เส้นทางขับรถ Hakuba-Takaoka Castle

Size: adult (fully grown)

Hakuba, Nagano

Sighted under the field's streetlight.

Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata

Cub sighted on the Shōmyō Falls trail

Toyama, Toyama

A fisherman sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.

Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata

Size: adult and cub

Otari, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Hakuba, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Terajima, Itoigawa City, around 4:10 AM on 2026-06-14.

Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata

One bear was sighted heading toward the mountains near Uta Shikan (Uta Community Center) in the Omi area of Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Witnessed an adult approximately 100 cm in size crossing the road.

Toyama, Toyama

A resident reported seeing something bear-like in Hori, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

An animal believed to be a bear over 1 meter in size crossed the road.

Imizu, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City.

Imizu, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Hori, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

I witnessed what appeared to be a bear running across the road.

Toyama, Toyama

While driving on National Route 8, one bear was sighted heading into the mountains near the Sandantaki-dōmon area.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear sighted near a residence. Direction of escape unknown.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Hokujo, Hakuba Village, around 4:04 PM on June 11.

Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Hakuba, Nagano

An animal believed to be a bear about 50 cm in size crossed the road.

Imizu, Toyama

An animal believed to be a bear was sighted climbing a slope at Taikoyama Land in Imizu City.

Imizu, Toyama

Witnessed a bear about 100 cm in size.

Toyama, Toyama

An animal resembling a bear was sighted in the brush near Wakaguri Community Center.

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

Scat observed at 8:00 AM on June 9. Scat and footprints observed at 7:00 AM on June 10.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A bear about 1 meter long was sighted at the prefecture-managed Wild Bird Garden in Mikuma, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Around 3:00 PM in Wakaguri, Kurobe City, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted.

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

At Kenmin Park Wild Bird Garden in Toyama City, a nearby resident came face-to-face with an adult bear about 1 meter long.

Toyama, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City.

Imizu, Toyama

While driving, I saw something that looked like a bear in my rearview mirror.

Tateyama, Toyama

One bear sighted near the Fossa Magna Museum garden. It moved into the woods on the north side.

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

An animal resembling a bear was sighted.

Kurobe 神谷, Toyama

An animal like a bear

Kurobe 新天, Toyama

A farmer discovered bear tracks in the rice paddy.

Asahi, Toyama

Size: Adult

Otari, Nagano

Spotted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata

An animal resembling a bear

Kurobe 荻生, Toyama

Sighted something that appeared to be a bear.

Toyama, Toyama

A resident sighted one small bear walking along the road.

Kurobe 窪野, Toyama

Bear-like traces were found in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

In the afternoon of 2026-06-05, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ogyu, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture.

Kurobe 荻生, Toyama

One bear cub was sighted in Kubono, Kurobe City.

Kurobe 窪野, Toyama

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

Toyama, Toyama

What appears to be a bear cub crossed the road.

Tateyama, Toyama

A bear-like young animal was sighted in Yonezawa, Tateyama Town.

Tateyama, Toyama

One bear was observed moving in the mountain (south) direction.

Itoigawa, Niigata

An adult bear was sighted near Takeyano Bridge.

Kurobe 田家野, Toyama

One bear sighted

Itoigawa, Niigata

Around 13:50 on 2026-05-30, a bear-like animal was sighted in Tajeno, Kurobe City.

Kurobe 田家野, Toyama

One bear sighted

Itoigawa, Niigata

Bear sign (scat) confirmed

Kamiichi, Toyama

Around 6:00 PM on May 27, bear-like animal feces were found in Hirono-shin, Kamiichi Town, Toyama, indicating bear presence.

Kamiichi, Toyama

Size: Juvenile

Hakuba, Nagano

A passerby spotted a bear.

Uozu, Toyama

Around 6:45 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Higashiyama, Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture.

Uozu, Toyama

I saw a bear about 160 centimeters (around 5 feet 3 inches) tall.

Uozu, Toyama

Sighted something that looked like a bear.

Toyama, Toyama

One bear was sighted near the Izumi bus stop. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Witnessed something like a cub crossing the road.

Toyama, Toyama

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

Toyama, Toyama

One bear sighted

Toyama, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Hagihara, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

On 2026-05-23 evening, one bear was seen moving in Omi Hokutocho, Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Observed one bear heading east on municipal road Meibikiyama Line.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Size: Adult

Otari Chikuni, Nagano

Observed one bear moving west along the rice field embankment.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear sighted on the mountain side of the snow-resistant intrusion-prevention fence

Asahi, Toyama

Around 4:30 PM on May 22, a bear was sighted in Teraji, Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Around 12:30 on 2026-05-22, one bear was sighted in Izumi, Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A single cub was wandering behind the house. It moved off toward the southwest.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear cub was sighted on the grounds of the Science Education Center in Nishinakaji. It was moving toward the mountain side.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Two bears seen running away from the parking lot

Kamiichi, Toyama

Something that appears to be a bear

Toyama, Toyama

Around 8:00 PM on May 21, a bear-like animal was sighted in Tate, Kamiichi Town, Toyama Prefecture.

Kamiichi, Toyama

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

Toyama, Toyama

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

Toyama, Toyama

Size: juvenile

Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano

One adult bear sighted on a trail running course in the Yoko-o area of Asahi Town (in the forested area).

Asahi, Toyama

One adult bear sighted on a trail-running course in the forested mountain area.

Toyama, Toyama