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This 94 km route runs from Shinjo to Mount Gassan within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 53 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Higashine 大字六田, Yamagata.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata.
The bear moved to the mountain south of the former Koseien. / Size: Adult
Funagata, Yamagata
Environment: Near dwellings / Size: Unknown
Funagata Nagasawa, Yamagata
One bear cub was observed crossing the road from north to south and entering the woods / Environment: forest / Size: juvenile
Shinjo Odashima, Yamagata
One bear cub was sighted in Tokamachi, Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Shinjo Tokamachi, Yamagata
A single bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted near the Agricultural and Forestry Vocational School / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Shinjo Tsunozawa, Yamagata
A bear about 1 m in length was sighted heading north along National Route 13 / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Shinjo Nakamichimachi, Yamagata
Environment: Business premises / Size: Unknown
Funagata, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Obanazawa Nakisawa, Yamagata
A bear walked past beside my parents' house!!
Shinjo Tokamachi, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Sakegawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Obanazawa, Yamagata
The bear moved to the mountain south of the former Koseien. / Size: Adult
Funagata, Yamagata
Environment: Near dwellings / Size: Unknown
Funagata Nagasawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near residences / Size: Unknown
Obanazawa Oboroke, Yamagata
A single bear approximately 1 meter in body length was sighted near the Agricultural and Forestry Vocational School / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Shinjo Tsunozawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Adult
Obanazawa Minamisawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Unknown
Obanazawa Nobesawa, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Oishida Iwagafukuro, Yamagata
Environment: Business premises / Size: Unknown
Funagata, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Obanazawa Nakisawa, Yamagata
After being seen in the watermelon field, it ran off toward the northwest hills. / Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult
Obanazawa Terauchi, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Obanazawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near residences / Size: Unknown
Obanazawa Oboroke, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Unknown
Obanazawa Nobesawa, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Oishida Iwagafukuro, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult
Higashine 大字六田, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Higashine 大字長瀞, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Obanazawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near residences / Size: Unknown
Higashine 大字長瀞, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Higashine 大字六田, Yamagata
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Unknown
Higashine 大字長瀞, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Higashine 大字六田, Yamagata
Around 5:30 AM on June 29, a bear was sighted in Nagasato, Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Higashine 大字長瀞, Yamagata
One bear was sighted on a road lined with houses in Okubo, Murayama.
Murayama 大字大久保, Yamagata
Environment: Near residences / Size: Unknown
Obanazawa Oboroke, 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
Bear sighted moving west across the field south of a residence / Environment: near houses / Size: adult
Murayama 大字河島, Yamagata
A bear attempting to climb a bush/tree on the south side of a residence noticed a person and moved into the wooded area to the west. / Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Murayama 大字湯野沢, Yamagata
Around 18:00 on 2026-06-21, one bear was sighted in Yunosawa, Murayama City.
Murayama 大字湯野沢, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Oishida Iwagafukuro, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult (fully grown)
Kahoku 字造山, Yamagata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Kamigawara, Sagae City.
Sagae 字上河原, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult
Sagae 字上河原, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sagae 字上河原, Yamagata
Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult
Sagae 大字清助新田, Yamagata
Environment: Near human habitation / Size: Adult
Sagae 緑町, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Sagae 緑町, Yamagata
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Adult
Sagae 大字清助新田, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Adult
Sagae 大字西根, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sagae 大字清助新田, Yamagata
Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult
Sagae 緑町, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Sagae 緑町, Yamagata
Environment: Near human habitation / Size: Adult
Sagae 大字清助新田, Yamagata
Bear observed crossing the prefectural road from south to north / Environment: road / Size: adult
Murayama 大字田沢, Yamagata
Environment: Near residential area / Size: Juvenile
Nishikawa 大字沼山, Yamagata
Time of incident: estimated / Environment: forest / Size: adult
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
At around 8:00 on June 14, one bear was sighted in Nishi-sato, Kahoku Town, Yamagata Prefecture.
Kahoku 西里, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Juvenile
Kahoku 西里, Yamagata
Bear observed moving from the west side of National Route 13 toward the median / Environment: Road / Size: Unknown
Murayama 金谷, Yamagata
Size: unknown
Nishikawa, Yamagata
A bear about 1 meter long ate cherries just before harvest at a cherry orchard in Shiratori, Murayama City.
Murayama 大字白鳥, Yamagata
Two cherries were eaten late at night / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Murayama 大字長善寺, Yamagata
In Yunosawa, Murayama City, a bear broke branches of two Sato Nishiki cherry trees and ate the fruit.
Murayama 大字湯野沢, Yamagata
Moved to the cherry orchard on the west side / Environment: farmland / Size: unknown
Higashine 大字島大堀, Yamagata
Body length about 1 m, returned toward the mountains / Environment: farmland / Size: adult
Sagae 大字清助新田, Yamagata
Peak activity at 5:00 with 7 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 53 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Higashine 大字六田, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 5:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 94 km route runs from Shinjo to Mount Gassan within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 53 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Higashine 大字六田, Yamagata. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
