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It was a fairly thin bear. I spotted it about 15 meters to my side moving away toward the rear.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Around 10:20 on May 4, a bear about 1.0–1.1 m long was sighted near the restaurant grounds in Nakashinden, Haramura (Suwa District), Nagano Prefecture; police and hunters responded. In the afternoon it was immobilized with a dart gun, captured and subsequently euthanized by the village authorities; no injuries or property damage were reported.

Hara, Nagano

At around 10:20 on May 4, 2026, a single adult bear (about 1.1 m long, approximately 45 kg) was sighted on the grounds of a restaurant/residence and nearby house in Shinmida, Hara Village, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture. Police, hunting association members and village staff responded and the bear was sedated with a tranquilizer gun and captured at about 13:40; it was subsequently euthanized. No injuries or damage to buildings were reported.

Hara, Nagano

Near the Chuo Expressway Suwa-Minami interchange in Hara village, a bear was seen on a home's premises after 10:00 AM and was captured with a tranquilizer gun about four hours later on another home's grounds. The animal, about 1.1 meters long and believed to be a young individual, had repeatedly raided nearby beehives and was culled by the village after capture. No injuries were reported.

Fujimi, Nagano

It appeared/was seen beside the national highway.

Takayama, Gifu

Size: Adult

Shiojiri, Nagano

On April 30 at around 14:30, the owner of a restaurant near the Misayama signal intersection in Hara Village reported seeing a roughly 1-meter bear in the garage. Village staff, police and hunting association members arrived but the bear had already left; footprints and droppings were found nearby, and no damage has been confirmed.

Hara, Nagano

Around 14:30 on April 30, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long entered the garage of Restaurant Petika in Hara village, Nagano Prefecture, destroyed a beehive box kept years earlier and left droppings. The bear got briefly caught in a garden net, freed itself and fled into the woods; the village set two box traps.

Hara, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Matsumoto, Nagano

A bear was reported sighted in Uenohara City, Yamanashi Prefecture. There have been no reports of injuries or capture.

Uenohara, Yamanashi

A cub was crying from across the stream. It couldn’t be seen. Although there was no noticeable animal odor, the cries were clearly audible at a close distance.

Hachioji, Tokyo

A report was received of what appeared to be a cub, and officers patrolling the area confirmed the presence of the cub itself on site.

Toyama Shitabayashi, Toyama

Around 13:00 on April 14, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was sighted near the Omukai bus stop on the Otsuki-Uenohara prefectural road in Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture by a person driving on the road. The bear reportedly returned to the mountains afterward; the city is conducting patrols with the hunters' association and police and has issued warnings via disaster radio.

Uenohara Tsurugawa, Yamanashi

A bear cub-like animal was sighted, and the bear itself was confirmed from video taken by the witness.

Toyama Shitabayashi, Toyama

On the afternoon of April 13, 2026, a bear believed to be a cub was sighted in Nishi-Osawa, Toyama City; police confirmed the sighting from a video taken by a witness. Police have increased patrols and warned people to avoid approaching the bear, evacuate to a safe place, and contact the police station or city office.

Toyama, Toyama

Size: juvenile

Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano