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This 202 km route runs from Mount Azumaya to Mount Myōkō, passing through Gunma, Nagano, and Niigata. In the past 30 days, 75 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 10 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Tsumagoi Ozasa, Gunma.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Gunma, Nagano, Niigata.
Tsumagoi Ozasa, Gunma
Size: mother and cub
Ueda Sanadamachi-Osa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ueda, Nagano
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
Tsumagoi Ashiuda, Gunma
Kusatsu, Gunma
Around 09:20 on July 8, a bear was sighted in Kusatsu, Kusatsu Town.
Kusatsu, Gunma
Size: Adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Cub, body length 50 cm, crossing the road. Police notified. Just before the melody line (rumble strips).
Kusatsu, Gunma
A large bear about 2 meters tall appeared from the top of the mountain. The moment it made eye contact with me, it ran away (no hostility). Plump body.
Kusatsu, Gunma
Kusatsu, Gunma
Around 10:00 on July 4, a bear was sighted in Kamahara, Tsumagoi Village, Gunma Prefecture.
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
Size: Adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Size: adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Naganohara Haneo, Gunma
On 2026-07-01 in the afternoon, one bear was sighted in Otsu, Naganohara Town, Gunma.
Naganohara Haneo, Gunma
Tsumagoi Ashiuda, Gunma
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
Tsumagoi Tashiro, Gunma
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
Size: Adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
Size: cub (juvenile)
Takayama, Nagano
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Size: Adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Around 08:00 on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Kamikura, Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture.
Suzaka Kamegura, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Suzaka Tochigura, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ueda, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ueda, Nagano
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Mihara, Gunma
Size: juvenile
Ueda Sugadairakogen, Nagano
Size: adult
Ueda, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ueda, Nagano
Size: adult
Ueda, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kamahara, Tsumagoi Village, Gunma on the morning of 2026-06-22.
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
Tsumagoi Mihara, Gunma
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Tashiro, Gunma
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Size: cub (juvenile)
Ueda, Nagano
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Size: juvenile
Ueda Sanadamachi-Osa, Nagano
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Nirē, Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, around 16:20 on 2026-06-12.
Suzaka Nirei, Nagano
Tsumagoi Ozasa, Gunma
Size: mother and cub
Ueda Sanadamachi-Osa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ueda, Nagano
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
Tsumagoi Ashiuda, Gunma
Kusatsu, Gunma
Around 09:20 on July 8, a bear was sighted in Kusatsu, Kusatsu Town.
Kusatsu, Gunma
Size: Adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Around 6:30 PM on July 6, a bear was sighted in Kashiwabara, Shinano Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Shinano, Nagano
Cub, body length 50 cm, crossing the road. Police notified. Just before the melody line (rumble strips).
Kusatsu, Gunma
A large bear about 2 meters tall appeared from the top of the mountain. The moment it made eye contact with me, it ran away (no hostility). Plump body.
Kusatsu, Gunma
Kusatsu, Gunma
Around 10:00 on July 4, a bear was sighted in Kamahara, Tsumagoi Village, Gunma Prefecture.
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
While traveling on Prefectural Route Myoko Kogen Park Line, a single bear was sighted crossing the road from north to south.
Myoko, Niigata
Size: Adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Size: adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Naganohara Haneo, Gunma
One bear was sighted in Toyono, Toyono-machi, Nagano City.
Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano
On 2026-07-01 in the afternoon, one bear was sighted in Otsu, Naganohara Town, Gunma.
Naganohara Haneo, Gunma
Size: Adult
Shinano Nojiri, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano
Tsumagoi Ashiuda, Gunma
Size: adult
Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
Tsumagoi Tashiro, Gunma
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
Size: Adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
Size: cub (juvenile)
Takayama, Nagano
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Size: Adult
Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano
Around 14:00 on 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted in Hasu, Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Size: adult animal
Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, a single bear was observed moving across the road from the west side to the east side.
Myoko, Niigata
Around 08:00 on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Kamikura, Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture.
Suzaka Kamegura, Nagano
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Toyono-machi Toyono, Nagano City.
Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Suzaka Tochigura, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Nagano Yoshi, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ueda, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ueda, Nagano
Around 17:35 on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Akashio, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Iizuna Akashio, Nagano
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Mihara, Gunma
Size: Adult
Iizuna Akashio, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ueda Sugadairakogen, Nagano
Size: adult
Ueda, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ueda, Nagano
Size: adult
Ueda, Nagano
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata Line, (a witness) observed one bear crossing the road from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kamahara, Tsumagoi Village, Gunma on the morning of 2026-06-22.
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
Tsumagoi Mihara, Gunma
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Tashiro, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Oaza Kehashizaka, Myoko.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, I witnessed one bear entering the forest on the east side of the road.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear was sighted on a road in Keishizaka, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Size: cub (juvenile)
Ueda, Nagano
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
One bear was sighted in Kahara, Shinanomachi, Nagano.
Shinano, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ueda Sanadamachi-Osa, Nagano
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
Around 6:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Nanase, Nakano City.
Nakano Nanase, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nakano Nanase, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Nirē, Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, around 16:20 on 2026-06-12.
Suzaka Nirei, Nagano
On a prefectural road in Sekiyama, Myoko City, a city-operated route bus collided with a bear, damaging the bumper.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Akakura, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
While traveling on Prefectural Route Myoko Kogen Park Line, a single bear was sighted crossing the road from north to south.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted crossing the municipal Sakaizawa-Omine road from south to north.
Myoko, Niigata
Size: Adult
Shinano Nojiri, Nagano
While walking along the municipal road Futamata-Akakura Onsen Line, near the underpass box of the Joshin-etsu Expressway, I witnessed one bear crossing the road from south to north.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, a single bear was observed moving across the road from the west side to the east side.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata Line, (a witness) observed one bear crossing the road from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Oaza Kehashizaka, Myoko.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, I witnessed one bear entering the forest on the east side of the road.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear was sighted on a road in Keishizaka, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
Peak activity at 9:00 with 7 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 75 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 10 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Tsumagoi Ozasa, Gunma.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 202 km route runs from Mount Azumaya to Mount Myōkō, passing through Gunma, Nagano, and Niigata. In the past 30 days, 75 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 10 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Tsumagoi Ozasa, Gunma. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
