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This 354 km route runs from Nishinomiya Shrine to Moriyama, passing through Hyogo, Kyoto, Fukui, Shiga, and Osaka. In the past 30 days, 83 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 20 hours ago near Takahama Kamakura, Fukui.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
14 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hyogo, Kyoto, Fukui, Shiga, Osaka.
Around 19:00 on 2026-08-04, a bear was sighted in Tochinomiya-koizumi no te, Higashibetsuin-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kameoka Higashibetsuincho-Koizumi, Kyoto
Kameoka Higashibetsuincho-Koizumi, Kyoto
Maizuru Joya, Kyoto
Maizuru Ichiba, Kyoto
Maizuru Yoshino, Kyoto
Maizuru Okayasu, Kyoto
Maizuru Tokura, Kyoto
Maizuru Kumonna, Kyoto
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
While driving from Tochio toward Oyama and having driven a short distance along the pass, a cub ran across right in front of me.
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
At around 3:45 PM on 2026-07-24, one bear was sighted in Fujisaka, Tanba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Tamba-Sasayama Fujisaka, Hyogo
Maizuru Taira, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Ogura, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Mizoshiricho, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Ayabe Iizumicho, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Joya, Kyoto
Kyotamba Inohana, Kyoto
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Nakada, Kyoto
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Ayabe Nodacho, Kyoto
Maizuru Kiyomigaoka, Kyoto
Kyotamba Ueno, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Nantan Hiyoshicho-Naka, Kyoto
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
Maizuru Higashikanzaki, Kyoto
Maizuru Joya, Kyoto
Maizuru Ichiba, Kyoto
Maizuru Yoshino, Kyoto
Maizuru Shidaka, Kyoto
Maizuru Tokura, Kyoto
Maizuru Nagatani, Kyoto
Miyazu Shingu, Kyoto
Maizuru Kumonna, Kyoto
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
While driving from Tochio toward Oyama and having driven a short distance along the pass, a cub ran across right in front of me.
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
Maizuru Shimoagu, Kyoto
Maizuru Nagatani, Kyoto
Around 4:30 AM on 2026-07-28, one bear was sighted in Kita, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Maizuru Kita, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Kamiurushibara, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Miyazu Ishiura, Kyoto
Maizuru Yoshida, Kyoto
Maizuru Kutami, Kyoto
Maizuru Taira, Kyoto
Maizuru Chitose, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Ogura, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Mizoshiricho, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Shimourushibara, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Joya, Kyoto
Maizuru Kutami, Kyoto
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Chitose, Kyoto
Maizuru Kiyomigaoka, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
Takahama Kamakura, Fukui
Takahama Kamakura, Fukui
Maizuru Higashikanzaki, Kyoto
Maizuru Joya, Kyoto
Maizuru Ichiba, Kyoto
Maizuru Yoshino, Kyoto
Maizuru Okayasu, Kyoto
Takahama Hirubatake, Fukui
Maizuru Shidaka, Kyoto
Maizuru Tokura, Kyoto
Maizuru Nagatani, Kyoto
Miyazu Shingu, Kyoto
Maizuru Kumonna, Kyoto
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
While driving from Tochio toward Oyama and having driven a short distance along the pass, a cub ran across right in front of me.
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
Maizuru Shimoagu, Kyoto
Maizuru Nagatani, Kyoto
Around 4:30 AM on 2026-07-28, one bear was sighted in Kita, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Maizuru Kita, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Kamiurushibara, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Miyazu Ishiura, Kyoto
Maizuru Yoshida, Kyoto
Maizuru Kutami, Kyoto
Maizuru Taira, Kyoto
Maizuru Chitose, Kyoto
Maizuru Nishiya, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Ogura, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Mizoshiricho, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Shimourushibara, Kyoto
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Joya, Kyoto
Maizuru Kutami, Kyoto
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Nakada, Kyoto
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Chitose, Kyoto
Maizuru Kiyomigaoka, Kyoto
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
Wakasa, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Kiyama, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture, around 03:30 on August 1.
Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa Tana, Fukui
Around 7:40 PM on 2026-07-27, one bear was seen moving in Tana, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Wakasa Mukasa, Fukui
Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa Tana, Fukui
Ooi Onai, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Tadano, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, on 2026-07-21.
Obama Chuno, Fukui
Obama Chuno, Fukui
Around 11:45 on July 21, a bear was sighted in Onai, Oi Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Ooi Onai, Fukui
Wakasa Torihama, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Mukasa, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Wakasa Mukasa, Fukui
Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Kiyama, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture, around 03:30 on August 1.
Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa Torihama, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Mukasa, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Wakasa Mukasa, Fukui
Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Kiyama, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture, around 03:30 on August 1.
Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa Tana, Fukui
Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa Tana, Fukui
Mihama, Fukui
Wakasa Torihama, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Mukasa, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Wakasa Mukasa, Fukui
Wakasa, Fukui
Ukawa — sighting
Takashima Katsuno, Shiga
Kitauimi, Imazu Town — sighting
Takashima Imazucho-Kitaumi, Shiga
sighting
Takashima, Shiga
Shinasahi Town Aiba — sighting
Takashima, 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
Around 7:00 PM on July 28, one bear was sighted in Shishigase, Takashima City, Shiga.
Takashima Shishigase, Shiga
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
Peak activity at 8:00 with 6 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 83 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 20 hours ago near Takahama Kamakura, Fukui.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 354 km route runs from Nishinomiya Shrine to Moriyama, passing through Hyogo, Kyoto, Fukui, Shiga, and Osaka. In the past 30 days, 83 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 20 hours ago near Takahama Kamakura, Fukui. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
