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This 103 km route runs from Mount Tō to Mount Kinpu, passing through Kanagawa, Yamanashi, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 12 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Otsuki Otsukimachi-Hanasaki, Yamanashi.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
5 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano.
Otsuki Otsukimachi-Hanasaki, Yamanashi
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Sagamihara Magino, Kanagawa
Around 1:00 PM on 2026-06-09, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Makino, Midori Ward, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Sagamihara Magino, Kanagawa
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Observed for about one second a black, rounded, quadrupedal animal about the size of a medium dog—possibly a bear cub or a wild boar—running roughly 30 meters uphill into the brush. Location: where the Onnazaka and Sawa trails merge on Mt. Takagawayama.
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Otsuki Otsukimachi-Otsuki, Yamanashi
From the hiking trail beside the old Koshu-kaido Sasago Tunnel, near Sasago Pass on the trail toward Mt. Sasago Karigaharasuri, I encountered a cub about 50 cm long approximately 50 meters ahead of my position. The cub ran up the slope on the left side of the trail, toward the Enzan side, from Sasago Pass and disappeared. I watched the same spot for about five minutes but did not see any adult bear.
Otsuki, Yamanashi
Tsuru Hono, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Sasagocho Yoshikubo, Otsuki City, around 2:10 PM on May 26.
Otsuki Sasagomachi-Yoshikubo, Yamanashi
Otsuki Sasagomachi-Shirano, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 14:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 12 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Otsuki Otsukimachi-Hanasaki, Yamanashi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 103 km route runs from Mount Tō to Mount Kinpu, passing through Kanagawa, Yamanashi, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 12 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Otsuki Otsukimachi-Hanasaki, Yamanashi. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
