เส้นทางเดินป่า Karuizawa-Choshi

Size: Adult

Karuizawa, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Karuizawa 軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Karuizawa 軽井沢東, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 軽井沢, Nagano

Location: 36.36815° N, 138.59869° E We encountered 1 adult female bear with 2 cubs. The adult bear made a bluff charge toward us (stopped around 5 meters away) while the cubs ran up the hill. They then moved away together.

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: adult with cubs

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 軽井沢, Nagano

Annaka 上後閑, Gunma

A bear was sighted in Kamigokan, Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture, on 2026-08-01.

Annaka 上後閑, Gunma

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Around 1:00 on July 31, a bear was sighted in Niibori, Matsuida-machi, Annaka City.

Annaka 松井田町新堀, Gunma

Annaka 松井田町新堀, Gunma

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Karuizawa, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Annaka 松井田町二軒在家, Gunma

A bear was sighted in Matsuidamachi Matsuida, Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture, around 12:45 on July 30.

Annaka 松井田町松井田, Gunma

Annaka 松井田町人見, Gunma

Around 1:00 PM on 2026-07-28, one bear was sighted in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Goryo, Matsuidamachi, Annaka City around 8:00 on 2026-07-27.

Annaka, Gunma

Annaka, Gunma

Size: adult

Karuizawa, Nagano

A bear was seen moving in Matsuidamachi-Kamimasuda, Annaka City, around 9:00 PM on July 25.

Annaka 松井田町上増田, Gunma

Annaka 松井田町土塩, Gunma

Size: juvenile

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Around 8:20 AM on 2026-07-24, one bear was sighted in Hatachi, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Karuizawa 大字発地, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 大字発地, Nagano

Around 8:20 on 2026-07-24, a bear was sighted in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Mogusa, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 7:15 a.m. on July 21.

Karuizawa 大字茂沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 大字茂沢, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Nagano.

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Annaka 松井田町行田, Gunma

One bear was seen moving in Matsuida-cho Gyoda, Annaka City, Gunma.

Annaka 松井田町行田, Gunma

Size: cub (young bear)

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Juvenile

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Size: cub (young animal)

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Karuizawa, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Karuizawa, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

On the way back from the Kirizumi Onsen parking lot, just before the upstream dam on the Kirizumi River, at a right-hand curve, it suddenly jumped out onto the road from the right (mountain) side and ran straight across toward the left (river) side, which is a cliff. About 5 m in front of the vehicle.

Annaka 松井田町坂本, Gunma

It looked like a large dog crossed the area, but there was no owner, and I realized it was a wild animal. It was not a boar, deer, or badger. Judging from the size, gait, and silhouette, I think it may have been a young Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), so I am reporting it. Also, while walking nearby I found a black, glossy, flattened droppings. After examining it, I believe it is likely from a bear.

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano