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A bear was sighted in Shigenokamachi Kozuse, Otsuki City.

Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Yurigaoka, Yamanashi

Koshu Katsunumacho-Kamiiwasaki, Yamanashi

Around 6:10 on July 12, a bear-like animal was seen in Tanazawa, Atsugi City.

Atsugi Tanazawa, Kanagawa

Tsuru Shimoya, Yamanashi

Hachioji, Tokyo

Hachioji, Tokyo

I heard a bear cry.

Aikawa Hanbara, Kanagawa

Size: juvenile

Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Arigasaki, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano

Size: Adult

Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi

Two bears believed to be a parent and child were sighted by a driver in Sutama-cho Wakamiko, Hokuto City.

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi

Size: adult

Matsumoto Hora, Nagano

Around 7 PM on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Hara, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.

Matsumoto Hara, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Arigasaki, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano

Around 9:30 on July 13, a bear was sighted in Togura, Chikuma City, Nagano, and was captured.

Chikuma Togura, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Azumino, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto Nanaarashi, Nagano

A sighting report said one bear was in a drainage canal and its face was visible in Amori-Koichi, Nagano City.

Nagano Kawanakajimamachi-Yotsuya, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Azumino 明科光, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Nagano Shinonoi-Okada, Nagano

Size: adult

Matsumoto Hora, Nagano

Size: adult

Nagano Shinonoi-Utabi, Nagano

Around 7 PM on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Hara, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.

Matsumoto Hara, Nagano

On 2026-07-23 around 10:45, a resident saw one bear in Fuchu-machi Konagasawa, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Witnessed crossing National Route 304 heading south.

Nanto, Toyama

One animal resembling a bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted approximately 200 meters south of the Kamihakoi intersection on National Route 18, in the Teramachi area.

Joetsu, Niigata

While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa Futamata Line, I observed one bear crossing the road from west to east near the intersection with the municipal road Ikenotaira Onsen North-South Line.

Myoko, Niigata

While driving on Municipal Road Suginosawa Route 14, witnessed one bear crossing the road from west to east.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted near National Route 8 in front of the former Daily Yamazaki.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear was observed moving from near the park toward the river to the west.

Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata

One bear was sighted moving north along the riverbank.

Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata

One bear was sighted in Sunagatani (National Route 304) in Nanto City.

Nanto, Toyama

Around 16:40 on 2026-07-21, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Teramachi, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Osakimachi, Myoko City.

Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata

One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted 100 meters west of Mushou bus stop.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear about 100 cm in body length was sighted on a side road 100 meters east of the former Daily Yamazaki.

Joetsu, Niigata

Around 19:40 on July 18, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kuramoto-shin, Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture.

Tateyama, Toyama

Witnessed while walking.

Tateyama, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City, around 7:15 p.m. on July 17.

Imizu, Toyama

One bear sighted

Itoigawa, Niigata

In Hirano, Imizu City, a woman driving a car saw an animal resembling a bear running on the road; it was considered a cub and disappeared toward Taikoyama Park Cemetery.

Imizu, Toyama

An animal believed to be a bear crossed the road and headed south.

Imizu, Toyama

While doing farm work, I saw one bear come out of the brush into the rice field. It later moved to the mountain on the east side.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear-like animal was sighted in Aoidani, Imizu City, around 2:20 p.m. on July 17.

Imizu, Toyama

An adult bear was sighted in Shogendera, Imizu City, around 5:25 a.m. on July 17.

Imizu, Toyama

Sighted an adult bear during patrol

Imizu, Toyama

Around 2:40 PM on July 17, a bear was sighted in Nadachi-Omachi, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

Around 9:00 on 2026-07-17, a bear was sighted in Kashiwabara, Shinano Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Shinano, Nagano

One bear was sighted on a road in Shogenzi, Imizu City, and quickly returned to the bushes.

Imizu, Toyama

Sighted an animal believed to be a bear

Imizu, Toyama

One bear was sighted crossing the road from south to north near the Shin-Akakura-shita bus stop.

Myoko, Niigata

Bear sighting of one bear on a city road in Tagiri, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

A bear AI camera detected one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

Around 17:50 on July 14, a bear was sighted in Kurokawa, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Iizuna Kurokawa, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Iizuna Kurokawa, Nagano

One bear was sighted crossing Suganodaira Bridge within Shimamichi area. It was moving eastward.

Itoigawa, Niigata

While traveling on Prefectural Route 187, sighted one bear entering the brush on the north side.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted approximately 200 meters east of Joetsu Gochi Nursing Home.

Joetsu, Niigata

A nearby resident sighted one bear. It entered the grassy area to the west.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a residential lot in Gochi 6-chome, Joetsu City, Niigata, and left heading west.

Joetsu, Niigata

Around 4:30 a.m. on July 11, a bear about 1 meter long was spotted on the premises of a private residence in Gochi 6, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

A single cub bear was sighted near Tsutsuishi Station.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A fisherman sighted one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

A vehicle operator passing over Shinbo Bridge spotted an animal resembling a bear on the Jintsu River floodplain.

Toyama, Toyama

While operating the bus eastbound, a single bear was observed darting out from the south.

Myoko, Niigata

An animal resembling a bear was sighted on the Jinzu River riverbank in Fuchu-machi Aoshima, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

A passerby sighted one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

Two bears crossing the road were sighted.

Toyama, Toyama

A passerby spotted one bear, about 1 meter long, on National Route 292 in the Jitto area of Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

Near the north side of Miyukibashi (Miyuki Bridge)

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear approximately 80 centimeters in body length was sighted 200 meters east of the former Marine Fishing Center.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear about 0.8 meters long was sighted in Mushu Iwato, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

A sighting of one adult bear and one cub was reported in Fuchu-machi Nagasawa, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Around 6:30 PM on July 6, a bear was sighted in Kashiwabara, Shinano Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Shinano, Nagano

While traveling on the municipal Shimokura-Takakura road, I sighted one bear on the left bank of the Takakura River. It ran off toward the mountain to the south.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Size: juvenile

Nagano Nakazone, Nagano

While driving on the municipal Kitazawa Road, witnessed one bear crossing the road westward.

Myoko, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Tokumang, Tonami City, around 18:19 on July 4; it was seen on camera.

Tonami, Toyama

The bear AI camera detected one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

A passerby sighted one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

A resident sighted one bear.

Tonami, Toyama

Spotted one bear near a residence. It was moving from beside the Nakago General Gymnasium toward the railway tracks.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Akakura, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear sighted in front of a residence. Direction of escape unknown.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

I couldn't see it clearly, but I also heard sounds of vegetation being broken and what might have been an animal cry. It may not have been a bear, but I'm reporting it just in case.

Kanazawa Kakuma-shinmachi, Ishikawa

Witnessed an animal that looked like a cub crossing the road.

Kamiichi, Toyama

While traveling on Prefectural Route Myoko Kogen Park Line, a single bear was sighted crossing the road from north to south.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted crossing the municipal Sakaizawa-Omine road from south to north.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was observed crossing National Route 18 from east to west.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted heading west.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Found what appear to be bear tracks

Toyama, Toyama

One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted in the home center parking lot in the area of Ooaza Nishitanaka.

Joetsu, Niigata

Bear footprints were found in Ko-nagasawa, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

A bear was sighted in a home center parking lot in Nishitakanaka, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

Size: Adult

Shinano Nojiri, Nagano

A bear was seen moving in Oumihokutocho, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Confirmed a bear moving westward

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

Sighted a young bear (body length unknown). It ran away toward the mountains on the north side of the road.

Oyabe, Toyama

While walking along the municipal road Futamata-Akakura Onsen Line, near the underpass box of the Joshin-etsu Expressway, I witnessed one bear crossing the road from south to north.

Myoko, Niigata

Around 3:00 PM on 2026-06-30, one bear was sighted in Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano City.

Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano

Size: adult

Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano

While driving on the municipal road east line of Itoigawa Junior High School, one bear was sighted. It was moving east.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

Bear droppings found in the Goshomachi area.

Kanazawa Goshomachi, Ishikawa

One bear was sighted about 100 meters northwest of the campsite in the Oaza Gochi Kokubu area.

Joetsu, Niigata

One cub was sighted

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

One cub was sighted in Wakaguri, Kurobe City.

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

One bear was sighted in Gochikokubu, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata