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This 98 km route runs from Matsumoto City Timepiece Museum to Takayama Castle, passing through Nagano and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 42 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Takayama 丹生川町久手, Gifu.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 三郷温, Nagano
A bear entered the kitchen of a house in Azumi, Matsumoto City, damaging the back door and ransacking food baskets and trash bags.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was swimming
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Crossed by swimming across the river
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Climbed a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Arigasaki, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Arigasaki, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
In Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, a man in his 50s was attacked by a bear while running and was bitten on the right arm and right leg, sustaining injuries.
Takayama 丹生川町久手, Gifu
A bear entered the kitchen of a house in Azumi, Matsumoto City, damaging the back door and ransacking food baskets and trash bags.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was swimming
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Crossed by swimming across the river
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Climbed a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
In Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, a man in his 50s was attacked by a bear while running and was bitten on the right arm and right leg, sustaining injuries.
Takayama 丹生川町久手, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Hime, Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City.
Takayama 丹生川町日面, Gifu
Takayama 丹生川町芦谷, Gifu
In Nyukawa-cho Kitagata, Takayama, a man in his 50s was attacked by a Asiatic black bear while running and suffered minor injuries to his right arm and right leg.
Takayama 丹生川町北方, Gifu
Around 06:00 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Taki-machi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture.
Takayama 滝町, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Kitagata, Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City, around 6:00 PM on 2026-07-22.
Takayama 丹生川町北方, Gifu
A bear was sighted in Hime, Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City.
Takayama 丹生川町日面, Gifu
Takayama 丹生川町芦谷, Gifu
Peak activity at 8:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 42 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Takayama 丹生川町久手, Gifu.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 98 km route runs from Matsumoto City Timepiece Museum to Takayama Castle, passing through Nagano and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 42 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Takayama 丹生川町久手, Gifu. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
