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This 62 km route runs from Matsumoto City Timepiece Museum to Hakuba within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 58 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 穂高柏原, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
One bear was sighted in Horigane Karasawa, Azumino City, around 10:35 on 2026-07-30.
Azumino 穂高柏原, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Akashina Nakagawate, Azumino City.
Azumino 明科中川手, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 明科中川手, Nagano
One bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Hakuba, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kamishiro, Hakuba Village, around 1:00 PM on July 27.
Hakuba Kamishiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 7:15 on July 23, a bear was sighted in Yashiro, Omachi City.
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Around 00:30 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Hotakaariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult (full-grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 21:00 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 明科七貴, Nagano
Around 5:05 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Hokujo, Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture.
Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi Omachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Omachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Arigasaki, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi Yasakashobu, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Tokiwakamiichi, Ōmachi City.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Yashiro, Omachi City.
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, around 2:30 PM on July 11.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
On July 10 around 8:20 a.m., one bear was sighted in Naka-U, Ikeda Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Ikeda Nakau, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi Omachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: cub
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
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Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ikeda, Nagano
Around 08:20 on 2026-07-05, a bear was sighted in Yashiro, Omachi City.
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Azumino 穂高北穂高, Nagano
On 2026-07-04 around 21:50, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Peak activity at 7:00 with 2 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 58 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 穂高柏原, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 62 km route runs from Matsumoto City Timepiece Museum to Hakuba within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 58 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 穂高柏原, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
