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This 140 km route runs from Senjōjiki Cirque to Mikurigaike, passing through Nagano, Toyama, and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 78 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
12 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano, Toyama, Gifu.
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Kiso, Nagano
A bear entered the kitchen of a house in Azumi, Matsumoto City, damaging the back door and ransacking food baskets and trash bags.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Mother-and-cub bears / Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
An animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Ashikuraji, Tateyama Town.
Tateyama, Toyama
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was swimming
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Crossed by swimming across the river
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Climbed a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was climbing a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Kiso 大字薮原, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 1:30 PM on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted in Narai, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stood still
Matsumoto, Nagano
I could see one bear below the snowfield from the hotel.
Miyada, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Seen from the ropeway
Komagane, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
was stripping the bark from a fallen tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Parent-and-offspring bears / Walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Peak activity at 14:00 with 10 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 78 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 140 km route runs from Senjōjiki Cirque to Mikurigaike, passing through Nagano, Toyama, and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 78 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
