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This 238 km route runs from Suzaka to Fuji, passing through Nagano, Shizuoka, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 77 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Takayama Takai, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
4 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano, Shizuoka, Yamanashi.
Size: Adult
Takayama Takai, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Gojo, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
Minobu Odafunahara, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Baby bear ran across the road
Takayama Nakayama, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, 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
Minobu Kitagawa, Yamanashi
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
Size: cub (juvenile)
Azumino, Nagano
Minami-Alps Higashinango, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
Minobu Odafunahara, Yamanashi
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
Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
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: Unknown
Chikuma Mori, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Found in the parking lot of Amatori Co., Ltd., Ichikawa Factory
Ichikawamisato Ichikawadaimon, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Ichikawamisato Inzawa, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Wada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Wada, Nagano
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Shinonoi-Yokota, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, 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
Nanbu Owa, 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
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Aokijimamachi-Aokijima, Nagano
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Size: adult
Azumino 豊科光, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Kōfu Yamamiyacho, 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
Nanbu Shimosano, Yamanashi
Size: adult with cub
Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano
Hokuto Kobuchisawacho, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 18:00 with 6 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 77 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Takayama Takai, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 238 km route runs from Suzaka to Fuji, passing through Nagano, Shizuoka, and Yamanashi. In the past 30 days, 77 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Takayama Takai, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
