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This 14 km route runs from Otsuki to Koshu within Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Observed for about one second a black, rounded, quadrupedal animal about the size of a medium dog—possibly a bear cub or a wild boar—running roughly 30 meters uphill into the brush. Location: where the Onnazaka and Sawa trails merge on Mt. Takagawayama.
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
From the hiking trail beside the old Koshu-kaido Sasago Tunnel, near Sasago Pass on the trail toward Mt. Sasago Karigaharasuri, I encountered a cub about 50 cm long approximately 50 meters ahead of my position. The cub ran up the slope on the left side of the trail, toward the Enzan side, from Sasago Pass and disappeared. I watched the same spot for about five minutes but did not see any adult bear.
Otsuki, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Sasagocho Yoshikubo, Otsuki City, around 2:10 PM on May 26.
Otsuki Sasagomachi-Yoshikubo, Yamanashi
Otsuki Sasagomachi-Shirano, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 14:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 14 km route runs from Otsuki to Koshu within Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
