เส้นทางขับรถ Matsumoto-Tateyama

It was a fairly thin bear. I spotted it about 15 meters to my side moving away toward the rear.

Matsumoto, Nagano

It appeared/was seen beside the national highway.

Takayama, Gifu

The road to the tourist site Shomyo Falls in Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, which had been closed after two people were attacked by a bear earlier this month, was partially reopened on the 20th from the Katsuradai Gate toward Shomyo Falls. The attack is only described as occurring "this month" in the report; the victims were two people (a man and a woman).

Tateyama, Toyama

A bear-related human injury occurred on the promenade at Shomyo Falls in Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, and the so-called Shomyo Road was closed; part of the road between Katsuradai Gate and Shomyo-daira rest area partially reopened on the 20th. At reopening, leaflets warning visitors about bears were distributed and a radio/cassette player was installed at the Shomyo-daira lookout.

Tateyama, Toyama

On May 16, 2026, a human injury caused by a bear occurred on the walking path at Shomyo Falls in Ashikuraji, Tateyama Town, leading to closure of the path and the prefectural road (commonly called Shomyo Road). On the first weekend after the incident, out-of-prefecture visitors unaware of the restrictions turned back at the gate.

Tateyama, Toyama

Human injuries caused by bears

Tateyama, Toyama

Near Shomyo Falls in Tateyama Town on May 14, 2026 at around 14:00, an 86-year-old man was attacked by a bear and sustained facial injuries. The man was believed to be walking on the trail leading to Shomyo Falls; his exact condition is unknown.

Tateyama, Toyama

On May 14, 2026, two people were attacked and injured by a bear on the promenade at Shomyo Falls in Tateyama Town. In response, the prefecture decided to extend the bear sighting warning period until the end of June.

Tateyama, Toyama

Bear sighting

Tateyama, Toyama

Bear scat found in a residential garage

Tateyama, Toyama

Observed one adult bear at the river

Tateyama, Toyama

There was a bear on the slope beside the first parking lot at Hirayu Great Falls. I contacted the police as a precaution.

Takayama 奥飛騨温泉郷平湯, Gifu

It appeared/was seen beside the national highway.

Takayama, Gifu

In Toyama Prefecture, a woman in her 40s was injured in a bear attack, and footprints near the scene indicate the attacking animal is believed to be the one that was culled. The culled bear weighed about 85 kg and was not emaciated; it is thought to have moved down the Jintsu River into residential areas, prompting the prefecture to issue an Asiatic black bear warning until May 31.

Toyama, Toyama