This 14.6 km route from Mount Nasu to Nasu Animal Kingdom crosses Tochigi and Fukushima. Over the past 30 days, 3 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 2 weeks ago near Nasu 大丸, Tochigi; the location sits about 2.0 km from the start of the route and 1.4 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Nasu 大丸, Tochigi, sitting about 7.9 km from the start and 1.4 km off the route line.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
4 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tochigi, Fukushima.
Yumoto (on the road about 400 m east of Tōge no Chaya): two bears, each 1.5 m in body length
Nasu 大丸, Tochigi
Nasu 大丸, Tochigi
At around 18:40 on April 14, 2026, a person walking a dog spotted one bear about 1 meter long in a vacant lot along National Route 289 in Mafune, Saigō Village, Fukushima Prefecture. No injuries or damage have been confirmed; police are patrolling by patrol car and have informed the village office to warn residents.
Nishigo, Fukushima
Peak activity at 14:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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Over the past 30 days, 3 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 2 weeks ago near Nasu 大丸, Tochigi; the location sits about 2.0 km from the start of the route and 1.4 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 14.6 km route from Mount Nasu to Nasu Animal Kingdom crosses Tochigi and Fukushima. Over the past 30 days, 3 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 2 weeks ago near Nasu 大丸, Tochigi; the location sits about 2.0 km from the start of the route and 1.4 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 2 weeks ago at Nasu 大丸, Tochigi, sitting about 7.9 km from the start and 1.4 km off the route line. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
