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This 198 km route runs from Mount Azumaya to Mount Hōei, passing through Gunma, Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Suzaka, Nagano.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Gunma, Shizuoka, Nagano, Yamanashi.
Size: Adult
Suzaka, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Suzaka, Nagano
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
Details unknown
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
中央市立豊富小学校：お便り内容 件名：クマの目撃情報 配日：2026年7月21日 -本文- 7月19日午後7時50分頃、浅利 付近でクマの目撃情報がありまし た。夏季休業中ですので、ご家庭 で注意喚起をお願いいたします。 ・外出時は、クマ鈴を持参す る。 ・クマを見かけても、絶対に近 づいたり、刺激したりしない。 ・もし見かけたら、静かにその 場を離れ、近くの大人や警察に知 らせる。 安全確保のため、ご理解とご協 力をお願いいたします。
Chuo Kihara, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Suzaka, Nagano
Size: cub (young)
Suzaka, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ueda, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Koumi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ueda 真田町傍陽, Nagano
Around 7:00 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Chiyosato, Koumi Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Koumi 大字千代里, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Suzaka, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kuwayama, Saku City.
Saku Kuwayama, Nagano
Size: mother and cub
Ueda Sanadamachi-Osa, Nagano
On 2026-07-10 in Shinkoda, Saku City, Nagano, a bear was sighted.
Saku Arakoda, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ueda, Nagano
Around 9 PM on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Sanada-machi Motohara, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ueda Sanadamachi-Motohara, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ueda Sanadamachi-Motohara, Nagano
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Two bears believed to be a parent and child were sighted by a driver in Sutama-cho Wakamiko, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Size: unknown
Ueda Tonoshiro, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ueda Ueno, Nagano
parent and child
Fujinomiya 人穴, Shizuoka
Size: Unknown
Ueda Tonoshiro, Nagano
Peak activity at 19:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Suzaka, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 198 km route runs from Mount Azumaya to Mount Hōei, passing through Gunma, Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Suzaka, Nagano. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
