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This 921 km route runs from Shunan to Tokamachi, passing through Yamaguchi, Niigata, Fukui, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Okayama, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 152 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 18 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Toyama, Toyama.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
12 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamaguchi, Niigata, Fukui, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Okayama, Toyama.
Confirmed bear footprints
Toyama, Toyama
Old footprints and signs of a bear eating watermelon were confirmed in Takayashiki, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Observed one cub crossing National Route 304 heading south.
Nanto, Toyama
One cub was sighted in Sunakodani, Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
Signs of bear activity have been confirmed.
Ōtake Hatcho, Hiroshima
One bear sighted near Tamasui bus stop. It was moving southwest.
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, around 06:00 on 2026-08-05.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear-like animal was sighted in Mitoida, Imizu City, around 3:50 PM on August 4.
Imizu, Toyama
Witnessed a 1 m-long bear.
Imizu, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear sighted near the highway overpass on Municipal Road Ono-Itoigawa No. 2
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear sighted near Tamamizu bus stop
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
Witnessed an animal believed to be a bear about 1 meter in length moving from the bushes beside a house to the bushes on the north side.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear sighted in the Tendai-ji 2-chome area
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
At around 07:40 on 2026-08-03, one bear was sighted in Renndaiji 2-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
One bear was sighted near the Teramachi 5-chome bus stop. It was moving south.
Itoigawa 寺町, Niigata
At around 2:50 a.m. on 2026-08-03, one bear-like animal was sighted in Nōde, Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture.
Imizu, Toyama
Maizuru Joya, Kyoto
Maizuru Ichiba, Kyoto
Maizuru Yoshino, Kyoto
A passerby sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
A resident sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
Bear tracks were found in Nishiashihara, Tateyama Town.
Tateyama, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Shimoyamada, Takaoka City.
Takaoka, Toyama
Sighted one animal believed to be a bear
Takaoka, Toyama
Wakasa, Fukui
Maizuru Okayasu, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Kiyama, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture, around 03:30 on August 1.
Wakasa, Fukui
Around 10:00 PM on August 1, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kashima, Tonami City.
Tonami, Toyama
Takahama Hirubatake, Fukui
A single adult bear was observed crossing the road.
Oyabe, Toyama
Maizuru Tokura, Kyoto
One bear was sighted in Komoridani, Oyabe City.
Oyabe, Toyama
While driving on a farm road, I witnessed a mother bear and cubs running from west to east.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Awara 指中, Fukui
Maizuru Kumonna, Kyoto
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
Around 10:00 on July 30, one bear was sighted in Nakano-guchi, Itoigawa City.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
Around 08:10 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Sashinaka, Awara City.
Awara 指中, Fukui
While driving from Tochio toward Oyama and having driven a short distance along the pass, a cub ran across right in front of me.
Maizuru Shiroyacho, Kyoto
Spotted three bears (a mother and two cubs) near a residence in the Shimode area. They ran toward the mountain side.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Discovered bear tracks, droppings, etc.
Tateyama, Toyama
Discovered bear footprints, droppings, etc.
Tateyama, Toyama
Found traces of a bear eating a watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
A single adult bear was seen crossing the road and then fleeing toward the mountains north of the road.
Oyabe, Toyama
A trace was found in Yokouchi, Toyama City, showing watermelons had been eaten.
Toyama, Toyama
Fukuchiyama Haze, Kyoto
Around 7:25 PM on 2026-07-29, one bear was sighted in Hiraka-machi, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Hakusan Hirakamachi, Ishikawa
A bear was sighted at a business in Noguchi, Tateyama Town, and after being confined inside the building, capture was completed around 8:40 a.m.
Tateyama, Toyama
In Ota, Toyama City, a bear damaged a field near a residential area and ate about eight watermelons.
Toyama, Toyama
Traces of a bear eating a watermelon were discovered
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, traces showed bear damage to home-garden watermelons.
Toyama, Toyama
In Ota, Toyama City, traces showed cucumbers?
Toyama, Toyama
Discovered bear tracks, droppings, and signs of a eaten watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
Tracks believed to have been made by a bear passing through a rice field were discovered.
Toyama, Toyama
In the morning of July 28, a bear sighting was reported in Oba, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
On the morning of July 28, traces were found in Yokouchi, Toyama City, showing a bear had trampled down rice plants in a paddy field and entered.
Toyama, Toyama
Bear tracks and signs of eaten watermelons were found in a home garden in Ota, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Fukuchiyama Sunagomachi, Kyoto
On 2026-07-28, bear tracks/signs were confirmed in Yokouchi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Sighted something believed to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
Wakasa Tana, Fukui
Around 7:40 PM on 2026-07-27, one bear was seen moving in Tana, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Wakasa Mukasa, Fukui
Suspected bear droppings found
Toyama, Toyama
Bear droppings were found in front of a house entrance in Kosugi, Ninagawa district, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Suspected bear droppings discovered
Toyama, Toyama
Fresh bear droppings with signs of peach consumption were found in Shimohori, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
In Akadashinmachi, Toyama City, a report said there was suspected bear feces, but no bear was confirmed.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, a bear believed to be an adult was recorded on a dashcam running along a road and entering a residential lot.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was captured on a security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear crossing the road was captured on a security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
In Kosugi, Toyama City, a resident found a bear captured on a home security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
One adult bear was sighted in Saikakuji, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted an animal resembling a bear
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was sighted in Fuchu-machi Kamikuwata, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
one adult bear
Toyama, Toyama
Observed one adult bear
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was sighted in Fuchu-machi Araya, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Wakasa, Fukui
Bear tracks confirmed
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was captured on the security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
Fukuchiyama Sunagomachi, Kyoto
An adult bear was captured on camera in Fuchu-machi Tomikawa, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Bear tracks were found at Hane Peaceful Park in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, around 5:00 AM on 2026-07-26.
Toyama, Toyama
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Wakasa Tana, Fukui
It ran off toward the mountainside.
Joetsu, Niigata
Mihama, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Osuga, Nadachi-ku, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
Bear itself confirmed from photo provided by the discoverer
Toyama, Toyama
Ayabe Kajiyacho, Kyoto
On 2026-07-23 around 10:45, a resident saw one bear in Fuchu-machi Konagasawa, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Ogura, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
Witnessed crossing National Route 304 heading south.
Nanto, Toyama
Ooi Onai, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Tadano, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, on 2026-07-21.
Obama Chuno, Fukui
Obama Chuno, Fukui
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted near National Route 8 in front of the former Daily Yamazaki.
Joetsu, Niigata
Maizuru Obashimo, Kyoto
Maizuru Mizoshiricho, Kyoto
Around 11:45 on July 21, a bear was sighted in Onai, Oi Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Ooi Onai, Fukui
One bear was sighted in Sunagatani (National Route 304) in Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
Around 16:40 on 2026-07-21, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Teramachi, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted 100 meters west of Mushou bus stop.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 100 cm in body length was sighted on a side road 100 meters east of the former Daily Yamazaki.
Joetsu, Niigata
Maizuru Aseku-nishimachi, Kyoto
Awara 蓮ケ浦, Fukui
Around 19:40 on July 18, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kuramoto-shin, Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture.
Tateyama, Toyama
Witnessed while walking.
Tateyama, Toyama
Maizuru Joya, Kyoto
A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City, around 7:15 p.m. on July 17.
Imizu, Toyama
One bear sighted
Itoigawa, Niigata
In Hirano, Imizu City, a woman driving a car saw an animal resembling a bear running on the road; it was considered a cub and disappeared toward Taikoyama Park Cemetery.
Imizu, Toyama
An animal believed to be a bear crossed the road and headed south.
Imizu, Toyama
While doing farm work, I saw one bear come out of the brush into the rice field. It later moved to the mountain on the east side.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear-like animal was sighted in Aoidani, Imizu City, around 2:20 p.m. on July 17.
Imizu, Toyama
Confirmed bear tracks
Tokamachi, Niigata
An adult bear was sighted in Shogendera, Imizu City, around 5:25 a.m. on July 17.
Imizu, Toyama
Sighted an adult bear during patrol
Imizu, Toyama
Around 2:40 PM on July 17, a bear was sighted in Nadachi-Omachi, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted on a road in Shogenzi, Imizu City, and quickly returned to the bushes.
Imizu, Toyama
Sighted an animal believed to be a bear
Imizu, Toyama
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Donooku, Kyoto
One bear sighted in the irrigation channel near Hirataka Intersection
Hakusan Hirakamachi, Ishikawa
Ayabe Nodacho, Kyoto
A resident walking saw one bear in a waterway in Hiraka-cho, Mikawa district, Hakusan City.
Hakusan Hirakamachi, Ishikawa
A bear AI camera detected one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
Maizuru Kiyomigaoka, Kyoto
A bear was sighted in Shuto-machi Tajiri, Iwakuni City.
Iwakuni 周東町田尻, Yamaguchi
Awara 沢, Fukui
One bear was sighted crossing Suganodaira Bridge within Shimamichi area. It was moving eastward.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Wakasa Torihama, Fukui
A bear was sighted in Mukasa, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture.
Wakasa Mukasa, Fukui
Maizuru Obakami, Kyoto
Maizuru Ogura, Kyoto
Wakasa, Fukui
One bear about 100 centimeters in body length was sighted approximately 200 meters east of Joetsu Gochi Nursing Home.
Joetsu, Niigata
A nearby resident sighted one bear. It entered the grassy area to the west.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a residential lot in Gochi 6-chome, Joetsu City, Niigata, and left heading west.
Joetsu, Niigata
Around 4:30 a.m. on July 11, a bear about 1 meter long was spotted on the premises of a private residence in Gochi 6, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
A single cub bear was sighted near Tsutsuishi Station.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Awara 牛ノ谷, Fukui
Peak activity at 19:00 with 14 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 152 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 18 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Toyama, Toyama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 921 km route runs from Shunan to Tokamachi, passing through Yamaguchi, Niigata, Fukui, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Okayama, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 152 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 18 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Toyama, Toyama. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
