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Observed one bear about 0.7 m in body length entering the brush from the municipal road.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Observed one bear of unknown size.

Tsunan Kamigo-Ueda, Niigata

In a forest in Konabe, Nagano City, a man was accidentally hit in the left shoulder by a hunting rifle while a bear was being culled.

Nagano Konabe, Nagano

One bear, about 0.7 meters long, was sighted in the Komakiyama area of Minamiuonuma City.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Size: juvenile

Nozawaonsen Hirabayashi, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Nagano Konabe, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Iiyama Asahi, Nagano

One bear was sighted in Toyono, Toyono-machi, Nagano City.

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

For about a week, several bear tracks have been found around the farmland.

Tokamachi, Niigata

Size: adult (fully grown)

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Ogawa Takafu, Nagano

Size: adult

Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano

Around 14:55 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted in Miasa Futakuri, Omachi City.

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: adult

Iiyama Kozawara, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano

A sighting report said one bear was in a drainage canal and its face was visible in Amori-Koichi, Nagano City.

Nagano Kawanakajimamachi-Yotsuya, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iiyama Mizuho, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Nagano Shinonoi-Okada, Nagano

Size: adult

Nagano Shinonoi-Utabi, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Nagano Shinkomachi-Shimodaira, Nagano

Size: Adult

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

Around 14:00 on 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted in Hasu, Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture.

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Ogawa Setogawa, Nagano

Size: adult animal

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

Around 18:20 on 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted in Miasa, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture.

Ōmachi Miasa, Nagano

I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length entering the mountain.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Spotted one cub approximately 1 m in body length.

Tsunan Kamigo-Teraishi, Niigata

One bear about 80 cm long was sighted in Misashima, Minamiuonuma City.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

I observed one bear about 0.8 m in body length crossing National Route 291 and entering toward Mt. Sakado.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Size: adult

Ōmachi, Nagano

Around 10:00 on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Toyono-machi Toyono, Nagano City.

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

Size: adult

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Nagano Shinshushinmachi-Yamahokari, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Nagano Yoshi, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Ogawa Oneyama, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Misasa Aogu, Omachi City.

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: cub

Ogawa Setogawa, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ogawa Takafu, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: Adult with cub

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Ōmachi, Nagano

Around 17:35 on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Akashio, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Iizuna Akashio, Nagano

Discovered bear footprints and signs of crops having been damaged in a field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Size: Adult

Iizuna Akashio, Nagano

Size: Adult

Ogawa Setogawa, Nagano

Size: Adult

Ogawa Oneyama, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Hakuba, Nagano

I sighted one bear about 1 m in body length on the shoulder of National Route 291 near the Uono River.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

While driving on Prefectural Route 76, I witnessed a young bear cub crossing the road.

Tokamachi, Niigata

Found bear tracks of unknown body length in the field.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Miasa, Omachi City, around 07:30 on 2026-06-19.

Ōmachi Miasa, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

One bear was sighted on Prefectural Route 238. It was moving in the direction of the Shikumigawa (Shikumi River).

Tsunan Kamigo-Teraishi, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Miasa Futae, Omachi City, Nagano, around 16:55 on 2026-06-18.

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Found bear tracks in the rice paddy.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Heard the vocalizations of an animal believed to be a bear.

Minamiuonuma, Niigata

Size: Adult

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Kijimadaira Ogo, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Nozawaonsen Mushiu, Nagano

One cub spotted near Prefectural Route 49.

Tsunan Sanga, Niigata

Size: Adult

Ogawa Oneyama, Nagano

Size: Adult

Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano

Size: adult

Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano

Around 6:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Nanase, Nakano City.

Nakano Nanase, Nagano

Size: adult

Iiyama Toyoda, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: adult

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nagano Matsushiromachi-Iwano, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nakano Nanase, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Nozawaonsen Mushiu, Nagano

Size: Adult

Nozawaonsen Mushiu, Nagano

Size: adult

Hakuba, Nagano