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This 123 km route runs from Matsumoto to Achi within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Nakagawa 片桐, Nagano.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
Size: adult with cub(s)
Nakagawa 片桐, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida Kitagata, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 8:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Maruyama 4-chome, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida Takinosawa, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kamigo Kuroda, Iida City.
Iida Kamisatokuroda, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ina Masumigaoka, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Achi, Nagano
Around 08:20 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Ōkyū, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: Adult
Achi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Shoei-cho 2-chome, Iida City.
Iida 羽場権現, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Iida 羽場権現, Nagano
One bear was found caught in a box trap in Okuyasu, Iida City, and was then culled by the hunters' association.
Iida 大休, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Iida Takinosawa, Nagano
Around 6:30 on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Yamabuki, Takamori Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
Around 20:00 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Ozawa, Ina City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ina Ozawa, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Achi Chisato, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ina Ozawa, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso 大字薮原, Nagano
Around 1:30 PM on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted in Narai, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri, Nagano
Peak activity at 8:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Nakagawa 片桐, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 123 km route runs from Matsumoto to Achi within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Nakagawa 片桐, Nagano. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
