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A single cub bear was sighted near Tsutsuishi Station.

Itoigawa, Niigata

A passerby spotted one bear, about 1 meter long, on National Route 292 in the Jitto area of Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

Near the north side of Miyukibashi (Miyuki Bridge)

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear approximately 80 centimeters in body length was sighted 200 meters east of the former Marine Fishing Center.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear about 0.8 meters long was sighted in Mushu Iwato, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

Around 6:30 PM on July 6, a bear was sighted in Kashiwabara, Shinano Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Shinano, Nagano

While traveling on the municipal Shimokura-Takakura road, I sighted one bear on the left bank of the Takakura River. It ran off toward the mountain to the south.

Itoigawa, Niigata

While driving on the municipal Kitazawa Road, witnessed one bear crossing the road westward.

Myoko, Niigata

Spotted one bear near a residence. It was moving from beside the Nakago General Gymnasium toward the railway tracks.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Akakura, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear sighted in front of a residence. Direction of escape unknown.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

Witnessed an animal that looked like a cub crossing the road.

Kamiichi, Toyama

While traveling on Prefectural Route Myoko Kogen Park Line, a single bear was sighted crossing the road from north to south.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted crossing the municipal Sakaizawa-Omine road from south to north.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was observed crossing National Route 18 from east to west.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted heading west.

Itoigawa, Niigata

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

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted in the home center parking lot in the area of Ooaza Nishitanaka.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted in a home center parking lot in Nishitakanaka, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

Size: Adult

Shinano Nojiri, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

A bear was seen moving in Oumihokutocho, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Confirmed a bear moving westward

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

While walking along the municipal road Futamata-Akakura Onsen Line, near the underpass box of the Joshin-etsu Expressway, I witnessed one bear crossing the road from south to north.

Myoko, Niigata

Size: adult

Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano

While driving on the municipal road east line of Itoigawa Junior High School, one bear was sighted. It was moving east.

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

One bear was sighted about 100 meters northwest of the campsite in the Oaza Gochi Kokubu area.

Joetsu, Niigata

One cub was sighted

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

One cub was sighted in Wakaguri, Kurobe City.

Kurobe 若栗, Toyama

One bear was sighted in Gochikokubu, Joetsu City.

Joetsu, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Kajiyashiki, Itoigawa City, Niigata, around 16:10 on June 26.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear was sighted near Kajiyashiki Community Center. It was moving southwest.

Itoigawa, Niigata

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 animal

Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano

While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, a single bear was observed moving across the road from the west side to the east side.

Myoko, Niigata

Bear feces confirmed on the premises

Itoigawa 中央, Niigata

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

Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Nagano Yoshi, Nagano

Observed one bear outside the baseball stadium.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One bear sighted near Nōu Ballpark (within the Ōheiji area of the Nōu region) attempting to climb a tree.

Itoigawa, Niigata

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

Iizuna Akashio, Nagano

Observed one cub. Moving westward.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Confirmed feces in vacant lot approximately the size consistent with a bear.

Itoigawa 横町, Niigata

One bear was sighted. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

One adult bear and one cub were sighted near Suwa Shrine in the Hamakiura area; they moved south.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Observed one cub. It was moving toward the mountains.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Size: Adult

Iizuna Akashio, Nagano

While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata Line, (a witness) observed one bear crossing the road from east to west.

Myoko, Niigata

Around 3:15 PM on June 22, a bear-like animal was sighted in Funahashi.

Funahashi, Toyama

Sighted one bear

Itoigawa, Niigata

A bear was sighted in Oaza Kehashizaka, Myoko.

Myoko, Niigata

While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, I witnessed one bear entering the forest on the east side of the road.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was culled by emergency shooting along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town.

Asahi, Toyama

A bear appeared along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town, and moved into a coastal windbreak forest.

Asahi, Toyama

A bear was sighted on a road in Keishizaka, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted. It was moving north.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Sighted something that appeared to be a bear

Toyama, Toyama

An animal resembling a bear was sighted in Ippongi, Toyama City, around 6:00 AM on June 19.

Toyama, Toyama

Found flattened grass believed to be a bear’s lying-down spot

Uozu, Toyama

One bear was sighted in Nakago-ku Fujisawa, Joetsu City, Niigata.

Joetsu, Niigata

Spotted one bear while driving to the fields. It moved northwest.

Joetsu, Niigata

Witnessed an adult bear about 1 meter in length crossing the road.

Asahi, Toyama

One bear sighted near the bus stop in the Kyōgamines 2-chome area of Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

A fully grown bear about 1 meter in size was seen crossing the river and climbing up into the mountains.

Asahi, Toyama

One adult bear was sighted in Motoyashiki, Asahi Town.

Asahi, Toyama

While traveling on National Route 292, witnessed a bear about 1 m in length crossing from east to west.

Myoko, Niigata

Feces of a large mammal believed to be a bear or wild boar

Uozu, Toyama

One bear was sighted in Kahara, Shinanomachi, Nagano.

Shinano, Nagano

Observed one bear in the field.

Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata

Witnessed an adult bear about 1 m in size crossing the road.

Asahi, Toyama

Around 6:30 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Sakuramachi, Asahi Town, Toyama Prefecture.

Asahi, Toyama

Sighted an adult bear about 1 meter in size

Asahi, Toyama

Sighted under the field's streetlight.

Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata

Cub sighted on the Shōmyō Falls trail

Toyama, Toyama

A fisherman sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.

Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata

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

Nakano Nanase, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Terajima, Itoigawa City, around 4:10 AM on 2026-06-14.

Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata

Size: Adult

Nakano Nanase, Nagano

While driving on the municipal Ōshika-Okeumi Road, a single bear was sighted heading into the forest.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted heading into the mountains to the east from the area near the Joshin-etsu Expressway.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear was sighted heading toward the mountains near Uta Shikan (Uta Community Center) in the Omi area of Itoigawa City.

Itoigawa, Niigata

Witnessed an adult approximately 100 cm in size crossing the road.

Toyama, Toyama

A bear of unknown length was sighted on a city road in Niijima, Myoko City.

Myoko, Niigata

One bear seen heading toward the river to the east.

Myoko, Niigata

A resident reported seeing something bear-like in Hori, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

Sighted an animal believed to be a bear

Toyama, Toyama

A bear-like animal was sighted in Hori, Toyama City.

Toyama, Toyama

I witnessed what appeared to be a bear running across the road.

Toyama, Toyama