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This 169 km route runs from Kamikōchi to Gifu, passing through Nagano and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 73 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto, Nagano
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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.
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Mother-and-cub bears / Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 06:00 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Taki-machi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture.
Takayama 滝町, Gifu
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kitagata, Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City, around 6:00 PM on 2026-07-22.
Takayama 丹生川町北方, Gifu
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Crossed by swimming across the river
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Climbed a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Was climbing a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hime, Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City.
Takayama 丹生川町日面, Gifu
Takayama 丹生川町芦谷, Gifu
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Gero Maze-Kuroishi, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Mazekuroishi, Gero City.
Gero Maze-Kuroishi, Gifu
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
While driving east in a private car, only a cub crossed the road from the river side on the south to the mountain side on the north and went into the bushes.
Gujo, Gifu
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Matsumoto, Nagano
was stripping the bark from a fallen tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Parent-and-offspring bears / Walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Peak activity at 8:00 with 10 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 73 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 169 km route runs from Kamikōchi to Gifu, passing through Nagano and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 73 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
