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This 4.1 km route starts and ends around Kyotango, passing through Kyoto. In the past 30 days, 23 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kanzaki, Kyoto.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
A bear was sighted in Kanzaki, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, around 05:30 on 2026-06-14.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kanzaki, Kyoto
Around 7:00 PM on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Kabutoyama, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Koyama, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Shima, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Yuike, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
Spotted a full-grown bear about 1 meter long on the road leading to the cemetery. When it made eye contact with me, it ran up into the mountains.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Seki, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Minamiyumi, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, around 22:10 on June 5.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
No damage
Toyooka Kehi, Hyogo
While driving from Kumihama to Toyooka, I spotted three bears playing in a vacant lot on the right side of the road. When I stopped the car to take photos, they fled into the woods at the back, and one cub climbed a tree and hid (?).
Toyooka Mihara, Hyogo
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kazurano, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
About 1 m long. It may be the same individual or a different one, as one was also sighted on the opposite bank 3 hours earlier.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kano, Kyoto
Was sitting along the waterway.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Sanbu, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Minatomiya, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City.
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Minatomiya, Kyoto
Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Omukai, Kyoto
Peak activity at 19:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 23 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kanzaki, Kyoto.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 4.1 km route starts and ends around Kyotango, passing through Kyoto. In the past 30 days, 23 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kyōtango Kumihamacho-Kanzaki, Kyoto. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
