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This 398 km route runs from Fuefuki to Yonezawa, passing through Yamanashi, Yamagata, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 74 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sukagawa 江花, Fukushima.
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, Yamagata, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo.
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted in the forested mountains.
Sukagawa 江花, Fukushima
Around 7:30 AM on July 24, a bear was sighted in Tsuboyo Minamihama, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Shimonotake, Hannō City, Saitama Prefecture, on the morning of 2026-07-24.
Hanno 大字下直竹, Saitama
In the woodland, one bear (body length approximately 1.2 meters) was sighted.
Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima
A bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in the forest at Daishin Toyochi, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Daishin-Kuwado Gobosawa, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 大信, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted in forested mountains.
Shirakawa 大信, Fukushima
Three bears (lengths unknown) were sighted in the mountains beside the municipal road.
Inawashiro 字堤東, Fukushima
Around 7:20 PM on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Iwasato-Ueno, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture.
Inawashiro 字五十軒道南, Fukushima
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Akiruno Sannai, Tokyo
Four bears were sighted crossing Route 294 at Kōriyama City, Konanmachi Mikai.
Koriyama 湖南町三代, Fukushima
Four bears were sighted crossing National Route 294 (one approximately 1.0 m in body length and three approximately 0.5 m each).
Koriyama 湖南町三代, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted in the forested area on the east side of Prefectural Route 322.
Inawashiro 大字八幡, Fukushima
A mother bear and two cubs were sighted near a community center in Asari, Nigoka-cho, Otsuki City.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Toyomae-hama, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in length) was sighted beside National Route 49.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Tsunagi, Yamagata
On the Gold Line, a collision traffic accident occurred in which a passenger car in transit struck a bear that ran out from the roadside (approximately 1 meter in body length).
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
A vehicle collided with one bear on the Bandai Mountain Gold Line in Hibara, Kitashiobara Village.
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
I was walking from Iwadono Mountain toward Chigo-Otoshi. Just as I was about to reach Chigo-Otoshi, I encountered a bear cub.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Yurigaoka, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Shigenokamachi Kozuse, Otsuki City.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Yurigaoka, Yamanashi
One bear was inside a building lot in Dōmachi Minami, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
Environment: Road / Size: Adult (full-grown)
Yonezawa Banseicho-Katako, Yamagata
A single bear (about 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted in the grassy area north of National Route 49.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
Environment: Riverside / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
A single bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the paved road.
Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Juvenile (young bear)
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Around 19:20 on July 12, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kurosawa 3-chome, Ome City.
Ōme Kurosawa, Tokyo
Environment: Near dwellings / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Koshu Katsunumacho-Kamiiwasaki, Yamanashi
Environment: Riverbed / Size: Adult and cub
Yonezawa Hosenmachi, Yamagata
Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Tsuru Shimoya, Yamanashi
One bear about 1 m long was sighted in a forest in Seki, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yonezawa Tateishi, Yamagata
Environment: Riverbanks / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Nasushiobara 塩野崎, Tochigi
Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Environment: Agricultural land / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Nasushiobara 春日町, Tochigi
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Seki, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near homes / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekimachi, Yamagata
Around 6:30 a.m. in Konanmachi Tachi, Koriyama City, two bears were seen crossing the road.
Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima
Around 6:30 on 2026-07-07, one bear was sighted moving in Tatenotate, Konan-machi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Koriyama 湖南町舘, Fukushima
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Tsuboyo Minamihama, Inawashiro Town, Fukushima, around 09:30 on July 6.
Inawashiro 大字金田, Fukushima
Ōme Shiobune, Tokyo
Environment: railway / Size: adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Encountered while ascending the left fork of the Yazawa-Kumakura River, a tributary of the Minami-Akishikawa (stream climbing). While resting, it attempted to descend from the slope to the stream bed. When I shouted “Hey! Hey!” to intimidate it, it flinched, noticed me, and ran off toward the ridge.
Tokyo Nango, Tokyo
One 1-meter bear was sighted in Konanmachi Hamaji, Koriyama City.
Koriyama 湖南町浜路, Fukushima
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Around residential houses / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: On the tracks / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
On Thursday, July 2 at approximately 11:25 a.m., near the 98.2-kilometer post on the outbound (up) lanes of the Ban-etsu Expressway in Katada, Inawashiro Town, a driver in his 40s observed a single bear (about 1 m in length) crossing the highway from the north side to the south side (toward the center of the road) while traveling on the outbound Ban-etsu Expressway (toward Iwaki). When the witness’s vehicle approached, the bear left toward the north side of the road.
Inawashiro 大字千代田, Fukushima
On July 1 (Wednesday) at around 1:30 p.m., on a private road in Umeda Ushiike area, Sukagawa City, a witness (a woman in her 40s) saw one bear (approximately 1 m in length) on the road while driving. The bear subsequently left for the woods.
Sukagawa, Fukushima
A cub was sighted on the tracks in Tori-machi 1-chome, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Higashiodori 1-chome, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: On the railway tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near railway tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Minamihara-Yokoborimachi, Yamagata
On Monday, June 29 at around 11:20 a.m., near 312-1 Maeda Ko, Chiyoda, Inawashiro Town, south of Inawashiro Town Dai-ni Elementary School, a witness (female in her 50s), while on duty on the elementary school premises, sighted one bear (body length unknown) near the south side of the school. The bear later departed to the south.
Inawashiro 大字千代田, Fukushima
It was lumbering along through the field. When it noticed us, it ran toward the road.
Inawashiro 大字千代田, Fukushima
Environment: On the tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Tsunagi, Yamagata
Peak activity at 11:00 with 10 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 74 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sukagawa 江花, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 11:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 398 km route runs from Fuefuki to Yonezawa, passing through Yamanashi, Yamagata, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 74 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Sukagawa 江花, Fukushima. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
