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This 54 km route runs from Sakata to Mount Gassan within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 23 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Tsuruoka, Yamagata.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata.
Haguro government office: Was in the forest near the Gassan 8th Station parking area / Environment: Forest / Size: Unknown
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Environment: Agricultural land / Size: Adult
Sakata 三之宮, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 関, Yamagata
An adult bear was sighted in Karikawa Kasan, Shōnai Town.
Shōnai 狩川, Yamagata
Sighted emerging from the thicket. Returned to the thicket; subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Shōnai 狩川, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 大蕨, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Sakata 市条, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 字山田, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Sakata 田沢, Yamagata
Haguro government office building: Sighted in rice fields around the settlement. Subsequent whereabouts unknown. / Environment: Near homes / Size: Adult bear
Tsuruoka 羽黒町荒川, Yamagata
Haguro government office area: Sighted in front of a private house. Afterwards, it entered the western mountain. / Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Sakata 横代, Yamagata
Sighted moving from Ryujin Bridge toward the freshwater fish farming facility in Sewa village / Environment: forest / Size: juvenile
Shōnai 立谷沢, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 北俣, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Sakata 常禅寺, Yamagata
At about 8:30 a.m., in the mountains about 1 km east of Yudonosan Ski Area, a man picking bamboo shoots sighted an adult bear with a cub and was attacked and injured by the cub (approximately 1.0 m in size). / Environment: forest / Size: adult and cub
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Cub (young bear)
Sakata 生石, Yamagata
A bear was lingering at the entrance of the Haguro government office building / Environment: near human habitation / Size: adult
Tsuruoka 羽黒町玉川, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sakata 小泉, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Koizumimaeda, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Sakata 観音寺, Yamagata
Time of incident: estimated / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
After moving across the rice fields on the north side of the settlement from east to west, it crossed over the Mogami River embankment / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Shōnai 堀野, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Sakata 相沢, Yamagata
Peak activity at 7:00 with 6 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 23 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Tsuruoka, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 54 km route runs from Sakata to Mount Gassan within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 23 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 10 hours ago near Tsuruoka, Yamagata. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
