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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, 13 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 Ueda Sanadamachi-Motohara, 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.
Around 6:30 PM on May 22, a bear was sighted in Honhara, Sanada-machi, Ueda City.
Ueda Sanadamachi-Motohara, Nagano
Ueda, Nagano
Ueda, Nagano
Ueda, Nagano
I encountered three bears while driving.
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
On May 17 a single bear was sighted in the scrub woodland beside a pitch at Sugadaira Kogen in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture during a soccer match. About 100 players and guardians left the area and there were no injuries. The area has reportedly had previous bear sightings.
Ueda Sugadairakogen, Nagano
Around 13:30 on May 16, 2026, a witness reported that a "dark-colored thing" crossed the road near the entrance to the Mizugatsuka Park trail in Susono City, Suyama, Shizuoka Prefecture; it is believed to be a bear. The city contacted the hunting association and nearby facilities to issue warnings, and police are patrolling the area, but no new sightings have been reported.
Susono, Shizuoka
Around 7:30 a.m. on the 16th, a resident walking in the Itopia Komoro Kogen villa area in Okubo, Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture, reported seeing one adult bear about 1 meter long and called the police. Officers arrived but the bear had already left; no further sightings or damage have been confirmed and the police are warning local residents.
Komoro Okubo, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Koumi, Nagano
At around 01:35 on May 8, 2026, a truck driver traveling on National Route 358 in Nakabata-cho, Nakado district, Kofu City, spotted a bear-like animal about 1 m long on the road. The man reported it to the police, and the city conducted patrols and issued warnings to residents via disaster prevention radio.
Kōfu Nakabatakecho, Yamanashi
In the early morning of the 8th, a suspected bear about 1 m long was spotted on a national road in Kofu City, the city reported. The city is urging people to be cautious.
Kōfu Wakamatsucho, Yamanashi
A suspected bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a major bend of a national road near "右左口の里" in Kofu City. The man who saw it reported to the police, and the city conducted patrols and warned residents via disaster radio.
Kōfu Nakabatakecho, Yamanashi
Nature Recreation Forest B Course Sighted between Takahachi Parking Lot and Garan Sawa. It fled to the west-northwest.
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
Peak activity at 13:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 13 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 Ueda Sanadamachi-Motohara, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. 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, 13 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 Ueda Sanadamachi-Motohara, Nagano. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
