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This 139 km route runs from Mount Kita to Kamikōchi, passing through Yamanashi and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Ina Hase-nakao, Nagano.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
6 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamanashi, Nagano.
Size: juvenile
Ina Hase-nakao, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ina, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 1:30 PM on 2026-07-20, one bear was sighted in Ono, Tatsuno Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Tatsuno 大字小野, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Minowa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Arigasaki, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
Just before the prefectural Nan- Alps forest road “Fukasawa” bus stop, it crossed the forest road and went down from the mountainside into the ravine.
Minami-Alps, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Misato-On, Azumino City.
Azumino 三郷温, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷温, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Nishi-Minowa Oizumishinden, Ina City, around 1:30 PM on July 6.
Ina, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Naka-Minowa, Minowa Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 1:40 PM on July 3.
Minowa, Nagano
Size: adult
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 堀金三田, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa 大字中曽根, Nagano
Size: unknown
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Tatsuno 南平, Nagano
2 bear cubs. No adults seen.
Azumino, Nagano
Peak activity at 7:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Ina Hase-nakao, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 139 km route runs from Mount Kita to Kamikōchi, passing through Yamanashi and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Ina Hase-nakao, Nagano. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
