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This 254 km route runs from Hikarigaoka Park to Miharu, passing through Tokyo, Fukushima, Gunma, Saitama, and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Nasushiobara 高林, Tochigi.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
5 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Fukushima, Gunma, Saitama, Tochigi.
A bear was sighted in Takabayashi, Nasu-Shiobara, Tochigi, around 17:00 on 2026-08-04.
Nasushiobara 高林, Tochigi
One bear approximately one meter in body length was sighted.
Koriyama 西田町丹伊田, Fukushima
On a municipal road, one bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Motomiya 関下, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Hikarouchi, Tanida, Nishida-machi, Koriyama City.
Koriyama 西田町丹伊田, Fukushima
A bear was witnessed in the field in the night time.
Kanuma 久野, Tochigi
Around 7:35 a.m. on August 2, a bear-like animal was sighted in Suehirocho, Yaita City.
Yaita Tomita, Tochigi
Around 14:04 on 2026-07-31 in Kikutamachi Maedazawa 2-chome, Koriyama City, one bear about 1 m long was seen on the slope of the Tohoku Expressway.
Koriyama 喜久田町早稲原, Fukushima
Koriyama 喜久田町前田沢, Fukushima
A bear-like animal was seen moving in Otsukimachi Matsui, Koriyama, around 03:25 on 2026-07-31.
Koriyama 三穂田町大谷, Fukushima
A passerby sighted one animal believed to be a bear walking along the rice-field embankment (about 50 centimeters in body length).
Koriyama 三穂田町大谷, Fukushima
One bear-like animal was sighted in Fukiage-cho, Tochigi City.
Tochigi 吹上町, Tochigi
Nasushiobara 千本松, Tochigi
One bear approximately 1.5 meters in length was sighted.
Koriyama 逢瀬町河内, Fukushima
In the woodland, one bear (body length approximately 1.2 meters) was sighted.
Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima
A bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in the forest at Daishin Toyochi, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima
Sano 田之入町, Tochigi
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on a residential property but left for the forest.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
On the morning of 2026-07-20, a bear was seen moving in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
Koriyama, Fukushima
Koriyama, Fukushima
Around 18:20 on 2026-07-19, one bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in farmland in Fujicho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Sano 富士町, Tochigi
Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi
Sano 富士町, Tochigi
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the roadway.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima, around 4:30 PM on July 17, 2026.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
Two bears (each about 0.3 meters in body length) were sighted in the undergrowth.
Miharu 字清水畑, Fukushima
Around 6:10 PM on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Nishi-Iwasaki, Nasushiobara City.
Nasushiobara 西岩崎, Tochigi
Around 6:50 PM on 2026-07-13, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Otawa, Fujioka-machi, Tochigi City.
Tochigi Fujiokamachi Ōdawa, Tochigi
Tochigi Fujiokamachi Ōdawa, Tochigi
Peak activity at 14:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Nasushiobara 高林, Tochigi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 254 km route runs from Hikarigaoka Park to Miharu, passing through Tokyo, Fukushima, Gunma, Saitama, and Tochigi. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Nasushiobara 高林, Tochigi. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
