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This 190 km route runs from Mount Fuji to Gunma Prefectural Government Building, passing through Shizuoka, Gunma, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 15 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
6 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shizuoka, Gunma, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, Yamanashi.
A mother bear and two cubs were sighted near a community center in Asari, Nigoka-cho, Otsuki City.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi
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
Tsuru Shimoya, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 7:30 on July 10, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, were sighted by the baseball field area of Fuji Hokuroku Park.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 13:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Ōme Shiobune, Tokyo
Narusawa, Yamanashi
At around 22:55 on 2026-06-23, an animal resembling a bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Azu, Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. No one was injured.
Hanno Oaza Azu, Saitama
One bear sighted. Fled north.
Otsuki Yanagawamachi-Tsunanoue, Yamanashi
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Otsuki Otsukimachi-Hanasaki, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 17:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 15 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 190 km route runs from Mount Fuji to Gunma Prefectural Government Building, passing through Shizuoka, Gunma, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 15 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
