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This 65 km route runs from Matsumoto City Timepiece Museum to Hakuba within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 70 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
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
A bear was sighted in Tokiwakamiichi, Ōmachi City.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, 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: 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
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Aizome, Ikeda Town.
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 14:55 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted in Miasa Futakuri, Omachi City.
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 明科光, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hira Takaseiri, Omachi City, around 7:15 PM on June 27.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Hora, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Around 7 PM on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Hara, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Hara, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Peak activity at 8:00 with 2 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 70 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. 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, 70 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
