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This 547 km route runs from Museum of Ethnology Art, Chubu University to Nikko, passing through Aichi, Saitama, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 36 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Nikkō 瀬尾, Tochigi.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
15 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Aichi, Saitama, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Tokyo.
Around 6:00 PM on 2026-08-03, a bear was sighted in Uchiyama, Minamiashigara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Minamiashigara, Kanagawa
Matsuda 寄, Kanagawa
Around 4:50 PM on July 27, a bear-like animal was seen in Yadori, Matsuda Town, Kanagawa.
Matsuda 寄, Kanagawa
Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka
Around 11:50 on 2026-07-26, a bear was sighted in Hachibuna, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Fujinomiya 羽鮒, Shizuoka
Matsuda 寄, Kanagawa
Atsugi Nanasawa, Kanagawa
Around 02:30 on July 19, a bear-like animal was sighted in Tanada, Honjuku-cho, Okazaki City.
Okazaki 本宿台, Aichi
Around 22:45 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Hahane, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Fujinomiya 羽鮒, Shizuoka
Fujinomiya 羽鮒, Shizuoka
Also sighted on July 26.
Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka
A bear was sighted in Habanu, Fujinomiya City.
Fujinomiya 羽鮒, Shizuoka
Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka
A bear sighting had also been reported in the Habuna area of Fujinomiya City on July 13.
Fujinomiya 羽鮒, Shizuoka
Around 08:50 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Aoyama, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Fujinomiya 安居山, Shizuoka
On 2026-07-13 evening, one bear was sighted in Yadori, Matsuda Town, Kanagawa.
Matsuda 寄, Kanagawa
Isehara, Kanagawa
Myōjōyama Observation Deck — Near the Summit
Fujinomiya 貫戸, Shizuoka
A bear was sighted in Hoshiyama, Fujinomiya City.
Fujinomiya 黒田, Shizuoka
Yamakita 神縄, Kanagawa
Around 12:15 on July 9, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kanna, Yamakita Town, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Yamakita 神縄, Kanagawa
A bear was witnessed in the field in the night time.
Kanuma 久野, Tochigi
One bear-like animal was sighted in Fukiage-cho, Tochigi City.
Tochigi 吹上町, Tochigi
Sano 田之入町, Tochigi
Around 18:20 on 2026-07-19, one bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in farmland in Fujicho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Sano 富士町, Tochigi
Sano 富士町, Tochigi
Around 6:50 PM on 2026-07-13, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Otawa, Fujioka-machi, Tochigi City.
Tochigi Fujiokamachi Ōdawa, Tochigi
Tochigi Fujiokamachi Ōdawa, Tochigi
At around 9:45 PM on August 5, a bear was sighted in Seo, Nikko City.
Nikkō 瀬尾, Tochigi
Nikkō 瀬尾, Tochigi
Kanuma 旭が丘, Tochigi
Around 12:30 PM on 2026-07-28, one bear was sighted in Nishizawa-cho, Kanuma City.
Kanuma 西沢町, Tochigi
Kanuma 旭が丘, Tochigi
Kanuma 久野, Tochigi
Kanuma 笹原田, Tochigi
A bear was sighted in Okawamachi, Nikko City.
Nikkō 大桑町, Tochigi
Peak activity at 9:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 36 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Nikkō 瀬尾, Tochigi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 547 km route runs from Museum of Ethnology Art, Chubu University to Nikko, passing through Aichi, Saitama, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 36 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Nikkō 瀬尾, Tochigi. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
