This 170 km route from Fuefuki to Tsumagoi crosses Yamanashi, Gunma, and Nagano. Over the past 30 days, 2 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 week ago near Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano; the location sits about 122.8 km from the start of the route and 478 m off the route line.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
5 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamanashi, Gunma, Nagano.
Karuizawa Town in Kitasaku District has temporarily shifted its policy from releasing captured bears after 'learning' to euthanizing them for a limited period. The change responds to repeated human injuries and appearances of bears in residential areas across the prefecture and concerns that bears' wide-ranging movements could cause harm to neighboring municipalities.
Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano
Size: Adult
Karuizawa, Nagano
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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Over the past 30 days, 2 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 1 week ago near Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano; the location sits about 122.8 km from the start of the route and 478 m off the route line.
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This 170 km route from Fuefuki to Tsumagoi crosses Yamanashi, Gunma, and Nagano. Over the past 30 days, 2 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 1 week ago near Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano; the location sits about 122.8 km from the start of the route and 478 m off the route line. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
