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This 624 km route runs from Nakagawa to Toyone, passing through Nagano, Chiba, Aichi, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 57 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano, Chiba, Aichi, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, Yamanashi.
Tsuru Asahisoshi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yanagisawa, Yamanashi
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Kōfu Nakabatakecho, Yamanashi
Size: adult (fully grown)
Minowa 大字中箕輪, Nagano
Around 8:20 PM on July 26, a bear-like animal was sighted in Hirai, Hinode Town, Tokyo.
Tokyo Hirai, Tokyo
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Iwadono, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Ina Masumigaoka, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa, Nagano
Akiruno Sannai, Tokyo
A mother bear and two cubs were sighted near a community center in Asari, Nigoka-cho, Otsuki City.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
Details unknown
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
中央市立豊富小学校：お便り内容 件名：クマの目撃情報 配日：2026年7月21日 -本文- 7月19日午後7時50分頃、浅利 付近でクマの目撃情報がありまし た。夏季休業中ですので、ご家庭 で注意喚起をお願いいたします。 ・外出時は、クマ鈴を持参す る。 ・クマを見かけても、絶対に近 づいたり、刺激したりしない。 ・もし見かけたら、静かにその 場を離れ、近くの大人や警察に知 らせる。 安全確保のため、ご理解とご協 力をお願いいたします。
Chuo Kihara, Yamanashi
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Asari, Yamanashi
I was walking from Iwadono Mountain toward Chigo-Otoshi. Just as I was about to reach Chigo-Otoshi, I encountered a bear cub.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Yurigaoka, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Shigenokamachi Kozuse, Otsuki City.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Yurigaoka, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
Around 20:00 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Ozawa, Ina City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ina Ozawa, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ina Ozawa, Nagano
Around 19:20 on July 12, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kurosawa 3-chome, Ome City.
Ōme Kurosawa, Tokyo
Koshu Katsunumacho-Kamiiwasaki, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Tsuru Shimoya, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Hachioji, Tokyo
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Two bears believed to be a parent and child were sighted by a driver in Sutama-cho Wakamiko, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Nishi-Minowa Oizumishinden, Ina City, around 1:30 PM on July 6.
Ina, Nagano
Ōme Shiobune, Tokyo
Size: unknown
Ina Yokoyama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Naka-Minowa, Minowa Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 1:40 PM on July 3.
Minowa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa 大字中曽根, Nagano
Size: unknown
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 2:00 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 13:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
While climbing, a small bear appeared about 50 meters ahead. The bear looked at us and ran away, so there was no harm.
Yamanakako, Yamanashi
It is believed to have been digging a hole in the mountains.
Tsuru, Yamanashi
Uenohara Akiyama, Yamanashi
Minobu Yokonenaka, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 7:30 on July 10, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, were sighted by the baseball field area of Fuji Hokuroku Park.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Uenohara, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Yamakita, Kanagawa
Around 13:30 on 2026-07-09, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 4:30 PM on 2026-07-09, one bear was sighted in Akiyama Anjisawa, Uenohara City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Uenohara Akiyama, Yamanashi
Shizuoka 梅ヶ島, Shizuoka
Shizuoka 梅ヶ島, Shizuoka
Peak activity at 19:00 with 6 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 57 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 624 km route runs from Nakagawa to Toyone, passing through Nagano, Chiba, Aichi, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 57 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
