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This 50 km route starts and ends around Iida, passing through Nagano. In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yasuoka Shippeino, Nagano.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
Size: juvenile
Yasuoka Shippeino, Nagano
A sighting was reported near a walking path in Tenryukyo, Ryukoh, Iida City, where one adult bear crossed the road.
Iida 龍江, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Iida, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Yasuoka Kadoshima, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Anan Nishijo, Nagano
Around 6:30 a.m. on June 22, one beekeeping box was found broken in the yard of a private home in Kitakata, Iida City, and the honeybee nest inside was missing. The city believes a bear likely caused the damage.
Iida Kitagata, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Iida, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Iida, Nagano
Around 8:00 on June 19, two bears were reported sighted on a road in Kamigōkuroda, Iida City.
Iida Kamisatokuroda, Nagano
Size: unknown
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
Around 8:00 on 2026-06-19, a bear-like animal was sighted in Miyanoue, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Nakamura, Iida City, Nagano on June 15 around 7:30 PM.
Iida 中村, Nagano
Size: cub (young)
Iida, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Iida, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Iida, Nagano
Peak activity at 6:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yasuoka Shippeino, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 50 km route starts and ends around Iida, passing through Nagano. In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yasuoka Shippeino, Nagano. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
