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Around 9:30 on 2026-06-05, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Mikuma, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.

Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano

While descending the Inariyama course, I witnessed a black shape moving down the slope ahead. It was some distance away, so I cannot be certain.

Hachioji, Tokyo

A report was made in Seba, Shiojiri City, about an animal resembling a bear.

Shiojiri, Nagano

Bear-like animal tracks were found in Sutama-cho Wakagami, Hokuto City.

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano

Size: Adult

Okaya, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Shiojiri, Nagano

Observed for about one second a black, rounded, quadrupedal animal about the size of a medium dog—possibly a bear cub or a wild boar—running roughly 30 meters uphill into the brush. Location: where the Onnazaka and Sawa trails merge on Mt. Takagawayama.

Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi

Around 05:25 on 2026-05-31, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, and later captured.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Shiojiri, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano

There was one Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on the stairs descending from the rest/interaction area toward the Takao direction. It appeared to be large in size.

Hachioji, Tokyo

While descending the Inariyama course during trail running, I heard a loud rustling as if an animal was pushing through the bushes on my front left. When I looked toward the sound, I saw what appeared to be a black animal—likely a bear—running away quickly within about 50 meters. Although I was wearing sunglasses, it looked about 1–1.5 meters long, so I believe it was a bear. I had been running downhill with bear bells, so I think it noticed human presence and hurriedly fled. I didn’t have time to stop and take a photo, and the location is approximate. I was measuring distance by GPS as I ran, and it was just past 2 km from the summit, but I roughly identified the spot by comparing with someone’s recorded track on YAMAP. There may still be some margin of error. I posted this because there was a sighting reported yesterday at Yakoin.

Hachioji, Tokyo

Aikawa Hanbara, Kanagawa

Around 12:45 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Matsumoto, Nagano

From the hiking trail beside the old Koshu-kaido Sasago Tunnel, near Sasago Pass on the trail toward Mt. Sasago Karigaharasuri, I encountered a cub about 50 cm long approximately 50 meters ahead of my position. The cub ran up the slope on the left side of the trail, toward the Enzan side, from Sasago Pass and disappeared. I watched the same spot for about five minutes but did not see any adult bear.

Otsuki, Yamanashi

Around 11:00 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Sasajima, Okuhida Onsenkyo, Takayama City.

Takayama 奥飛騨温泉郷笹嶋, Gifu

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto, Nagano

A full-grown bear was seen crossing the road.

Toyama, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Iwaki, Toyama City, around 6:00 AM.

Toyama, Toyama

Size: adult (fully grown)

Fujimi, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Sasagocho Yoshikubo, Otsuki City, around 2:10 PM on May 26.

Otsuki Sasagomachi-Yoshikubo, Yamanashi

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri, Nagano

One bear was sighted in Oba, Toyama City, along with broken branches on a mulberry tree.

Toyama, Toyama

Witnessed a bear climbing a tree.

Toyama, Toyama

Sighted something that looked like a bear.

Toyama, Toyama

Witnessed something like a cub crossing the road.

Toyama, Toyama

One bear was sighted in Fuchu-machi Sotowano, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Size: Adult

Fujimi, Nagano

A bear-like cub was sighted in Fuchu-machi Tomosaka, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Size: Adult

Fujimi, Nagano

Around noon on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Fujimi, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano

Size: adult

Okaya Minato, Nagano

Something that appears to be a bear

Toyama, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Fuchu-machi Shinmachi, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: adult

Shiojiri Hirooka-Kataishi, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Kyushiojiri, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano

Sighted an approximately 1-meter juvenile bear-like animal crossing the road from north to south.

Toyama, Toyama

At around 20:40 on May 17, 2026, a single bear about 50 cm long was sighted in a residential area about 60 meters south of Kimii-chi Nursery in Nakasu, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture. Police arrived but the bear had already left; police and city officials patrolled the area the next morning and warned residents, and no damage has been confirmed.

Suwa Nakasu, Nagano

Hachioji, Tokyo

Around 18:00 on May 15, 2026, a member of the local hunting association reported to the city hall that they had sighted one adult bear about 1.5 meters long in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture. Police arrived at the scene but the bear had already left; they are patrolling the area and warning residents.

Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Matsumoto, Nagano

I heard the rustling of two bears slowly moving through the woods as they searched for food. Then one of the bears noticed us from this gap, and the two of them bounded away.

Sagamihara, Kanagawa

Sighted what appeared to be a cub.

Toyama, Toyama

Size: juvenile

Matsumoto, Nagano

Aikawa Hanbara, Kanagawa

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Kakizawa, Nagano

20 meters past the bear sighting notice board, spotted a bear cub on the left side of the wooden bridge.

Matsumoto, Nagano