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A bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano, around 08:50 on 2026-06-04.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano

A 45-year-old farm worker woman nearby called 110 to report seeing a bear in Sasaga, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano

Size: Adult

Okaya, Nagano

Size: adult

Azumino 豊科光, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano

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

Matsumoto Shimadachi, Nagano

Size: adult with cub

Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano

Size: Juvenile

Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Fujimi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano

Size: Adult

Fujimi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Fujimi, Nagano

Around noon on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Fujimi, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano

One bear was captured with a tranquilizer gun at Nanbu Park in Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Yoshino, Nagano

One bear was caught on a company security camera in Hiratahigashi, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Ichiba, Nagano

On 2026-05-22 before 08:00, a bear was reported in a yard in Kotobuki-kita, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.

Matsumoto Ichiba, Nagano

Size: Adult

Matsumoto Yoshino, Nagano

A bear was sighted around 7:30 a.m. in a residential area of Kotobuki-kita 8, Matsumoto City.

Matsumoto Kotobuki-toyooka, Nagano

One bear was seen in Nambu Park in Matsumoto, Nagano, stayed on a tree for about an hour, and was captured with a tranquilizer gun.

Matsumoto Yoshino, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano

Size: adult

Okaya Minato, Nagano

Around 07:00 on May 21, 2026, one bear was sighted in a residential area near the Kobo-yama kofun in Namiyanagi, Matsumoto City. Namiyanagi Elementary School was closed temporarily and 54 pupils who had already arrived were handed over to their guardians. Police and municipal authorities searched the area but did not find the bear; footprints believed to be from a bear were found in a nearby field. No human injuries were reported.

Matsumoto Namiyanagi, Nagano

A resident reported seeing a bear in Nariai, Matsumoto City, and called 110.

Matsumoto Namiyanagi, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto Namiyanagi, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Matsumoto Kotobuki-shirasebuchi, Nagano

Size: adult

Shiojiri Hirooka-Kataishi, Nagano

Around 2 PM on May 20, a bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano.

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Kyushiojiri, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano

At around 20:40 on May 17, 2026, a single bear about 50 cm long was sighted in a residential area about 60 meters south of Kimii-chi Nursery in Nakasu, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture. Police arrived but the bear had already left; police and city officials patrolled the area the next morning and warned residents, and no damage has been confirmed.

Suwa Nakasu, Nagano

Around 18:00 on May 15, 2026, a member of the local hunting association reported to the city hall that they had sighted one adult bear about 1.5 meters long in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture. Police arrived at the scene but the bear had already left; they are patrolling the area and warning residents.

Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Kakizawa, Nagano