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This 150 km route runs from Minamiuonuma to Hakuba, passing through Niigata and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 80 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 Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Niigata, Nagano.
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
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Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Hakuba, Nagano
Observed one bear about 0.7 m in body length entering the brush from the municipal road.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Observed one bear of unknown size.
Tsunan Kamigo-Ueda, Niigata
In a forest in Konabe, Nagano City, a man was accidentally hit in the left shoulder by a hunting rifle while a bear was being culled.
Nagano Konabe, Nagano
One bear, about 0.7 meters long, was sighted in the Komakiyama area of Minamiuonuma City.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Size: juvenile
Nozawaonsen Hirabayashi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Nagano Konabe, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Iiyama Asahi, Nagano
One bear was sighted in Toyono, Toyono-machi, Nagano City.
Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano
For about a week, several bear tracks have been found around the farmland.
Tokamachi, Niigata
Size: adult (fully grown)
Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ogawa Takafu, Nagano
Size: adult
Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano
Around 14:55 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted in Miasa Futakuri, Omachi City.
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: adult
Iiyama Kozawara, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
A sighting report said one bear was in a drainage canal and its face was visible in Amori-Koichi, Nagano City.
Nagano Kawanakajimamachi-Yotsuya, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iiyama Mizuho, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Nagano Shinonoi-Okada, Nagano
Size: adult
Nagano Shinonoi-Utabi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Nagano Shinkomachi-Shimodaira, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano
Around 14:00 on 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted in Hasu, Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ogawa Setogawa, Nagano
Size: adult animal
Iiyama Hachisu, Nagano
Around 18:20 on 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted in Miasa, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ōmachi Miasa, Nagano
I sighted one bear about 1 meter in body length entering the mountain.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Spotted one cub approximately 1 m in body length.
Tsunan Kamigo-Teraishi, Niigata
One bear about 80 cm long was sighted in Misashima, Minamiuonuma City.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
I observed one bear about 0.8 m in body length crossing National Route 291 and entering toward Mt. Sakado.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 10:00 on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Toyono-machi Toyono, Nagano City.
Nagano Toyonomachi-Toyono, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Nagano Shinshushinmachi-Yamahokari, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Nagano Yoshi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ogawa Oneyama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Misasa Aogu, Omachi City.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: cub
Ogawa Setogawa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ogawa Takafu, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult with cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 17:35 on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Akashio, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Iizuna Akashio, Nagano
Discovered bear footprints and signs of crops having been damaged in a field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Size: Adult
Iizuna Akashio, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ogawa Setogawa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ogawa Oneyama, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
I sighted one bear about 1 m in body length on the shoulder of National Route 291 near the Uono River.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route 76, I witnessed a young bear cub crossing the road.
Tokamachi, Niigata
Found bear tracks of unknown body length in the field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Miasa, Omachi City, around 07:30 on 2026-06-19.
Ōmachi Miasa, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
One bear was sighted on Prefectural Route 238. It was moving in the direction of the Shikumigawa (Shikumi River).
Tsunan Kamigo-Teraishi, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Miasa Futae, Omachi City, Nagano, around 16:55 on 2026-06-18.
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Found bear tracks in the rice paddy.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Heard the vocalizations of an animal believed to be a bear.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Size: Adult
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kijimadaira Ogo, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nozawaonsen Mushiu, Nagano
One cub spotted near Prefectural Route 49.
Tsunan Sanga, Niigata
Size: Adult
Ogawa Oneyama, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Around 6:00 on June 14, a bear was sighted in Nanase, Nakano City.
Nakano Nanase, Nagano
Size: adult
Iiyama Toyoda, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Matsushiromachi-Iwano, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nakano Nanase, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Nozawaonsen Mushiu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nozawaonsen Mushiu, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Peak activity at 7:00 with 2 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 80 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 Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 150 km route runs from Minamiuonuma to Hakuba, passing through Niigata and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 80 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 Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
