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There was reportedly a bear sighting near Yamakyo Bridge in Azusagawa. (From Matsumoto City official LINE)

Matsumoto, Nagano

Around 4:50 a.m. on June 21, a resident sighted one bear in Hata, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto Azusagawa-Ueno, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Nyūkawa-chō Dakyō, Takayama City.

Takayama 丹生川町駄吉, Gifu

It ran across the back mountain from one stand of trees to another. A medium-sized? or rather large bear.

Takayama 丹生川町久手, Gifu

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

Matsumoto, 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

Size: unknown

Matsumoto, Nagano

Around 7:15 on 2026-06-12, a bear was sighted in Kamiokamoto-cho 5, Takayama City.

Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu

Size: juvenile

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Matsumoto, 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

Around 11:15 on June 11, a bear was sighted in Nyukawa-cho Yagichi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture.

Takayama 丹生川町駄吉, Gifu

Size: Adult

Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano

Size: Adult

Azumino, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Wada, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Wada, Nagano

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

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano

While driving to Norikura to do some sunrise photography a bear ran across the road in front of me. It was quite foggy but I could clearly recognize it was a bear. It disappeared into the forest between some houses.

Matsumoto 宮ノ原, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, 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 Oshikiji, Nyukawacho, Takayama City.

Takayama, Gifu

A bear was sighted in Niubukawa-cho Niiibari, Takayama City.

Takayama 丹生川町新張, Gifu

Around 18:45 on May 31, a bear was sighted in Kamiokamoto-machi 2-chome, Takayama City.

Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu

Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu

Around 05:25 on 2026-05-31, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, and later captured.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto, Nagano

Takayama 丹生川町坊方, Gifu

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

Matsumoto Shimadachi, Nagano

Around 12:45 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Matsumoto, Nagano

Takayama 丹生川町坊方, Gifu

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto, Nagano

Takayama 下岡本町, Gifu

Around 7:40 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Otani, Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture.

Takayama 丹生川町大谷, Gifu

Takayama 丹生川町法力, Gifu

Takayama 丹生川町日面, Gifu

Takayama 下林町, Gifu