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This 447 km route runs from Akashi Municipal Planetarium to Hokuto, passing through Hyogo, Yamanashi, Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Nagano, Osaka, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hyogo, Yamanashi, Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Nagano, Osaka, Shiga.
Size: unknown
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
A bear was sighted on a road in Saienji, Maibara City, Shiga, by students commuting to school.
Maibara Saienji, Shiga
A bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Ujimaburi, east of Asagiri Bridge, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. One adult bear and several cubs were seen.
Uji, Kyoto
Uji, Kyoto
Size: juvenile
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Tatsuno 南平, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida 大休, Nagano
While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.
Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka
Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town
Shimamoto, Osaka
Size: juvenile
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ina Nishiharuchika, Nagano
Around 2026-06-26 00:00, a bear was sighted in Kitanono, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Kitaono, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Takamori Izuhara, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida 大休, Nagano
Around 6:30 a.m. on June 22, one beekeeping box was found broken in the yard of a private home in Kitakata, Iida City, and the honeybee nest inside was missing. The city believes a bear likely caused the damage.
Iida Kitagata, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Komagane, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Iida, Nagano
Size: Adult
Komagane, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: cub
Komagane, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Around 8:00 on June 19, two bears were reported sighted on a road in Kamigōkuroda, Iida City.
Iida Kamisatokuroda, Nagano
Size: unknown
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
Around 8:00 on 2026-06-19, a bear-like animal was sighted in Miyanoue, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Notose, Maibara City, Shiga, reportedly in a vacant lot.
Maibara Notose, Shiga
Size: cub (young bear)
Tatsuno 南平, Nagano
June 15, around 3:10 AM, Wakabadai
Otsu Wakabadai, Shiga
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kamishima, Tatsuno Town, Nagano, around 18:00 on 2026-06-15.
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Nakamura, Iida City, Nagano on June 15 around 7:30 PM.
Iida 中村, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: cub (young)
Iida, Nagano
Size: adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Iida 大休, Nagano
Around 17:10 on June 11, a bear was sighted in Kami-shima, Tatsuno Town.
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Hokuto Takanecho-Nagasawa, Yamanashi
Size: cub
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Iida, Nagano
Size: young cub
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa 大字中箕輪, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Iida, Nagano
At the bend in the mountain trail where vehicles meet head-on
Nakatsugawa, Gifu
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
It came down from the mountain side onto the road and crossed the road. Appeared to be a bear.
Ena 長島町正家, Gifu
Size: adult with cubs
Iida Takinosawa, Nagano
Ena 三郷町野井, Gifu
Peak activity at 6:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 447 km route runs from Akashi Municipal Planetarium to Hokuto, passing through Hyogo, Yamanashi, Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Nagano, Osaka, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
