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This 852 km route runs from Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, passing through Tokyo, Okayama, Hiroshima, Aichi, Hyogo, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Mie, Osaka, Shiga, and Shizuoka. In the past 30 days, 34 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Uji, Kyoto.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Okayama, Hiroshima, Aichi, Hyogo, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Mie, Osaka, Shiga, Shizuoka.
A bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Ujimaburi, east of Asagiri Bridge, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. One adult bear and several cubs were seen.
Uji, Kyoto
Uji, Kyoto
While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.
Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka
Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town
Shimamoto, Osaka
I heard a bear cry.
Aikawa Hanbara, Kanagawa
A large animal about the size of a bear or a wild boar in the bamboo grove
Atsugi Tanazawa, Kanagawa
Captured on 6/25
Oyama 柳島, Shizuoka
Sightings of an Asiatic black bear (moon bear) in Toyono Town
Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka
A bear-like animal was sighted in Manjōji-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Manshojicho, Hyogo
Confirmed in the photo
Oyama 藤曲, Shizuoka
Kameoka Higashibetsuincho-Yuya, Kyoto
Oyama 湯船, Shizuoka
Yamakita, Kanagawa
Isehara, Kanagawa
Two bear sighting reports were received in Nashiō, Nishinomiya City.
Nishinomiya Shiosecho-Najio, Hyogo
A bear was also reported sighted in Kihata Toriwaki, Takarazuka City.
Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo
June 15, around 3:10 AM, Wakabadai
Otsu Wakabadai, Shiga
A bear-like animal was sighted in Nishiyuen, Ako City.
Ako Nishi-Une, Hyogo
On a city road in Nagioakasaka, Nishinomiya, a female passerby saw what appeared to be a bear late at night, and it fled toward the Chugoku Expressway.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
About an hour later, there was also a bear sighting report in Kihata, Takarazuka, while driving a car.
Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo
A woman saw a bear about 1 meter long walking on a city road in Nagisa Akasaka, Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
The day after the Kobe sighting, two bear sighting reports were received in Nashio, Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Shiosecho-Najio, Hyogo
An adult Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was captured on a sensor camera installed in a forest about 700 meters north of JR Dojo Station in Kita Ward, Kobe City.
Kobe Dojocho-Shiota, Hyogo
A bear appearance was confirmed in Dojo-cho, Kita Ward, Kobe City.
Kobe Dojocho-Kusakabe, Hyogo
Fujinomiya 大岩, Shizuoka
Around 5:45 on June 8, a bear-like animal was sighted in Nagaoki, Hadano City.
Hadano, Kanagawa
died in an accident on the road
Oyama 小山, Shizuoka
A man reported seeing a bear in Kamisōchō Shirasawa, Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Kakogawa Kamisocho-Shirasawa, Hyogo
Atsugi Tanazawa, Kanagawa
Hachioji, Tokyo
I heard a sound like a growl, and when I looked, a bear about 1.2–1.5 meters long emerged from the vegetation by the drainage channel. The bear ran off toward the Kabe direction.
Hiroshima Midorii 6-chome, Hiroshima
Footsteps were heard coming from the direction of the mountain, and immediately after a black shape (about 1.3–1.5 m) was seen and a growl was heard. It followed, moving through the brush at a distance of about 30–50 m.
Hiroshima Ozukahigashi 3-chome, Hiroshima
At around 5:00 a.m. on the 7th, a driver who was passing through reported seeing a bear via a 110 emergency call inside the Okada Tunnel (482 meters) on a municipal road in Asamachi, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City.
Hiroshima Asacho-Tsutsuse, Hiroshima
Around 8:00 p.m. on June 6, a bear was sighted in Midorii 7-chome, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City.
Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Peak activity at 22:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 34 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Uji, Kyoto.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 22:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 852 km route runs from Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, passing through Tokyo, Okayama, Hiroshima, Aichi, Hyogo, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Mie, Osaka, Shiga, and Shizuoka. In the past 30 days, 34 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Uji, Kyoto. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
