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This 321 km route runs from Minamiuonuma to Kaneyama, passing through Niigata and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 106 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 11 hours ago near Nagaoka, Niigata.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Niigata, Yamagata.
One bear cub sighted inside the cemetery
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear (1 m) entered the bushes on the south side of Kamo Community Center. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata
Discovered bear footprints and signs of crops having been damaged in a field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
A bear was seen crossing Prefectural Route 409 and entering a bamboo grove. It then left and went up into the mountains.
Sanjo, Niigata
Bear signs (scat) were found near a private residence.
Sanjo, Niigata
Environment: Around residential area / Size: Adult
Sakegawa Nakawatari, Yamagata
I sighted one bear about 1 m in body length on the shoulder of National Route 291 near the Uono River.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Spotted one bear while driving on National Route 290.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Around 5:00 on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Sakamachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.
Murakami, Niigata
A cub was sighted on a national road in Taira, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Found bear tracks of unknown body length in the field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
At around 14:00, one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) was sighted on the road about 400 m southeast of Yutagawa Community Center. It moved westward and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 藤沢, Yamagata
Found bear tracks in the rice paddy.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Heard the vocalizations of an animal believed to be a bear.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in the Shukuda area of Murakami City.
Murakami, Niigata
One bear, estimated at about 1.5 meters long, was sighted in Fujisawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 藤沢, Yamagata
While traveling on National Route 345, one bear (approximately 1.2 m in body length) was sighted near Aikōen (Aikoen) of Tsuruoka City. The bear then moved toward the park behind Aikōen. / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 岡山, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Shinjo, Yamagata
Spotted two bears while driving on Prefectural Route 24. They moved eastward.
Nagaoka, Niigata
While traveling on a municipal road, one bear was sighted. It moved westward.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Kaneyama, Yamagata
A cub was sighted on a city road in Higashigaoka, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One young bear sighted near the site of the municipal housing
Nagaoka, Niigata
A bear was sighted on a road in Tochio Asahi-machi, Nagaoka City.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear was sighted on the Ken-do Mitsuke-Tochio Line about 100 m southwest of Asahi Town Community Center.
Nagaoka, Niigata
While passing through the area, sighted one bear.
Tainai, Niigata
Spotted one bear while passing through the area.
Tainai, Niigata
Two bears sighted near Nakazaki bus stop on Prefectural Route 24 (Tochioyama-Koshi Line)
Nagaoka, Niigata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Kaneyama Hoyama, Yamagata
Sighted one cub while driving on Prefectural Route 317.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Kaneyama, Yamagata
Observed one bear.
Tainai, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kibogaoka, Kamo City.
Kamo, Niigata
A single bear about 1 meter in body length moved into the mountains east of Kibōgaoka’s eastern hillside.
Kamo, Niigata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Kaneyama Yasuzawa, Yamagata
Captured / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Kaneyama, Yamagata
While driving on Prefectural Route 347, I spotted two bears in a rice field.
Nagaoka, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Sakurazawa, Kamo City.
Kamo, Niigata
Discovered tracks believed to be those of a bear while working in the fields.
Tainai, Niigata
School staff discovered footprints in a field believed to be from a bear.
Tainai, Niigata
Discovered tracks believed to be bear footprints while working in the fields.
Tainai, Niigata
Discovered bear tracks in the field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
A bear (body length 1 m) was sighted south of the Kamo Community Disaster Prevention Center. It then crossed National Route 112 from east to west and went into the mountains. / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 加茂, Yamagata
Discovered footprints believed to be from a bear while doing farm work.
Tainai, Niigata
I sighted an animal believed to be a bear near the mountainside.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
One cub about 50 cm long was sighted in Nagahashi, Tainai City.
Tainai, Niigata
While passing through the area, a single bear was sighted.
Tainai, Niigata
Environment: road / Size: young animal
Tsuruoka 下清水, Yamagata
I saw one cub entering the woods.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Around 7:30 on 2026-06-07, a bear was sighted near Muica Snow Resort in Kokuriyama, Minamiuonuma City.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Discovered signs of a bear in the rice field.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Mamurogawa Kinoshita, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Mamurogawa Osawa, Yamagata
A single bear was sighted moving from the mountain side toward the sea side in the Atsumi (Atumi) area, Kuretubo, on the Atsumi government office grounds. Exact location unknown. Environment: roadway. Size: adult.
Tsuruoka 温海, Yamagata
One bear (body length 0.7 m) was sighted moving along the Akagawa River from the Haguro area toward the urban area. / Environment: riverbed / Size: juvenile
Tsuruoka 羽黒町赤川, Yamagata
One bear was sighted around 6:00 in Isehara-machi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 伊勢横内, Yamagata
A trail camera set up near farmland at the Atsumi government office captured one bear (about 1.3 m in length). / Environment: near residences / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 五十川, Yamagata
While passing nearby, I spotted a figure that appeared to be a bear in the bushes.
Tainai, Niigata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Sakegawa, Yamagata
Around 10:30 on 2026-06-04, one cub was sighted in Kawaguchi, Sakegawa Village, Yamagata Prefecture.
Sakegawa Kawaguchi, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Mamurogawa Kinoshita, Yamagata
Lurking at Izumi Shrine on the grounds of Shofukuji Temple in Tsuruoka City. / Environment: Around residences / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka 勝福寺, Yamagata
Environment: road / Size: unknown
Mamurogawa Kinoshita, Yamagata
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Onagahara, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 遠賀原, Yamagata
Observed one bear crossing National Route 112 from west to east. It was later believed to have headed toward the Ongahara area. / Environment: near residential houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 外内島, Yamagata
Observed one bear crossing the road from the south to the north / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Shinjo Masugata, Yamagata
A single bear crossing the road from south to north had contact with a passing vehicle; the bear returned southward afterward / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Shinjo Masugata, Yamagata
One bear (about 1 m in body length) was sighted approximately 300 m west of Sai Elementary School. It is believed to have then headed toward the Shōfukuji area. / Environment: near residences / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 斎藤川原, Yamagata
One bear was sighted crossing a road in Shimoyamazoe, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 下山添, Yamagata
One bear was seen entering a shrine precinct in Katsufukuji, Tsuruoka City.
Tsuruoka 勝福寺, Yamagata
Two sets of footprints in the rice paddy. Their destination is unknown.
Uonuma, Niigata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Kaneyama Hoyama, Yamagata
Environment: Near Michi-no-Eki Koma-kan / Size: Unknown
Tozawa Furukuchi, Yamagata
Around 6:00 on June 2, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted near a rice paddy in Yunozawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata
One bear (body length about 1 m) was sighted near rice paddies on the south side of the Yunozawa area. / Environment: around houses / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 湯野沢, Yamagata
Observed one bear (body length 1 m) moving east through the rice fields. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 民田, Yamagata
Observed one bear (body length 1.0 m) moving north across an open lot. / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 民田, Yamagata
A 1-meter bear was sighted walking in a rice paddy in Takasaka, Tsuruoka City, around 7:30 a.m.
Tsuruoka 高坂, Yamagata
Went toward the Ebie settlement
Murakami, Niigata
One bear was sighted near Gabi Bridge (on the Akagawa riverbed). Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown. / Environment: riverbed / Size: adult
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Spotted one cub while passing through the area.
Tainai, Niigata
One bear sighted. Moving east.
Uonuma, Niigata
A cub crossed the road and entered the brush.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Mamurogawa Aramachi, Yamagata
One bear (body length unknown) sighted on the trail inside Takadate-yama / Environment: forest / Size: unknown
Tsuruoka 金沢, Yamagata
Passed through the road and headed toward the Katsura district / Environment: forest / Size: unknown
Okura, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Fumishita, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata, around 6:48 PM on June 1.
Tsuruoka Hodashi, Yamagata
One bear sighted near the municipal road heading from Raiden Bridge toward the Matsuo area.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Bear footprints were found in the field.
Murakami, Niigata
I discovered bear tracks in the field.
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Kaneyama Hoyama, Yamagata
One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Sakamachi area, Murakami City.
Murakami, Niigata
Moved toward the Tainai City direction
Murakami, Niigata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Kaneyama, Yamagata
Captured / Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Kaneyama Yasuzawa, Yamagata
While driving on Prefectural Route Tochio-Tai, observed one bear.
Nagaoka, Niigata
A single bear-like animal was captured on the security camera.
Tainai, Niigata
A single bear (about 1 m in size) moved north near the push-button traffic signal intersection on National Route 290.
Murakami, Niigata
While driving on a farm road, one cub was sighted. It was moving east.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Kaneyama Yamazaki, Yamagata
Spotted one bear while driving on a municipal road.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Spotted one bear while driving on National Route 290. It was moving west.
Nagaoka, Niigata
One bear was sighted near Okina Bridge along the Toshiotaisei municipal road while traveling from Onuki toward Kuwatansan Pass.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Bear tracks discovered in the field
Uonuma, Niigata
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Unknown
Tozawa Matsuzaka, Yamagata
Observed one bear behind the house. It moved toward the mountains.
Tainai, Niigata
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In the past 30 days, 106 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 11 hours ago near Nagaoka, Niigata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 321 km route runs from Minamiuonuma to Kaneyama, passing through Niigata and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 106 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 11 hours ago near Nagaoka, Niigata. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
