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This 337 km route runs from Kai to Ikeda, passing through Yamanashi, Fukui, Gifu, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 47 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
8 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamanashi, Fukui, Gifu, Nagano.
Size: juvenile
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Tanigumi Takaka, Ibigawa Town, around 16:00 on 2026-06-29.
Ibigawa 谷汲高科, Gifu
Size: Adult
Iida 大休, Nagano
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yamataka, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ina Nishiharuchika, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Takamori Izuhara, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida 大休, Nagano
Around 6:30 a.m. on June 22, one beekeeping box was found broken in the yard of a private home in Kitakata, Iida City, and the honeybee nest inside was missing. The city believes a bear likely caused the damage.
Iida Kitagata, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Iida, Nagano
Size: Adult
Komagane, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Around 8:00 on June 19, two bears were reported sighted on a road in Kamigōkuroda, Iida City.
Iida Kamisatokuroda, Nagano
Size: unknown
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
Around 8:00 on 2026-06-19, a bear-like animal was sighted in Miyanoue, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Nakamura, Iida City, Nagano on June 15 around 7:30 PM.
Iida 中村, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: cub (young)
Iida, Nagano
Parent bear and cub sighted near the Mori family gravesite behind Kaseiji Temple
Kani Fushimi, Gifu
Ikeda Nishikakuma, Fukui
Size: Adult
Iida, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: cub
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Iida, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Iida, Nagano
Motosu Kochibora, Gifu
At the bend in the mountain trail where vehicles meet head-on
Nakatsugawa, Gifu
Yamagata 平井, Gifu
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
It came down from the mountain side onto the road and crossed the road. Appeared to be a bear.
Ena 長島町正家, Gifu
Size: adult with cubs
Iida Takinosawa, Nagano
Ena 三郷町野井, Gifu
Size: Unknown
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Sutama-cho Wakagami, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Size: adult
Ina Nishimachi, Nagano
Kōfu Shimo-Obinacho, Yamanashi
A driver commuting through Shimootana-machi, Kofu City, saw one bear about 1 meter long crossing the road.
Kōfu Shimo-Obinacho, Yamanashi
Size: adult with cub(s)
Iida 大休, Nagano
Ena 長島町正家, Gifu
Peak activity at 7:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 47 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 337 km route runs from Kai to Ikeda, passing through Yamanashi, Fukui, Gifu, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 47 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
