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This 204 km route runs from Inaba Shrine to Kaichi School, passing through Gifu and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 128 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 38 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Kiso, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
Parent bear and cub sighted near the Mori family gravesite behind Kaseiji Temple
Kani Fushimi, 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
Parent bear and cub sighted near the Mori family gravesite behind Kaseiji Temple
Kani Fushimi, Gifu
It came down from the mountain side onto the road and crossed the road. Appeared to be a bear.
Ena 長島町正家, Gifu
Ena 三郷町野井, Gifu
Ena 長島町正家, Gifu
Size: adult
Nagiso Yomikaki, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagiso Tadachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Nagiso Azuma, Nagano
It came down from the mountain side onto the road and crossed the road. Appeared to be a bear.
Ena 長島町正家, Gifu
Size: cub/juvenile
Nagiso Azuma, Nagano
Ena 長島町正家, Gifu
Nakatsugawa 坂下, Gifu
Nakatsugawa 坂下, Gifu
A bear-like animal was sighted in Tokorogi, Nagiso Town, Nagano.
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: unknown
Nagiso Tadachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult
Nagiso Yomikaki, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
The picture is part of the video I recorded less than five minutes away from the sighting. A medium size (young adult) bear was coming down the hill to the left, about 200 meters up ahead from where I was. It got startled by my presence and ran up the hill. It was on the first part of the nakasendo trail where you enter the woods right after you cross the Yo river (heading to Nojiri from Nagiso) .
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (full-grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Size: Adult (mature)
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Nagiso Azuma, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Shinkai, Nagano
A bear-like animal was sighted in Tokorogi, Nagiso Town, Nagano.
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: cub (young bear)
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: cub (young animal)
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso 大字菅, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
In Soga, Shiojiri City, one adult Asian black bear caught in a trap for deer and other animals was captured and culled because houses were nearby.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Shiojiri Soga, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
At around 10:17 on June 15, a bear was sighted in Yokokawa, Tatsuno Town.
Tatsuno 大字横川, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (full-grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kanai, Shiojiri City on 2026-06-11.
Shiojiri Kanai, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Shiojiri Midoriko, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
A report was made in Seba, Shiojiri City, about an animal resembling a bear.
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso 大字菅, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Shinkai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Shinkai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Niekawa, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso 大字薮原, Nagano
Two Cubs/young bears spotted running across hikers path
Shiojiri Narai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Soga, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
In Soga, Shiojiri City, one adult Asian black bear caught in a trap for deer and other animals was captured and culled because houses were nearby.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
One bear was sighted in a residential area of Miyabuchi, Matsumoto City; police searched but did not find it.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Okada-Shimookada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Okada-Shimookada, Nagano
A 110 emergency call reported seeing a bear in Jōyama, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kanai, Shiojiri City on 2026-06-11.
Shiojiri Kanai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano, around 08:50 on 2026-06-04.
Matsumoto, Nagano
A report was made in Seba, Shiojiri City, about an animal resembling a bear.
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
A 45-year-old farm worker woman nearby called 110 to report seeing a bear in Sasaga, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Around 18:35 on 2026-05-29, one bear was sighted in Shimadachi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shimadachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Peak activity at 7:00 with 4 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 128 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 38 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Kiso, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 204 km route runs from Inaba Shrine to Kaichi School, passing through Gifu and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 128 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 38 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Kiso, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
