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This 117 km route runs from Kaichi School to Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, passing through Nagano, Toyama, and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 34 of them. The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Tateyama, Toyama.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
9 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano, Toyama, Gifu.
Witnessed one bear cub crossing the road.
Tateyama, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Horigane Karasawa, Azumino City, around 10:35 on 2026-07-30.
Azumino 穂高柏原, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Discovered bear tracks, droppings, etc.
Tateyama, Toyama
Discovered bear footprints, droppings, etc.
Tateyama, Toyama
Found traces of a bear eating a watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
A trace was found in Yokouchi, Toyama City, showing watermelons had been eaten.
Toyama, Toyama
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
A bear was sighted at a business in Noguchi, Tateyama Town, and after being confined inside the building, capture was completed around 8:40 a.m.
Tateyama, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
In Ota, Toyama City, a bear damaged a field near a residential area and ate about eight watermelons.
Toyama, Toyama
Traces of a bear eating a watermelon were discovered
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, traces showed bear damage to home-garden watermelons.
Toyama, Toyama
In Ota, Toyama City, traces showed cucumbers?
Toyama, Toyama
Discovered bear tracks, droppings, and signs of a eaten watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
Tracks believed to have been made by a bear passing through a rice field were discovered.
Toyama, Toyama
In the morning of July 28, a bear sighting was reported in Oba, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
On the morning of July 28, traces were found in Yokouchi, Toyama City, showing a bear had trampled down rice plants in a paddy field and entered.
Toyama, Toyama
Bear tracks and signs of eaten watermelons were found in a home garden in Ota, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
On 2026-07-28, bear tracks/signs were confirmed in Yokouchi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Sighted something believed to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
Suspected bear droppings found
Toyama, Toyama
Bear droppings were found in front of a house entrance in Kosugi, Ninagawa district, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Suspected bear droppings discovered
Toyama, Toyama
Fresh bear droppings with signs of peach consumption were found in Shimohori, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
In Akadashinmachi, Toyama City, a report said there was suspected bear feces, but no bear was confirmed.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, a bear believed to be an adult was recorded on a dashcam running along a road and entering a residential lot.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was captured on a security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear crossing the road was captured on a security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
In Kosugi, Toyama City, a resident found a bear captured on a home security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
Observed crossing the road toward the river
Tateyama, Toyama
Sighted what appeared to be a bear.
Tateyama, Toyama
Around 00:30 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Hotakaariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Around 3:00 PM on July 22, a bear-like animal was sighted in Sotaniguchi, Tateyama Town.
Tateyama, Toyama
Sighted one bear
Tateyama, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Maki, Toyama City, around 3 PM.
Toyama, Toyama
Around 21:00 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Around 19:40 on July 18, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kuramoto-shin, Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture.
Tateyama, Toyama
Witnessed while walking.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Arigasaki, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, around 2:30 PM on July 11.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
On Saturday, July 10, bear sign information was reported on Monday, July 13.
Tateyama, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Misato-On, Azumino City.
Azumino 三郷温, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷温, Nagano
Witnessed something resembling a bear near the Tateyama Station parking lot.
Tateyama, Toyama
On 2026-07-04 around 21:50, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
While driving, discovered one bear standing/located by the roadside.
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 堀金三田, Nagano
Peak activity at 8:00 with 7 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 34 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Tateyama, Toyama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 117 km route runs from Kaichi School to Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, passing through Nagano, Toyama, and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 34 of them. The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Tateyama, Toyama. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
