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This 507 km route runs from Ichikawa to Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, passing through Chiba, Fukui, Gifu, Kanagawa, Nagano, Tokyo, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 64 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Iida Kitagata, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Chiba, Fukui, Gifu, Kanagawa, Nagano, Tokyo, Yamanashi.
Size: Adult
Iida Kitagata, Nagano
Tsuru Asahisoshi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yanagisawa, Yamanashi
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Kōfu Nakabatakecho, Yamanashi
Around 8:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Maruyama 4-chome, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida Takinosawa, Nagano
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Iwadono, Yamanashi
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
Ono Kakigashima, Fukui
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
Ono Kaizara, Fukui
Size: juvenile
Iida 羽場権現, Nagano
A mother bear and two cubs were sighted near a community center in Asari, Nigoka-cho, Otsuki City.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
Details unknown
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
中央市立豊富小学校：お便り内容 件名：クマの目撃情報 配日：2026年7月21日 -本文- 7月19日午後7時50分頃、浅利 付近でクマの目撃情報がありまし た。夏季休業中ですので、ご家庭 で注意喚起をお願いいたします。 ・外出時は、クマ鈴を持参す る。 ・クマを見かけても、絶対に近 づいたり、刺激したりしない。 ・もし見かけたら、静かにその 場を離れ、近くの大人や警察に知 らせる。 安全確保のため、ご理解とご協 力をお願いいたします。
Chuo Kihara, Yamanashi
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi
I was walking from Iwadono Mountain toward Chigo-Otoshi. Just as I was about to reach Chigo-Otoshi, I encountered a bear cub.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Yurigaoka, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Shigenokamachi Kozuse, Otsuki City.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Yurigaoka, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
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
Ono Nanaita, Fukui
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
Koshu Katsunumacho-Kamiiwasaki, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Ena 長島町中野, Gifu
Tsuru Shimoya, Yamanashi
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
In the Okuyasu area of Iida City, beehives were damaged and honey was eaten.
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida 大休, Nagano
Hachioji, Tokyo
Ena 武並町藤, Gifu
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Two bears believed to be a parent and child were sighted by a driver in Sutama-cho Wakamiko, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Nishi-Minowa Oizumishinden, Ina City, around 1:30 PM on July 6.
Ina, Nagano
Size: unknown
Ina Yokoyama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Naka-Minowa, Minowa Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 1:40 PM on July 3.
Minowa, Nagano
Nakatsugawa, Gifu
Size: juvenile
Minowa 大字中曽根, Nagano
Size: unknown
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Nakatsugawa, Gifu
Katsuyama 北谷町中尾, Fukui
Nakatsugawa, Gifu
Peak activity at 19:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 64 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Iida Kitagata, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 507 km route runs from Ichikawa to Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, passing through Chiba, Fukui, Gifu, Kanagawa, Nagano, Tokyo, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 64 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Iida Kitagata, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
