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This 188 km route runs from Nagiso take to Nansho-in Temple, passing through Nagano and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 119 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 34 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kiso, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
6 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano, Yamanashi.
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso 大字菅, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
In Soga, Shiojiri City, one adult Asian black bear caught in a trap for deer and other animals was captured and culled because houses were nearby.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: adult
Nagiso Yomikaki, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso, Nagano
The picture is part of the video I recorded less than five minutes away from the sighting. A medium size (young adult) bear was coming down the hill to the left, about 200 meters up ahead from where I was. It got startled by my presence and ran up the hill. It was on the first part of the nakasendo trail where you enter the woods right after you cross the Yo river (heading to Nojiri from Nagiso) .
Nagiso, Nagano
Minobu Kitagawa, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Shiojiri Soga, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu, Nagano
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Agematsu, Nagano
At around 10:17 on June 15, a bear was sighted in Yokokawa, Tatsuno Town.
Tatsuno 大字横川, Nagano
Minami-Alps Higashinango, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult (full-grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: cub
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kanai, Shiojiri City on 2026-06-11.
Shiojiri Kanai, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Shiojiri Midoriko, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Found in the parking lot of Amatori Co., Ltd., Ichikawa Factory
Ichikawamisato Ichikawadaimon, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Ichikawamisato Inzawa, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Fukushima, Nagano
Size: Adult (mature)
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Nagiso Azuma, Nagano
Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
A report was made in Seba, Shiojiri City, about an animal resembling a bear.
Shiojiri, Nagano
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Sutama-cho Wakagami, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Size: adult
Kiso 大字菅, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Shinkai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso Shinkai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya, Nagano
A bear-like animal was sighted in Tokorogi, Nagiso Town, Nagano.
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Niekawa, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: cub (young bear)
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Hokuto Kobuchisawacho, Yamanashi
Size: cub (young animal)
Agematsu 大字小川, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso 大字薮原, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Fujimi, Nagano
Two Cubs/young bears spotted running across hikers path
Shiojiri Narai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri, Nagano
Minobu Yokaichiba, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 18:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 119 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 34 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kiso, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 188 km route runs from Nagiso take to Nansho-in Temple, passing through Nagano and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 119 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 34 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kiso, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
