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This 217 km route runs from Susono to Omachi, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 158 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 31 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
7 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, Yamanashi.
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, Nagano on 2026-06-22.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, around 6:55 a.m. on June 20.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Around 2:50 PM on June 19, a bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City.
Ōmachi, Nagano
They were a parent and child
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Two bears, large and small, were sighted along National Route 413 in Hirano, Yamanakako Village.
Yamanakako Hirano, Yamanashi
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: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
Around 13:10 on 2026-06-16, a bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Tokiwa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.
Azumino 穂高有明, 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: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano
Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Araibara, Yamanashi
Around 9:20 on 2026-06-12, a bear was sighted in Taira, Ōmachi City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ōmachi, Nagano
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Funatsu, Yamanashi
While taking a break in the parking area, I noticed the sound of branches snapping getting closer and closer. When I checked the direction of the sound, there was a bear along the guardrail.
Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Araibara, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Okada-Shimookada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Okada-Shimookada, Nagano
A 110 emergency call reported seeing a bear in Jōyama, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
Size: cub
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kanai, Shiojiri City on 2026-06-11.
Shiojiri Kanai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Shiojiri Midoriko, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Kōfu Atagomachi, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
Fuefuki Ashigawacho-Kamiashigawa, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, around 3:30 PM on 2026-06-05.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano, around 08:50 on 2026-06-04.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Sutama-cho Wakagami, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
A 45-year-old farm worker woman nearby called 110 to report seeing a bear in Sasaga, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Kodachi, Yamanashi
Kōfu Shingyojicho, Yamanashi
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya, Nagano
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Size: adult
Azumino 豊科光, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Tokiwanishiyama, Omachi City, around 11:30 on May 31.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Fujiyoshida Araya, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Kōfu Yamamiyacho, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida Kamiyoshida, Yamanashi
Around 18:25 on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted in Hirasemachi, Kofu City.
Kōfu Hirasemachi, Yamanashi
Around 18:35 on 2026-05-29, one bear was sighted in Shimadachi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shimadachi, Nagano
Kōfu Tokojimachi, Yamanashi
I saw a bear coming down the Yoshidaguchi promenade from the mountain side and crossing the road. While driving on Fujizakura Street (?), I noticed a dark shape crossing the road; when I looked toward where it went, an adult-sized bear was standing there. I couldn’t take a photo, but I clearly confirmed it.
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Aizome, Ikeda Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
Around 11:00 on May 29, a bear was sighted in Shakanouchi, Omachi City.
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: adult with cub
Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano
Hokuto Kobuchisawacho, Yamanashi
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 06:00 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Fujimi, Nagano
Susono, Shizuoka
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Saikonishi, Yamanashi
Kōfu Tokojimachi, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 18:00 with 6 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 158 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 31 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 217 km route runs from Susono to Omachi, passing through Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 158 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 31 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
