This 69 km route runs from Fujinomiya to Gotemba, passing through Shizuoka and Kanagawa. In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 16 hours ago near Susono, Shizuoka.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
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At around 14:00 on May 20, 2026, a bear was sighted at the Ashitaka Tsutsuji Wildflower Garden parking lot in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The city urged people passing through the area to carry bells or radios and be careful; no damage has been reported.
Susono, Shizuoka
At around 14:00 on May 20, 2026, a bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted at the parking area of the Ashitaka Tsutsuji natural colony in Suyama, Susono City, Shizuoka. A nearby management office reported it to the police; city staff, police and hunters responded, and the city — marking its fourth sighting in 2026 — urged residents to carry bells or radios.
Susono 下和田, Shizuoka
On May 20, Susono City reported a sighting of one bear at the parking lot of the Ashitakatsutsuji primeval community in Suyama. No damage was confirmed, and the city's Agriculture and Forestry Policy Division has issued a warning.
Susono 下和田, Shizuoka
Around 13:30 on May 16, 2026, a witness reported that a "dark-colored thing" crossed the road near the entrance to the Mizugatsuka Park trail in Susono City, Suyama, Shizuoka Prefecture; it is believed to be a bear. The city contacted the hunting association and nearby facilities to issue warnings, and police are patrolling the area, but no new sightings have been reported.
Susono, Shizuoka
I saw a young black bear on the old Tokaido road on my way to Hakone, it fled in the wood to the east when it noticed my presence. I did not take a photo because I hurried to leave the road as fast as possible.
Kannami, Shizuoka
On May 12 Susono City reported that a single bear was sighted near Uma-no-se / Miharashidai along the Echizen-dake trail in Suyama-Jurigi. No damage was confirmed; the city is posting information on its website and warning hikers to be cautious.
Susono, Shizuoka
Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, reported a bear sighting on the Echizen-dake mountain trail near Uma-no-se and the Miharashi-dai viewing platform, about 300 meters toward the summit, and is urging hikers to be cautious.
Mishima 佐野, Shizuoka
Nature Recreation Forest B Course Sighted between Takahachi Parking Lot and Garan Sawa. It fled to the west-northwest.
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
I saw a young black bear on the old Tokaido road on my way to Hakone, it fled in the wood to the east when it noticed my presence. I did not take a photo because I hurried to leave the road as fast as possible.
Kannami, Shizuoka
Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, reported a bear sighting on the Echizen-dake mountain trail near Uma-no-se and the Miharashi-dai viewing platform, about 300 meters toward the summit, and is urging hikers to be cautious.
Mishima 佐野, Shizuoka
Peak activity at 13:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 16 hours ago near Susono, Shizuoka.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 69 km route runs from Fujinomiya to Gotemba, passing through Shizuoka and Kanagawa. In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 16 hours ago near Susono, Shizuoka. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
