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This 125 km route runs from Nijō Castle to Miyazu within Kyoto. In the past 30 days, 93 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Miyazu Nagae, Kyoto.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
Miyazu Nagae, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Miyazu Gingaoka, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Shimakai, Miyazu City.
Miyazu Shimakage, Kyoto
Miyazu Shingu, Kyoto
Miyazu Gingaoka, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Kamiyabu, Mukohara, Yagi-cho, Nantan City.
Nantan Yagicho-Kiwara, Kyoto
Fukuchiyama Oecho-Nika, Kyoto
Nantan Yagicho-Kiwara, Kyoto
Miyazu Yawara, Kyoto
Ine Ohara, Kyoto
Miyazu Gingaoka, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Ohara, Ine Town, Kyoto Prefecture, around 4 PM on June 29.
Ine Ohara, Kyoto
Around 23:00 on 2026-06-28, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Oharano Minamikasuga-cho, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
Ayabe Hoshibaracho, Kyoto
Ine Imuro, Kyoto
Ine Hirata, Kyoto
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-26, a bear was sighted in Suzu, Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Miyazu Suzu, Kyoto
Miyazu Suzu, Kyoto
Ine Hatadani, Kyoto
Maizuru Jito, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Nobutoshi, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Misaka, Kyoto
Maizuru Shidaka, Kyoto
Miyazu Yawara, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Okuono, Kyoto
Ayabe Nakasujicho, Kyoto
One bear was sighted in Kamiyamada, Yosano Town.
Yosano Kamiyamada, Kyoto
Maizuru Kuwagaishimo, Kyoto
Miyazu Kamiseya, Kyoto
Miyazu, Kyoto
Ine Hide, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Takaya-Kuruda, Sonobecho, Nantan City.
Nantan Sonobecho-Odo, Kyoto
Miyazu Oda, Kyoto
Nantan Sonobecho-Sagiri, Kyoto
Fukuchiyama Oecho-Nika, Kyoto
Ayabe Kamiyatacho, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Misaka, Kyoto
Yosano Ikuji, Kyoto
Nantan Sonobecho-Kumahara, Kyoto
Ayabe Shinodacho, Kyoto
Ine Hirata, Kyoto
Miyazu Shishizaki, Kyoto
Miyazu Suginosue, Kyoto
Yosano Shimoyamada, Kyoto
Ine Ohara, Kyoto
Fukuchiyama Oecho-Naiku, Kyoto
Miyazu Chishi, Kyoto
On 2026-06-15 around 18:50, a schoolchild reported seeing a 'black four-legged thing' in Misasagiminekadōchō, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
Maizuru 桑飼上, Kyoto
Kyōtango, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Maizuru 桑飼上, Kyoto
Around 8:00 on June 13, a bear was sighted in Tani, Miyazu City.
Miyazu Yawara, Kyoto
Kyōtango Omiyacho-Misaka, Kyoto
Ine Imuro, Kyoto
Yosano Ikuji, Kyoto
Miyazu Yawara, Kyoto
Kyotamba Kuchihatta, Kyoto
Kyotamba Saibara, Kyoto
Fukuchiyama Oecho-Futamata, Kyoto
A bear was sighted around 11:00 in Kugonoshita, Shinoda-cho, Ayabe City.
Ayabe Shinodacho, Kyoto
Ine Hirata, Kyoto
Ayabe Shimoyatacho, Kyoto
Miyazu Joshi, Kyoto
Miyazu Chishi, Kyoto
Ayabe Shinodacho, Kyoto
Maizuru Kutami, Kyoto
Fukuchiyama Oecho-Naiku, Kyoto
Yosano Kamiyamada, Kyoto
One Asiatic black bear was sedated with a tranquilizer dart, captured in a grove in Ejiri, Miyazu, and then culled.
Miyazu Nanbano, Kyoto
On 2026-06-10, an adult Asiatic black bear about 1.4 meters long was captured and then culled in Ejiri, Miyazu, Kyoto.
Miyazu Nanbano, Kyoto
Miyazu Mizoshiri, Kyoto
Miyazu Ejiri, Kyoto
Miyazu Mizoshiri, Kyoto
Yosano Yumiki, Kyoto
Ayabe Kanegochicho, Kyoto
Maizuru Okadayuri, Kyoto
Miyazu Tonogaki, Kyoto
Miyazu Iwagahana, Kyoto
Ine Honzaka, Kyoto
Miyazu Shishizaki, Kyoto
Maizuru Shidaka, Kyoto
Yosano Kamiyamada, Kyoto
Miyazu Hioki, Kyoto
Miyazu Suzu, Kyoto
Ine Rokumanbu, Kyoto
Miyazu Shishizaki, Kyoto
Miyazu Tai, Kyoto
Kyotamba Omisu, Kyoto
Ine 立石, Kyoto
Ine Hirata, Kyoto
Ayabe Shinodacho, Kyoto
Peak activity at 18:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 93 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Miyazu Nagae, Kyoto.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 125 km route runs from Nijō Castle to Miyazu within Kyoto. In the past 30 days, 93 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Miyazu Nagae, Kyoto. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
