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A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano

Size: unknown

Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Azumino 穂高, Nagano

Size: Juvenile

Azumino 穂高, Nagano

Size: cub (juvenile)

Azumino, Nagano

Size: adult

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

One bear was sighted in a residential area of Miyabuchi, Matsumoto City; police searched but did not find it.

Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano

Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano

Size: unknown

Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano

Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.

Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano

Size: adult

Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano

While climbing a power line route, a creature suddenly ran away from the grassy verge about 2 meters away. It was about the size of a large dog, with short legs and coarse, jet-black hair on its back. This was the sixth time I had encountered a bear.

Azumino, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Azumino, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Okada-Shimookada, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Okada-Shimookada, Nagano

A 110 emergency call reported seeing a bear in Jōyama, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano

Size: Adult

Azumino, Nagano

Size: adult

Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Wada, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Wada, Nagano

Size: Adult

Azumino, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: adult

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano

Size: Adult

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

Size: adult

Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano, around 08:50 on 2026-06-04.

Matsumoto, Nagano

A 45-year-old farm worker woman nearby called 110 to report seeing a bear in Sasaga, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Hotakamaki, Azumino City, around 17:05 on 2026-06-01.

Azumino, Nagano

Size: adult

Azumino 豊科光, Nagano

Around 18:35 on 2026-05-29, one bear was sighted in Shimadachi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.

Matsumoto Shimadachi, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Aizome, Ikeda Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Ikeda Aisome, Nagano

Size: adult with cub

Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Matsukawa, Nagano

Around 06:00 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

Size: Juvenile

Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano