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This 182 km route runs from Fuefuki to Mount Suisho, passing through Yamanashi, Toyama, Gifu, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 91 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
12 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamanashi, Toyama, Gifu, Nagano.
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
In Soga, Shiojiri City, one adult Asian black bear caught in a trap for deer and other animals was captured and culled because houses were nearby.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
It was eating something by the roadside. When a car approached, it disappeared into the grass.
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
One bear was sighted in a residential area of Miyabuchi, Matsumoto City; police searched but did not find it.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano
While climbing a power line route, a creature suddenly ran away from the grassy verge about 2 meters away. It was about the size of a large dog, with short legs and coarse, jet-black hair on its back. This was the sixth time I had encountered a bear.
Azumino, Nagano
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Okada-Shimookada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Okada-Shimookada, Nagano
A 110 emergency call reported seeing a bear in Jōyama, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
Size: cub
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kanai, Shiojiri City on 2026-06-11.
Shiojiri Kanai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Shiojiri Midoriko, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Kōfu Atagomachi, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Kamiashigawa, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano, around 08:50 on 2026-06-04.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Sutama-cho Wakagami, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
A 45-year-old farm worker woman nearby called 110 to report seeing a bear in Sasaga, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya, Nagano
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Hotakamaki, Azumino City, around 17:05 on 2026-06-01.
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 豊科光, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Kōfu Yamamiyacho, Yamanashi
Around 18:25 on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted in Hirasemachi, Kofu City.
Kōfu Hirasemachi, Yamanashi
Around 18:35 on 2026-05-29, one bear was sighted in Shimadachi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shimadachi, Nagano
Kōfu Tokojimachi, Yamanashi
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult with cub
Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano
Hokuto Kobuchisawacho, Yamanashi
From the hiking trail beside the old Koshu-kaido Sasago Tunnel, near Sasago Pass on the trail toward Mt. Sasago Karigaharasuri, I encountered a cub about 50 cm long approximately 50 meters ahead of my position. The cub ran up the slope on the left side of the trail, toward the Enzan side, from Sasago Pass and disappeared. I watched the same spot for about five minutes but did not see any adult bear.
Otsuki, Yamanashi
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 06:00 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Kōfu Tokojimachi, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 18:00 with 5 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 91 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 182 km route runs from Fuefuki to Mount Suisho, passing through Yamanashi, Toyama, Gifu, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 91 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
