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This 304 km route runs from Sanya Hachiman Shrine to Takayama Castle, passing through Tokyo, Gifu, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 68 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Tabayama Honose, Yamanashi.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
19 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Gifu, Nagano, Yamanashi.
Tabayama Honose, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Tokyo, Tokyo
Two bears believed to be a parent and child were sighted by a driver in Sutama-cho Wakamiko, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Near the upper part of the ski area Yesterday and today a mother bear and two cubs were sighted. Today a large adult, a different individual, was also sighted.
Takayama 丹生川町久手, Gifu
Takayama 丹生川町塩屋, Gifu
Kosuge, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Hokuto Hakushucho-Yokote, Yamanashi
Encountered while ascending the left fork of the Yazawa-Kumakura River, a tributary of the Minami-Akishikawa (stream climbing). While resting, it attempted to descend from the slope to the stream bed. When I shouted “Hey! Hey!” to intimidate it, it flinched, noticed me, and ran off toward the ridge.
Tokyo Nango, Tokyo
Tabayama Honose, Yamanashi
Tabayama Honose, Yamanashi
One bear cub next to the guardrail on the Okutama Lake → Enzan route
Tabayama Honose, Yamanashi
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yanagisawa, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Ueno, Nagano
Tokyo Kochi, Tokyo
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Hokuto Mukawacho-Yamataka, Yamanashi
Around 2026-06-26 00:00, a bear was sighted in Kitanono, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Kitaono, Nagano
Tokyo Kawano, Tokyo
Tabayama Shimogumi, Yamanashi
Size: adult
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Asahi 大字小野沢, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 1:00 PM on 2026-06-23, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Ueno, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 7:25 PM on 2026-06-22, a bear was sighted in Hata, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
There was reportedly a bear sighting near Yamakyo Bridge in Azusagawa. (From Matsumoto City official LINE)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 4:50 a.m. on June 21, a resident sighted one bear in Hata, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Ueno, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Hachioji, Tokyo
On the early morning of 2026-06-19, a bear was sighted in Kawano, Okutama Town, Tokyo, and later captured.
Tokyo Kawano, Tokyo
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
In Soga, Shiojiri City, one adult Asian black bear caught in a trap for deer and other animals was captured and culled because houses were nearby.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Tokyo Mitsugo, Tokyo
A bear was sighted in Nyūkawa-chō Dakyō, Takayama City.
Takayama 丹生川町駄吉, Gifu
Kosuge, Yamanashi
It ran across the back mountain from one stand of trees to another. A medium-sized? or rather large bear.
Takayama 丹生川町久手, Gifu
Tabayama, Yamanashi
Tabayama, Yamanashi
Tokyo Kochi, Tokyo
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
Tokyo Kochi, Tokyo
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
Kosuge, Yamanashi
Around 9:00 on June 14, a bear-like animal was sighted in Oguno, Hinode-machi, Tokyo.
Tokyo Oguno, Tokyo
Tokyo Kochi, Tokyo
Size: unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Peak activity at 12:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 68 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Tabayama Honose, Yamanashi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 12:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 304 km route runs from Sanya Hachiman Shrine to Takayama Castle, passing through Tokyo, Gifu, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 68 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Tabayama Honose, Yamanashi. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
