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This 571 km route runs from Mount Kōya to Kaizuka, passing through Wakayama, Osaka, Nara, Hyogo, and Kyoto. In the past 30 days, 14 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kudoyama 大字笠木, Wakayama.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Wakayama, Osaka, Nara, Hyogo, Kyoto.
At around 15:10 on 2026-06-29, one bear was sighted in Yase Nosecho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.
Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka
Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town
Shimamoto, Osaka
At around 19:25 on July 4, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Aocho, Ono City, Hyogo.
Ono Aocho, Hyogo
Around 4:48 AM on July 4, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ikejiri-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Ikejiricho, Hyogo
A bear-like animal was sighted in Manjōji-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Manshojicho, Hyogo
At around 19:25 on July 4, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Aocho, Ono City, Hyogo.
Ono Aocho, Hyogo
Around 4:48 AM on July 4, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ikejiri-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Ikejiricho, Hyogo
A bear-like animal was sighted in Manjōji-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Manshojicho, Hyogo
Bear sighting report (information provided)
Kobe Fujiwaradai-kitamachi, Hyogo
Two bear sighting reports were received in Nashiō, Nishinomiya City.
Nishinomiya Shiosecho-Najio, Hyogo
A bear was also reported sighted in Kihata Toriwaki, Takarazuka City.
Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo
On a city road in Nagioakasaka, Nishinomiya, a female passerby saw what appeared to be a bear late at night, and it fled toward the Chugoku Expressway.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
A woman saw a bear about 1 meter long walking on a city road in Nagisa Akasaka, Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
Peak activity at 16:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 14 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kudoyama 大字笠木, Wakayama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 571 km route runs from Mount Kōya to Kaizuka, passing through Wakayama, Osaka, Nara, Hyogo, and Kyoto. In the past 30 days, 14 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kudoyama 大字笠木, Wakayama. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
