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This 74 km route runs from Hikami Anego Shrine to Gifu, passing through Aichi and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 2 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 3 weeks ago near Seki, Gifu.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
On May 20, 2026 at around 16:20, a city employee found footprints believed to be from a bear (about the size of a human fist) near the Nishibu Fureai Center annex in Senbiki, Seki City. Later the same day at about 19:20, a person driving on a prefectural road in Mutegawa-cho Atobe, Seki City, sighted a single black animal that was captured on a dashcam. The police also reported a bear sighting in the area on May 11.
Seki, Gifu
Yamagata 椎倉, Gifu
Peak activity at 15:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 2 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 3 weeks ago near Seki, Gifu.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 15:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 74 km route runs from Hikami Anego Shrine to Gifu, passing through Aichi and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 2 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 3 weeks ago near Seki, Gifu. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
