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This 317 km route runs from Kawazu to Kamikōchi, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 107 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 20 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
13 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, Yamanashi.
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Tsuru Ono, Yamanashi
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
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Takabe, Chuo City, Yamanashi Prefecture, around 22:50 on August 4.
Chuo Takabe, Yamanashi
Chuo Takabe, Yamanashi
8月4日（火）午後10時50分頃、浅利橋付近で、クマの親子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。
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Mother-and-cub bears / Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
One bear was found inside a capture cage installed in Soga, Shiojiri City, and was culled by a local hunting association member.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yanagisawa, Yamanashi
A resident living in the Kurosawa area of Takekawa Town reported that they appear in security camera footage. The person entered the yard from the Takekawayamataka Line 35 city road on the south side of their house and walked north through the yard.
Hokuto Mukawacho-Kurosawa, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
(It) was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 5:10 PM on July 30, one bear was sighted on a city road in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida. No one was injured.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yanagisawa, Yamanashi
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was swimming
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 2:00 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Kōfu Nakabatakecho, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 13:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Iwadono, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Crossed by swimming across the river
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Climbed a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Tsuru Shishidome, Yamanashi
It is believed to have been digging a hole in the mountains.
Tsuru, Yamanashi
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
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
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Shigenokamachi Kozuse, Otsuki City.
Otsuki Nigiokamachi-Yurigaoka, Yamanashi
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Arigasaki, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was climbing a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Koshu Katsunumacho-Kamiiwasaki, Yamanashi
was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Black bear, 1m20 long and 0,7m high. Saw during a hiking from Mitsutogeyama to Kawaguchi Asama Shrine. 20-30 before the haha waterfall.
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stood still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Tsuru Shimoya, Yamanashi
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
was stripping the bark from a fallen tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
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
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Parent-and-offspring bears / Walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 14:00 with 12 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 107 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 20 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 317 km route runs from Kawazu to Kamikōchi, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 107 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 20 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
