This 4.6 km route from Mount Atago to Mount Atago crosses Kyoto. Over the past 30 days, 3 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 3 weeks ago near Kyoto, Kyoto; the location sits about 4.0 km from the start of the route and 3.7 km off the route line.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Kyoto.
At around 10:05 a.m. on the 25th, a 40-year-old local man spotted three bears along the Kiyotaki River in Umegahata Tono-hata-cho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto. One bear believed to be an adult was about 150–170 cm long; the bears slowly walked upstream along the river and police who went to the scene were unable to confirm them.
Kyoto, Kyoto
Around 10:00 on the 25th, three bears (one adult about 1.8 m long and two cubs) were sighted near Kōzan-ji in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto. After a witness shouted in surprise the bears fled north; no injuries or damage were reported.
Kyoto, Kyoto
At around 10:00 on April 25, 2026, three bears were reported near the Kiyotaki River by Kōyasan in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City. According to Ukyo Ward, this was the first sighting in the ward this year, and long-time residents were surprised.
Kyoto, Kyoto
Peak activity at 10:00 with 3 incidents
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Over the past 30 days, 3 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 3 weeks ago near Kyoto, Kyoto; the location sits about 4.0 km from the start of the route and 3.7 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 4.6 km route from Mount Atago to Mount Atago crosses Kyoto. Over the past 30 days, 3 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 3 weeks ago near Kyoto, Kyoto; the location sits about 4.0 km from the start of the route and 3.7 km off the route line. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
