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I'm Afraid of Autumn Hiking Now. Is Anyone Else Feeling the Same?

週末登山家 2 months ago This post has been automatically translated.
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For 15 years I’ve hiked in the Tohoku mountains every autumn. I loved the autumn in Tohoku the most — Mount Gassan with its fall foliage, the Asahi Range, Mount Iide.

But since autumn 2025 I’ve been too scared to go to the mountains. Thirteen people died. The Self-Defense Forces were deployed to Akita. Eighty-eight people were attacked in October alone. Every time I watch the news I think, “That could have been me.”

I’m anxious even on low hills. Last month I tried to walk a nearby satoyama but turned back at the trailhead.

Is anyone else feeling the same? How are you getting through it?

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Kumamap Team 2 months ago

クママップの月別データ（116,565件）で見ると、10月は26,277件で年間最多です。11月は16,561件。秋の東北は確かにリスクが最も高い時期と場所の組み合わせです。不安を感じるのは正常な反応です。

でも、リスクをゼロにできなくても大幅に下げられます：

  1. 時期をずらす：春（4-5月）は秋の1/5以下の出没数。残雪期や新緑期の東北も美しいです。
  2. 場所を選ぶ：クママップで直近の出没データを確認し、最近報告がないルートを選べます。
  3. グループで行く：3人以上が理想。ソロのリスクは格段に高くなります。
  4. 装備を整える：熊スプレー携帯、使い方を事前に練習。
  5. 混雑した山を選ぶ：人が多い分、クマが出にくくなります。

「山をやめる」以外の選択肢はあります。リスクを理解して、時期と場所と装備で管理する。

東北の最新データ: kumamap.com/ja/areas/akita

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