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This 218 km route runs from Kusatsu Onsen to Safety Promotion Center, passing through Gunma, Tokyo, and Saitama. In the past 30 days, 35 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 19 hours ago near Tsumagoi, Gunma.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Gunma, Tokyo, Saitama.
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Mihara, Gunma
Naganohara Yokokabe, Gunma
Nakanojō Gotanda, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Atsuda, Gunma
Around 2:55 PM on 2026-06-21, a bear was sighted in Matsutani, Higashiagatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Tsumagoi Mihara, Gunma
Naganohara Yokokabe, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Okashiwagi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Tsumagoi Imai, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Gochoda, Gunma
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Otsu, Naganohara Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Naganohara Haneo, Gunma
Nakanojō Namasu, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Atsuda, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Yagura, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Yagura, Higashiagatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture, around 8:50 PM on June 4.
Higashiagatsuma Yagura, Gunma
Shibukawa 小野子, Gunma
Naganohara Hayashi, Gunma
Around 10:50 on 2026-06-03, a bear was sighted in Ogashiwagi, Higashiagatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Higashiagatsuma Okashiwagi, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Naganohara, Gunma
Naganohara Hayashi, Gunma
Around 18:30 on 2026-05-27, a bear was sighted in Yokobori, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Nakanojō Iriyama, Gunma
Shibukawa 伊香保町湯中子, Gunma
Nakanojō Oshi, Gunma
Kusatsu, Gunma
Peak activity at 16:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 35 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 19 hours ago near Tsumagoi, Gunma.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 218 km route runs from Kusatsu Onsen to Safety Promotion Center, passing through Gunma, Tokyo, and Saitama. In the past 30 days, 35 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 19 hours ago near Tsumagoi, Gunma. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
