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This 242 km route runs from Kanazawa to Nantan, passing through Ishikawa, Kyoto, and Fukui. In the past 30 days, 85 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 10 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Obama Tada, Fukui.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
8 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Ishikawa, Kyoto, Fukui.
Obama Tada, Fukui
Awara Takatsuka, Fukui
Awara 青ノ木, Fukui
Awara Yokogaki, Fukui
Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui
Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui
Obama Yatabe, Fukui
Around 08:08 on 2026-06-18, a driver spotted one adult bear moving along the shoulder toward Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Expressway in Daishoji Shimofukuda-machi, Kaga City.
Kaga, Ishikawa
A bear was sighted in Iegushi, Awara City.
Awara Ieyoshi, Fukui
Obama, Fukui
Nantan Miyamacho-Shizuhara, Kyoto
A bear-like animal was sighted in Nagaya-machi, Mikawa district, Hakusan City.
Hakusan Choyamachi, Ishikawa
One bear sighted near Mikawa overpass
Hakusan Choyamachi, Ishikawa
One bear sighted near Iida Headquarters Co., Ltd.
Kaga Oshiomachi, Ishikawa
Obama Yatabe, Fukui
Minami-Echizen 荒井, Fukui
Around 5:55 PM on June 16, an adult bear was sighted in Tajiri-cho, Kaga City, and moved northwest. No injuries were reported.
Kaga Oshiomachi, Ishikawa
Obama Tada, Fukui
Wakasa Wakibukuro, Fukui
Awara 青ノ木, Fukui
At about 04:55 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Mikawa Eidaicho, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Hakusan Mikawa-eitaimachi, Ishikawa
One bear sighted near Mikawa Lighthouse
Hakusan Mikawa-eitaimachi, Ishikawa
Nantan Miyamacho-Nagao, Kyoto
Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui
Obama Suno, Fukui
Around 6:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Sunawa, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture.
Obama Suno, Fukui
Obama, Fukui
Obama Yatabe, Fukui
Around 4:00 on June 13, a bear was sighted in Osaki, Obama City, Fukui, and was seen moving.
Obama Ozaki, Fukui
Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Imajō, Minamiechizen Town.
Minami-Echizen 今庄, Fukui
Nantan Miyamacho-Tsurugaoka, Kyoto
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Honoda, Kyoto
Awara 赤尾, Fukui
Wakasa Kitamaegawa, Fukui
One bear was sighted near Atago Shrine.
Kaga Daishoji-Fujinokimachi, Ishikawa
An adult bear was spotted in a residential area in front of Sugao Ishibe Shrine in Daishoji-Fujinoki-cho, Kaga.
Kaga Daishoji-Tenjinshitamachi, Ishikawa
In Kaga's Kurosaki-machi, a resident man spotted one juvenile bear about 70 cm long moving north on a city road.
Kaga Kurosakimachi, Ishikawa
A single cub was sighted within the Kurozaki Town area.
Kaga Kurosakimachi, Ishikawa
Obama, Fukui
A bear was sighted around 08:30 in Kuchidana, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture.
Obama, Fukui
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Kihata, Kyoto
Echizen 北山町, Fukui
Obama Fukutani, Fukui
Around 6:20 PM on 2026-06-09, a bear was sighted in Kitayama-cho, Echizen, Fukui Prefecture.
Echizen 北山町, Fukui
Obama Yatabe, Fukui
Obama Tada, Fukui
Obama Yatabe, Fukui
Around 6:00 on June 8, a bear was sighted in Yatabe, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture.
Obama Yatabe, Fukui
Obama Yatabe, Fukui
Tsuruga Nagatani, Fukui
Near Hakucho housing complex, one cub spotted
Kaga Daishoji-Minamicho, Ishikawa
Minami-Echizen 大谷, Fukui
While driving home, it crossed the road from the east side to the west and ran along the slope. About the size of a cub?
Fukui Mionocho, Fukui
Tsuruga, Fukui
A single bear cub was sighted on the Nanka-ga Road.
Kaga Hosotsubomachi, Ishikawa
Nantan Miyamacho-Shizuhara, Kyoto
One bear sighted within Takao Town
Kaga Takaomachi, Ishikawa
Awara, Fukui
Obama Aioi, Fukui
Awara 蓮ケ浦, Fukui
Awara 北潟, Fukui
Sabae 冬島町, Fukui
Obama Yatabe, Fukui
Obama Tada, Fukui
Awara Takatsuka, Fukui
Around 8:00 PM on 2026-05-31, a bear was sighted in Tada, Obama City, Fukui.
Obama Tada, Fukui
One bear sighted near Koyasu Shrine
Kaga Kosuganamimachi, Ishikawa
A bear was sighted in Dookudani, Sasae, Hiyoshi-cho, Nantan City.
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Sasae, Kyoto
Obama Tada, Fukui
Wakasa Shimoyoshida, Fukui
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Sasae, Kyoto
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Sasae, Kyoto
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Tonoda, Kyoto
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Tonoda, Kyoto
Awara 細呂木, Fukui
Obama Suno, Fukui
Around 5:40 AM on May 27, a bear was sighted in Kutanawa, Obama City, Fukui.
Obama, Fukui
Obama Nishisei, Fukui
Around 2 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear was sighted in Sawa, Awara City, Fukui Prefecture.
Awara 沢, Fukui
Awara Yamamuro, Fukui
Around 9:00 on 2026-05-26, a vehicle driving on a side road of the Hokuriku Expressway in Mayama-cho, Fukui City, sighted an adult bear.
Fukui Mayamacho, Fukui
Echizen 横根町, Fukui
Nantan Miyamacho-Takano, Kyoto
Nantan Miyamacho-Takano, Kyoto
Peak activity at 6:00 with 8 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 85 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 10 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Obama Tada, Fukui.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 242 km route runs from Kanazawa to Nantan, passing through Ishikawa, Kyoto, and Fukui. In the past 30 days, 85 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 10 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Obama Tada, Fukui. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
