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This 740 km route runs from Fukiage Gyoen to Akita, passing through Tokyo, Yamagata, Miyagi, Akita, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Iwate, Saitama, and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 207 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Daisen Kariwano, Akita.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Yamagata, Miyagi, Akita, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Iwate, Saitama, Tochigi.
One wild boar was sighted on a road in Miharashigaoka 1-chome, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Matsubara, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Sakegawa, Yamagata
Around 7:35 a.m. on August 2, a bear-like animal was sighted in Suehirocho, Yaita City.
Yaita Tomita, Tochigi
Environment: Forest / Size: Yearling (young bear)
Funagata, Yamagata
One bear sighted beside the road (body length about 1 m) / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
Sukagawa 長沼, Fukushima
Around 5:50 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in a grove in Iwanami, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
It headed toward Lake Hibara.
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
At around 19:45 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Zao-Narisawa, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Zao-Nogiwa, Yamagata
Animal resembling a bear (body length approx. 50 cm) / Environment: road / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Zao-Narisawa, Yamagata
Just after leaving the roadside station and beginning to drive toward Akita, an adult animal crossed the Tohoku-Chuo Expressway from right to left.
Obanazawa Ashizawa, Yamagata
One bear appeared in an apartment complex parking lot in Kaminish, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字上村西, Fukushima
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
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
One bear-like animal (body length approx. 50 cm) / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Katayachi, Yamagata
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
A bear was sighted in Iida 2-chome, Yamagata City, around 21:20 on July 23.
Yamagata Zao-Iida, Yamagata
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: Road / Size: Adult
Nanyo 上野, Yamagata
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
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Shinjo Odashima, Yamagata
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
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
Yonezawa Kuchitazawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Nanyo 赤湯, 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: riverbed / Size: cub
Kawanishi 大字東大塚, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Takayama, Kawanishi Town, Yamagata, swimming downstream in the Mogami River.
Kawanishi 大字高山, Yamagata
A single bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the paved road.
Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Hanazawa, Yonezawa City, on the morning of 2026-07-14.
Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata
One bear approximately 1 meter in length was sighted crossing the road from west to east. It was not seen afterward.
Yamagata Zao-Hotta, Yamagata
One bear was sighted on a road in Zaō Ueno, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata
Another bear was sighted around 10:00 a.m. in Zaō Ueno, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata
One bear approximately 60 cm in length sighted on the road / Environment: roadway / Size: cub
Yamagata Kanno, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Zaō Ueno, Yamagata City, around 14:42 on July 13.
Yamagata Zao-Uwano, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Unknown
Obanazawa Ashizawa, Yamagata
Sighted a cub crossing National Route 13 from west to east / Environment: road / Size: young
Shinjo Itsukamachi, Yamagata
One bear about 1 m long was sighted in a forest in Seki, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yonezawa Tateishi, Yamagata
Was heading east on National Route 13 from the west and entered a cedar forest / Environment: Road / Size: Unknown
Shinjo Torigoe, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Torigoe, Shinjo City.
Shinjo Torigoe, Yamagata
Environment: Park / Size: Adult
Nanyo 竹原, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult
Shinjo Torigoe, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult (fully grown)
Obanazawa Nakisawa, Yamagata
Nasushiobara 塩野崎, Tochigi
While driving south (toward the mountain side), I saw one bear walking south on the left side of the road. It then entered the woods beside the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata
One bear about 1 meter long was seen on a road in Nakazukada, Yamagata City, walking south before entering the woods beside the road.
Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata
Nasushiobara 春日町, Tochigi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Seki, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near homes / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekimachi, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Obanazawa Shinmachi-chuo, 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
Around 7:00 AM, a cub was sighted in farmland in Kitamachi, Obanazawa City.
Obanazawa Shinmachi-chuo, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Sakegawa, Yamagata
August 3
Kurihara 築館字左野原, Miyagi
August 3
Osaki 岩出山池月, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ichihaku Masaka Ipponsugi, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Kurihara 一迫真坂, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimmiyano Uronosawa, Kurihara City.
Kurihara 築館字下宮野, Miyagi
Around 09:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Narukoonsen Suzawa, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Osaki, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Tsukidate Shimo-Miyano Yatsumatazawa, Kurihara City.
Kurihara 築館, Miyagi
July 25
Kurihara 築館, Miyagi
July 23
Tome 東和町錦織, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Ichihasama Shimotera-shita, Kurihara City.
Kurihara, Miyagi
July 21
Kurihara, Miyagi
July 21
Osaki 鳴子温泉, Miyagi
July 20
Kurihara, Miyagi
Local resident encountered a cub / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile
Mogami Honjo, Yamagata
Local residents encountered a cub / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile
Mogami Honjo, Yamagata
Bear sighting / Environment: riverbank / Size: unknown
Mogami Tomisawa, Yamagata
Bear sighted on the hillside beside the roadside. It later went up into the mountains. / Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Mogami Mitsuzawa, Yamagata
July 14
Kurihara, Miyagi
A bear was sighted in Narukoonsen Kawabata, Ōsaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, around 11:55 on July 14.
Osaki, Miyagi
July 13
Kurihara, Miyagi
Sighted a cub crossing National Route 13 from west to east / Environment: road / Size: young
Shinjo Itsukamachi, Yamagata
July 9
Kurihara, Miyagi
Observed an Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) walking along a paddy field embankment. Drove it off using fireworks, and it left. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Mogami Tomisawa, Yamagata
July 8
Tome 迫町佐沼, Miyagi
July 7
Tome 迫町北方, Miyagi
July 6
Tome 迫町佐沼, Miyagi
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Nakadacho Ishimori, Tome City.
Tome 中田町石森, Miyagi
One bear approximately 1 meter in size moved from the levee road toward the town (in the direction of Kariwano police box).
Daisen Kariwano, Akita
While driving on the old national road from Akita City toward Daisen City, I spotted one adult bear approximately 1.2 m in body length in a nearby rice field. Because I was driving, no further information is available.
Daisen Kariwano, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kariyawano, Daisen, Akita around 16:20, and was seen moving.
Daisen Kariwano, Akita
[Report] A bear cub was by the roadside. As I passed by, it ran into the bushes.
Daisen, Akita
A single cub was sighted in the parking lot on the east side of Akita Prefectural Rehabilitation. It left into the brush. Body length about 60 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted moving in Kyowa Kamiyodogawa Botai, Daisen City.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
It came out from the mountain onto the highway, was startled by a car, and returned to the mountain. Body length about 60 cm.
Daisen Kitanome, Akita
On 2026-08-01 in the evening, one bear was sighted at a medical institution parking lot in Kyowa Kamiyodogawa, Daisen City.
Daisen Kyowa-Kamiyodokawa, Akita
(Posted) Was swept down the river and crossed to the opposite bank
Akita, Akita
[Post]
Akita, Akita
One bear was seen moving in Kokubu Uenodai, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Kushoda, Akita
(Posted) Ran through northwest between the hut and the grove
Daisen Kushoda, Akita
Spotted a 1.5 m bear in the east courtyard on the Yufōre premises. One animal — very close to the building.
Akita, Akita
Higashinaruse, Akita
Was crossing the road.
Daisen Kyowa-Funaoka, Akita
Around 14:25 on July 24, a bear was seen moving in Kyowa Funaokazawa, Daisen City.
Daisen Kyowa-Funaoka, Akita
July 23
Tome 東和町錦織, Miyagi
Witnessed one adult bear moving from paddy fields on the south side of Prefectural Route Kinugawa-Maesawa Line toward the Shiratori River.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
Confirmed one bear over 1 meter in length in the woods.
Yokote, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted near the community hall. It crossed the road and departed to the west.
Yokote, Akita
Around 8:15 on July 23, a bear was sighted in Daio Ichinosekiminami, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote, Akita
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Ryoutesawa, Oshu City, and was seen moving.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
In Jinguji Kakekake, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, one bear was sighted around 16:50 on July 21, 2026, and was seen moving.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
There were eyewitness reports from residents. Someone saw it running past in front of a house. Its body length was about 1 m. Afterwards it headed toward the bypass but was startled by a car and went into a nearby thicket.
Daisen Jinguji, Akita
Spotted a bear on the slope east of the expressway. Body length approximately 80 cm.
Daisen Osawagotera, Akita
Sighted a bear on the slope east of the highway. Body length approximately 80 cm.
Daisen Osawagotera, Akita
I observed a lone cub. It ran away along the riverside on the mountain side.
Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita
[Post] [No description of situation]
Yokote Ōyashin-machi, Akita
A bear was sighted in Isawa-Wakayanagi Keizon, Oshu City.
Ōshū, Iwate
Sighted one young bear on the roadway.
Ōshū Maesawa, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Maego-Koyokotesawa, Yokote City.
Yokote Ōyashin-machi, Akita
Spotted a bear about 80 cm long on the property. It ran off toward the mountains to the south.
Daisen, Akita
A young bear crossed the road from the rice field toward the mountain.
Daisen Teradate, Akita
While harvesting fruit near my home, I spotted a bear about 50 cm in length. The bear left the area; its direction is unknown.
Daisen, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kokeyamaokita, Tsuchikawa, Daisen City, Akita.
Daisen, Akita
A bear was sighted at Iisawa Koyama Kamishiratori River in Oshu City.
Ōshū 衣川雲南田, Iwate
(Posted) Walking in the bushes near the slope in front of the old Otori Junior High School
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
Around 5:50 PM on July 18, a bear was seen moving in Mutsunariikari, Yokote City.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A bear about 1.2 m long was seen wandering under a bridge near Asakura Elementary School by a local resident. It is unknown which direction it went.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted it and gave chase. It entered thicket at the point and became out of sight.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
When I heard a police car on the PA, I looked outside and saw it running in the grounds beneath the apartment. It crossed the road and ran off toward the back of the houses on the north side.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
[Report] Moved from the apartment complex side toward the drainage channel
Yokote Yawata, Akita
Crossed through the yard.
Yokote 3-chome, Akita
(Post) Ran into the brush on the north side of the parking lot
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
Posted: Entered the Mounts property from National Route 13. Went into a warehouse, then headed toward the Hachiman Shrine.
Yokote Yawata, Akita
A single bear about 1 meter long was seen moving north toward Jouri 2-chome along a drainage channel in Jouri 1-chome, Yokote City.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
Bear sighted near the park south of the west side of the Starbucks.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
Observation: Spotted walking along the riverside in the park near Cosmos Ophthalmology. Was walking toward the South Government Building.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
One bear sighted. Size unknown. It left heading north.
Yokote 1-chome, Akita
[Post] Report of a sighting of a bear entering a home's property
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
A single bear believed to be an adult was seen entering a residential property. A relatively large individual.
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
[Post] Probably a female bear was spotted at the old driving school. It was walking slowly by itself. It noticed us and slowly disappeared into the grass, but what happened afterward is unknown.
Yokote Akasaka, Akita
On July 18 around 12:13, a bear was seen moving in Akasaka Kamikirimori, Yokote City.
Yokote Akasaka, Akita
A bear was sighted in Aksakauekono, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, on 2026-07-18.
Yokote Yokote-machi, Akita
Observed a bear approximately 1.4 m in length. It left along the farm road heading west (toward the prefectural road).
Yokote Inooka, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted a bear running through rice fields from the north toward the south. The bear entered a thicket and its whereabouts became unknown. It was an adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.
Yokote Inooka, Akita
A city employee on patrol spotted a bear moving into the brush on the Asahi kindergarten side. Later, when the employee drove into the premises, they encountered the bear in the playground. The bear turned and returned to the brush as if startled. An adult measuring over 1.2 m in body length.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
Around 18:45 on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Inoka-koguchi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote Inooka, Akita
Between about 18:30 and 18:40, multiple sightings occurred near Yokote Kita Interchange. The body length was over 1 m (there is also information that it looked about 60 cm). It ran south across the rice fields near the Lawson and then disappeared from view.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
At around 6:40 PM on July 17, a bear was seen moving in Akagawamuranomae, Yokote City.
Yokote Akagawa, Akita
On 2026-07-17 evening, one bear was seen moving in Shimokyo Hinata, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Yokote 下境, Akita
A bear about 1 m in body length was sighted near the field. The bear then departed heading southeast.
Yokote 下境, Akita
Spotted a bear about 1 meter in body length. (Because the exact sighting location is unknown, the point has been placed at an estimated location.)
Yokote 上境, Akita
One bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near Senkō-ji. The bear then left heading east.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A bear approximately 80 cm in body length was sighted near the precincts of Hachiman Shrine.
Yokote 上境, Akita
A bear was sighted in Iizume Tōzaiji, Misato Town, around 3:50 PM.
Misato, Akita
A witness went outside to walk their dog and saw a bear walking on the road in front of the house. The bear then ran off to the south. / Body length about 1.2 m / Approximately 40 m from residences
Misato, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kawabe Iwami-Kaisenzawaguchi, Akita City.
Akita, Akita
[Posted] In front of the house
Akita, Akita
Spotted one cub on the slope beside the expressway. Body length approximately 50 cm.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
A bear cub was on the road.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kawabe Morinoda, Akita City, around 04:45 on 2026-07-17.
Akita, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kyowa-Nakadonagawa, Daisen City.
Daisen Kyowa-Nakayodokawa, Akita
A bear was sighted in Kamiokinada, Yokote City, Akita on 2026-07-17.
Yokote 上境, Akita
One bear was sighted in Kamiazumi Kamimataeda, Yokote City.
Yokote 上境, Akita
Witnessed one juvenile bear crossing a municipal road.
Ōshū 衣川小田, Iwate
[Report] A cub was walking upstream along the levee.
Akita, Akita
A single bear cub was on the riverbank cliff.
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear climbing a tree.
Ōshū, Iwate
[Post]
Daisen Niiyaji, Akita
A bear about 1.2 m long was walking on the road. When a car approached, it went into the bushes. The location is about 100 m from residences and about 250 m from an elementary/middle school students’ school bus stop.
Daisen Osawagotera, Akita
Around 6:10 on July 16, a bear was seen moving in Osawakyo Terashimakawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Osawagotera, Akita
From a distance, an animal like a bear cub was climbing the shrine steps.
Akita, Akita
Around 1:30 PM on 2026-07-16, a bear was sighted in Kinugawaota, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū 衣川小田, Iwate
One bear, 1 m. Sighted on the road while traveling; it ran to the south into the mountain. 150 m to the nearest building.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Observed a young Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on a municipal road near the Nawasawa No.2 intake of Akita City Waterworks and Sewage Bureau. When I briefly stopped my car, it ran off into the forest.
Akita, Akita
[Report] Spotted a young Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) on a city road near the Nizawa No. 2 intake station of the Akita City Water and Sewer Bureau. When I briefly stopped my car, it ran off into the forest.
Akita, Akita
I sighted a bear on the grounds. It moved off toward the cemetery on the north side.
Akita, Akita
[Post]
Akita, Akita
Observed one bear moving south.
Hiraizumi, Iwate
A bear was seen moving in Isawa Koyama Hachimando, Oshu City.
Ōshū, Iwate
Around 13:50 on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Isawa-Wakayanagi Keizon, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture.
Ōshū, Iwate
Witnessed a bear climbing a tree. It then went toward the mountains.
Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita
A bear was sighted in Takanouchi Taira, Higashinaruse Village, Akita on the morning of 2026-07-14.
Higashinaruse 田子内, Akita
A bear was sighted in Nakanoyachi, Isawa-Koyama, Oshu City, Iwate on 2026-07-14 around 16:10.
Ōshū, Iwate
While driving on the road, I sighted a roughly 1-meter-tall bear moving from the Omagari River direction toward the residential area on the east side.
Daisen Kakumagawamachi, Akita
[Post]
Akita, Akita
Witnessed one young bear enter the brush from a municipal road.
Ōshū 衣川日向, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Maesawa Hinorematsu, Oshu City.
Ōshū, Iwate
Bear sighted, believed to be an adult
Higashinaruse 岩井川, Akita
A bear was sighted in Osaki City, Isawa Koyama Uraura.
Ōshū, Iwate
Around 9:30 on July 13, a bear was sighted in Iwaigawa Shiroshita, Higashinaruse Village, Akita Prefecture.
Higashinaruse 岩井川, Akita
While at home, a 0.5 m cub was sighted on the west side of the property. It ran off toward the woods on the south side. Distance to the nearest residence: 50 m.
Daisen, Akita
A bear about 1 meter in size was sighted walking on the road. It walked off toward the northwest.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
A bear was seen moving in Sanocho, Daisen City.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
[Post] While walking, I witnessed a bear running a few dozen meters ahead. Probably an adult.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
[Post] A black bear about 80 cm long was between Mishin no Asupu and Onodera Building Materials.
Yokote Maego, Akita
Sighted walking from a private property toward the national highway. It seemed startled by cars on the highway and ran into the bushes.
Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita
One bear was sighted moving in Kyowa-Funazawa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Kyowa-Funesawa, Akita
Posted: It was on the mountainside across a large drainage ditch beside the road, looking this way.
Yokote Sotonome, Akita
Swimming in the Tamagawa (Tama River).
Daisen Yotsuya, Akita
A bear was sighted in Hanadate, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
Daisen Hanadate, Akita
[Post] Walking on the riverbank slope
Daisen Yotsuya, Akita
One bear sighted in a rice field
Daisen Niiyaji, Akita
A bear about 1.5 m long was sighted along the Tamagawa riverbank.
Daisen Matsukura, Akita
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In the past 30 days, 207 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Daisen Kariwano, Akita.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 740 km route runs from Fukiage Gyoen to Akita, passing through Tokyo, Yamagata, Miyagi, Akita, Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Iwate, Saitama, and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 207 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Daisen Kariwano, Akita. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
