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This 981 km route runs from Iizuka to Lake Yamanaka, passing through Fukuoka, Yamanashi, Aichi, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Kyoto, Mie, Okayama, Osaka, Shiga, Shizuoka, and Yamaguchi. In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Shunan 湯野, Yamaguchi.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Fukuoka, Yamanashi, Aichi, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Kyoto, Mie, Okayama, Osaka, Shiga, Shizuoka, Yamaguchi.
Around 09:30 on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Yuno, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Shunan 湯野, Yamaguchi
Kameoka Higashibetsuincho-Nange, Kyoto
Around 02:30 on July 19, a bear-like animal was sighted in Tanada, Honjuku-cho, Okazaki City.
Okazaki 本宿台, Aichi
Around 22:45 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Hahane, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Fujinomiya 羽鮒, Shizuoka
Around 20:25 on July 19, a bear-like animal was sighted in Nishikasahara-cho, Kasai City.
Kasai Nishikasaharacho, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Habanu, Fujinomiya City.
Fujinomiya 羽鮒, Shizuoka
A bear was sighted in Shuto-machi Tajiri, Iwakuni City.
Iwakuni 周東町田尻, Yamaguchi
Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka
A bear sighting had also been reported in the Habuna area of Fujinomiya City on July 13.
Fujinomiya 羽鮒, Shizuoka
Around 08:50 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Aoyama, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka
Myōjōyama Observation Deck — Near the Summit
Fujinomiya 貫戸, Shizuoka
A bear was sighted in Hoshiyama, Fujinomiya City.
Fujinomiya 黒田, Shizuoka
Around 7:30 on July 10, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 13:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
At around 8:42 PM on July 8, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Naka-gaito, Iibocho, Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Tatsuno, Hyogo
Around 10:30 on 2026-07-06, an animal believed to be a bear was seen moving in Kawachi, Kudamatsu City.
Kudamatsu 大字河内, Yamaguchi
Bear sighting reported in Toyono Town (Asian black bear / moon bear)
Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka
At around 19:25 on July 4, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Aocho, Ono City, Hyogo.
Ono Aocho, Hyogo
Around 4:48 AM on July 4, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ikejiri-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Ikejiricho, Hyogo
Bear sighting report (information provided)
Kobe Fujiwaradai-kitamachi, Hyogo
Mine Isacho-Isa, Yamaguchi
A bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Ujimaburi, east of Asagiri Bridge, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. One adult bear and several cubs were seen.
Uji, Kyoto
Uji, Kyoto
Shizuoka 宍原, Shizuoka
While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.
Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka
Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town
Shimamoto, Osaka
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
One bear was seen climbing a fence beside National Route 2 in Kugamachi, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. No one was injured.
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
Peak activity at 16:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Shunan 湯野, Yamaguchi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 981 km route runs from Iizuka to Lake Yamanaka, passing through Fukuoka, Yamanashi, Aichi, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Kyoto, Mie, Okayama, Osaka, Shiga, Shizuoka, and Yamaguchi. In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Shunan 湯野, Yamaguchi. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
