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This 49 km route runs from Matsumoto Castle to Sakamaki Onsen within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 37 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Azumino 三郷温, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
A bear was sighted in Misato-On, Azumino City.
Azumino 三郷温, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷温, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Ueno, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Hora, Nagano
Around 7 PM on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Hara, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Hara, Nagano
Around 7:00 PM on June 25, a bear was sighted in Ikedake, Okuhida Onsenkyo, Takayama City.
Takayama 奥飛騨温泉郷一重ヶ根, Gifu
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto Asamaonsen, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Satoyamabe, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 1:00 PM on 2026-06-23, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Ueno, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 7:25 PM on 2026-06-22, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
There was reportedly a bear sighting near Yamakyo Bridge in Azusagawa. (From Matsumoto City official LINE)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 4:50 a.m. on June 21, a resident sighted one bear in Hata, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Ueno, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
One bear was sighted in a residential area of Miyabuchi, Matsumoto City; police searched but did not find it.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Peak activity at 4:00 with 1 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 37 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Azumino 三郷温, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 4:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 49 km route runs from Matsumoto Castle to Sakamaki Onsen within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 37 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Azumino 三郷温, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
