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This 24 km route runs from Mount Gassan to Tsuruoka within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 5 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tsuruoka 羽黒町坂ノ下, Yamagata.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata.
At around 09:30 on 2026-05-22, one bear was sighted behind a private house in Haguromachi Sakanoshita, Tsuruoka City, and it moved north.
Tsuruoka 羽黒町坂ノ下, Yamagata
A sighting of one bear filmed from a nearby resident's home in Haguro-machi, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
In Tsuruoka City's Haguro-machi Temuka, around 08:30 this morning two bears believed to be a parent and child were sighted near the Kamiji Ohashi bridge and then moved under the bridge. The bears' sizes are unknown; the city urges anyone who sees them to contact the city office or the police.
Tsuruoka 羽黒町坂ノ下, Yamagata
Around noon on May 15, 2026, one bear was sighted on a road in the Taimuke area of Haguro-cho, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. The bear, estimated to be about one meter long, later entered woodland, and the city has issued a warning to residents.
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Around 9:00 a.m. on April 27, 2026, a single bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted on a road in Temuka, Haguro-machi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture; it was reported to have moved south afterward.
Tsuruoka 羽黒町手向, Yamagata
Peak activity at 9:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 5 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tsuruoka 羽黒町坂ノ下, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 24 km route runs from Mount Gassan to Tsuruoka within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 5 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tsuruoka 羽黒町坂ノ下, Yamagata. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
