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This 33 km route runs from Kamikōchi to Azumino within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 75 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 12 hours ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear entered the kitchen of a house in Azumi, Matsumoto City, damaging the back door and ransacking food baskets and trash bags.
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Mother-and-cub bears / Details unknown
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(It) was eating something.
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was swimming
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Stayed still
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Crossed by swimming across the river
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Climbed a tree
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Size: juvenile
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Was climbing a tree
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(It) was eating something
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was running
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was stripping the bark from a fallen tree
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Parent-and-offspring bears / Walking
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Details unknown
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Was eating something
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Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
One bear was sighted in Horigane Karasawa, Azumino City, around 10:35 on 2026-07-30.
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Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Peak activity at 8:00 with 8 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 75 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 12 hours ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 33 km route runs from Kamikōchi to Azumino within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 75 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 12 hours ago near Matsumoto, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
