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One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.

Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iida, Nagano

Size: Adult

Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Iida 大休, Nagano

Around 17:10 on June 11, a bear was sighted in Kami-shima, Tatsuno Town.

Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano

Size: cub

Fujimi, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Iida, Nagano

Size: young cub

Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Minowa 大字中箕輪, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Iida, Nagano

Kōfu Atagomachi, Yamanashi

Sagamihara Magino, Kanagawa

Around 1:00 PM on 2026-06-09, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Makino, Midori Ward, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Sagamihara Magino, Kanagawa

Kōfu Ubaguchicho, Yamanashi

Size: Adult

Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano

Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.

Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi

Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi

Hachioji, Tokyo

Size: adult with cubs

Iida Takinosawa, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano

Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi

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

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

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi

Size: adult

Ina Nishimachi, Nagano

Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi

Size: juvenile

Ina Nishiminowa, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Iida 大休, Nagano

Kōfu Shingyojicho, Yamanashi

Otsuki Nanahomachi-Asakawa, Yamanashi

Size: Adult

Okaya, Nagano

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi

Size: adult

Ina Araiuchinokaya, Nagano

One bear was sighted walking through a field in Oizumi Shinden, Nishiminowa, Ina City, Nagano; later hunters and officials also confirmed it and saw it head north.

Ina, 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

Early on 2026-05-31, a bear-like animal was sighted in Moto-Hachioji-cho 3-chome, Hachioji City.

Hachioji, Tokyo

At approximately 5:10 a.m. on May 31, 2026, near the Otstuden Falls area within Hachioji Castle Ruins in Motohachiōji 3-chome, Hachioji City, there was a report of a bear growling. Since a bear was also sighted at the same location yesterday, please refrain from going out in the vicinity, and if you see a bear, call 110 from a safe location.

Hachioji, Tokyo

Size: juvenile

Iida 白山町, Nagano

Kōfu Yamamiyacho, Yamanashi

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

Hachioji, Tokyo

At approximately 12:10 p.m. on May 30, 2026, a bear was sighted near the Goshuden Falls in the Hachioji Castle ruins area, Moto-Hachioji-cho 3-chome, Hachioji City.

Hachioji, Tokyo

Size: Unknown

Tatsuno 大字小野, Nagano

Around 18:25 on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted in Hirasemachi, Kofu City.

Kōfu Hirasemachi, Yamanashi

Otsuki Otsukimachi-Otsuki, Yamanashi

Kōfu Tokojimachi, Yamanashi

Size: cub (juvenile)

Takamori Ushimaki, Nagano

Hokuto Kobuchisawacho, Yamanashi

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

Size: Unknown

Toyooka Kumashiro, Nagano

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

Otsuki Sasagomachi-Shirano, Yamanashi

Kōfu Tokojimachi, Yamanashi

Size: Adult

Fujimi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Fujimi, Nagano

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

Fujimi, Nagano

Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Nakahatsukari, Yamanashi

Size: Juvenile

Ina Nakanohara, Nagano

Kōfu Nakabatakecho, Yamanashi

At approximately 6:00 PM on May 22, 2026 (Reiwa 8), there was a sighting of an animal believed to be a bear in the river near Matsueda Bridge in Narahara-machi, Hachioji City.

Hachioji Yotsuyamachi, Tokyo

Around 6:00 PM on 2026-05-22, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Naranohara-cho, Hachioji City, Tokyo.

Hachioji, Tokyo

Size: Adult

Minowa 大字中箕輪, Nagano

Size: adult

Okaya Minato, Nagano

Otsuki Tomihamamachi-Torisawa, Yamanashi

Uenohara Arata, Yamanashi

In the forests of Ina City (Hirasawa and Nishiminowa), Asiatic black bears were found caught in traps early on the morning of the 20th. In Hirasawa, a roughly 9-year-old female and a nearby cub were captured; in Nishiminowa Fukiage, a roughly 9-year-old female was trapped but the cub escaped. The three captured bears were handled according to prefectural policy.

Ina Masumigaoka, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Tatsuno 中央, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Kyushiojiri, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Takamori Ushimaki, Nagano

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

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

Hachioji, Tokyo

In Hachioji (Shimoonkata-cho), Tokyo, what appears to be a parent and cub of an Asian black bear were photographed on 2026-05-17 at 18:35. There are no reports of injuries or damage.

Hachioji, Tokyo

In Hachioji (Kamiongatamachi), Tokyo, a sensor camera installed by a resident captured two Asian black bears (believed to be a mother and cub) at around 18:35 on May 17. The city set box traps near the site and warned that mother bears can become aggressive when protecting their cubs.

Hachioji, Tokyo