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This 131 km route runs from Chino to Lake Yamanaka, passing through Nagano and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Yamanakako, Yamanashi.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
7 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano, Yamanashi.
Yamanakako, Yamanashi
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Otsuki Otsukimachi-Hanasaki, Yamanashi
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Yamanakako, Yamanashi
Yamanakako, Yamanashi
They were a parent and child
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
Two bears, large and small, were sighted along National Route 413 in Hirano, Yamanakako Village.
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
There was bear scat.
Narusawa, Yamanashi
Narusawa, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujikawaguchiko Funatsu, Yamanashi
Size: cub
Fujimi, Nagano
Kōfu Atagomachi, Yamanashi
Kōfu Ubaguchicho, Yamanashi
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Sutama-cho Wakagami, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Fujikawaguchiko Kodachi, Yamanashi
Kōfu Shingyojicho, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Observed for about one second a black, rounded, quadrupedal animal about the size of a medium dog—possibly a bear cub or a wild boar—running roughly 30 meters uphill into the brush. Location: where the Onnazaka and Sawa trails merge on Mt. Takagawayama.
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida Araya, Yamanashi
Kōfu Yamamiyacho, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida Kamiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 18:25 on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted in Hirasemachi, Kofu City.
Kōfu Hirasemachi, Yamanashi
Otsuki Otsukimachi-Otsuki, Yamanashi
Kōfu Tokojimachi, Yamanashi
I saw a bear coming down the Yoshidaguchi promenade from the mountain side and crossing the road. While driving on Fujizakura Street (?), I noticed a dark shape crossing the road; when I looked toward where it went, an adult-sized bear was standing there. I couldn’t take a photo, but I clearly confirmed it.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 7:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Yamanakako, Yamanashi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 131 km route runs from Chino to Lake Yamanaka, passing through Nagano and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Yamanakako, Yamanashi. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
