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This 41 km route runs from Karuizawa to Yanba Dam, passing through Nagano and Gunma. In the past 30 days, 9 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma.
With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
Size: juvenile
Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano
Size: adult
Karuizawa 軽井沢, Nagano
A bear was crossing the road.
Karuizawa, Nagano
Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma
While proceeding along the Romantic Road from Mine-no-chaya, I saw a bear larger than one meter in the stand of mixed trees on my left.
Karuizawa, Nagano
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Karuizawa Town in Kitasaku District has temporarily shifted its policy from releasing captured bears after 'learning' to euthanizing them for a limited period. The change responds to repeated human injuries and appearances of bears in residential areas across the prefecture and concerns that bears' wide-ranging movements could cause harm to neighboring municipalities.
Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano
Along National Route 145 in Tōgōzuma Town. The area includes hot spring facilities, a roadside station, and a rail-bike facility, and an animal believed to be an Asiatic black bear (Tsukinowaguma) was sighted.
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Peak activity at 18:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 9 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 41 km route runs from Karuizawa to Yanba Dam, passing through Nagano and Gunma. In the past 30 days, 9 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Tsumagoi Saikubo, Gunma. With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
