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This 55 km route runs from Hakuba to Kaichi School within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 130 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano.
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi Omachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: cub
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
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Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ikeda, Nagano
Around 08:20 on 2026-07-05, a bear was sighted in Yashiro, Omachi City.
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Azumino 穂高北穂高, Nagano
On 2026-07-04 around 21:50, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Yasakashobu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsukawa, Nagano
Around 2026-07-01 noon, a bear was sighted in Yasaka, Omachi City.
Ōmachi Yasaka, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Aizome, Ikeda Town.
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 14:55 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted in Miasa Futakuri, Omachi City.
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 明科光, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hira Takaseiri, Omachi City, around 7:15 PM on June 27.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Hora, Nagano
Around 7 PM on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Hara, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Hara, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto Asamaonsen, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Around 3:23 PM on June 24, a bear was sighted in Hiratakaseiri, Omachi City.
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Misasa Aogu, Omachi City.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Satoyamabe, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult with cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Gojo, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Yasaka, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, and city staff also confirmed what appeared to be an adult bear and drove it toward the mountains.
Ōmachi Yasaka, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Miasa Futae, Omachi City, Nagano, around 16:55 on 2026-06-18.
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Tokiwa, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
One bear was sighted in a residential area of Miyabuchi, Matsumoto City; police searched but did not find it.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Okada-Shimookada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Okada-Shimookada, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hokujo, Hakuba Village, around 4:04 PM on June 11.
Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano
A 110 emergency call reported seeing a bear in Jōyama, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
Peak activity at 16:00 with 3 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 130 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 55 km route runs from Hakuba to Kaichi School within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 130 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
