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This 178 km route runs from Kasukabe to Chichibu within Saitama. In the past 30 days, 59 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
A bear cub was sighted in Mimine, Chichibu City.
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Chichibu Otaki, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
A bear was sighted in Mitsumine, Chichibu City.
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
One bear was sighted in Otaki, Chichibu City, around 4:45 PM.
Chichibu, Saitama
Minano Kanezawa, Saitama
Minano Misawa, Saitama
Minano Kanezawa, Saitama
Minano Town, Ōaza Misawa
Minano Misawa, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Chichibu City, Mitsumine
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
A bear cub was sighted in Mitsumine, Chichibu City, around 8:40 p.m. on July 7.
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Chichibu, Saitama
Within Otaki area (near Kamitsuyoiwa)
Chichibu, Saitama
Chichibu, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
A bear sighting was reported in Mitsumine, Chichibu City, on the morning of July 4.
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Within the Mitsumine area (near the Fujiiwa Tunnel)
Chichibu, Saitama
Within Otaki area (near Sumiyaki-daira on the Kumotori-yama trail)
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
A bear sighting was reported in Otaki, Chichibu City, on the morning of July 4.
Chichibu, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
On the night of 2026-07-01, a sighting of one bear cub was reported in Mitake, Chichibu City.
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Inside Mitsumine (near Mitsumine parking lot)
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Within the Daibuchi area, Minano Town
Minano Ofuchi, Saitama
Around 5:30 on 2026-06-28, a bear was sighted in Obuchi, Minano Town, Saitama Prefecture.
Minano Ofuchi, Saitama
Minano Ofuchi, Saitama
Ogano, Saitama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Ogano, Ogano Town.
Ogano, Saitama
Approximately 150 m southwest of Ogano Town Hall
Ogano, Saitama
At around 22:55 on 2026-06-23, an animal resembling a bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Azu, Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. No one was injured.
Hanno Oaza Azu, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Within Mitsumine area (about 1 km before Mitsumine parking lot)
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Three bears were reported sighted in Mitsumine, Chichibu City.
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Chichibu, Saitama
Around 1:00 PM on June 19, a bear was sighted in Otaki, Chichibu City.
Chichibu, Saitama
A bear was sighted in Mitsumine, Chichibu City, around 3:00 PM on June 19.
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Within Otaki area (near Futase Dam signal, Futase district)
Chichibu, Saitama
Within Mitsumine area, Chichibu City (on the hiking trail to Okumiya)
Chichibu, Saitama
Chichibu Arakawa-Onobara, Saitama
One bear was sighted in Arakawa-onomihara, Chichibu City.
Chichibu Arakawa-Onobara, Saitama
Within Onohara area, Arakawa, Chichibu City (about 450 m west of Hino-sagi Bridge)
Chichibu Arakawa-Onobara, Saitama
Chichibu, Saitama
Inside Ōtaki area (about 200 m before Futase Dam)
Chichibu, Saitama
Chichibu, Saitama
Within the Otaki area of Chichibu City (about 4 km before the Kameisaka Tunnel in the Kawamata district)
Chichibu, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Within Mitsumine area, Chichibu City (near beneath the Mitsumine heliport)
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
A 1.2-meter bear was sighted in Misawa, Minano Town.
Minano Misawa, Saitama
[Dangerous animal] Bear sighting in Minano, Saitama; hiker spotted it. Body length 1.2 meters. Around 5:45 p.m. on June 13 near the park mountain path in Minano (Saitama Shimbun). #YahooNews
Minano, Saitama
Minano, Saitama
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Chichibu Arakawaniegawa, Saitama
Within the Niekawa area of Arakawa, Chichibu City (about 200 m southwest of Arakawa Nishi Elementary School)
Chichibu Arakawaniegawa, Saitama
Within the Mitsumine area of Chichibu City (near Mitsumine heliport)
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
A bear cub was sighted in Tamura, Chichibu City.
Chichibu Tamura, Saitama
Chichibu Tamura, Saitama
Peak activity at 17:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 59 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 17:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 178 km route runs from Kasukabe to Chichibu within Saitama. In the past 30 days, 59 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
