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This 115 km route runs from Takayama to Yuki, passing through Gunma, Ibaraki, and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 22 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi.
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Ashikaga 板倉町, Tochigi
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Around 9:50 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Kamishirai, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
Shibukawa 上白井, Gunma
Shibukawa 赤城町津久田, Gunma
Shibukawa 小野子, Gunma
At around 20:00 on June 3, a bear was sighted in Akagi-cho Tsukuda, Shibukawa City.
Shibukawa 赤城町津久田, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Nakayama, Takayama Village, Gunma, around 1:00 AM on May 29.
Takayama Nakayama, Gunma
Ashikaga 中川町, Tochigi
Takayama, Gunma
Around 8:15 on May 28, a bear was sighted in Nakayama, Takayama Village, Gunma Prefecture.
Takayama Nakayama, Gunma
Around 18:30 on 2026-05-27, a bear was sighted in Yokobori, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Around 6:00 on 2026-05-26, a bear was sighted in Yagatahara-machi, Numata City, Gunma Prefecture.
Numata Yakatabaramachi, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Takayama, Gunma
At around 04:40 on May 20, 2026, one presumed Asiatic black bear was sighted near the riverbank north of Watarase Bridge in Tori 4-chome, Ashikaga City. The city also reported a related incident on May 10 in Omata Town where an approximately 100 kg bear was mistakenly caught in a trap and culled.
Ashikaga 南町, Tochigi
Shibukawa 川島, Gunma
At around 08:10 on May 18, 2026, a presumed Asiatic black bear was sighted near the underside of the Kita-Kanto Expressway overpass in Isohe-cho, Ashikaga City. The site is along the Watarase River about 1 km south of Yamamae Station (JR Ryomo Line), near Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital.
Ashikaga 五十部町, Tochigi
Shibukawa 北橘町分郷八崎, Gunma
Takayama, Gunma
Peak activity at 18:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 22 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 115 km route runs from Takayama to Yuki, passing through Gunma, Ibaraki, and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 22 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
