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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, 82 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yosano Otokoyama, Kyoto.
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.
No damage
Toyooka Hidakacho-Iwanaka, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Hikami-cho Kinuyama, Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture, around 22:10 on July 26.
Tamba Hikamicho-Kinuyama, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Fukuda, Hyogo
No damage reported
Toyooka Nakanotani, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Shingū, Toyooka City, Hyogo, around 20:30 on 2026-07-22.
Toyooka Shimonomiya, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kasumi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kuchimaji, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Izushicho-Katama, Hyogo
On 2026-07-12 in Izushicho Katama, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, a bear was sighted.
Toyooka Izushicho-Katama, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Hidakacho-Natsukuri, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Nakanogo, Hyogo
Around 18:28 on July 9, a bear was sighted in Nakago, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Toyooka Nakanogo, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Izushicho-Kuchiono, Hyogo
Around 12:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Tobitani, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
It was reported to have crossed Tansan-zaka toward the Tansansen-gen Park (carbonated spring source park) from the vicinity of the Italian restaurant. The discoverer was walking on foot late at night from Shabayama Line toward Tansansen-gen Park and encountered it.
Kobe Arimachō, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Natsuguri, Hidaka-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Toyooka Hidakacho-Natsukuri, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Hidakacho-Korogaki, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Kamiyoshidai, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Iwasaki, Yoka-cho, Yabu City.
Yabu Yokacho-Iwasai, Hyogo
Fukuchiyama, Kyoto
Bear sighting report (information provided)
Kobe Fujiwaradai-kitamachi, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Mori, Hyogo
Around 8:00 on July 2, a bear was sighted in Iwasaki, Yoka-cho, Yabu City.
Yabu Yokacho-Iwasai, Hyogo
No damage
Toyooka Kinosakicho-Momoshima, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Urake, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Shingū, Toyooka City, Hyogo, around 20:30 on 2026-07-22.
Toyooka Shimonomiya, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Minatomiya, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kuchimaji, Kyoto
Around 12:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Tobitani, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Urake, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Minatomiya, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kuchimaji, Kyoto
Around 12:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Tobitani, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Futamata, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Urake, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Minatomiya, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Ichibu, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kuchimaji, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Futamata, Kyoto
Around 12:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Tobitani, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Jogahata, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Tochidani, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Yosano Otokoyama, Kyoto
Yosano Otokoyama, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Futamata, Kyoto
Miyazu Joshi, Kyoto
Miyazu Hioki, Kyoto
Mihara, Tantō-chō, Toyooka City
Toyooka Tantocho-Mihara, Hyogo
persimmon tree
Toyooka Tantocho-Mushu, Hyogo
persimmon tree
Toyooka Tantocho-Nakafuji, Hyogo
Crops (watermelons, makuwauri [Japanese melon], melons)
Toyooka Tantocho-Kuchifuji, Hyogo
Miyazu Shimoseya, Kyoto
Around 23:00 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Ejiri, Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Miyazu Nanbano, Kyoto
Crops (watermelon)
Toyooka Tantocho-Mushu, Hyogo
Crops (watermelons, makuwauri melon, melons)
Toyooka Tantocho-Kuchifuji, Hyogo
Miyazu Joshi, Kyoto
Miyazu Chishi, Kyoto
Yosano Ishikawa, Kyoto
Miyazu Gingaoka, Kyoto
Miyazu Kamiseya, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Sakano, Hyogo
Miyazu Satohami, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Kuchiono, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Mushu, Hyogo
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Shingu, Kyoto
Miyazu Shishizaki, Kyoto
Miyazu Shishizaki, Kyoto
No damage reported
Toyooka Tantocho-Mushu, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Buttocho Mushu, Toyooka City.
Toyooka Tantocho-Mushu, Hyogo
Miyazu Tai, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Futamata, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Tantocho-Hinada, Hyogo
Miyazu Tai, Kyoto
Miyazu Kigo, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Taninai, Omiya-cho, Kyotango City.
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Taniuchi, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Jogahata, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Misaka, Kyoto
Miyazu Kamiseya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Morimoto, Kyoto
Yosano Kago, Kyoto
Miyazu Yawara, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Morimoto, Kyoto
Miyazu Monju, Kyoto
Miyazu Gingaoka, Kyoto
Peak activity at 18:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 82 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yosano Otokoyama, Kyoto.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. 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, 82 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yosano Otokoyama, Kyoto. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
