Otsu Sakamotohon, Shiga

Size: juvenile

Iida 白山町, Nagano

Two bears (parent and cub) sighted

Kyoto 修学院尺羅ケ谷四明ケ嶽, Shiga

Observed a cub on the forest road. After traveling up the road for a while, it entered the mountain on the right.

Fujikawa Jikkoku, Yamanashi

mistaken capture

Otsu Ikadachi-Shimoryugecho, Shiga

Size: cub (juvenile)

Takamori Ushimaki, Nagano

It might have been a Japanese serow, but there was an animal with four legs and one head. Its snout was shorter than a wild boar’s and its legs were long. It walked differently from a dog; the part equivalent to the shoe on a human is shaped more like a human’s. With all four legs on the ground, its body length reached from a person’s buttocks to their waist. Its tail was not visible to the naked eye.

Kasugai 神屋町, Aichi

Ogaki 青墓町, Gifu

Around 07:05 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Aonuma-cho, Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture.

Ogaki 青墓町, Gifu

Ogaki 青墓町, Gifu

Size: Unknown

Toyooka Kumashiro, Nagano

crossing National Route 477 from west to east

Otsu Ikadachi-Shimozaijicho, Shiga

Around 19:00 on May 27 — Ikadachishimotsuichichō (Ikadachi Shimozaichichō)

Otsu Ikadachi-Shimozaijicho, Shiga

May 27, around 14:30, Ikadachi Shimozai-cho

Otsu Ikadachi-Shimozaijicho, Shiga

Around 7:00 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear was sighted in Ikaritashimozaichi-cho, Otsu City.

Otsu Ikadachi-Shimozaijicho, Shiga

Moved to the west side

Otsu Wani-naka, Shiga

Ogaki 赤坂町, Gifu

Around 8:00 PM on May 24, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Akasaka-cho, Ogaki City.

Ogaki 赤坂町, Gifu

A collision between a bear and a vehicle occurred near Ikadachi Park.

Otsu Yamayurinooka, Shiga

May 23, around 8:30 PM — Ikadachi Mukaiinazucho

Otsu Yamayurinooka, Shiga

Kōfu Nakabatakecho, Yamanashi

Nakatsugawa, Gifu

Nakatsugawa Magome, Gifu

A bear was sighted in Ikadachi Mukouzaitocho, Otsu City, on the night of 2026-05-23.

Otsu Ikadachi-Mukaizaijicho, Shiga

May 22, around 16:45, Yamayuri Hill (Hill of Mountain Lilies)

Otsu Yamayurinooka, Shiga

On 2026-05-21, a bear was reported sighted in Minobu Town, Yamanashi Prefecture. The exact location and time of the sighting were not reported.

Minobu Kiriishi, Yamanashi

Ichikawamisato Ichikawadaimon, Yamanashi

mistaken capture

Otsu Ogicho, Shiga

Size: juvenile

Takamori Ushimaki, Nagano

Nakatsugawa, Gifu

erroneous capture

Otsu Ikadachi-Minamishocho, Shiga

Nakatsugawa 茄子川, Gifu

At around 19:40 on May 17, 2026, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted crossing the road north of Iida Cultural Hall in Takaba-cho, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture; police arrived but the bear had already left. On the morning of the 18th, police and city officials remained on alert and warned nearby residents, and no further sightings or damage have been reported.

Iida Takahacho, Nagano

On the night of May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted on a road in Takahachimachi, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture; a driver reported seeing it cross the road just after 7:30 p.m. Police and the city urged caution and carried out patrols on the morning of the 18th to coincide with children’s school commute times.

Iida Takahacho, Nagano

While walking along the 4-chome forest path in Meiji Village (between SL Nagoya Station and Meiji Coffee Time House), a bear about 1 meter tall ran up the mountain from the uphill side right next to the path. When I put about 10 meters of distance between us, it watched us for a while.

Inuyama 字内山, Aichi