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This 629 km route runs from Chikusei to Kyotamba, passing through Ibaraki, Tochigi, Kyoto, Aichi, Gunma, Kanagawa, Mie, Saitama, Shiga, Shizuoka, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 26 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Ibaraki, Tochigi, Kyoto, Aichi, Gunma, Kanagawa, Mie, Saitama, Shiga, Shizuoka, Tokyo.
Around 08:50 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Aoyama, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka
On 2026-07-13 evening, one bear was sighted in Yadori, Matsuda Town, Kanagawa.
Matsuda 寄, Kanagawa
Isehara, Kanagawa
A bear was sighted in Hoshiyama, Fujinomiya City.
Fujinomiya 黒田, Shizuoka
Around 12:15 on July 9, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kanna, Yamakita Town, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Yamakita 神縄, Kanagawa
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Naka, Kyoto
Kyotamba Oboso, Kyoto
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Shiwaga, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Goma, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Kamiyabu, Mukohara, Yagi-cho, Nantan City.
Nantan Yagicho-Kiwara, Kyoto
Shizuoka 宍原, Shizuoka
Nantan Yagicho-Kiwara, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Around 23:00 on 2026-06-28, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Oharano Minamikasuga-cho, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
Captured on 6/25
Oyama 柳島, Shizuoka
At around 4:25 on 2026-06-24, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted in farmland in Tonara-cho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Sano 戸奈良町, Tochigi
Confirmed in the photo
Oyama 藤曲, Shizuoka
A bear was sighted in Takaya-Kuruda, Sonobecho, Nantan City.
Nantan Sonobecho-Odo, Kyoto
Nantan Sonobecho-Sagiri, Kyoto
Oyama 湯船, Shizuoka
6/17 around 21:00, Ōtani Town
Otsu Otanicho, Shiga
Nantan Sonobecho-Kumahara, Kyoto
Yamakita, Kanagawa
On 2026-06-15 around 18:50, a schoolchild reported seeing a 'black four-legged thing' in Misasagiminekadōchō, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
Peak activity at 9:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 26 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 629 km route runs from Chikusei to Kyotamba, passing through Ibaraki, Tochigi, Kyoto, Aichi, Gunma, Kanagawa, Mie, Saitama, Shiga, Shizuoka, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 26 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
