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This 380 km route runs from Mount Hōei to Mount Adatara, passing through Shizuoka, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 46 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Inawashiro, Fukushima.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
9 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shizuoka, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo, Yamanashi.
In Kaya Nujiriyama Ko, Inawashiro Town, a man on a walk saw one bear cross a town road and leave into a杂木林.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Koyasanjujiyama-ko, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
Two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, were sighted by the baseball field area of Fuji Hokuroku Park.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Nasushiobara 塩野崎, Tochigi
Nasushiobara 春日町, Tochigi
One bear, about 1 m long, was seen crossing National Route 115 in Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima, Fukushima
Ōme Shiobune, Tokyo
Encountered while ascending the left fork of the Yazawa-Kumakura River, a tributary of the Minami-Akishikawa (stream climbing). While resting, it attempted to descend from the slope to the stream bed. When I shouted “Hey! Hey!” to intimidate it, it flinched, noticed me, and ran off toward the ridge.
Tokyo Nango, Tokyo
On Tuesday, June 30 at around 7:00 p.m., on National Route 49 in Azosawa, Tamagawa, Atami-machi, Kōriyama City, a witness driving observed one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) crossing National Route 49 from east to west. The direction in which it left afterward is unknown.
Koriyama, Fukushima
Around 10:17 a.m. on Monday, June 29, a witness driving a train in the area west of the former Nakayama-shuku station, Jōnōwaki, Nakayama, Atami-machi, Kōriyama City, saw one bear (about 50 cm in body length) appear from the trackbed south side and then turn back to the south. The subsequent direction in which the bear departed is unknown.
Koriyama 熱海町安子島, Fukushima
On Monday, June 29 at approximately 5:30 a.m., in the forested area of Futaishi Nakayama in Shirakawa City, a man in his 40s driving a vehicle sighted one bear (about 1 meter in length).
Shirakawa 南池下, Fukushima
One bear was seen in a forest area in Futaishi Nakayama, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 南池下, Fukushima
On June 28 at approximately 4:15 p.m., in the Tsuchiyu Onsen area of Fukushima City on National Route 115, a witness (female in her 50s) observed a single bear (about 1 meter in body length) while passing by in a vehicle.
Fukushima, Fukushima
At around 9:30 a.m. on June 28, a witness (male in his 40s) observed a bear (approximately 1 meter in length) crossing the road on National Route 115 in the Tsuchiyu Onsen area of Fukushima City.
Fukushima, Fukushima
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted on National Route 115 in Tsuchiyuonsenmachi, Fukushima City, around 9:30 a.m.
Fukushima, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 24 at approximately 6:40 p.m., in the Koyama area of Iwane, Motomiya City, a nearby resident spotted two bears walking through a field (one about 1 m in length, the other about 50 cm). The bears subsequently left on foot toward the forested area to the north.
Motomiya 岩根, Fukushima
Feces thought to be from a bear were found on a riverbed in Fukutamiya-no-mae, Sukagawa City, and confirmed as bear feces.
Sukagawa 袋田, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 24 at approximately 8:20 a.m., a man in his 40s, the discoverer, found what appeared to be bear droppings on the riverbed in the Miyamae area of Fukuroda, Sukagawa City. When staff from Sukagawa City Hall inspected the site, they confirmed the droppings were from a bear.
Sukagawa 袋田, Fukushima
At around 22:55 on 2026-06-23, an animal resembling a bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Azu, Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. No one was injured.
Hanno Oaza Azu, Saitama
One bear sighted. Fled north.
Otsuki Yanagawamachi-Tsunanoue, Yamanashi
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Otsuki Otsukimachi-Hanasaki, Yamanashi
On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 9:15 a.m., in the forested area of Nishiyama, Omote-go Komatsu, Shirakawa City, a man in his 50s, while driving a vehicle, observed one bear (about 1 m in length) in the forest.
Shirakawa 表郷小松, Fukushima
Around 9:15 on June 20, a bear was sighted in Omotego Komatsunishiyama, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 表郷小松, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 8:15 a.m., a single bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted crossing the road on National Route 459 in Minamisawa, Suibara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City.
Fukushima, Fukushima
Around 4:00 PM on June 19, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Oharanishi 1-chome, Nasushiobara City.
Nasushiobara 大原間, Tochigi
A bear-like animal was sighted in Nariki 8-chome, Ome City.
Ōme Nariki, Tokyo
Hachioji, Tokyo
On Friday, June 19 at around 9:00 a.m., in the Odagawa Ushishimizu area of Shirakawa City, while driving through a mountain forest, a man in his 50s sighted one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 m in body length) in the mountain forest.
Shirakawa 豊地, Fukushima
In Shirakawa City Odagawa Ushimizu, around 09:00, one bear-like animal measuring 1 m was in a forest.
Shirakawa 豊地, Fukushima
On Friday, June 19 at around 8:00 a.m., on a farm road in the Waku-higashi area of Yazawa, Sukagawa City, a witness (male in his 50s) discovered feces believed to be from a bear. When staff from Sukagawa City Hall arrived on scene and inspected the site, they confirmed it was bear scat.
Sukagawa 矢沢, Fukushima
They were a parent and child
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Two bears, large and small, were sighted along National Route 413 in Hirano, Yamanakako Village.
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
Nasushiobara 前弥六南町, Tochigi
Tokyo Mitsugo, Tokyo
On Wednesday, June 17, at approximately 9:25 a.m., near Akadome Bridge on the Bonari Green Line in Numajiri-yama Ko area, Koyari, Inawashiro Town, a witness traveling southbound on the Bonari Green Line in a vehicle observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from west to east near Akadome Bridge and then leaving into the hillside forest on the east side.
Inawashiro, Fukushima
Uenohara Ozone, Yamanashi
On Tuesday, June 16 at around 4:00 a.m., on a village road in Obokura (Obokura, Habisawa area), Saigō Village, a man driving a car sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length).
Nishigo, Fukushima
On Monday, June 15, at approximately 2:40 p.m., on National Route 115 in Mizuhara, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City (Nanazawa area), a witness (female in her 40s) was driving when she sighted one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road. The bear then left into the brush on the east side of the road.
Fukushima, Fukushima
Around 9:00 on June 14, a bear-like animal was sighted in Oguno, Hinode-machi, Tokyo.
Tokyo Oguno, Tokyo
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
At around 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, on National Route 459 in Minamisawa, Suibara, Matsukawamachi, Fukushima City, a witness (male in his 30s) saw one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) while driving. The bear later left and went deeper into the forest.
Fukushima, Fukushima
While a vehicle was passing, one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) was observed crossing the road.
Fukushima, Fukushima
Peak activity at 8:00 with 7 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 46 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Inawashiro, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 380 km route runs from Mount Hōei to Mount Adatara, passing through Shizuoka, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 46 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Inawashiro, Fukushima. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
