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This 303 km route runs from Izu to Kamikōchi, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 113 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 25 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
12 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, Yamanashi.
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Otsuki Otsukimachi-Hanasaki, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Ueno, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
There was reportedly a bear sighting near Yamakyo Bridge in Azusagawa. (From Matsumoto City official LINE)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 4:50 a.m. on June 21, a resident sighted one bear in Hata, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Ueno, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
In Soga, Shiojiri City, one adult Asian black bear caught in a trap for deer and other animals was captured and culled because houses were nearby.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
There was bear scat.
Narusawa, Yamanashi
Narusawa, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
One bear was sighted in a residential area of Miyabuchi, Matsumoto City; police searched but did not find it.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Funatsu, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Okada-Shimookada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Okada-Shimookada, Nagano
A 110 emergency call reported seeing a bear in Jōyama, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
Size: cub
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kanai, Shiojiri City on 2026-06-11.
Shiojiri Kanai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Shiojiri Midoriko, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Kōfu Atagomachi, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Kōfu Ubaguchicho, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Wada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Wada, Nagano
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Crossed the roadway from west to east.
Izu 湯ケ島, Shizuoka
A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
While driving to Norikura to do some sunrise photography a bear ran across the road in front of me. It was quite foggy but I could clearly recognize it was a bear. It disappeared into the forest between some houses.
Matsumoto 宮ノ原, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano, around 08:50 on 2026-06-04.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Sutama-cho Wakagami, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
A 45-year-old farm worker woman nearby called 110 to report seeing a bear in Sasaga, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Kodachi, Yamanashi
Kōfu Shingyojicho, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya, Nagano
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Observed for about one second a black, rounded, quadrupedal animal about the size of a medium dog—possibly a bear cub or a wild boar—running roughly 30 meters uphill into the brush. Location: where the Onnazaka and Sawa trails merge on Mt. Takagawayama.
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida Araya, Yamanashi
Around 05:25 on 2026-05-31, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, and later captured.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Kōfu Yamamiyacho, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida Kamiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 18:25 on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted in Hirasemachi, Kofu City.
Kōfu Hirasemachi, Yamanashi
Around 18:35 on 2026-05-29, one bear was sighted in Shimadachi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shimadachi, Nagano
Otsuki Otsukimachi-Otsuki, Yamanashi
I saw a bear coming down the Yoshidaguchi promenade from the mountain side and crossing the road. While driving on Fujizakura Street (?), I noticed a dark shape crossing the road; when I looked toward where it went, an adult-sized bear was standing there. I couldn’t take a photo, but I clearly confirmed it.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 12:45 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Hokuto Kobuchisawacho, Yamanashi
From the hiking trail beside the old Koshu-kaido Sasago Tunnel, near Sasago Pass on the trail toward Mt. Sasago Karigaharasuri, I encountered a cub about 50 cm long approximately 50 meters ahead of my position. The cub ran up the slope on the left side of the trail, toward the Enzan side, from Sasago Pass and disappeared. I watched the same spot for about five minutes but did not see any adult bear.
Otsuki, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Tsuru Hono, Yamanashi
Size: adult (fully grown)
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Sasagocho Yoshikubo, Otsuki City, around 2:10 PM on May 26.
Otsuki Sasagomachi-Yoshikubo, Yamanashi
Otsuki Sasagomachi-Shirano, Yamanashi
Susono, Shizuoka
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Peak activity at 18:00 with 5 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 113 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 25 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 303 km route runs from Izu to Kamikōchi, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 113 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 25 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
