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This 94 km route runs from Amatsu Shrine to Mount Togakushi, passing through Niigata and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Itoigawa, Niigata.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Niigata, Nagano.
Near the north side of Miyukibashi (Miyuki Bridge)
Itoigawa, Niigata
Disaster prevention broadcast information from the Hakuba Village Agricultural Affairs Division
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Nakatsuchi, Nagano
One bear sighted in front of a residence. Direction of escape unknown.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear was crossing the Himekawa River heading west.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Spotted two bears with cubs. One of them moved off to the west.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
One bear was sighted heading west.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Size: Juvenile
Otari Nakatsuchi, Nagano
A bear was seen moving in Oumihokutocho, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Confirmed a bear moving westward
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
While driving on the municipal road east line of Itoigawa Junior High School, one bear was sighted. It was moving east.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Otari Nakatsuchi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Otari Nakatsuchi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Kitaotari, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Kitaotari, Nagano
Bear feces confirmed on the premises
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Nakaotari, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Confirmed feces in vacant lot approximately the size consistent with a bear.
Itoigawa 横町, Niigata
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: adult
Otari Nakaotari, Nagano
Sighted one bear
Itoigawa, Niigata
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: cub
Otari Nakaotari, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
One bear sighted near the bus stop in the Kyōgamines 2-chome area of Itoigawa City.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
Near the boundary between Kuriyama and Izumi hamlets in the Nechi area, one bear was sighted on the prefectural road. It moved toward the mountains.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Observed one bear in the field.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Sighted under the field's streetlight.
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
A fisherman sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.
Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata
Size: adult and cub
Otari, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Hakuba, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Terajima, Itoigawa City, around 4:10 AM on 2026-06-14.
Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Disaster prevention broadcast information from the Hakuba Village Agricultural Affairs Division
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Nagano, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Nagano Togakushi-Tochiwara, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ogawa Setogawa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagano, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult with cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ogawa Setogawa, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Togakushi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Togakushi-Soyama, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Peak activity at 18:00 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 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Itoigawa, Niigata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 94 km route runs from Amatsu Shrine to Mount Togakushi, passing through Niigata and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Itoigawa, Niigata. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
