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Size: adult

Karuizawa 軽井沢, Nagano

Sightings of a mother bear and her cub(s)

Toyama, Toyama

Size: adult

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Karuizawa 軽井沢, Nagano

Sightings of a mother bear and her cub(s)

Toyama, Toyama

Size: Unknown

Karuizawa 軽井沢東, Nagano

Two bear-like animals were reportedly sighted in Musashino, Fukaya City.

Fukaya 緑台, Saitama

Size: adult

Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

Location: 36.36815° N, 138.59869° E We encountered 1 adult female bear with 2 cubs. The adult bear made a bluff charge toward us (stopped around 5 meters away) while the cubs ran up the hill. They then moved away together.

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: adult with cubs

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 軽井沢, Nagano

Annaka 上後閑, Gunma

A bear was sighted in Kamigokan, Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture, on 2026-08-01.

Annaka 上後閑, Gunma

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Spotted a mother bear and her cubs on the riverbank

Toyama, Toyama

Around 1:00 on July 31, a bear was sighted in Niibori, Matsuida-machi, Annaka City.

Annaka 松井田町新堀, Gunma

Annaka 松井田町新堀, Gunma

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Karuizawa, Nagano

Three bears, including a parent and offspring, were sighted in Hongu, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Annaka 松井田町二軒在家, Gunma

A bear was sighted in Matsuidamachi Matsuida, Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture, around 12:45 on July 30.

Annaka 松井田町松井田, Gunma

Witnessed one bear cub crossing the road.

Tateyama, Toyama

One bear was sighted in Horigane Karasawa, Azumino City, around 10:35 on 2026-07-30.

Azumino 穂高柏原, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Akashina Nakagawate, Azumino City.

Azumino 明科中川手, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano

Annaka 松井田町人見, Gunma

Size: Unknown

Azumino 明科中川手, Nagano

Discovered bear footprints, droppings, etc.

Tateyama, Toyama

Size: adult (fully grown)

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

One bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

In the morning of July 28, a bear sighting was reported in Oba, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Sighted something that appeared to be a bear

Toyama, Toyama

Around 1:00 PM on 2026-07-28, one bear was sighted in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

In Hirota, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, a resident saw an adult bear.

Toyama, Toyama

A bear was sighted in Goryo, Matsuidamachi, Annaka City around 8:00 on 2026-07-27.

Annaka, Gunma

Annaka, Gunma

Bear droppings were found in Yatsuo-machi Suwacho, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Discovered what appears to be bear feces

Toyama, Toyama

In Hirota, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, a resident found bear footprints and traces of a watermelon being eaten.

Toyama, Toyama

Checked for bear tracks and signs of watermelon having been eaten.

Toyama, Toyama

In Suwamachi, Yatsuo-machi, Toyama City, bear droppings were found.

Toyama, Toyama

Size: adult

Karuizawa, Nagano

In Hirota, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, three watermelons in a home garden were eaten by a bear and ruined.

Toyama, Toyama

Observed one adult bear

Toyama, Toyama

An adult bear was sighted in Fuchu-machi Araya, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Bear sighted

Toyama, Toyama

Bear footprints and droppings were found in Fuchu-machi Takahiduke, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

A resident spotted a bear in Hirota, Futakuchi-cho, Toyama City, and bear tracks were later confirmed.

Toyama, Toyama

Confirmed bear tracks

Toyama, Toyama

A bear was seen moving in Matsuidamachi-Kamimasuda, Annaka City, around 9:00 PM on July 25.

Annaka 松井田町上増田, Gunma

Annaka 松井田町土塩, Gunma

Size: juvenile

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Observed crossing the road toward the river

Tateyama, Toyama

Around 8:20 AM on 2026-07-24, one bear was sighted in Hatachi, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Karuizawa 大字発地, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 大字発地, Nagano

Around 8:20 on 2026-07-24, a bear was sighted in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Sighted what appeared to be a bear.

Tateyama, Toyama

Around 00:30 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Hotakaariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

Around 3:00 PM on July 22, a bear-like animal was sighted in Sotaniguchi, Tateyama Town.

Tateyama, Toyama

A bear was sighted in Mogusa, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 7:15 a.m. on July 21.

Karuizawa 大字茂沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 大字茂沢, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Sighted one bear

Tateyama, Toyama

Sightings of one cub

Toyama, Toyama

A bear was sighted in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Nagano.

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Annaka 松井田町行田, Gunma

One bear was seen moving in Matsuida-cho Gyoda, Annaka City, Gunma.

Annaka 松井田町行田, Gunma

One bear was sighted in Maki, Toyama City, around 3 PM.

Toyama, Toyama

Around 21:00 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

Size: cub (young bear)

Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano

Around noon on July 19, a bear was sighted in Hozotaki, Yatsuo-machi, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Size: Juvenile

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Azumino 明科七貴, Nagano

Size: cub (young animal)

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Karuizawa, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Karuizawa, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano

On the way back from the Kirizumi Onsen parking lot, just before the upstream dam on the Kirizumi River, at a right-hand curve, it suddenly jumped out onto the road from the right (mountain) side and ran straight across toward the left (river) side, which is a cliff. About 5 m in front of the vehicle.

Annaka 松井田町坂本, Gunma

It looked like a large dog crossed the area, but there was no owner, and I realized it was a wild animal. It was not a boar, deer, or badger. Judging from the size, gait, and silhouette, I think it may have been a young Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), so I am reporting it. Also, while walking nearby I found a black, glossy, flattened droppings. After examining it, I believe it is likely from a bear.

Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano