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This 31 km route runs from Mount Kobushi to Mitsumine Shrine, passing through Yamanashi, Saitama, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama.
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, Saitama, Nagano.
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, 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
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Within the Mitsumine area of Chichibu City (near Mitsumine heliport)
Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama
Chichibu Otaki, Saitama
Chichibu City, Otaki (near Tochimoto)
Chichibu Otaki, Saitama
There was a report that a cub was up in the upper part of a tree in this area. The mother bear was not seen.
Yamanashi, Yamanashi
Chichibu, Saitama
Within Kami-Goishi area, Otaki (Ōtaki) district, Chichibu City
Chichibu, Saitama
Chichibu Otaki, Saitama
Within Ōtaki area (near Irukawa Bridge)
Chichibu Otaki, Saitama
Chichibu Otaki, Saitama
Chichibu Otaki, Saitama
Within the Otaki area of Chichibu City (near the hot spring stand)
Chichibu Otaki, Saitama
In the Otaki area of Chichibu City (on the Shinrin Kanri-dō Ue-tsuyoshi Line)
Chichibu, Saitama
Within Ōtaki area of Chichibu City (on the Forestry Management Road — Kyoishi Line)
Chichibu Otaki, Saitama
Peak activity at 15:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 15:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 31 km route runs from Mount Kobushi to Mitsumine Shrine, passing through Yamanashi, Saitama, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 29 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Chichibu Mitsumine, Saitama. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
