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This 921 km route runs from Mekari Shrine to Lake Yamanaka, passing through Fukuoka, Yamanashi, Aichi, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Kyoto, Mie, Okayama, Osaka, Shiga, Shizuoka, and Yamaguchi. In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fujinomiya 黒田, Shizuoka.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Fukuoka, Yamanashi, Aichi, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Kyoto, Mie, Okayama, Osaka, Shiga, Shizuoka, Yamaguchi.
A bear was sighted in Hoshiyama, Fujinomiya City.
Fujinomiya 黒田, Shizuoka
At around 8:42 PM on July 8, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Naka-gaito, Iibocho, Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Tatsuno, Hyogo
Around 10:30 on 2026-07-06, an animal believed to be a bear was seen moving in Kawachi, Kudamatsu City.
Kudamatsu 大字河内, Yamaguchi
Bear sighting reported in Toyono Town (Asian black bear / moon bear)
Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka
At around 19:25 on July 4, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Aocho, Ono City, Hyogo.
Ono Aocho, Hyogo
Around 4:48 AM on July 4, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ikejiri-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Ikejiricho, Hyogo
Bear sighting report (information provided)
Kobe Fujiwaradai-kitamachi, Hyogo
Mine Isacho-Isa, Yamaguchi
A bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Ujimaburi, east of Asagiri Bridge, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. One adult bear and several cubs were seen.
Uji, Kyoto
Uji, Kyoto
Shizuoka 宍原, Shizuoka
While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.
Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka
Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town
Shimamoto, Osaka
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
One bear was seen climbing a fence beside National Route 2 in Kugamachi, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. No one was injured.
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
I heard a sound like a growl, and when I looked, a bear about 1.2–1.5 meters long emerged from the vegetation by the drainage channel. The bear ran off toward the Kabe direction.
Hiroshima Midorii 6-chome, Hiroshima
Sightings of an Asiatic black bear (moon bear) in Toyono Town
Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka
A bear-like animal was sighted in Manjōji-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Manshojicho, Hyogo
Kameoka Higashibetsuincho-Yuya, Kyoto
Shimonoseki 大字吉田地方, Yamaguchi
Shimonoseki 大字吉田地方, Yamaguchi
They were a parent and child
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
Two bears, large and small, were sighted along National Route 413 in Hirano, Yamanakako Village.
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
Around 8:40 on 2026-06-18, there was a report of something resembling a bear crossing the road in Kamihira, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Hatsukaichi Kamihera, Hiroshima
Sanyo-Onoda Fukuda, Yamaguchi
Two bear sighting reports were received in Nashiō, Nishinomiya City.
Nishinomiya Shiosecho-Najio, Hyogo
Footsteps were heard coming from the direction of the mountain, and immediately after a black shape (about 1.3–1.5 m) was seen and a growl was heard. It followed, moving through the brush at a distance of about 30–50 m.
Hiroshima Ozukahigashi 3-chome, Hiroshima
A bear was also reported sighted in Kihata Toriwaki, Takarazuka City.
Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo
Shunan 大字中村, Yamaguchi
June 15, around 3:10 AM, Wakabadai
Otsu Wakabadai, Shiga
A bear-like animal was sighted in Nishiyuen, Ako City.
Ako Nishi-Une, Hyogo
On a city road in Nagioakasaka, Nishinomiya, a female passerby saw what appeared to be a bear late at night, and it fled toward the Chugoku Expressway.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
About an hour later, there was also a bear sighting report in Kihata, Takarazuka, while driving a car.
Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo
Waki Sekigahama, Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
An animal believed to be a bear has been sighted.
Ōtake Hatcho, Hiroshima
A woman saw a bear about 1 meter long walking on a city road in Nagisa Akasaka, Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
Shimonoseki 大字吉田地方, Yamaguchi
Peak activity at 16:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fujinomiya 黒田, Shizuoka.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 921 km route runs from Mekari Shrine to Lake Yamanaka, passing through Fukuoka, Yamanashi, Aichi, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Kyoto, Mie, Okayama, Osaka, Shiga, Shizuoka, and Yamaguchi. In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fujinomiya 黒田, Shizuoka. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
