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This 819 km route runs from Minami Ward, Niigata to Chubu Centrair International Airport, passing through Niigata, Nagano, Fukui, Shiga, Aichi, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Mie, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 132 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Iizuna Kawakami, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Niigata, Nagano, Fukui, Shiga, Aichi, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Mie, Toyama.
Size: adult
Iizuna Kawakami, Nagano
One bear was sighted near the junction of Prefectural Route Arai-Nakagō and National Route 18. It was heading from east to west.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear about 80 cm long was sighted in Nakago-ku Ichiya, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: Adult
Nagano Nakazone, Nagano
While driving on Prefectural Route 39, witnessed one bear heading from south to north.
Myoko, Niigata
While running, I spotted one bear cub near the Prefectural Route 187 Myoko Kogen IC entrance intersection.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear sighted near the Tagiri intersection on National Route 18
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted poking its head out of the brush near Tagiri public bathhouse.
Myoko, Niigata
Size: Adult
Nagano Kitago, Nagano
One animal resembling a bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted approximately 200 meters south of the Kamihakoi intersection on National Route 18, in the Teramachi area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was observed crossing Prefectural Route 187 from west to east.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa Futamata Line, I observed one bear crossing the road from west to east near the intersection with the municipal road Ikenotaira Onsen North-South Line.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Municipal Road Suginosawa Route 14, witnessed one bear crossing the road from west to east.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted near National Route 8 in front of the former Daily Yamazaki.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was observed moving from near the park toward the river to the west.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
One bear was sighted moving north along the riverbank.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
Around 16:40 on 2026-07-21, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Teramachi, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Osakimachi, Myoko City.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted 100 meters west of Mushou bus stop.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 100 cm in body length was sighted on a side road 100 meters east of the former Daily Yamazaki.
Joetsu, Niigata
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-17, a bear was sighted in Kashiwabara, Shinano Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Shinano, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hanano-mori 5-chome, Awara City, Fukui Prefecture, around 3:30 PM on August 13.
Awara 山十楽, Fukui
Size: adult
Iizuna Kawakami, Nagano
One bear was sighted near the junction of Prefectural Route Arai-Nakagō and National Route 18. It was heading from east to west.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted heading west near the bus stop 'Itoigawa High School Entrance.'
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
A bear about 80 cm long was sighted in Nakago-ku Ichiya, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: Adult
Nagano Nakazone, Nagano
Two animals believed to be bear cubs crossed the road.
Imizu, Toyama
Two bear-like cubs were sighted in Minami-Takaoka Yama, Imizu City.
Imizu, Toyama
Confirmed bear footprints
Toyama, Toyama
Old footprints and signs of a bear eating watermelon were confirmed in Takayashiki, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Observed one cub crossing National Route 304 heading south.
Nanto, Toyama
One cub was sighted in Sunakodani, Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
One bear sighted near Tamasui bus stop. It was moving southwest.
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, around 06:00 on 2026-08-05.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear-like animal was sighted in Mitoida, Imizu City, around 3:50 PM on August 4.
Imizu, Toyama
Witnessed a 1 m-long bear.
Imizu, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear sighted near the highway overpass on Municipal Road Ono-Itoigawa No. 2
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear sighted near Tamamizu bus stop
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
Witnessed an animal believed to be a bear about 1 meter in length moving from the bushes beside a house to the bushes on the north side.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear sighted in the Tendai-ji 2-chome area
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
At around 07:40 on 2026-08-03, one bear was sighted in Renndaiji 2-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
One bear was sighted near the Teramachi 5-chome bus stop. It was moving south.
Itoigawa 寺町, Niigata
At around 2:50 a.m. on 2026-08-03, one bear-like animal was sighted in Nōde, Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture.
Imizu, Toyama
A passerby sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
A resident sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
Bear tracks were found in Nishiashihara, Tateyama Town.
Tateyama, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Shimoyamada, Takaoka City.
Takaoka, Toyama
Sighted one animal believed to be a bear
Takaoka, Toyama
Around 10:00 PM on August 1, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kashima, Tonami City.
Tonami, Toyama
A single adult bear was observed crossing the road.
Oyabe, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Komoridani, Oyabe City.
Oyabe, Toyama
While driving on a farm road, I witnessed a mother bear and cubs running from west to east.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Awara 指中, Fukui
Around 10:00 on July 30, one bear was sighted in Nakano-guchi, Itoigawa City.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Around 08:10 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Sashinaka, Awara City.
Awara 指中, Fukui
One bear sighted within the Hirataka Town area.
Hakusan Hasuikemachi, Ishikawa
Spotted three bears (a mother and two cubs) near a residence in the Shimode area. They ran toward the mountain side.
Itoigawa, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route 39, witnessed one bear heading from south to north.
Myoko, Niigata
Discovered bear tracks, droppings, etc.
Tateyama, Toyama
Discovered bear footprints, droppings, etc.
Tateyama, Toyama
Found traces of a bear eating a watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
While running, I spotted one bear cub near the Prefectural Route 187 Myoko Kogen IC entrance intersection.
Myoko, Niigata
A single adult bear was seen crossing the road and then fleeing toward the mountains north of the road.
Oyabe, Toyama
A trace was found in Yokouchi, Toyama City, showing watermelons had been eaten.
Toyama, Toyama
Around 7:25 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in Hiraka-machi, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Hakusan Hirakamachi, Ishikawa
A bear was sighted at a business in Noguchi, Tateyama Town, and after being confined inside the building, capture was completed around 8:40 a.m.
Tateyama, Toyama
In Ota, Toyama City, a bear damaged a field near a residential area and ate about eight watermelons.
Toyama, Toyama
Traces of a bear eating a watermelon were discovered
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, traces showed bear damage to home-garden watermelons.
Toyama, Toyama
In Ota, Toyama City, traces showed cucumbers?
Toyama, Toyama
Discovered bear tracks, droppings, and signs of a eaten watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
Tracks believed to have been made by a bear passing through a rice field were discovered.
Toyama, Toyama
In the morning of July 28, a bear sighting was reported in Oba, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
On the morning of July 28, traces were found in Yokouchi, Toyama City, showing a bear had trampled down rice plants in a paddy field and entered.
Toyama, Toyama
Bear tracks and signs of eaten watermelons were found in a home garden in Ota, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Bear tracks within Hokuyodai area
Kanazawa Nashinokimachi, Ishikawa
On 2026-07-28, bear tracks/signs were confirmed in Yokouchi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something believed to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
Fukui Asamiyacho, Fukui
Suspected bear droppings found
Toyama, Toyama
Bear droppings were found in front of a house entrance in Kosugi, Ninagawa district, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Suspected bear droppings discovered
Toyama, Toyama
Fresh bear droppings with signs of peach consumption were found in Shimohori, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
In Akadashinmachi, Toyama City, a report said there was suspected bear feces, but no bear was confirmed.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, a bear believed to be an adult was recorded on a dashcam running along a road and entering a residential lot.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was captured on a security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear crossing the road was captured on a security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
In Kosugi, Toyama City, a resident found a bear captured on a home security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
One adult bear was sighted in Saikakuji, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted an animal resembling a bear
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was sighted in Fuchu-machi Kamikuwata, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
one adult bear
Toyama, Toyama
Observed one adult bear
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was sighted in Fuchu-machi Araya, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear sighted near the Tagiri intersection on National Route 18
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted poking its head out of the brush near Tagiri public bathhouse.
Myoko, Niigata
Bear tracks confirmed
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was captured on the security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was captured on camera in Fuchu-machi Tomikawa, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Bear tracks were found at Hane Peaceful Park in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, around 5:00 AM on 2026-07-26.
Toyama, Toyama
It ran off toward the mountainside.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Osuga, Nadachi-ku, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: Adult
Nagano Kitago, Nagano
Bear itself confirmed from photo provided by the discoverer
Toyama, Toyama
On 2026-07-23 around 10:45, a resident saw one bear in Fuchu-machi Konagasawa, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Witnessed crossing National Route 304 heading south.
Nanto, Toyama
One animal resembling a bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted approximately 200 meters south of the Kamihakoi intersection on National Route 18, in the Teramachi area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was observed crossing Prefectural Route 187 from west to east.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa Futamata Line, I observed one bear crossing the road from west to east near the intersection with the municipal road Ikenotaira Onsen North-South Line.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Municipal Road Suginosawa Route 14, witnessed one bear crossing the road from west to east.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted near National Route 8 in front of the former Daily Yamazaki.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was observed moving from near the park toward the river to the west.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
One bear was sighted moving north along the riverbank.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
One bear was sighted in Sunagatani (National Route 304) in Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
Around 16:40 on 2026-07-21, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Teramachi, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear, about 1 meter long, was sighted in Osakimachi, Myoko City.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted 100 meters west of Mushou bus stop.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 100 cm in body length was sighted on a side road 100 meters east of the former Daily Yamazaki.
Joetsu, Niigata
Awara 蓮ケ浦, Fukui
Around 19:40 on July 18, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kuramoto-shin, Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture.
Tateyama, Toyama
Witnessed while walking.
Tateyama, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City, around 7:15 p.m. on July 17.
Imizu, Toyama
One bear sighted
Itoigawa, Niigata
In Hirano, Imizu City, a woman driving a car saw an animal resembling a bear running on the road; it was considered a cub and disappeared toward Taikoyama Park Cemetery.
Imizu, Toyama
An animal believed to be a bear crossed the road and headed south.
Imizu, Toyama
While doing farm work, I saw one bear come out of the brush into the rice field. It later moved to the mountain on the east side.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear-like animal was sighted in Aoidani, Imizu City, around 2:20 p.m. on July 17.
Imizu, Toyama
An adult bear was sighted in Shogendera, Imizu City, around 5:25 a.m. on July 17.
Imizu, Toyama
Sighted an adult bear during patrol
Imizu, Toyama
Around 2:40 PM on July 17, a bear was sighted in Nadachi-Omachi, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-17, a bear was sighted in Kashiwabara, Shinano Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Shinano, Nagano
One bear was sighted on a road in Shogenzi, Imizu City, and quickly returned to the bushes.
Imizu, Toyama
Sighted an animal believed to be a bear
Imizu, Toyama
Imazu Town Sakanami Forest Road — mistaken capture
Takashima Imazucho-Fukashimizu, Shiga
A bear was sighted in Yamayurigaoka, Otsu City, around 22:20 on August 4.
Otsu Yamayurinooka, Shiga
Moved to the east side
Otsu Yamayurinooka, Shiga
Ukawa — sighting
Takashima Katsuno, Shiga
Kitauimi, Imazu Town — sighting
Takashima Imazucho-Kitaumi, Shiga
mistaken capture
Otsu Ogicho, Shiga
Around 7:00 PM on July 28, one bear was sighted in Shishigase, Takashima City, Shiga.
Takashima Shishigase, Shiga
Fukui Asamiyacho, Fukui
sighting
Takashima, Shiga
Around 5:00 PM on 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Sasao, Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Echizen Sasou, Fukui
Echizen Yokoyama, Fukui
July 18, around 8:40 — Kita-Hira
Otsu Minamikomatsu, Shiga
7/18 around 8:40 — Kitahira
Otsu Minamikomatsu, Shiga
A cub was sighted at a lodging facility in Kitahira, Otsu City.
Otsu Kitahira, Shiga
Echizen Nozue, Fukui
Peak activity at 8:00 with 13 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 132 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Iizuna Kawakami, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 819 km route runs from Minami Ward, Niigata to Chubu Centrair International Airport, passing through Niigata, Nagano, Fukui, Shiga, Aichi, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Mie, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 132 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Iizuna Kawakami, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
