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This 515 km route runs from Mount Fuji to Inawashiro, passing through Shizuoka, Yamanashi, Fukushima, Gunma, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 69 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
12 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shizuoka, Yamanashi, Fukushima, Gunma, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 5:10 PM on July 30, one bear was sighted on a city road in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida. No one was injured.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 2:00 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 13:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Koshu Katsunumacho-Kamiiwasaki, Yamanashi
Black bear, 1m20 long and 0,7m high. Saw during a hiking from Mitsutogeyama to Kawaguchi Asama Shrine. 20-30 before the haha waterfall.
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Fuefuki, 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
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Naka-Shiobara, Nasushiobara City.
Nasushiobara 中塩原, Tochigi
Nasushiobara, Tochigi
Nasushiobara, Tochigi
A bear was witnessed in the field in the night time.
Kanuma 久野, Tochigi
Around 7:35 a.m. on August 2, a bear-like animal was sighted in Suehirocho, Yaita City.
Yaita Tomita, Tochigi
One bear-like animal was sighted in Fukiage-cho, Tochigi City.
Tochigi 吹上町, Tochigi
Tsuru Asahisoshi, Yamanashi
Found one bear cub in the vehicle; the mother was not in the vicinity.
Nikkō, Tochigi
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Nasushiobara 中塩原, Tochigi
Around 8:20 PM on July 26, a bear-like animal was sighted in Hirai, Hinode Town, Tokyo.
Tokyo Hirai, Tokyo
A bear was sighted in Yumoto Shiobara, Nasushiobara City, around 3:40 PM on July 26.
Nasushiobara, Tochigi
Nasushiobara 千本松, Tochigi
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Iwadono, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted moving in Sekimoto Rokushigari, Minamiaizu Town, around 11:40 on July 24.
Minamiaizu Tonyu, Fukushima
Akiruno Sannai, Tokyo
A bear was sighted in Kamishiobara, Nasushiobara City.
Nasushiobara 上塩原, Tochigi
Sano 田之入町, Tochigi
Nasushiobara, Tochigi
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
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
Around 18:20 on 2026-07-19, one bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in farmland in Fujicho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Sano 富士町, Tochigi
Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi
A bear was sighted in Shigenokamachi Kozuse, Otsuki City.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Yurigaoka, Yamanashi
Sano 富士町, Tochigi
hid in the nearby thicket
Minamiaizu, Fukushima
Around 6:50 PM on 2026-07-13, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Otawa, Fujioka-machi, Tochigi City.
Tochigi Fujiokamachi Ōdawa, Tochigi
Tochigi Fujiokamachi Ōdawa, Tochigi
Around 19:20 on July 12, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kurosawa 3-chome, Ome City.
Ōme Kurosawa, Tokyo
Koshu Katsunumacho-Kamiiwasaki, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Itazawa, Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima, around 9:00 on July 11.
Minamiaizu Itozawa, Fukushima
Tsuru Shimoya, Yamanashi
While driving a vehicle, sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) climbing a slope.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima
One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted on the Agagawa riverbank in Mondenmachi Oaza Iiji, Aizuwakamatsu City.
Aizuwakamatsu Kitaaizumachi-Sanbonmatsu, Fukushima
One bear was sighted in bushes along a city road near homes in Minatakano, Aizuwakamatsu.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Minamikoya, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted. The bear was found in brush near a residential area and then moved further into the brush, where it disappeared from view.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Minamikoya, Fukushima
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in bushes in Minamikōya, Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Minamikoya, Fukushima
While on duty, (the witness) looked toward the staff parking lot and observed one bear (body length about 1 m) walking across the grassy area on the south side of the staff parking lot from east to west.
Aizuwakamatsu Tsutsumimachi, Fukushima
While working, the observer sighted one bear (body length about 0.5 m) wandering inside a site enclosed by an iron fence approximately 2 meters high.
Minamiaizu Uchikawa, Fukushima
Aizumisato 大石, Fukushima
One bear (1.5 m body length) was sighted crossing National Route 118 in Shimouruya, Oto-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City.
Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Shimoamaya, Fukushima
The bear was wandering on the road and then left for the woods to the north.
Shimogo 大字湯野上, Fukushima
A cub crossed the road and went into the grass.
Aizuwakamatsu Otomachi-Okawa, Fukushima
A bear was sighted moving in Katō-machi Hatta Ōnonahara, Aizuwakamatsu City.
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
One bear (about 0.5 meters in body length) was sighted.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima
On the Aizu Railway Aizu Line (on the tracks), one of two bears (one approximately 50 centimeters in body length) that were crossing the tracks was struck by a moving train.
Shimogo 大字湯野上, Fukushima
In Yunogami, Shimogo Town, two bears entered the Aizu Railway tracks, and one bear (about 0.4 m long) collided with a train. No passengers or crew were injured.
Shimogo 大字湯野上, Fukushima
One bear about 0.5 meters long crossed a road in Hatta, Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu City.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Hatta, Fukushima
A bear about 1 meter long was seen crossing the road in Hiyoshi, Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu, with no injuries reported.
Aizuwakamatsu Kawahigashimachi-Koya, Fukushima
One bear about 1 meter long was seen walking in a park in Keizan, Aizuwakamatsu, and later returned to the mountain.
Aizuwakamatsu Tenneijimachi, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted. The bear departed into the forested area to the east, and its subsequent movements are unknown.
Aizuwakamatsu Higashiyamamachi-Ishiyama, Fukushima
One bear about 1.5 meters long was seen crossing National Route 49 in Hatta Ohnohara, Kawanohigashi-cho, Aizuwakamatsu.
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted.
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
hid in the nearby thicket
Minamiaizu, Fukushima
Peak activity at 12:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 69 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 12:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 515 km route runs from Mount Fuji to Inawashiro, passing through Shizuoka, Yamanashi, Fukushima, Gunma, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 69 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
