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This 338 km route runs from Iwata to Tamba, passing through Shizuoka, Hyogo, Aichi, Kyoto, Mie, Osaka, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Uji, Kyoto.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
16 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shizuoka, Hyogo, Aichi, Kyoto, Mie, Osaka, Shiga.
A bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Ujimaburi, east of Asagiri Bridge, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. One adult bear and several cubs were seen.
Uji, Kyoto
Uji, Kyoto
While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.
Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka
Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town
Shimamoto, Osaka
Sightings of an Asiatic black bear (moon bear) in Toyono Town
Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka
Kameoka Higashibetsuincho-Yuya, Kyoto
A bear-like animal was sighted in Imadacho Tatsumi, Tamba-Sasayama City, around 00:40 on 2026-06-17.
Tamba-Sasayama Kondacho-Tatsumi, Hyogo
Two bear sighting reports were received in Nashiō, Nishinomiya City.
Nishinomiya Shiosecho-Najio, Hyogo
A bear was also reported sighted in Kihata Toriwaki, Takarazuka City.
Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo
June 15, around 3:10 AM, Wakabadai
Otsu Wakabadai, Shiga
On a city road in Nagioakasaka, Nishinomiya, a female passerby saw what appeared to be a bear late at night, and it fled toward the Chugoku Expressway.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
About an hour later, there was also a bear sighting report in Kihata, Takarazuka, while driving a car.
Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo
A woman saw a bear about 1 meter long walking on a city road in Nagisa Akasaka, Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
The day after the Kobe sighting, two bear sighting reports were received in Nashio, Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Shiosecho-Najio, 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
A bear appearance was confirmed in Dojo-cho, Kita Ward, Kobe City.
Kobe Dojocho-Kusakabe, Hyogo
Peak activity at 16:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Uji, Kyoto.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 338 km route runs from Iwata to Tamba, passing through Shizuoka, Hyogo, Aichi, Kyoto, Mie, Osaka, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Uji, Kyoto. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
