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This 970 km route runs from Sekikawa to Kitahiroshima, passing through Niigata, Hiroshima, Fukui, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Okayama, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 147 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 26 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Toyama, Toyama.
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 Niigata, Hiroshima, Fukui, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Okayama, Toyama.
Bear tracks confirmed
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was captured on the security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was captured on camera in Fuchu-machi Tomikawa, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Bear tracks were found at Hane Peaceful Park in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, around 5:00 AM on 2026-07-26.
Toyama, Toyama
Wakasa Tana, Fukui
It ran off toward the mountainside.
Joetsu, Niigata
Mihama, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Osuga, Nadachi-ku, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
Bear itself confirmed from photo provided by the discoverer
Toyama, Toyama
On 2026-07-23 around 10:45, a resident saw one bear in Fuchu-machi Konagasawa, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Ogura, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
One bear sighted on the village road. It moved toward the mountains.
Sekikawa, Niigata
Witnessed crossing National Route 304 heading south.
Nanto, Toyama
Ooi Onai, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Tadano, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, on 2026-07-21.
Obama Chuno, Fukui
Obama Chuno, Fukui
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted near National Route 8 in front of the former Daily Yamazaki.
Joetsu, Niigata
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Mizoshiricho, Kyoto
Around 11:45 on July 21, a bear was sighted in Onai, Oi Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Ooi Onai, Fukui
One bear was sighted in Sunagatani (National Route 304) in Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
Around 16:40 on 2026-07-21, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Teramachi, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted 100 meters west of Mushou bus stop.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 100 cm in body length was sighted on a side road 100 meters east of the former Daily Yamazaki.
Joetsu, Niigata
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Awara 蓮ケ浦, Fukui
Around 19:40 on July 18, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kuramoto-shin, Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture.
Tateyama, Toyama
Witnessed while walking.
Tateyama, Toyama
Two cubs were sighted by an angler in the riverbed area of the Ōshima district. They ran into the brush.
Sekikawa, Niigata
A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City, around 7:15 p.m. on July 17.
Imizu, Toyama
One bear sighted
Itoigawa, Niigata
In Hirano, Imizu City, a woman driving a car saw an animal resembling a bear running on the road; it was considered a cub and disappeared toward Taikoyama Park Cemetery.
Imizu, Toyama
An animal believed to be a bear crossed the road and headed south.
Imizu, Toyama
While doing farm work, I saw one bear come out of the brush into the rice field. It later moved to the mountain on the east side.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear-like animal was sighted in Aoidani, Imizu City, around 2:20 p.m. on July 17.
Imizu, Toyama
An adult bear was sighted in Shogendera, Imizu City, around 5:25 a.m. on July 17.
Imizu, Toyama
Sighted an adult bear during patrol
Imizu, Toyama
Around 2:40 PM on July 17, a bear was sighted in Nadachi-Omachi, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted on a road in Shogenzi, Imizu City, and quickly returned to the bushes.
Imizu, Toyama
Sighted an animal believed to be a bear
Imizu, Toyama
Around 07:20 on 2026-07-16, a bear was sighted in Nishiohata, Sayo Town, Hyogo Prefecture.
Sayo Nishiobatake, Hyogo
A bear was sighted in Shioyama, Yamasaki-cho, Shiso City.
Shiso Yamasakicho-Shioyama, Hyogo
I witnessed a bear about 1 meter in length walking.
Shobara Saijocho-Hirako, Hiroshima
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
One bear sighted in the irrigation channel near Hirataka Intersection
Hakusan Hirakamachi, Ishikawa
Ayabe Nodacho, Kyoto
A resident walking saw one bear in a waterway in Hiraka-cho, Mikawa district, Hakusan City.
Hakusan Hirakamachi, Ishikawa
A bear AI camera detected one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Nobuyoshi, Sayo Town, Hyogo around 19:15 on July 14, 2026.
Sayo Nobuyoshi, Hyogo
Discovered signs/traces of footprints
Nagaoka, Niigata
There were bear tracks (footprints) in a rice field about 200 meters toward the mountain from the Sawashimojo district office.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Maizuru Kiyomigaoka, Kyoto
Awara 沢, Fukui
One bear was sighted crossing Suganodaira Bridge within Shimamichi area. It was moving eastward.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Wakasa Torihama, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Mukasa, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Wakasa Mukasa, Fukui
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
Wakasa, Fukui
One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted approximately 200 meters east of Joetsu Gochi Nursing Home.
Joetsu, Niigata
A nearby resident sighted one bear. It entered the grassy area to the west.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a residential lot in Gochi 6-chome, Joetsu City, Niigata, and left heading west.
Joetsu, Niigata
Around 4:30 a.m. on July 11, a bear about 1 meter long was spotted on the premises of a private residence in Gochi 6, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
A single cub bear was sighted near Tsutsuishi Station.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Awara 牛ノ谷, Fukui
Around 12:40 PM on July 10, a bear was sighted in Ushinoya, Awara City.
Awara 牛ノ谷, Fukui
A fisherman sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
A vehicle operator passing over Shinbo Bridge spotted an animal resembling a bear on the Jintsu River floodplain.
Toyama, Toyama
There were footprints in the rice field. Sightings were also reported nearby on 7/7 and 7/8. The estimated date and time are unknown.
Murakami, Niigata
At around 10:50 on July 9, one bear was seen moving in Hakoa, Shibata City, Niigata.
Shibata, Niigata
Tsuruga Kashimagari, Fukui
While driving on Prefectural Road 73 toward Yasuda, the witness spotted one bear in the bushes on the right-hand side. The bear immediately retreated back into the brush and fled.
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
An animal resembling a bear was sighted on the Jinzu River riverbank in Fuchu-machi Aoshima, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Ayabe Uesugicho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Kamisugicho Saka, Ayabe City on 2026-07-09.
Ayabe Uesugicho, Kyoto
Moved from the settlement to the forested mountains (south side).
Murakami, Niigata
Around 08:50 on 2026-07-08, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Komabayashi, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture.
Joetsu, Niigata
One animal believed to be a bear, about 100 centimeters in body length, was sighted 400 meters north of the Ken-Do Joetsu-Yasuzuka-Uragawara Line.
Joetsu, Niigata
A passerby sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
On 2026-07-08 around 19:30, one bear was seen moving in Nashioki, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.
Murakami, Niigata
Two bears crossing the road were sighted.
Toyama, Toyama
Near the north side of Miyukibashi (Miyuki Bridge)
Itoigawa, Niigata
One bear approximately 80 centimeters in body length was sighted 200 meters east of the former Marine Fishing Center.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear about 0.8 meters long was sighted in Mushu Iwato, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long collided with a moving passenger car on a road in Sakuramachi, Murakami City. The female driver was not injured, but part of the vehicle was damaged.
Murakami, Niigata
A vehicle traveling on National Route 113 from the Yamagata direction collided with a bear about 1.0 m in body length, and the bear ran off toward the Green Park Arakawa General Sports Park.
Murakami, Niigata
A single bear about 1.0 m in body length was roaming through the rice field.
Murakami, Niigata
One bear was spotted roaming in a rice paddy in the Sasaki area of Murakami City, Niigata.
Murakami, Niigata
Shoo Kamigayama, Okayama
A sighting of one adult bear and one cub was reported in Fuchu-machi Nagasawa, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
While traveling on the municipal Shimokura-Takakura road, I sighted one bear on the left bank of the Takakura River. It ran off toward the mountain to the south.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Awara 牛ノ谷, Fukui
A bear was sighted moving in Shikanaya, Awara City.
Awara 下金屋, Fukui
Maizuru Yoshino, Kyoto
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
One bear was sighted in rice paddies in the Takihara area. It moved into the forested mountains.
Sekikawa, Niigata
At around 4:10 PM on July 5, a bear was sighted in Kamihatta-cho, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Ayabe Kamiyatacho, Kyoto
On 2026-07-05 afternoon, one bear was sighted in Orocho, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Ayabe Orocho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Shimo-Hatatacho Togeta, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Ayabe Nishibaracho, Kyoto
Shoo Soi, Okayama
Ayabe Kamiyatacho, Kyoto
Ayabe Takanosucho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Tokumang, Tonami City, around 18:19 on July 4; it was seen on camera.
Tonami, Toyama
The bear AI camera detected one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
Awara Takatsuka, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Aoki, Yamazaki-cho, Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Shiso Yamasakicho-Aoki, Hyogo
A passerby sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
One bear sighted in Okutani Town area
Kaga Okunoyamachi, Ishikawa
A resident sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
Awara 山十楽, Fukui
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Shiroya, Kyoto
One bear sighted in front of a residence. Direction of escape unknown.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Witnessed an animal that looked like a cub crossing the road.
Kamiichi, Toyama
Around 17:55 on 2026-07-03, a bear was sighted in Hori, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Fukuchiyama Kyo, Kyoto
Tsuruga Sawa, Fukui
Awara 細呂木, Fukui
A single bear about 1 meter in size was sighted at a poultry farm in the Wakayama district. It moved toward the mountains.
Sekikawa, Niigata
Maizuru Noborio, Kyoto
Fukuchiyama Hori, Kyoto
Takahama Takano, Fukui
Mimasaka Tawara, Okayama
A single bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted at a point approximately 200 meters northeast of the Komabayashi neighborhood hall within the Oaza Komabayashi area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted heading west.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Found what appear to be bear tracks
Toyama, Toyama
Bear footprints were found in Ko-nagasawa, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Kagamino Sawata, Okayama
Mimasaka Iwanabe, Okayama
A bear was seen moving in Oumihokutocho, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Confirmed a bear moving westward
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Sighted a young bear (body length unknown). It ran away toward the mountains on the north side of the road.
Oyabe, Toyama
Wakasa Sueno, Fukui
Wakasa Sueno, Fukui
Obama Koigawa, Fukui
One bear sighted in Daishoji Okamachi area
Kaga Daishoji-Fujinokimachi, Ishikawa
A bear was sighted moving in Agari, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture, around 9:00 on June 30.
Wakasa Wakasa-Techno-valley, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Sueno, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Wakasa Sueno, Fukui
Obama Ekimaecho, Fukui
While traveling on Prefectural Route Kamimasuda–Yoshikawa, I sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.
Joetsu, Niigata
While driving on the municipal road east line of Itoigawa Junior High School, one bear was sighted. It was moving east.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Fukuchiyama Kawagita, Kyoto
Maizuru Kawara, Kyoto
Bear droppings found in the Goshomachi area.
Kanazawa Goshomachi, Ishikawa
Maizuru Kawara, Kyoto
Peak activity at 19:00 with 13 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 147 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 26 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Toyama, Toyama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 970 km route runs from Sekikawa to Kitahiroshima, passing through Niigata, Hiroshima, Fukui, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Okayama, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 147 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 26 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Toyama, Toyama. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
