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This 774 km route starts and ends around Heguri, passing through Nara, Gifu, Toyama, Fukui, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Osaka, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 61 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Nanto, Toyama.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
15 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nara, Gifu, Toyama, Fukui, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Shiga.
Around 7:15 on 2026-06-12, a bear was sighted in Kamiokamoto-cho 5, Takayama City.
Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu
Ogaki 青墓町, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Hida 宮川町高牧, Gifu
Hida 宮川町高牧, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Hida 宮川町高牧, Gifu
Hida 河合町大谷, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Niubukawa-cho Niiibari, Takayama City.
Takayama 丹生川町新張, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Hida 河合町新名, Gifu
Around 18:45 on May 31, a bear was sighted in Kamiokamoto-machi 2-chome, Takayama City.
Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu
Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu
Ono 大字下方, Gifu
Ogaki 青墓町, Gifu
Around 07:05 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Aonuma-cho, Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture.
Ogaki 青墓町, Gifu
Ogaki 青墓町, Gifu
Hida 古川町下野, Gifu
Hida 古川町野口, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Takayama 下岡本町, Gifu
Gujo, Gifu
One bear sighting reported
Seki 植野, Gifu
Seki 武芸川町跡部, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Atobe, Mugegawa-cho, Seki City.
Seki 武芸川町跡部, Gifu
Ogaki 赤坂町, Gifu
Takayama 下林町, Gifu
Hida 古川町野口, Gifu
Around 8:00 PM on May 24, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Akasaka-cho, Ogaki City.
Ogaki 赤坂町, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Shimobayashi-cho, Takayama City, around 19:00 on 2026-05-24.
Takayama 下林町, Gifu
Gifu 三輪, Gifu
A report was received of one bear sighted near Onda Manufacturing.
Seki 広見北町, Gifu
A report was received of one bear sighted near the Mugegawa roadside station.
Seki 植野, Gifu
Seki 武芸川町跡部, Gifu
On May 20, 2026 at around 16:20, a city employee found footprints believed to be from a bear (about the size of a human fist) near the Nishibu Fureai Center annex in Senbiki, Seki City. Later the same day at about 19:20, a person driving on a prefectural road in Mutegawa-cho Atobe, Seki City, sighted a single black animal that was captured on a dashcam. The police also reported a bear sighting in the area on May 11.
Seki, Gifu
Seki 武芸川町宇多院, Gifu
Yamagata 椎倉, Gifu
One young black bear next to Omata falls
Shirakawa, Gifu
Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Shirakawa Iishima, Gifu
Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu
Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu
Hida 宮川町高牧, Gifu
Hida 河合町元田, Gifu
Hida 宮川町高牧, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Hida 宮川町高牧, Gifu
Hida 河合町大谷, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Hida 河合町新名, Gifu
Shirakawa Hatogaya, Gifu
Hida 古川町野口, Gifu
Hida 宮川町巣之内, Gifu
Hida 古川町野口, Gifu
Sighted one bear cub.
Nanto, Toyama
One young black bear next to Omata falls
Shirakawa, Gifu
Witnessed a bear about 70–80 cm in size crossing the road. It ran off toward the southwest.
Oyabe, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Asaji, Oyabe City, Toyama.
Oyabe, Toyama
Around 05:40 on 2026-06-12, a bear was sighted in Noda, Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture.
Nanto, Toyama
One bear sighted on the Yamadagawa riverbed.
Nanto, Toyama
Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu
A cub was sighted around 5:20 PM in Akamaru, Fukuoka-machi, Takaoka City.
Takaoka, Toyama
Sighted one animal believed to be a bear
Takaoka, Toyama
Shirakawa Iishima, Gifu
Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu
Shirakawa Ogimachi, Gifu
Shirakawa Kojirakawa, Gifu
Observed one cub approximately 1 meter in length.
Nanto, Toyama
Shirakawa Kojirakawa, Gifu
One bear cub was sighted in Narude, Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
One adult bear sighted.
Nanto, Toyama
Shirakawa Hatogaya, Gifu
One animal believed to be a bear was sighted
Takaoka, Toyama
A bear cub (size unknown) was seen walking in the rice paddy. Direction of movement unknown.
Oyabe, Toyama
Observed one bear (size unknown). It was crossing a farm road.
Oyabe, Toyama
Sighted one cub in the middle of National Route 415
Hakui Sugaikemachi, Ishikawa
Peak activity at 7:00 with 7 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 61 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Nanto, Toyama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 774 km route starts and ends around Heguri, passing through Nara, Gifu, Toyama, Fukui, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Osaka, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 61 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Nanto, Toyama. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
