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This 219 km route runs from Kamenomori-sumiyoshi Shrine to Miyazu, passing through Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo. In the past 30 days, 117 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 32 of them. The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Toyooka Sakaemachi, Hyogo.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
8 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo.
Around 6:15 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Sakae-machi, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Toyooka Sakaemachi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tomoshige, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sakai, Kyoto
On 2026-06-14 morning, a bear was sighted in Kamogasaka, Ichijimacho, Tanba City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Tamba Ichijimacho-Kamikamosaka, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Kanzaki, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, around 05:30 on 2026-06-14.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kanzaki, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Koyama, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Yuike, Kyoto
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Kabutoyama, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Koyama, Kyoto
A woman saw a bear about 1 meter long walking on a city road in Nagisa Akasaka, Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Shima, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kamiyoshidai, Hyogo
An adult Asian black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was captured on a sensor camera installed in a forest about 700 meters north of JR Dojo Station in Kita Ward, Kobe City.
Kobe Dojocho-Shiota, Hyogo
Around 4:10 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Miyake, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Toyooka Miyake, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Miyake, Hyogo
A bear appearance was confirmed in Dojo-cho, Kita Ward, Kobe City.
Kobe Dojocho-Kusakabe, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Hidakacho-Kuto, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Yamamoto, Hyogo
No damage reported
Toyooka Shoboji, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Shima, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Yuike, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Shindo, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Emoto, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Kokonokaichi-nakanocho, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Iwai, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Hikino, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Miyake, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Izushicho-Katama, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Hidakacho-Nasaji, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Izushicho-Katama, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
While driving from Kumihama to Toyooka, I spotted three bears playing in a vacant lot on the right side of the road. When I stopped the car to take photos, they fled into the woods at the back, and one cub climbed a tree and hid (?).
Toyooka Mihara, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Kunigi, Yoka-cho, Yabu City.
Yabu Yokacho-Kunugi, Hyogo
One bear was sighted in Fukuda, Toyooka City.
Toyooka Fukuda, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Nakakage, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Yoto, Ichijima-cho, Tamba City, around 20:50 on May 30.
Tamba Ichijimacho-Byakugoji, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Yabu City’s Yoka-cho Kunigi around 12:10 PM on May 28.
Yabu Yokacho-Kunugi, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Oya-cho Miyagaki, Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture, around 6:20 PM on May 27, 2026.
Yabu Oyacho-Miyagaki, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Hachikacho Kuni, Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture, around 7:40 a.m. on 2026-05-26.
Yabu Yokacho-Kunugi, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Hidakacho-Iwanaka, Hyogo
Fukuchiyama Dan, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Nakanotani, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kinosakicho-Uyama, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Hidakacho-Yashiro, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Hidakacho-Ibu, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Nakanogo, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Hidakacho-Ibu, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Shozakai, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Kamata, Hyogo
Around 6:15 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Sakae-machi, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Toyooka Sakaemachi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tomoshige, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sakai, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Kanzaki, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, around 05:30 on 2026-06-14.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kanzaki, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Koyama, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Yuike, Kyoto
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Kabutoyama, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Koyama, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Shima, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Shima, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Yuike, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Spotted a full-grown bear about 1 meter long on the road leading to the cemetery. When it made eye contact with me, it ran up into the mountains.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Seki, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Minamiyumi, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, around 22:10 on June 5.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
While driving from Kumihama to Toyooka, I spotted three bears playing in a vacant lot on the right side of the road. When I stopped the car to take photos, they fled into the woods at the back, and one cub climbed a tree and hid (?).
Toyooka Mihara, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kazurano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
About 1 m long. It may be the same individual or a different one, as one was also sighted on the opposite bank 3 hours earlier.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kano, Kyoto
Was sitting along the waterway.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sanbu, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Minatomiya, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Kamata, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tomoshige, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sakai, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Kanzaki, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, around 05:30 on 2026-06-14.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kanzaki, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Koyama, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Yuike, Kyoto
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Kabutoyama, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Koyama, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Yuike, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Spotted a full-grown bear about 1 meter long on the road leading to the cemetery. When it made eye contact with me, it ran up into the mountains.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Seki, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Minamiyumi, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, around 22:10 on June 5.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
While driving from Kumihama to Toyooka, I spotted three bears playing in a vacant lot on the right side of the road. When I stopped the car to take photos, they fled into the woods at the back, and one cub climbed a tree and hid (?).
Toyooka Mihara, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kazurano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
About 1 m long. It may be the same individual or a different one, as one was also sighted on the opposite bank 3 hours earlier.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kano, Kyoto
Was sitting along the waterway.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sanbu, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Minatomiya, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tomoshige, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sakai, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Kanzaki, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, around 05:30 on 2026-06-14.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kanzaki, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Koyama, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Yuike, Kyoto
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Kabutoyama, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Koyama, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Shima, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Shima, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Yuike, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Spotted a full-grown bear about 1 meter long on the road leading to the cemetery. When it made eye contact with me, it ran up into the mountains.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Seki, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Minamiyumi, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, around 22:10 on June 5.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
While driving from Kumihama to Toyooka, I spotted three bears playing in a vacant lot on the right side of the road. When I stopped the car to take photos, they fled into the woods at the back, and one cub climbed a tree and hid (?).
Toyooka Mihara, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kazurano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-01, a bear was sighted in Kimura, Tandocho, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Toyooka Tantocho-Kimura, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Go, Kyoto
About 1 m long. It may be the same individual or a different one, as one was also sighted on the opposite bank 3 hours earlier.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kano, Kyoto
Was sitting along the waterway.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Karakawa, Tanto-cho, Toyooka City.
Toyooka Tantocho-Karakawa, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sanbu, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Minatomiya, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Around 8:00 on June 13, a bear was sighted in Tani, Miyazu City.
Miyazu Yawara, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Misaka, Kyoto
Yosano Ikuji, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Shima, Kyoto
Yosano Kamiyamada, Kyoto
One Asiatic black bear was sedated with a tranquilizer dart, captured in a grove in Ejiri, Miyazu, and then culled.
Miyazu Nanbano, Kyoto
On 2026-06-10, an adult Asiatic black bear about 1.4 meters long was captured and then culled in Ejiri, Miyazu, Kyoto.
Miyazu Nanbano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Shima, Kyoto
Yosano Yumiki, Kyoto
Miyazu Shishizaki, Kyoto
Yosano Kamiyamada, Kyoto
Miyazu Hioki, Kyoto
Miyazu Suzu, Kyoto
Miyazu Shishizaki, Kyoto
Miyazu Tai, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Mie, Kyoto
Yosano Yumiki, Kyoto
Miyazu Joshi, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Morimoto, Kyoto
Miyazu Joshi, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Hinada, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Kimura, Hyogo
Miyazu Tai, Kyoto
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-01, a bear was sighted in Kimura, Tandocho, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Toyooka Tantocho-Kimura, Hyogo
Miyazu Yawara, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Go, Kyoto
Miyazu Odashukuno, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Minoo, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Oya, Tantōmachi, Toyooka City.
Toyooka Tantocho-Odani, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Sakano, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Kimura, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Karakawa, Tanto-cho, Toyooka City.
Toyooka Tantocho-Karakawa, Hyogo
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Misaka, Kyoto
Miyazu Satohami, Kyoto
Miyazu Yawara, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Koryuji, Hyogo
Miyazu Chishi, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Mie, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Omiya-cho Kamitsuneyoshi, Kyotango City.
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Kamitsuneyoshi, Kyoto
Yosano Ikuji, Kyoto
Around 23:50 on 2026-05-24, a bear was sighted in Iwaya, Yosano Town, Kyoto Prefecture.
Yosano Iwaya, Kyoto
Yosano Iwaya, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Kuchifuji, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Endonji, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Kuchifuji, Hyogo
Yosano Kaya, Kyoto
Yosano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Nobutoshi, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Odani, Hyogo
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In the past 30 days, 117 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 32 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Toyooka Sakaemachi, Hyogo.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 219 km route runs from Kamenomori-sumiyoshi Shrine to Miyazu, passing through Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo. In the past 30 days, 117 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 32 of them. The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Toyooka Sakaemachi, Hyogo. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
