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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, 222 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 30 of them. The latest sighting was reported 13 hours ago near Nagano Konabe, 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.
In a forest in Konabe, Nagano City, a man was accidentally hit in the left shoulder by a hunting rifle while a bear was being culled.
Nagano Konabe, Nagano
Spotted one bear near a residence. It was moving from beside the Nakago General Gymnasium toward the railway tracks.
Joetsu, Niigata
While traveling on Prefectural Route Myoko Kogen Park Line, a single bear was sighted crossing the road from north to south.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted crossing the municipal Sakaizawa-Omine road from south to north.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was observed crossing National Route 18 from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
A single bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted at a point approximately 200 meters northeast of the Komabayashi neighborhood hall within the Oaza Komabayashi area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted in the home center parking lot in the area of Ooaza Nishitanaka.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear was sighted in a home center parking lot in Nishitakanaka, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: Adult
Shinano Nojiri, Nagano
Around 3:00 PM on 2026-06-30, one bear was sighted in Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano City.
Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano
Size: adult
Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano
While traveling on Prefectural Route Kamimasuda–Yoshikawa, I sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.
Joetsu, Niigata
A sighting report said one bear was in a drainage canal and its face was visible in Amori-Koichi, Nagano City.
Nagano Kawanakajimamachi-Yotsuya, Nagano
One bear was sighted about 100 meters northwest of the campsite in the Oaza Gochi Kokubu area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted in Gochikokubu, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: Adult
Iizuna Jizokubo, Nagano
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, a single bear was observed moving across the road from the west side to the east side.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kawakami, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 05:45 on 2026-06-25.
Iizuna, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iizuna Yanagisato, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Nagano Yoshi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Sakura, Nagano
Discovered bear tracks while doing farm work.
Nagaoka, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata Line, (a witness) observed one bear crossing the road from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
Discovered bear tracks while on the way to cultivate the field
Nagaoka, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Oaza Kehashizaka, Myoko.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, I witnessed one bear entering the forest on the east side of the road.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear was sighted on a road in Keishizaka, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted in Nakago-ku Fujisawa, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
Spotted one bear while driving to the fields. It moved northwest.
Joetsu, Niigata
While traveling on National Route 292, witnessed a bear about 1 m in length crossing from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
Size: juvenile
Nagano Uematsu, Nagano
While driving on prefectural Route Ogata–Takayanagi, I sighted one animal believed to be a bear. It was moving west.
Joetsu, Niigata
It was in the mountains. It ran off toward the mountains.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted in Kahara, Shinanomachi, Nagano.
Shinano, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagano Nakazone, Nagano
On the morning of 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Nakasone, Nagano City.
Nagano Nakazone, Nagano
A bear was sighted on a prefectural road in Karuigawa, Kashiwazaki City.
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
Spotted one bear on the road about 100 meters east of Kenshin-ko Budokan.
Joetsu, Niigata
While driving on the municipal Ōshika-Okeumi Road, a single bear was sighted heading into the forest.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted heading into the mountains to the east from the area near the Joshin-etsu Expressway.
Myoko, Niigata
It appeared on the camera of a trap intended for wild boar.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear of unknown length was sighted on a city road in Niijima, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear seen heading toward the river to the east.
Myoko, Niigata
Observed one bear moving on National Route 292 from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear about 0.5 meters long was sighted on a road in Nirejima, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
Around 08:10 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Sakaguchi, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Iizuna Sakaguchi, Nagano
While driving on National Route 18, I sighted one bear. It crossed from west to east.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
A bear cub was sighted in an irrigation channel in Takidera, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear was sighted on Route 18 in Nashiki, Myoko City, and it crossed the road and left eastward.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
Spotted one cub in an irrigation canal 250 m west of the University-mae South intersection.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: Adult
Iizuna Sakaguchi, Nagano
One bear sighted near the police box
Myoko, Niigata
On 2026-06-10 in the morning, a bear was seen moving in Kebyōzaka, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted moving westward on National Route 292.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a residential area in Himekawahara, Myoko City, Niigata.
Myoko, Niigata
Bear traces (claw marks and broken branches) were confirmed on a persimmon tree within the grounds of a private residence in the Takayasu-ji area.
Sanjo, Niigata
One bear approximately 70 centimeters long was sighted about 500 meters east of the Nakatawara intersection in the Oaza Nakatawara area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted near the Joetsu-Takada Interchange toll booth in the Oaza Haizuka area.
Joetsu, Niigata
A toll booth worker at the Jōetsu-Takada Interchange spotted one bear near the gate. It ran off toward the mountains.
Joetsu, Niigata
A single bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted near the Jōetsu-Takada Interchange tollbooth within the Ōaza Haizuka area.
Joetsu, Niigata
Around 6:00 a.m. on 2026-06-07, one bear about 1 m long was sighted on the grounds of Arisawa Manufacturing Nakatahara West Plant in Nakatahara, Joetsu City, and police received a 110 emergency call.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: adult (fully grown)
Nagano Tanaka, Nagano
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted inside a factory site in Nakatabara, Jōetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: adult
Nagano Izumidaira, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagano Hirose, Nagano
While driving, a person spotted one bear running along a field path. It was moving west.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: Unknown
Nagano Mayumida, Nagano
Size: adult
Iizuna Kawakami, Nagano
In a forest in Konabe, Nagano City, a man was accidentally hit in the left shoulder by a hunting rifle while a bear was being culled.
Nagano Konabe, Nagano
A resident sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
Spotted one bear near a residence. It was moving from beside the Nakago General Gymnasium toward the railway tracks.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear sighted in front of a residence. Direction of escape unknown.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Witnessed an animal that looked like a cub crossing the road.
Kamiichi, Toyama
While traveling on Prefectural Route Myoko Kogen Park Line, a single bear was sighted crossing the road from north to south.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted crossing the municipal Sakaizawa-Omine road from south to north.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was observed crossing National Route 18 from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted heading west.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Found what appear to be bear tracks
Toyama, Toyama
One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted in the home center parking lot in the area of Ooaza Nishitanaka.
Joetsu, Niigata
Bear footprints were found in Ko-nagasawa, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was sighted in a home center parking lot in Nishitakanaka, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: Adult
Shinano Nojiri, Nagano
A bear was seen moving in Oumihokutocho, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Confirmed a bear moving westward
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Sighted a young bear (body length unknown). It ran away toward the mountains on the north side of the road.
Oyabe, Toyama
One bear sighted in Daishoji Okamachi area
Kaga Daishoji-Fujinokimachi, Ishikawa
Around 3:00 PM on 2026-06-30, one bear was sighted in Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano City.
Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano
Size: adult
Nagano Wakatsuki-Nishijo, Nagano
While driving on the municipal road east line of Itoigawa Junior High School, one bear was sighted. It was moving east.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
A sighting report said one bear was in a drainage canal and its face was visible in Amori-Koichi, Nagano City.
Nagano Kawanakajimamachi-Yotsuya, Nagano
One bear was sighted about 100 meters northwest of the campsite in the Oaza Gochi Kokubu area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One cub was sighted
Kurobe 若栗, Toyama
One cub was sighted in Wakaguri, Kurobe City.
Kurobe 若栗, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Gochikokubu, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear sighted in Nangō Town area
Kaga Mitanigaoka, Ishikawa
A bear was sighted in Kajiyashiki, Itoigawa City, Niigata, around 16:10 on June 26.
Itoigawa, Niigata
One bear was sighted near Kajiyashiki Community Center. It was moving southwest.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Fukui Shimaderacho, Fukui
Size: Adult
Iizuna Jizokubo, Nagano
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, a single bear was observed moving across the road from the west side to the east side.
Myoko, Niigata
Bear feces confirmed on the premises
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kawakami, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 05:45 on 2026-06-25.
Iizuna, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iizuna Yanagisato, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Nagano Yoshi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Sakura, Nagano
A bear was sighted again in Nangocho, Kaga City, at around 7:30 p.m.
Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa
One bear sighted in Nangō Town area
Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa
A bear sighting was also reported in Kumasaka-cho, Kaga City.
Kaga Kumasakamachi, Ishikawa
One bear was sighted in the Kumazaka Town area.
Kaga Shiratorimachi, Ishikawa
A bear appeared at a private home in Nangomachi, about 400 meters away.
Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa
One bear sighted in Nangō Town area.
Kaga Daishoji-Sugomachi, Ishikawa
A single bear was sighted on the grounds of Kinjo Higashi Elementary School.
Kaga Daishoji-Shikiji, Ishikawa
Observed one bear outside the baseball stadium.
Itoigawa, Niigata
One bear sighted near Nōu Ballpark (within the Ōheiji area of the Nōu region) attempting to climb a tree.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Observed one cub. Moving westward.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Confirmed feces in vacant lot approximately the size consistent with a bear.
Itoigawa 横町, Niigata
One bear was sighted. It was moving toward the mountains.
Itoigawa, Niigata
One adult bear and one cub were sighted near Suwa Shrine in the Hamakiura area; they moved south.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Observed one cub. It was moving toward the mountains.
Itoigawa, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Takakubo, Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
One bear sighted in the Nangō Town area.
Kaga Nangomachi, Ishikawa
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata Line, (a witness) observed one bear crossing the road from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
Around 3:15 PM on June 22, a bear-like animal was sighted in Funahashi.
Funahashi, Toyama
An adult bear was seen crossing the road and fleeing toward the north.
Oyabe, Toyama
Sighted one bear
Itoigawa, Niigata
Awara Takatsuka, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Oaza Kehashizaka, Myoko.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route Suginosawa-Futamata, I witnessed one bear entering the forest on the east side of the road.
Myoko, Niigata
Fukui Kazamakicho, Fukui
One bear was culled by emergency shooting along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town.
Asahi, Toyama
A bear appeared along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town, and moved into a coastal windbreak forest.
Asahi, Toyama
A bear was sighted on a road in Keishizaka, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
Awara Takatsuka, Fukui
One bear was sighted. It was moving north.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Awara 青ノ木, Fukui
Eiheiji 松岡石舟, Fukui
A single adult bear was observed crossing National Route 304.
Nanto, Toyama
Found flattened grass believed to be a bear’s lying-down spot
Uozu, Toyama
A single bear cub was sighted near Ano Elementary School, Nomi City.
Nomi Sandoyamamachi, Ishikawa
One bear was sighted in Nakago-ku Fujisawa, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
Spotted one bear while driving to the fields. It moved northwest.
Joetsu, Niigata
Around 08:08 on 2026-06-18, a driver spotted one adult bear moving along the shoulder toward Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Expressway in Daishoji Shimofukuda-machi, Kaga City.
Kaga, Ishikawa
One bear sighted on the Kanazawa-bound lanes of the Hokuriku Expressway
Kaga, Ishikawa
Witnessed an adult bear about 1 meter in length crossing the road.
Asahi, Toyama
One bear sighted near the bus stop in the Kyōgamines 2-chome area of Itoigawa City.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
Fukui Omoricho, Fukui
A fully grown bear about 1 meter in size was seen crossing the river and climbing up into the mountains.
Asahi, Toyama
One adult bear was sighted in Motoyashiki, Asahi Town.
Asahi, Toyama
While traveling on National Route 292, witnessed a bear about 1 m in length crossing from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
Bear-like tracks were found inside Chiharuhira Golf Course in Asaji, Oyabe City.
Oyabe, Toyama
Found what appear to be bear tracks inside the golf course.
Oyabe, Toyama
Size: juvenile
Nagano Uematsu, Nagano
While driving, I sighted an animal about 1 m in length that appeared to be a bear. It ran off toward the southwest.
Oyabe, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Nagaya-machi, Mikawa district, Hakusan City.
Hakusan Choyamachi, Ishikawa
One bear sighted near Mikawa overpass
Hakusan Choyamachi, Ishikawa
Eiheiji 松岡島, Fukui
One bear sighted near Iida Headquarters Co., Ltd.
Kaga Oshiomachi, Ishikawa
Feces of a large mammal believed to be a bear or wild boar
Uozu, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Kahara, Shinanomachi, Nagano.
Shinano, Nagano
Around 5:55 PM on June 16, an adult bear was sighted in Tajiri-cho, Kaga City, and moved northwest. No injuries were reported.
Kaga Oshiomachi, Ishikawa
Observed one bear in the field.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
Awara 青ノ木, Fukui
An adult bear was captured on a security camera at Yuhidera Kenmin Nature Park in Kanazawa, leading to a temporary closure.
Kanazawa Yuhideramachi, Ishikawa
Witnessed an adult bear about 1 m in size crossing the road.
Asahi, Toyama
Around 6:30 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Sakuramachi, Asahi Town, Toyama Prefecture.
Asahi, Toyama
Sighted an adult bear about 1 meter in size
Asahi, Toyama
At about 04:55 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Mikawa Eidaicho, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Hakusan Mikawa-eitaimachi, Ishikawa
One bear sighted near Mikawa Lighthouse
Hakusan Mikawa-eitaimachi, Ishikawa
Size: juvenile
Nagano Nakazone, Nagano
On the morning of 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Nakasone, Nagano City.
Nagano Nakazone, Nagano
Sighted under the field's streetlight.
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
Cub sighted on the Shōmyō Falls trail
Toyama, Toyama
A fisherman sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.
Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Terajima, Itoigawa City, around 4:10 AM on 2026-06-14.
Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata
While driving on the municipal Ōshika-Okeumi Road, a single bear was sighted heading into the forest.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted heading into the mountains to the east from the area near the Joshin-etsu Expressway.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear was sighted heading toward the mountains near Uta Shikan (Uta Community Center) in the Omi area of Itoigawa City.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Witnessed an adult approximately 100 cm in size crossing the road.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Anrakuji, Oyabe City.
Oyabe, Toyama
A bear of unknown length was sighted on a city road in Niijima, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
One bear seen heading toward the river to the east.
Myoko, Niigata
A resident reported seeing something bear-like in Hori, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
An animal believed to be a bear over 1 meter in size crossed the road.
Imizu, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City.
Imizu, Toyama
Witnessed a bear about 70–80 cm in size crossing the road. It ran off toward the southwest.
Oyabe, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Asaji, Oyabe City, Toyama.
Oyabe, Toyama
Sighted an animal believed to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Hori, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
I witnessed what appeared to be a bear running across the road.
Toyama, Toyama
Observed one bear moving on National Route 292 from east to west.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear about 0.5 meters long was sighted on a road in Nirejima, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
While driving on National Route 8, one bear was sighted heading into the mountains near the Sandantaki-dōmon area.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Around 08:10 on 2026-06-11, a bear was sighted in Sakaguchi, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Iizuna Sakaguchi, Nagano
While driving on National Route 18, I sighted one bear. It crossed from west to east.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
A bear cub was sighted in an irrigation channel in Takidera, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear was sighted on Route 18 in Nashiki, Myoko City, and it crossed the road and left eastward.
Myoko 大字上八幡新田, Niigata
Spotted one cub in an irrigation canal 250 m west of the University-mae South intersection.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear was reportedly sighted in Kaharamachi area of Kanazawa City.
Kanazawa Kawaraichimachi, Ishikawa
Size: Adult
Iizuna Sakaguchi, Nagano
An animal believed to be a bear about 50 cm in size crossed the road.
Imizu, Toyama
An animal believed to be a bear was sighted climbing a slope at Taikoyama Land in Imizu City.
Imizu, Toyama
An adult bear about 1 m in size was seen crossing the road.
Toyama, Toyama
Witnessed a bear about 100 cm in size.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear was sighted near Atago Shrine.
Kaga Daishoji-Fujinokimachi, Ishikawa
An animal resembling a bear was sighted in the brush near Wakaguri Community Center.
Kurobe 若栗, Toyama
An adult bear was spotted in a residential area in front of Sugao Ishibe Shrine in Daishoji-Fujinoki-cho, Kaga.
Kaga Daishoji-Tenjinshitamachi, Ishikawa
Fukui Shimaderacho, Fukui
In Kaga's Kurosaki-machi, a resident man spotted one juvenile bear about 70 cm long moving north on a city road.
Kaga Kurosakimachi, Ishikawa
A single cub was sighted within the Kurozaki Town area.
Kaga Kurosakimachi, Ishikawa
A single bear was sighted in the area of Hokuyodai 2-chome.
Kanazawa Narasemotomachi, Ishikawa
Scat observed at 8:00 AM on June 9. Scat and footprints observed at 7:00 AM on June 10.
Itoigawa, Niigata
One bear sighted near the police box
Myoko, Niigata
On 2026-06-10 in the morning, a bear was seen moving in Kebyōzaka, Myoko City.
Myoko, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted at the prefecture-managed Wild Bird Garden in Mikuma, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Around 3:00 PM in Wakaguri, Kurobe City, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted.
Kurobe 若栗, Toyama
At Kenmin Park Wild Bird Garden in Toyama City, a nearby resident came face-to-face with an adult bear about 1 meter long.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City.
Imizu, Toyama
Fukui Obacho, Fukui
While driving, I saw something that looked like a bear in my rearview mirror.
Tateyama, Toyama
One bear sighted near the Fossa Magna Museum garden. It moved into the woods on the north side.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
One bear was sighted near the house. It moved off toward the northeast.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear, about 1.2 meters long, was sighted in Maruta, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted moving westward on National Route 292.
Myoko, Niigata
Witnessed one cub crossing National Route 27 northward just before the east entrance of Io Tunnel.
Nanto, Toyama
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a residential area in Himekawahara, Myoko City, Niigata.
Myoko, Niigata
An animal resembling a bear was sighted.
Kurobe 神谷, Toyama
An animal like a bear
Kurobe 新天, Toyama
One bear approximately 70 centimeters long was sighted about 500 meters east of the Nakatawara intersection in the Oaza Nakatawara area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted near the Joetsu-Takada Interchange toll booth in the Oaza Haizuka area.
Joetsu, Niigata
A toll booth worker at the Jōetsu-Takada Interchange spotted one bear near the gate. It ran off toward the mountains.
Joetsu, Niigata
A single bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted near the Jōetsu-Takada Interchange tollbooth within the Ōaza Haizuka area.
Joetsu, Niigata
A single bear over 100 centimeters in body length was sighted on the Yamate side of Tanihama Park dog run, near the public restrooms.
Joetsu, Niigata
Around 6:00 a.m. on 2026-06-07, one bear about 1 m long was sighted on the grounds of Arisawa Manufacturing Nakatahara West Plant in Nakatahara, Joetsu City, and police received a 110 emergency call.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: adult (fully grown)
Nagano Tanaka, Nagano
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted inside a factory site in Nakatabara, Jōetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
Size: adult
Nagano Izumidaira, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagano Hirose, Nagano
Near Hakucho housing complex, one cub spotted
Kaga Daishoji-Minamicho, Ishikawa
A farmer discovered bear tracks in the rice paddy.
Asahi, Toyama
One bear was sighted on the farm road along the left bank of Shimamichigawa. It moved eastward.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Spotted one bear
Itoigawa, Niigata
An animal resembling a bear
Kurobe 荻生, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear.
Toyama, Toyama
A resident sighted one small bear walking along the road.
Kurobe 窪野, Toyama
Bear-like traces were found in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
In the afternoon of 2026-06-05, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ogyu, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture.
Kurobe 荻生, Toyama
One bear cub was sighted in Kubono, Kurobe City.
Kurobe 窪野, Toyama
Around 9:30 on 2026-06-05, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Mikuma, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Size: Unknown
Nagano Mayumida, Nagano
Size: adult
Iizuna Kawakami, Nagano
While driving home, it crossed the road from the east side to the west and ran along the slope. About the size of a cub?
Fukui Mionocho, Fukui
Echizen Iwakai, Fukui
Tsuruga Sawa, Fukui
July 3, around 16:20, Minami-Komatsu
Otsu Minamikomatsu, Shiga
Near Noguchi, Makino Town
Takashima Makinocho-Noguchi, Shiga
Near Noguchi, Makino Town
Takashima, Shiga
Fukui Shimaderacho, Fukui
Sabae 上戸口町, Fukui
Fukui Kazamakicho, Fukui
Found traces / evidence
Otsu Yomeicho, Shiga
Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui
Approximately 500 m south of Makino Oisaka Pass roadside station
Takashima Makinocho-Koaraji, Shiga
Echizen Yokoyama, Fukui
Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui
Fukui Omoricho, Fukui
mistaken capture
Otsu Kurihara, Shiga
Kyoto, Kyoto
Echizen Asahi, Fukui
Minami-Echizen 荒井, Fukui
Kizu, Shin-Asahi Town
Takashima, Shiga
Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui
Echizen Aono, Fukui
200 m northeast of Saga Ward Rural Park
Takashima, Shiga
Minami-Echizen 燧, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Imajō, Minamiechizen Town.
Minami-Echizen 今庄, Fukui
Fukui Shimaderacho, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Nishi-azai-cho Kutsukake, Nagahama City.
Nagahama Nishiazaicho-Kutsukake, Shiga
Fukui Obacho, Fukui
Echizen Shimoitou, Fukui
Echizen Yokoyama, Fukui
Tsuruga Nagatani, Fukui
While driving home, it crossed the road from the east side to the west and ran along the slope. About the size of a cub?
Fukui Mionocho, Fukui
Peak activity at 16:00 with 18 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 222 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 30 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 13 hours ago near Nagano Konabe, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. 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, 222 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 30 of them. The latest sighting was reported 13 hours ago near Nagano Konabe, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
