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This 513 km route runs from Gekkō-ji Temple to Annaka, passing through Yamanashi, Gifu, Gunma, Aichi, and Shizuoka. In the past 30 days, 39 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kiso, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
7 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamanashi, Gifu, Gunma, Aichi, Shizuoka.
Toyota 国附町, Aichi
A bear was sighted in Aioi, Hachiman-cho, Gujo City, around 08:50 on 2026-06-23.
Gujo 八幡町相生, Gifu
Parent bear and cub sighted near the Mori family gravesite behind Kaseiji Temple
Kani Fushimi, Gifu
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujinomiya 大岩, Shizuoka
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Karuizawa, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso, Nagano
Shimonita Minaminomaki, Gunma
Around 2026-06-26 00:00, a bear was sighted in Kitanono, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Kitaono, Nagano
Shimonita, Gunma
Size: cub (young bear)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso, Nagano
Annaka 松井田町五料, Gunma
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hachimancho Hoso, Gujo City, around 16:00 on 2026-06-17.
Gujo 八幡町初納, Gifu
Size: adult (fully grown)
Shiojiri Soga, Nagano
Shimonita Nishinomaki, Gunma
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kamishima, Tatsuno Town, Nagano, around 18:00 on 2026-06-15.
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Tatsuno, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kaida Kogen Nishino, Kiso Town, around 9:50 AM on 2026-06-15.
Kiso, Nagano
While riding the Mitake Mountain ropeway, I spotted a moving cub. When I reported it to the ropeway staff, they said cubs have been seen there frequently lately. They explained it was a young bear that had just become independent from its mother.
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso, Nagano
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Around 17:10 on June 11, a bear was sighted in Kami-shima, Tatsuno Town.
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: young cub
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kanai, Shiojiri City on 2026-06-11.
Shiojiri Kanai, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Shiojiri Midoriko, Nagano
Tomioka 妙義町菅原, Gunma
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Gero Osakacho-Obora, Gifu
Size: juvenile
Kiso Kaidakogen-nishino, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso 大字菅, Nagano
Peak activity at 16:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 39 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kiso, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 513 km route runs from Gekkō-ji Temple to Annaka, passing through Yamanashi, Gifu, Gunma, Aichi, and Shizuoka. In the past 30 days, 39 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kiso, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
