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This 202 km route runs from Gotemba to Kamikōchi, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 87 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 堀金三田, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
8 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, Yamanashi.
Size: juvenile
Azumino 堀金三田, Nagano
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yanagisawa, Yamanashi
Fujikawaguchiko Nagahama, Yamanashi
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yamataka, Yamanashi
2 bear cubs. No adults seen.
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 三郷小倉, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Nagahama, Yamanashi
Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Kamiashigawa, Yamanashi
Around 2026-06-26 00:00, a bear was sighted in Kitanono, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Kitaono, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 堀金三田, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 1:00 PM on 2026-06-23, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 7:25 PM on 2026-06-22, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 4:50 a.m. on June 21, a resident sighted one bear in Hata, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
They were a parent and child
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
Two bears, large and small, were sighted along National Route 413 in Hirano, Yamanakako Village.
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
In Soga, Shiojiri City, one adult Asian black bear caught in a trap for deer and other animals was captured and culled because houses were nearby.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Araibara, Yamanashi
Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Araibara, Yamanashi
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Funatsu, Yamanashi
While taking a break in the parking area, I noticed the sound of branches snapping getting closer and closer. When I checked the direction of the sound, there was a bear along the guardrail.
Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Araibara, Yamanashi
Size: cub
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kanai, Shiojiri City on 2026-06-11.
Shiojiri Kanai, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Shiojiri Midoriko, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Kōfu Atagomachi, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Wada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Wada, Nagano
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Kamiashigawa, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 18:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 87 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 堀金三田, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 202 km route runs from Gotemba to Kamikōchi, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 87 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 堀金三田, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
