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This 38 km route starts and ends around Matsumoto, passing through Nagano. In the past 30 days, 50 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano.
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 4:50 a.m. on June 21, a resident sighted one bear in Hata, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Wada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Wada, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano, around 08:50 on 2026-06-04.
Matsumoto, Nagano
A report was made in Seba, Shiojiri City, about an animal resembling a bear.
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
A 45-year-old farm worker woman nearby called 110 to report seeing a bear in Sasaga, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Around 05:25 on 2026-05-31, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, and later captured.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 18:35 on 2026-05-29, one bear was sighted in Shimadachi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shimadachi, Nagano
Around 12:45 on 2026-05-29, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Azumino 堀金三田, Nagano
Peak activity at 4:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 50 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 4:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 38 km route starts and ends around Matsumoto, passing through Nagano. In the past 30 days, 50 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
