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This 119 km route runs from Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art to Takayama Castle, passing through Ishikawa, Gifu, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Oyabe, Toyama.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
15 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Ishikawa, Gifu, Toyama.
A single adult bear was seen crossing the road and then fleeing toward the mountains north of the road.
Oyabe, Toyama
Bear tracks were found in Koyama, Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
One bear was sighted peeking out from roadside grass along a prefectural road in Tano-honmachi, Kanazawa.
Kanazawa 太陽が丘, Ishikawa
Witnessed crossing National Route 304 heading south.
Nanto, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Sunagatani (National Route 304) in Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
Observed one cub moving north.
Nanto, Toyama
Witnessed three bears — a mother and two cubs — moving toward the Shōgawa River along National Route 156.
Nanto, Toyama
One bear was seen moving in Nishiakao-cho, Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
A mother and cub bear were spotted walking under a city road.
Nanto, Toyama
A parent bear and a cub were sighted in Shimojima (Kamihira), Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
One bear cub was sighted near National Route 304.
Nanto, Toyama
Takayama 清見町三日町, Gifu
Takayama 三福寺町, Gifu
Takayama 千島町, Gifu
Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu
I couldn't see it clearly, but I also heard sounds of vegetation being broken and what might have been an animal cry. It may not have been a bear, but I'm reporting it just in case.
Kanazawa Kakuma-shinmachi, Ishikawa
In Tatenoharahigashi, Nanto City, one adult male bear was caught in a box trap and then culled.
Nanto, Toyama
Peak activity at 7:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Oyabe, Toyama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 119 km route runs from Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art to Takayama Castle, passing through Ishikawa, Gifu, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 17 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Oyabe, Toyama. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
