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This 96 km route runs from Kōzen-ji Temple to Hida, passing through Nagano and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 44 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kiso, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Nakahora, Takane-cho, Takayama City, Gifu, around 2:15 PM on 2026-06-19.
Takayama 高根町中洞, Gifu
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
At around 17:10 on 2026-06-17, a bear was sighted in Asahicho Ichinoshuku, Takayama City.
Takayama 朝日町一之宿, Gifu
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Asahi-machi Kamikemi, Takayama City, around 07:00 on June 15.
Takayama 朝日町上ケ見, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Kaida Kogen Nishino, Kiso Town, around 9:50 AM on 2026-06-15.
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Asahicho Ichinoshuku, Takayama City, around 10:00 on 2026-06-14.
Takayama 朝日町一之宿, Gifu
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Asahi-cho Kibiudani, Takayama City.
Takayama 朝日町黍生谷, Gifu
Size: juvenile
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Around 7:15 on 2026-06-12, a bear was sighted in Kamiokamoto-cho 5, Takayama City.
Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (full-grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Around 4:00 PM on June 9, a bear was sighted in Ichinoshuku, Asahi-cho, Takayama City.
Takayama 朝日町一之宿, Gifu
Size: Adult
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
[The person] immediately hid in the grass, but there was one bear about 1 m [away].
Takayama, Gifu
Size: juvenile
Kiso Kaidakogen-nishino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Shinkai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Shinkai, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Niubukawa-cho Niiibari, Takayama City.
Takayama 丹生川町新張, Gifu
Around 18:45 on May 31, a bear was sighted in Kamiokamoto-machi 2-chome, Takayama City.
Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu
Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu
Takayama 朝日町浅井, Gifu
Takayama 下岡本町, Gifu
Takayama 高根町中之宿, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Nakahora, Takanecho, Takayama City.
Takayama 高根町中洞, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Asahi-cho Koze, Takayama City.
Takayama 朝日町小瀬, Gifu
Takayama 朝日町小瀬, Gifu
Peak activity at 18:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 44 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kiso, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 96 km route runs from Kōzen-ji Temple to Hida, passing through Nagano and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 44 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kiso, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
