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This 160 km route runs from Matsukawa Town to Nagano within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 51 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Nagano Ageya, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
A bear was sighted in Uegaya, Nagano City.
Nagano Ageya, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagano Nakazone, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Nishi-Minowa Oizumishinden, Ina City, around 1:30 PM on July 6.
Ina, Nagano
Size: unknown
Ina Yokoyama, Nagano
In a forest in Konabe, Nagano City, a man was accidentally hit in the left shoulder by a hunting rifle while a bear was being culled.
Nagano Konabe, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Naka-Minowa, Minowa Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 1:40 PM on July 3.
Minowa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa 大字中曽根, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Nagano Konabe, Nagano
Size: unknown
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Tatsuno 南平, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Nanaarashi, Nagano
A sighting report said one bear was in a drainage canal and its face was visible in Amori-Koichi, Nagano City.
Nagano Kawanakajimamachi-Yotsuya, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 明科光, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Nagano Shinonoi-Okada, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Hora, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ina Nishiharuchika, Nagano
Size: adult
Nagano Shinonoi-Utabi, Nagano
Around 7 PM on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Hara, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Hara, Nagano
Around 2026-06-26 00:00, a bear was sighted in Kitanono, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Kitaono, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kawakami, Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture, around 05:45 on 2026-06-25.
Iizuna, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Sakura, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Gojo, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Takamori Izuhara, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Komagane, Nagano
Size: Adult
Komagane, Nagano
Size: cub
Komagane, 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
Size: juvenile
Nagano Uematsu, Nagano
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: cub (young bear)
Tatsuno 南平, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Azumino, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kamishima, Tatsuno Town, Nagano, around 18:00 on 2026-06-15.
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Nagano Nakazone, Nagano
Size: adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
On the morning of 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Nakasone, Nagano City.
Nagano Nakazone, Nagano
One bear was sighted in a residential area of Miyabuchi, Matsumoto City; police searched but did not find it.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Matsushiromachi-Iwano, Nagano
Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Anazawa, Nagano
Size: adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano
Peak activity at 5:00 with 1 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 51 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Nagano Ageya, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 5:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 160 km route runs from Matsukawa Town to Nagano within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 51 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Nagano Ageya, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
