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This 190 km route runs from Nasu to Yanba Dam, passing through Tochigi and Gunma. In the past 30 days, 66 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 21 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Nikkō 清滝安良沢町, Tochigi.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
Nikkō 清滝安良沢町, Tochigi
On 2026-06-30 evening, one bear was sighted in Yokobori, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Nakanojō Gotanda, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Haramachi, Gunma
Nikkō 清滝中安戸町, Tochigi
Higashiagatsuma Haramachi, Gunma
Kiryu, Gunma
Maebashi 三夜沢町, Gunma
Nakanojō Yamada, Gunma
Nakanojō Yamada, Gunma
Around 08:30 on 2026-06-28, a bear was sighted in Shibukawa, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
Shibukawa 渋川, Gunma
On 2026-06-28 morning, a bear was sighted in Ikahomachi Ikaho, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
Shibukawa 伊香保町伊香保, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Niisatocho-Niikawa, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, around 7:00 on June 28.
Kiryu Niisatocho-Nikkawa, Gunma
Nikkō 清滝新細尾町, Tochigi
Maebashi 柏倉町, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Kashiwagura-cho, Maebashi City.
Maebashi 柏倉町, Gunma
Kiryu 新里町鶴ヶ谷, Gunma
Shibukawa 村上, Gunma
Around 4:45 PM on 2026-06-25, one bear was sighted in Yamauchi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Nikkō 山内, Tochigi
Nikkō 上鉢石町, Tochigi
Naganohara Yokokabe, Gunma
Shibukawa 伊香保町伊香保, Gunma
Naganohara Yokokabe, Gunma
Nikkō 所野, Tochigi
Around 9:00 on 2026-06-23, a bear was sighted in Toshino, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Nikkō 所野, Tochigi
Nakanojō Gotanda, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Atsuda, Gunma
Nikkō 所野, Tochigi
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Around 2:55 PM on 2026-06-21, a bear was sighted in Matsutani, Higashiagatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Around 11:30 on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Kodaira, Omama Town, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture.
Midori 大間々町小平, Gunma
Around 4:00 PM on June 19, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a road in Oharanishi 1-chome, Nasushiobara City.
Nasushiobara 大原間, Tochigi
Nasushiobara 前弥六南町, Tochigi
Higashiagatsuma Okashiwagi, Gunma
Nikkō 足尾町遠下, Tochigi
Kiryu 黒保根町八木原, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Mizunuma, Kurohonecho, Kiryu City around 4:30 a.m. on June 15.
Kiryu 黒保根町水沼, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Kiryu, Gunma
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Discovered in fallow land while passing by in a car; upon seeing the car it ran off toward the mountains.
Nikkō, Tochigi
Nikkō 松原町, Tochigi
Kiryu 黒保根町水沼, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Azuma-cho Zama, Midori City, Gunma, around 06:35 on June 10.
Midori 東町座間, Gunma
Nikkō 足尾町掛水, Tochigi
Higashiagatsuma Gochoda, Gunma
Nikkō 宝殿, Tochigi
Shibukawa 横堀, Gunma
Around 10:05 on June 8, a bear was sighted in Tokorono, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Nikkō 所野, Tochigi
Nikkō 小百, Tochigi
Nikkō 所野, Tochigi
A bear was sighted in Umeda-cho 5-chome, Kiryu City, Gunma, around 7:45 on June 7.
Kiryu, Gunma
Kiryu, Gunma
Nikkō 所野, Tochigi
Higashiagatsuma Atsuda, Gunma
At around 2:00 a.m., one bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted within the grounds of a house in Yamada, Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Yaita Yamada, Tochigi
Yaita Yamada, Tochigi
Higashiagatsuma Yagura, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Yagura, Higashiagatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture, around 8:50 PM on June 4.
Higashiagatsuma Yagura, Gunma
Nikkō 清滝中安戸町, Tochigi
Shibukawa 小野子, Gunma
Naganohara Hayashi, Gunma
Around 10:50 on 2026-06-03, a bear was sighted in Ogashiwagi, Higashiagatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Higashiagatsuma Okashiwagi, Gunma
Higashiagatsuma Matsuya, Gunma
Peak activity at 10:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 66 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 21 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Nikkō 清滝安良沢町, Tochigi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 190 km route runs from Nasu to Yanba Dam, passing through Tochigi and Gunma. In the past 30 days, 66 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 21 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Nikkō 清滝安良沢町, Tochigi. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
