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This 60 km route runs from Obanazawa to Yamagata Castle within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 14 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
One bear sighted beside the road (body length about 1 m) / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
Around 5:50 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in a grove in Iwanami, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata
Animal resembling a bear (body length approx. 50 cm) / Environment: road / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Zao-Narisawa, Yamagata
One bear-like animal (body length approx. 50 cm) / Environment: near houses / Size: juvenile
Yamagata Katayachi, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Iida 2-chome, Yamagata City, around 21:20 on July 23.
Yamagata Zao-Iida, Yamagata
Environment: Around homes / Size: Adult
Obanazawa Tsurumakita, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Obanazawa Nitobukuro, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Unknown
Obanazawa Ashizawa, Yamagata
While driving south (toward the mountain side), I saw one bear walking south on the left side of the road. It then entered the woods beside the road. Body length about 1 m. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata
One bear about 1 meter long was seen on a road in Nakazukada, Yamagata City, walking south before entering the woods beside the road.
Yamagata Nakasakurada, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Obanazawa Shinmachi-chuo, Yamagata
Around 7:00 AM, a cub was sighted in farmland in Kitamachi, Obanazawa City.
Obanazawa Shinmachi-chuo, Yamagata
Bear sighted crossing the road on the west side of Shiratori Fudoson / Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Murayama 大字長善寺, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Higashine 大字長瀞, Yamagata
Peak activity at 7:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 14 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 60 km route runs from Obanazawa to Yamagata Castle within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 14 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Yamagata Iwanami, Yamagata. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
