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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, 43 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano.
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.
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Asahi-cho Koze, Takayama City.
Takayama 朝日町小瀬, Gifu
Size: Adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Around noon on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Fujimi, Nagano
Around 12:30 on 2026-05-24, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Yokozawa, Akiruno City.
Akiruno Yokosawa, Tokyo
A bear was sighted in Shimobayashi-cho, Takayama City, around 19:00 on 2026-05-24.
Takayama 下林町, Gifu
Tokyo Kamimotogo, Tokyo
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
At approximately 6:00 PM on May 22, 2026 (Reiwa 8), there was a sighting of an animal believed to be a bear in the river near Matsueda Bridge in Narahara-machi, Hachioji City.
Hachioji Yotsuyamachi, Tokyo
Around 6:00 PM on 2026-05-22, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Naranohara-cho, Hachioji City, Tokyo.
Hachioji, Tokyo
Size: adult
Okaya Minato, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Kataishi, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Kyushiojiri, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
At around 20:40 on May 17, 2026, a single bear about 50 cm long was sighted in a residential area about 60 meters south of Kimii-chi Nursery in Nakasu, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture. Police arrived but the bear had already left; police and city officials patrolled the area the next morning and warned residents, and no damage has been confirmed.
Suwa Nakasu, Nagano
Tokyo Kochi, Tokyo
Around 18:00 on May 15, 2026, a member of the local hunting association reported to the city hall that they had sighted one adult bear about 1.5 meters long in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture. Police arrived at the scene but the bear had already left; they are patrolling the area and warning residents.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
Near the end of the descent on the Kamosawa route, about 10 minutes before the trail reaches the point where the road on the left becomes visible, a bear was found on the left side of the trail. Its body length was about 1.5 m. It appeared to be eating something from the ground; it made eye contact but was undisturbed and continued eating, and did not approach us.
Tabayama 小袖, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Kakizawa, Nagano
Yamanashi Makiokacho-Jokoji, Yamanashi
Around 17:00 on May 7, 2026, one bear-like animal about 1 meter long was sighted near Murofushi Community Center in Murofushi, Makioka-cho, Yamanashi City; the city has urged caution.
Yamanashi Makiokacho-Murofushi, Yamanashi
Tokyo Hara, Tokyo
Tokyo Hara, Tokyo
Around 10:30 on May 4, 2026, a single bear about 1.10 m long appeared at a residence with a vegetable stand in the highland known as "Hoshifuru-sato" in Hara Village, Nagano. It was captured with a tranquilizer gun shortly before 14:00.
Hara, Nagano
Around 10:20 on May 4, a bear about 1.0–1.1 m long was sighted near the restaurant grounds in Nakashinden, Haramura (Suwa District), Nagano Prefecture; police and hunters responded. In the afternoon it was immobilized with a dart gun, captured and subsequently euthanized by the village authorities; no injuries or property damage were reported.
Hara, Nagano
At around 10:20 on May 4, 2026, a single adult bear (about 1.1 m long, approximately 45 kg) was sighted on the grounds of a restaurant/residence and nearby house in Shinmida, Hara Village, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture. Police, hunting association members and village staff responded and the bear was sedated with a tranquilizer gun and captured at about 13:40; it was subsequently euthanized. No injuries or damage to buildings were reported.
Hara, Nagano
On May 4 in Hara Village, Nagano Prefecture, a bear (approximately 1.10 m in length) seen on the premises of a restaurant was sedated with a tranquilizer gun by police and hunting association members, captured, and euthanized. Reports say the bear had moved toward a nearby vegetable direct-sales stall.
Hara, Nagano
Near the Chuo Expressway Suwa-Minami interchange in Hara village, a bear was seen on a home's premises after 10:00 AM and was captured with a tranquilizer gun about four hours later on another home's grounds. The animal, about 1.1 meters long and believed to be a young individual, had repeatedly raided nearby beehives and was culled by the village after capture. No injuries were reported.
Fujimi, Nagano
Around 11:30 AM on May 2, 2026, a tourist spotted an adult bear about 1 meter long moving toward the mountain within the precincts of Hie Shrine in Shiroyama, Takayama City, the city announced.
Takayama 城山, Gifu
Size: Adult
Shiojiri, Nagano
Tokyo Motoshuku, Tokyo
Around 14:30 on April 30, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long entered the garage of Restaurant Petika in Hara village, Nagano Prefecture, destroyed a beehive box kept years earlier and left droppings. The bear got briefly caught in a garden net, freed itself and fled into the woods; the village set two box traps.
Hara, Nagano
On April 30 at around 14:30, the owner of a restaurant near the Misayama signal intersection in Hara Village reported seeing a roughly 1-meter bear in the garage. Village staff, police and hunting association members arrived but the bear had already left; footprints and droppings were found nearby, and no damage has been confirmed.
Hara, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Hara, Nagano
Peak activity at 10:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 43 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. 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, 43 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
