เส้นทางจักรยาน Mishima-Itoigawa

On Thursday, June 11 at about 5:15 p.m., on the Yanizu–Showa Prefectural Road (Main Prefectural Road Yanizu–Showa Line) in the Shimonoyu area of Gojōjiki, Yanizu Town, a witness driving a vehicle spotted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) at the roadside. The bear then left toward the mountains to the east.

Yanaizu Gojojiki, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 5:00 p.m., in the Ibirada area of Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, on a prefectural road, a witness driving a vehicle saw one bear (approximately 80 cm in body length) crossing the road. The bear then left on foot into the brush to the west.

Yanaizu 居平, Fukushima

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 4:00 p.m., a witness walking in the Ibirahira area of Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, spotted one bear (about 70 cm in body length) in the roadside brush. The bear then moved off into the forest to the north.

Yanaizu 居平, Fukushima

A bear was sighted in Kibogaoka, Kamo City.

Kamo, Niigata

A single bear about 1 meter in body length moved into the mountains east of Kibōgaoka’s eastern hillside.

Kamo, Niigata

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

Itoigawa, Niigata

On Wednesday, June 10 at around 4:00 a.m., in an open lot in Nozawa, Suwanishi-ko, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 60s) spotted two bears (approximately 1 m in length) in the grass of the lot while traveling by vehicle.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

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

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

A traffic guide directing vehicles along National Route 49 sighted a bear (one). The bear ran toward the guide (approaching to about 30 meters), but noticed the sound of vehicles on the national highway and retreated back into the woods.

Aga 八ツ田, Niigata

One bear was sighted near the house. It moved off toward the northeast.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear, about 1.2 meters long, was sighted in Maruta, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata.

Joetsu, Niigata

On Monday, June 8, at around 7:00 p.m., on a town road in Yanaizu-machi, Oaza Yanaizu, Aza Yahashomaki Ko, a witness (male in his 70s), while in a vehicle, observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length). The bear then left and went north into the forested area.

Yanaizu Godo, Fukushima

An Aganogawa Service Area staff member spotted an adult bear and cub wandering around the employee parking lot. The bears later left heading toward the railroad tracks (Route 49).

Aga 熊渡, Niigata

A bear was sighted on a prefectural road in Imogoya, Yanaizu Town.

Yanaizu Imogoya, Fukushima

On Sunday, June 7, at approximately 4:50 a.m., in the area of Kamiokinobara, Uenojiri, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 60s) observed one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) moving westward beside a roadside earthen storehouse and warehouses as he was leaving his home. The bear ran off to the west and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nishiaizu Kaminojiri, Fukushima

A single bear over 100 centimeters in body length was sighted on the Yamate side of Tanihama Park dog run, near the public restrooms.

Joetsu, Niigata

On Saturday, June 6 at around 3:00 PM, in the Nagasaka area of Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, a witness (woman in her 70s) walking along the Yanaizu-Shōwa Prefectural Road saw two bears (each about 50 cm in length) crossing the road from east to west. Their destination after crossing is unknown.

Yanaizu Sunakohara, Fukushima

One bear was sighted on the farm road along the left bank of Shimamichigawa. It moved eastward.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Spotted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata

A bear was seen crossing National Route 252 in Shimohara-michi Nishi-ko, Yanaizu Town.

Yanaizu Kotsubaki, Fukushima

On June 5 (Friday) at approximately 4:26 a.m., in the Toriya area of Tsukematsu, Nishi-Aizu Town, a vehicle driver (male in his 60s) passing near the 138.4 km post on the outbound (upward) lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway reported seeing a bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the expressway from north to south while traveling on the outbound lanes toward Iwaki. The bear left the area via the south-side slope of the road.

Nishiaizu Tabanematsu, Fukushima

Around 04:00 on June 5, a bear was sighted in Nozawa Suwanishi-ko, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

On June 5 (Friday) at around 4:00 a.m., in a vacant lot in Suwanishi Ko, Nozawa, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 60s) saw two bears (about 1.5 m and about 1 m in length) in a roadside vacant lot while driving.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

Around 7:45 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Noguchiotsu, Teshima, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Nishiaizu Tosejima, Fukushima

On Thursday, June 4 at approximately 7:45 p.m., on the Kitakata–Nishiaizu Prefectural Road in Noguchi Otsu area, Toyeshima, Nishi-Aizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) saw one bear (about 1.5 m in length) on the road while driving. The bear walked south into a grassy area and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nishiaizu Tosejima, Fukushima

While the witness was driving on the Ban-etsu Expressway heading toward Niigata and was taking the road from the main line into the Agano River service area, a bear with cubs emerged from the right. Startled by the witness’s vehicle, they turned back and went into the woods.

Aga 熊渡, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Yanaizu, Yanaizu Town, Fukushima.

Yanaizu, Fukushima

A single cub was sighted near Tokugai Bridge from National Route 8.

Itoigawa, Niigata

On the Ban-etsu Expressway, a small bear (one individual) was sighted inside the construction yard of Ryūgatake Tunnel. It then ran off into the nearby forested area.

Aga 福取, Niigata

Spotted one bear near my house. It moved off toward the mountains.

Joetsu, Niigata

A guest at Tsugawa Onsen sighted a bear on the way back, briefly retreated, spoke with an onsen employee, and then left.

Aga 京ノ瀬, Niigata

Witnessed a bear crossing the national Route 49, heading from the Nishiku (West Ward) toward the highway near the west overpass of Route 49.

Aga 津川, Niigata

Witnessed a black object believed to be a bear moving from Minagawa Sawmill toward the Agano River.

Aga あが野北, Niigata

Observed one bear near the residence. It moved toward the east side of the mountain.

Joetsu, Niigata

One bear sighted

Itoigawa, Niigata

While walking along National Route 49 toward Niigata, I sighted a mother bear and cub walking toward the expressway in the rice field on the left.

Aga 熊渡, Niigata

One bear sighted

Itoigawa, Niigata

On May 28 at approximately 6:10 PM, in Nagasaka area, Sunagohara, Yanaizu Town, a witness (woman in her 20s) while on her property spotted an adult bear (about 1 m in length) and a cub (about 50 cm in length) walking along the riverbed.

Yanaizu Sunakohara, Fukushima

While walking toward Niigata on National Route 49, I witnessed a mother and cub crossing the road ahead from right to left.

Aga 取上, Niigata

While on a walk, I spotted a young bear heading into the wooded area of an old school site.

Aga 釣浜, Niigata

In Takamoriyama in Tamarashi, Kaneyama Town, a man in his 70s doing trail maintenance was attacked by a bear and injured on his right arm and right leg.

Kaneyama, Fukushima

Two bears were sighted on Route 49 in Togami, Aga Town.

Aga 取上, Niigata

While driving on the municipal road Sennō-Tsutsuishi Line, I observed one cub. It moved west.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Around 14:40 on May 25, two bears, about 1 m and 0.5 m long, were sighted in Onohon Shitahira-ko, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

On Monday, May 25 at approximately 2:40 p.m., in a river in Onohon Shimodaira Ko area, Nishiaizu Town, a witness (man in his 60s) observed two bears moving southward in the river while walking. One bear was about 1.0 m in length and the other about 50 cm. The subsequent whereabouts of the bears are unknown.

Nishiaizu Onomoto, Fukushima

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

While on a walk, I observed one bear crossing the town road from the field toward the brush.

Aga 釣浜, Niigata

A bear was sighted on a town road in Ishima, Aga Town.

Aga 石間, Niigata

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

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

Witnessed a bear (one) crossing the town road beside the community center. After crossing, it entered the bamboo grove beyond.

Aga 岩谷, Niigata

Spotted a mother bear and cubs wandering behind a residence. Scared them off with fireworks; they ran back toward the mountains.

Aga 岩谷, Niigata

Witnessed a mother bear and cub occupying the shoulder slope of the expressway.

Aga 岩谷, Niigata

On Tuesday, May 19 at approximately 4:40 p.m., in the Kamimiyanomae Otsu area of Kozubaki, Yanaizu Town, a witness (male) driving on the Yamatō–Yanaizu prefectural road observed one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) crossing the road.

Yanaizu Kotsubaki, Fukushima

On May 18 before 4:30 a.m., a bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted on a national road in Tsugawa, Aga Town. The sighting location was about 150 meters from a house.

Aga 津川, Niigata

A witness, traveling by vehicle on the national highway toward Niigata, observed one bear crossing the road from south to north just after exiting the Niitsugawa Tunnel. The bear climbed the slope and departed.

Aga 津川, Niigata

Several marathon runners who were participating in the ongoing event were sighted

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

On May 17, 2026, one bear was sighted around 10:00 AM on the course along Prefectural Route 73 Kujiranami-Miyakawa Line in Okouchi Nitta, Kashiwazaki City, and the organizers suspended the 26th Kashiwazaki Shiokaze Marathon at 12:15 PM. No injuries were reported.

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

This morning at around 10:00, a report was received that one bear was sighted along Prefectural Route 73 (Kujiranami-Miyagawa Line) in the Okochi Shinden area. ※As an aside, because of this the marathon (Shiokaze Marathon) was canceled. https://www.city.kashiwazaki.lg.jp/cgi-bin/smart_alert.php/1/detail/1193943 (The input screen overlaps with the keyboard, so I can’t paste the link there.)

Kashiwazaki 大字大河内新田, Niigata

A witness traveling by vehicle on the town road from the national highway toward Tanizawa observed one bear crossing the road.

Aga 黒岩, Niigata

A bear was spotted on the course of the Kashiwazaki Seaside Marathon, and the race was halted on May 17, 2026. Runners located before the sighting point were boarded onto buses and evacuated.

Kashiwazaki, Niigata

While on a walk, a bear (one) emerged from the bushes, made eye contact with the reporter, and then hid back in the bushes.

Aga 石間, Niigata

While delivering mail, one bear (about 0.5 m in body length) was sighted crossing toward the mountain (field) area.

Yanaizu Imogoya, Fukushima

Sighted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata