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This 346 km route runs from Hirakata to Chino, passing through Osaka, Nagano, Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 35 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 Iida Kitagata, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
11 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Osaka, Nagano, Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Shiga.
Size: Adult
Iida Kitagata, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Minowa 大字中箕輪, Nagano
Around 8:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Maruyama 4-chome, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida Takinosawa, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kamigo Kuroda, Iida City.
Iida Kamisatokuroda, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ina Masumigaoka, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Achi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa, Nagano
Around 08:20 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Ōkyū, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: Adult
Achi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Shoei-cho 2-chome, Iida City.
Iida 羽場権現, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Iida 羽場権現, Nagano
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
One bear was sighted moving in Oshimizu, Maibara City.
Maibara Oshimizu, Shiga
One bear was found caught in a box trap in Okuyasu, Iida City, and was then culled by the hunters' association.
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Iida Takinosawa, Nagano
Around 6:30 on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Yamabuki, Takamori Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
Around 20:00 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Ozawa, Ina City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ina Ozawa, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Achi Chisato, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ina Ozawa, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Ena 長島町中野, Gifu
Size: Adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Iida 大休, Nagano
Around 18:20 on 2026-07-10, a bear was sighted in Kanae-Kirishita, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida 羽場上河原, Nagano
In the Okuyasu area of Iida City, beehives were damaged and honey was eaten.
Iida 大休, Nagano
Peak activity at 8:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 35 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 Iida Kitagata, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 346 km route runs from Hirakata to Chino, passing through Osaka, Nagano, Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 35 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 Iida Kitagata, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
