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This 155 km route runs from Fuefuki to Kamikōchi, passing through Yamanashi and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 89 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 19 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
6 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamanashi, Nagano.
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 三郷温, Nagano
A bear entered the kitchen of a house in Azumi, Matsumoto City, damaging the back door and ransacking food baskets and trash bags.
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Takabe, Chuo City, Yamanashi Prefecture, around 22:50 on August 4.
Chuo Takabe, Yamanashi
Chuo Takabe, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Mother-and-cub bears / Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
One bear was found inside a capture cage installed in Soga, Shiojiri City, and was culled by a local hunting association member.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yanagisawa, Yamanashi
A resident living in the Kurosawa area of Takekawa Town reported that they appear in security camera footage. The person entered the yard from the Takekawayamataka Line 35 city road on the south side of their house and walked north through the yard.
Hokuto Mukawacho-Kurosawa, Yamanashi
(It) was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
One bear was sighted in Horigane Karasawa, Azumino City, around 10:35 on 2026-07-30.
Azumino 穂高柏原, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yanagisawa, Yamanashi
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yamataka, Yamanashi
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was swimming
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Kōfu Nakabatakecho, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Crossed by swimming across the river
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Climbed a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
Details unknown
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
中央市立豊富小学校：お便り内容 件名：クマの目撃情報 配日：2026年7月21日 -本文- 7月19日午後7時50分頃、浅利 付近でクマの目撃情報がありまし た。夏季休業中ですので、ご家庭 で注意喚起をお願いいたします。 ・外出時は、クマ鈴を持参す る。 ・クマを見かけても、絶対に近 づいたり、刺激したりしない。 ・もし見かけたら、静かにその 場を離れ、近くの大人や警察に知 らせる。 安全確保のため、ご理解とご協 力をお願いいたします。
Chuo Kihara, Yamanashi
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Arigasaki, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was climbing a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stood still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
was stripping the bark from a fallen tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Parent-and-offspring bears / Walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Peak activity at 14:00 with 9 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 89 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 19 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 155 km route runs from Fuefuki to Kamikōchi, passing through Yamanashi and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 89 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 19 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
