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This 365 km route runs from Tamon-in Temple to Fukushima, passing through Kanagawa, Fukushima, Gunma, Saitama, Tochigi, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tokyo Hirai, Tokyo.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
8 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Kanagawa, Fukushima, Gunma, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo.
Around 8:20 PM on July 26, a bear-like animal was sighted in Hirai, Hinode Town, Tokyo.
Tokyo Hirai, Tokyo
Nasushiobara 千本松, Tochigi
One bear approximately 1.5 meters in length was sighted.
Koriyama 逢瀬町河内, Fukushima
In the woodland, one bear (body length approximately 1.2 meters) was sighted.
Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima
A bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in the forest at Daishin Toyochi, Shirakawa City.
Shirakawa 大信豊地, Fukushima
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the roadway.
Otama, Fukushima
A resident man saw a bear about 1 meter long on a village road in Tamai, Otama Village.
Otama, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Tamai-Kodakura, Otama Village, around 05:50 on July 23.
Otama Tamanoi, Fukushima
Akiruno Sannai, Tokyo
Sano 田之入町, Tochigi
One bear (about 1 meter in body length) was sighted on a residential property but left for the forest.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
On the morning of 2026-07-20, a bear was seen moving in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
Koriyama, Fukushima
Koriyama, Fukushima
Around 18:20 on 2026-07-19, one bear about 1.2 m long was sighted in farmland in Fujicho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Sano 富士町, Tochigi
Nasushiobara 上大貫, Tochigi
Sano 富士町, Tochigi
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the roadway.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Arai Hayama, Motomiya City, Fukushima, around 4:30 PM on July 17, 2026.
Motomiya 荒井, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Fukushima, Fukushima
Around 6:10 PM on 2026-07-14, a bear was sighted in Nishi-Iwasaki, Nasushiobara City.
Nasushiobara 西岩崎, Tochigi
Around 6:50 PM on 2026-07-13, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Otawa, Fujioka-machi, Tochigi City.
Tochigi Fujiokamachi Ōdawa, Tochigi
Tochigi Fujiokamachi Ōdawa, Tochigi
Around 19:20 on July 12, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kurosawa 3-chome, Ome City.
Ōme Kurosawa, Tokyo
Around 6:10 on July 12, a bear-like animal was seen in Tanazawa, Atsugi City.
Atsugi Tanazawa, Kanagawa
Around 6:00 a.m. in Nakano-me, Nihonmatsu City, one bear about 1.5 m long was sighted crossing a field.
Nihonmatsu 中ノ目, Fukushima
A bear was sighted moving in Shono Nukubun, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Shono, Fukushima
Nasushiobara 塩野崎, Tochigi
Hachioji, Tokyo
Nasushiobara 春日町, Tochigi
A bear was sighted in Matsukawamachi Kanazawanagamine, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, on 2026-07-06.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Kanezawa, Fukushima
Ōme Shiobune, Tokyo
One bear was in a forested area in Babadaira, Nihonmatsu City.
Nihonmatsu 馬場平, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Shimonoji Tohara, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Shimonodera, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Shimotano, Nasushiobara City, around 8:30 a.m. on July 3.
Nasushiobara 下田野, Tochigi
Nasushiobara 下田野, Tochigi
A bear was sighted in Zaitenbakamatsubara, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
On Wednesday, July 1 at approximately 4:20 p.m., near the Niwatsuka Ohashi bridge in the Matsubara area of Niwatsuka, Fukushima City, a motorist traveling southbound sighted one bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the municipal road on the north side of Niwatsuka Ohashi from west to east.
Fukushima Zainiwasaka, Fukushima
Peak activity at 16:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tokyo Hirai, Tokyo.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 365 km route runs from Tamon-in Temple to Fukushima, passing through Kanagawa, Fukushima, Gunma, Saitama, Tochigi, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tokyo Hirai, Tokyo. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
