This 244 km route from Fuefuki to Kamiichi crosses Yamanashi, Toyama, Gifu, and Nagano. Over the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 6 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 2 days ago near Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano; the location sits about 103.7 km from the start of the route and 2.2 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 3 weeks ago at Azumino, Nagano, sitting about 136.8 km from the start and 119 m off the route line.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
11 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamanashi, Toyama, Gifu, Nagano.
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
In Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, near the scene where an 86-year-old man was attacked by a bear and injured, a woman in her 60s also sustained injuries believed to have been caused by a bear. The woman went on her own to a hospital in the prefecture.
Tateyama, Toyama
According to Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, near the scene where an 86-year-old man was attacked by a bear, a woman in her 60s also suffered injuries believed to have been caused by a bear. The woman went to a hospital in the prefecture on her own.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: adult and cub
Azumino 堀金三田, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
In Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture, one bear ran out in front of a moving passenger car and collided with it, damaging the left front tire area and leaving the vehicle unable to drive, but there were no injuries. In Aomori Prefecture, bear sightings near inhabited areas prompted emergency shooting, and a total of two bears were culled; one of the culled adults is believed to be an Asiatic black bear about 1.5 m long and 80 kg.
Shiojiri Daimon-nanabancho, Nagano
Spotted a mother bear and cub near rice fields about 300 meters south of Takano Elementary School's playground.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Bear scat found in a residential garage
Tateyama, Toyama
Observed one adult bear at the river
Tateyama, Toyama
In the early morning of the 8th, a suspected bear about 1 m long was spotted on a national road in Kofu City, the city reported. The city is urging people to be cautious.
Kōfu Wakamatsucho, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 堀金烏川, Nagano
Around 10:30 on May 4, 2026, a single bear about 1.10 m long appeared at a residence with a vegetable stand in the highland known as "Hoshifuru-sato" in Hara Village, Nagano. It was captured with a tranquilizer gun shortly before 14:00.
Hara, Nagano
Around 10:20 on May 4, a bear about 1.0–1.1 m long was sighted near the restaurant grounds in Nakashinden, Haramura (Suwa District), Nagano Prefecture; police and hunters responded. In the afternoon it was immobilized with a dart gun, captured and subsequently euthanized by the village authorities; no injuries or property damage were reported.
Hara, Nagano
At around 10:20 on May 4, 2026, a single adult bear (about 1.1 m long, approximately 45 kg) was sighted on the grounds of a restaurant/residence and nearby house in Shinmida, Hara Village, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture. Police, hunting association members and village staff responded and the bear was sedated with a tranquilizer gun and captured at about 13:40; it was subsequently euthanized. No injuries or damage to buildings were reported.
Hara, Nagano
On May 4 in Hara Village, Nagano Prefecture, a bear (approximately 1.10 m in length) seen on the premises of a restaurant was sedated with a tranquilizer gun by police and hunting association members, captured, and euthanized. Reports say the bear had moved toward a nearby vegetable direct-sales stall.
Hara, Nagano
On May 3 in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, a roughly 1‑meter bear stayed in the backyard of a residence for about four hours and was captured and euthanized with a tranquilizer gun by hunters around 14:30. The area mixes fields and houses, and no injuries to residents were reported.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Near the Chuo Expressway Suwa-Minami interchange in Hara village, a bear was seen on a home's premises after 10:00 AM and was captured with a tranquilizer gun about four hours later on another home's grounds. The animal, about 1.1 meters long and believed to be a young individual, had repeatedly raided nearby beehives and was culled by the village after capture. No injuries were reported.
Fujimi, Nagano
On May 3, 2026, an adult bear (about 1 meter long) was sighted around 09:00 in the yard of a private home in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano. City officials, police and local hunters guarded the area, and the bear was captured with a tranquilizer gun around 14:30 and subsequently euthanized. No injuries or property damage were reported.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
On April 30 at around 14:30, the owner of a restaurant near the Misayama signal intersection in Hara Village reported seeing a roughly 1-meter bear in the garage. Village staff, police and hunting association members arrived but the bear had already left; footprints and droppings were found nearby, and no damage has been confirmed.
Hara, Nagano
Around 14:30 on April 30, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long entered the garage of Restaurant Petika in Hara village, Nagano Prefecture, destroyed a beehive box kept years earlier and left droppings. The bear got briefly caught in a garden net, freed itself and fled into the woods; the village set two box traps.
Hara, Nagano
Bear tracks discovered
Kamiichi, Toyama
Size: adult
Hara, Nagano
Bear footprints discovered
Tateyama, Toyama
Observed one adult bear near the cowshed
Tateyama 日中上野, Toyama
At around 05:15 on April 25, 2026, an adult bear was sighted in the Yotsuyao area of Tateyama Town (near the terrace). Residents in the vicinity are being advised to exercise caution.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Peak activity at 10:00 with 7 incidents
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Over the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 6 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 2 days ago near Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano; the location sits about 103.7 km from the start of the route and 2.2 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 244 km route from Fuefuki to Kamiichi crosses Yamanashi, Toyama, Gifu, and Nagano. Over the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 6 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 2 days ago near Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano; the location sits about 103.7 km from the start of the route and 2.2 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 3 weeks ago at Azumino, Nagano, sitting about 136.8 km from the start and 119 m off the route line. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
