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This 277 km route runs from Izu Kokubun-ji Temple to Kusatsu Onsen, passing through Shizuoka, Gunma, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 68 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Higashiagatsuma Sugao, Gunma.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
7 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shizuoka, Gunma, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo.
Higashiagatsuma Sugao, Gunma
Nakanojō Gotanda, Gunma
Around 12:15 on July 9, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kanna, Yamakita Town, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Yamakita 神縄, Kanagawa
Higashiagatsuma Gobara, Gunma
Nakanojō Orida, Gunma
Nakanojō Arigawa, Gunma
Tsumagoi Ashiuda, Gunma
Kusatsu, Gunma
Around 09:20 on July 8, a bear was sighted in Kusatsu, Kusatsu Town.
Kusatsu, Gunma
Nakanojō Nakanojomachi, Gunma
Nakanojō Orida, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Gotanda, Nakanojo Town.
Nakanojō Gotanda, Gunma
Nakanojō Orida, Gunma
Naganohara Hayashi, Gunma
Ōme Shiobune, Tokyo
Cub, body length 50 cm, crossing the road. Police notified. Just before the melody line (rumble strips).
Kusatsu, Gunma
Naganohara Hayashi, Gunma
Kusatsu, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Sugao, Higashiagatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Higashiagatsuma Sugao, Gunma
Shibukawa 北牧, Gunma
Shibukawa 伊香保町水沢, Gunma
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Nakanojō, Gunma
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Naganohara Haneo, Gunma
On 2026-07-01 in the afternoon, one bear was sighted in Otsu, Naganohara Town, Gunma.
Naganohara Haneo, Gunma
Shibukawa 北牧, Gunma
On 2026-06-30 evening, one bear was sighted in Yokobori, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Tsumagoi Ashiuda, Gunma
Nakanojō Gotanda, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Haramachi, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Haramachi, Gunma
Nakanojō Yamada, Gunma
Around 2:25 PM on June 28, a bear was sighted in Yamada, Nakanojo Town.
Nakanojō, Gunma
Nakanojō Yamada, Gunma
Around 08:30 on 2026-06-28, a bear was sighted in Shibukawa, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
Shibukawa 渋川, Gunma
Shibukawa 伊香保町伊香保, Gunma
On 2026-06-28 morning, a bear was sighted in Ikahomachi Ikaho, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
Shibukawa 伊香保町伊香保, Gunma
I heard a bear cry.
Aikawa Hanbara, Kanagawa
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Shibukawa 村上, Gunma
A large animal about the size of a bear or a wild boar in the bamboo grove
Atsugi Tanazawa, Kanagawa
Captured on 6/25
Oyama 柳島, Shizuoka
Nakanojō Iriyama, Gunma
Naganohara Yokokabe, Gunma
Shibukawa 伊香保町伊香保, Gunma
At around 22:55 on 2026-06-23, an animal resembling a bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Azu, Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. No one was injured.
Hanno Oaza Azu, Saitama
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Mihara, Gunma
Naganohara Yokokabe, Gunma
Nakanojō Gotanda, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Atsuda, Gunma
Confirmed in the photo
Oyama 藤曲, Shizuoka
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Around 2:55 PM on 2026-06-21, a bear was sighted in Matsutani, Higashiagatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Tsumagoi Mihara, Gunma
Naganohara Yokokabe, Gunma
Hachioji, Tokyo
Oyama 湯船, Shizuoka
Higashiagatsuma Okashiwagi, Gunma
Yamakita, Kanagawa
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Isehara, Kanagawa
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Around 9:00 on June 14, a bear-like animal was sighted in Oguno, Hinode-machi, Tokyo.
Tokyo Oguno, Tokyo
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Peak activity at 10:00 with 9 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 68 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Higashiagatsuma Sugao, Gunma.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 277 km route runs from Izu Kokubun-ji Temple to Kusatsu Onsen, passing through Shizuoka, Gunma, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 68 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Higashiagatsuma Sugao, Gunma. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
