เส้นทางเดินป่า Hokuto-Hakuba

Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi

Bear-like animal tracks were found in Sutama-cho Wakagami, Hokuto City.

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi

Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi

Hokuto Kobuchisawacho, Yamanashi

Size: adult (fully grown)

Fujimi, 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: adult

Okaya Minato, 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

Size: Adult

Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Azumino, Nagano

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

Matsumoto, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano

Size: adult

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

Size: Adult

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

Size: adult

Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano

Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.

Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano

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

A bear was sighted in Tokiwanishiyama, Omachi City, around 11:30 on May 31.

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ōmachi, 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

A bear was sighted in Aizome, Ikeda Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Ikeda Aisome, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Ikeda Rikugo, Nagano

Size: adult with cub

Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Ikeda Rikugo, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Matsukawa, Nagano

Size: adult

Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano

Around 06:00 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.

Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano

Size: Juvenile

Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Tokiwanishiyama, Omachi City, around 3:03 PM on May 23.

Ōmachi, 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

Size: adult (fully grown)

Azumino 明科光, 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

Around 09:40 on the 12th, a passerby reported seeing one cub on a prefectural road near Nishihara Community Center in Matsukawa Village, Kitaazumi District. Omachi police officers and village staff searched the area but did not confirm the bear.

Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano

Size: Adult

Shiojiri Kakizawa, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: cub/juvenile

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: adult with cubs

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: adult with cubs

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: Adult

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: adult with cubs

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: adult

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Ōmachi, Nagano

Around 5:55 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Miasa Futae, Omachi City.

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: adult with cub(s)

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: Adult

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ōmachi, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Tokiwanishiyama, Omachi City, around 11:30 on May 31.

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Ōmachi, Nagano

Around 9:25 on May 30, a bear was sighted in Miwa, Omachi City.

Ōmachi Miasa, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: Cub

Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Aizome, Ikeda Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Ikeda Aisome, Nagano

At around 12:20 on 2026-05-29, one bear was sighted in Miasa Futari, Omachi City.

Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano

Size: Unknown

Ikeda Rikugo, Nagano

Around 11:00 on May 29, a bear was sighted in Shakanouchi, Omachi City.

Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano

Size: adult and cub

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: adult with cubs

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Ikeda Rikugo, Nagano

Size: adult (fully grown)

Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano

Size: Adult (fully grown)

Matsukawa, Nagano

Size: Juvenile

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: unknown

Ōmachi, Nagano

On National Route 406, about 10 minutes after entering Ogawa Village from Hakuba Village toward Togakushi Shrine, an apparently adult male bear came out in front of my car, ran about 20 meters along the roadway, slipped under the wire guard, and fled toward the river.

Hakuba, Nagano

A bear was sighted in Tokiwanishiyama, Omachi City, around 3:03 PM on May 23.

Ōmachi, Nagano

Size: Juvenile

Hakuba, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano

Around 17:00 on the 14th, one bear believed to be a cub was sighted near the Akeno bus stop in Yasaka, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, and police warned local residents. Officers rushed to the scene but did not find the bear, and no damage or additional sightings have been reported.

Ōmachi Yasaka, Nagano

Around 09:40 on the 12th, a passerby reported seeing one cub on a prefectural road near Nishihara Community Center in Matsukawa Village, Kitaazumi District. Omachi police officers and village staff searched the area but did not confirm the bear.

Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano

Size: juvenile

Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano