This 253 km route from Jōkan-ji Temple to Omachi crosses Tokyo, Nagano, Gunma, and Saitama. Over the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 3 days ago near Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano; the location sits about 159.1 km from the start of the route and 111 m off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 3 days ago at Annaka, Gunma, sitting about 136.3 km from the start and 1 m off the route line.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
10 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Nagano, Gunma, Saitama.
Size: Adult
Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano
It was a cub about 1 meter long. It immediately went off to the left and disappeared from view. I turned back.
Annaka, Gunma
It was watching us from a distance along the Apt Trail.
Annaka, Gunma
Annaka 松井田町五料, Gunma
Karuizawa Town in Kitasaku District has temporarily shifted its policy from releasing captured bears after 'learning' to euthanizing them for a limited period. The change responds to repeated human injuries and appearances of bears in residential areas across the prefecture and concerns that bears' wide-ranging movements could cause harm to neighboring municipalities.
Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagano Nakajo-Sumeragi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Ueda Tsuiji, Nagano
Peak activity at 12:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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Over the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 3 days ago near Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano; the location sits about 159.1 km from the start of the route and 111 m off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 12:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 253 km route from Jōkan-ji Temple to Omachi crosses Tokyo, Nagano, Gunma, and Saitama. Over the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 3 days ago near Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano; the location sits about 159.1 km from the start of the route and 111 m off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 3 days ago at Annaka, Gunma, sitting about 136.3 km from the start and 1 m off the route line. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
