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This 1.2 km route starts and ends around Aga, passing through Niigata. In the past 30 days, 4 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Aga 京ノ瀬, Niigata.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
A guest at Tsugawa Onsen sighted a bear on the way back, briefly retreated, spoke with an onsen employee, and then left.
Aga 京ノ瀬, Niigata
Witnessed a bear crossing the national Route 49, heading from the Nishiku (West Ward) toward the highway near the west overpass of Route 49.
Aga 津川, Niigata
On May 18 before 4:30 a.m., a bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted on a national road in Tsugawa, Aga Town. The sighting location was about 150 meters from a house.
Aga 津川, Niigata
A witness, traveling by vehicle on the national highway toward Niigata, observed one bear crossing the road from south to north just after exiting the Niitsugawa Tunnel. The bear climbed the slope and departed.
Aga 津川, Niigata
Peak activity at 4:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 4 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Aga 京ノ瀬, Niigata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 4:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 1.2 km route starts and ends around Aga, passing through Niigata. In the past 30 days, 4 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Aga 京ノ瀬, Niigata. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
