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This 248 km route runs from Otemachi Tower to Hamamatsu Municipal Museum of Art, passing through Tokyo, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa. In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Minamiashigara, Kanagawa.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Shizuoka, Kanagawa.
Around 6:00 PM on 2026-08-03, a bear was sighted in Uchiyama, Minamiashigara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Minamiashigara, Kanagawa
Atsugi Nanasawa, Kanagawa
Isehara, Kanagawa
Around 5:40 on July 20, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Oyama, Isehara City.
Isehara, Kanagawa
Isehara, Kanagawa
Nagaki Bear sighting report Along the roadside
Hadano Hane, Kanagawa
Isehara, Kanagawa
Yamakita 神縄, Kanagawa
Peak activity at 12:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Minamiashigara, Kanagawa.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 12:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 248 km route runs from Otemachi Tower to Hamamatsu Municipal Museum of Art, passing through Tokyo, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa. In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Minamiashigara, Kanagawa. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
