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This 65 km route runs from Matsumoto City Timepiece Museum to Hakuba within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 35 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Ōmachi, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
A bear was sighted in Tokiwanishiyama, Omachi City, around 3:03 PM on May 23.
Ōmachi, Nagano
One bear was captured with a tranquilizer gun at Nanbu Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Yoshino, Nagano
One bear was caught on a company security camera in Hiratahigashi, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Ichiba, Nagano
On 2026-05-22 before 08:00, a bear was reported in a yard in Kotobuki-kita, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Ichiba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Yoshino, Nagano
A bear was sighted around 7:30 a.m. in a residential area of Kotobuki-kita 8, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Kotobuki-toyooka, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 明科光, Nagano
One bear was seen in Nambu Park in Matsumoto, Nagano, stayed on a tree for about an hour, and was captured with a tranquilizer gun.
Matsumoto Yoshino, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano
Around 07:00 on May 21, 2026, one bear was sighted in a residential area near the Kobo-yama kofun in Namiyanagi, Matsumoto City. Namiyanagi Elementary School was closed temporarily and 54 pupils who had already arrived were handed over to their guardians. Police and municipal authorities searched the area but did not find the bear; footprints believed to be from a bear were found in a nearby field. No human injuries were reported.
Matsumoto Namiyanagi, Nagano
A resident reported seeing a bear in Nariai, Matsumoto City, and called 110.
Matsumoto Namiyanagi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Namiyanagi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Kotobuki-shirasebuchi, Nagano
Around 2 PM on May 20, a bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ikusaka 大字北陸郷, Nagano
Around 09:40 on the 12th, a passerby reported seeing one cub on a prefectural road near Nishihara Community Center in Matsukawa Village, Kitaazumi District. Omachi police officers and village staff searched the area but did not confirm the bear.
Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: parent and child
Ikeda Hirotsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 明科光, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 明科中川手, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: cub
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
On May 3, 2026, an adult bear (about 1 meter long) was sighted around 09:00 in the yard of a private home in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano. City officials, police and local hunters guarded the area, and the bear was captured with a tranquilizer gun around 14:30 and subsequently euthanized. No injuries or property damage were reported.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Hakuba Kamishiro, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Peak activity at 7:00 with 2 incidents
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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 13 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Ōmachi, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 65 km route runs from Matsumoto City Timepiece Museum to Hakuba within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 35 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Ōmachi, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
