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This 498 km route runs from Nishi Ward, Nagoya to Odawara, passing through Aichi, Gifu, Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa. In the past 30 days, 57 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 Kiso, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
21 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Aichi, Gifu, Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Kanagawa.
Size: adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagiso Yomikaki, Nagano
Size: adult
Agematsu 旭町, Nagano
Size: adult
Shiojiri Niekawa, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Agematsu, Nagano
Size: adult
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagiso NAINO, Nagano
Size: adult
Nagiso Azuma, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: adult
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ookuwa, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso 大字薮原, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Nagiso, Nagano
Around 1:30 PM on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted in Narai, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri, Nagano
Two bear cubs crossing the road.
Nagiso Azuma, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ookuwa 大字殿, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Kiso, Nagano
Size: adult
Shiojiri Niekawa, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Shiojiri Soga, Nagano
Size: adult
Shiojiri Soga, Nagano
Around 1:30 PM on 2026-07-20, one bear was sighted in Ono, Tatsuno Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Tatsuno 大字小野, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Takabe, Chuo City, Yamanashi Prefecture, around 22:50 on August 4.
Chuo Takabe, Yamanashi
Chuo Takabe, Yamanashi
A resident living in the Kurosawa area of Takekawa Town reported that they appear in security camera footage. The person entered the yard from the Takekawayamataka Line 35 city road on the south side of their house and walked north through the yard.
Hokuto Mukawacho-Kurosawa, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 5:10 PM on July 30, one bear was sighted on a city road in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida. No one was injured.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 2:00 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Kōfu Nakabatakecho, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 13:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
Details unknown
Chuo Asari, Yamanashi
中央市立豊富小学校：お便り内容 件名：クマの目撃情報 配日：2026年7月21日 -本文- 7月19日午後7時50分頃、浅利 付近でクマの目撃情報がありまし た。夏季休業中ですので、ご家庭 で注意喚起をお願いいたします。 ・外出時は、クマ鈴を持参す る。 ・クマを見かけても、絶対に近 づいたり、刺激したりしない。 ・もし見かけたら、静かにその 場を離れ、近くの大人や警察に知 らせる。 安全確保のため、ご理解とご協 力をお願いいたします。
Chuo Kihara, Yamanashi
Size: adult (fully grown)
Koumi, Nagano
Around 7:00 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Chiyosato, Koumi Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Koumi 大字千代里, Nagano
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 7:30 on July 10, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Two bears, believed to be a parent and cub, were sighted by the baseball field area of Fuji Hokuroku Park.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 5:10 PM on July 30, one bear was sighted on a city road in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida. No one was injured.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 2:00 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 13:00 on 2026-07-25, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 7:30 on July 10, a bear was sighted in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 6:00 PM on 2026-08-03, a bear was sighted in Uchiyama, Minamiashigara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Minamiashigara, Kanagawa
Matsuda 寄, Kanagawa
Around 4:50 PM on July 27, a bear-like animal was seen in Yadori, Matsuda Town, Kanagawa.
Matsuda 寄, Kanagawa
Matsuda 寄, Kanagawa
On 2026-07-13 evening, one bear was sighted in Yadori, Matsuda Town, Kanagawa.
Matsuda 寄, Kanagawa
Yamakita 神縄, Kanagawa
Peak activity at 19:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 57 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 Kiso, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 498 km route runs from Nishi Ward, Nagoya to Odawara, passing through Aichi, Gifu, Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa. In the past 30 days, 57 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 Kiso, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
