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This 397 km route runs from Mount Tateshina to Shikanjimasumiyoshi Shrine (Konohana-ku), passing through Nagano, Osaka, Aichi, Gifu, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 47 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Uji, Kyoto.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
23 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano, Osaka, Aichi, Gifu, Hyogo, Kyoto, Shiga.
A bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Ujimaburi, east of Asagiri Bridge, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. One adult bear and several cubs were seen.
Uji, Kyoto
Size: juvenile
Takamori Yamabuki, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Tatsuno 南平, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida 大休, Nagano
While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.
Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka
Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town
Shimamoto, Osaka
Size: juvenile
Nagiso, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ina Nishiharuchika, Nagano
Around 2026-06-26 00:00, a bear was sighted in Kitanono, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Kitaono, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Takamori Izuhara, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida 大休, Nagano
Around 6:30 a.m. on June 22, one beekeeping box was found broken in the yard of a private home in Kitakata, Iida City, and the honeybee nest inside was missing. The city believes a bear likely caused the damage.
Iida Kitagata, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Komagane, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Iida, Nagano
Size: Adult
Komagane, Nagano
Size: cub
Komagane, Nagano
Around 8:00 on June 19, two bears were reported sighted on a road in Kamigōkuroda, Iida City.
Iida Kamisatokuroda, Nagano
Size: unknown
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
Around 8:00 on 2026-06-19, a bear-like animal was sighted in Miyanoue, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Notose, Maibara City, Shiga, reportedly in a vacant lot.
Maibara Notose, Shiga
Size: cub (young bear)
Tatsuno 南平, Nagano
June 15, around 3:10 AM, Wakabadai
Otsu Wakabadai, Shiga
A bear was sighted in Kamishima, Tatsuno Town, Nagano, around 18:00 on 2026-06-15.
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Nakamura, Iida City, Nagano on June 15 around 7:30 PM.
Iida 中村, Nagano
Size: cub (young)
Iida, Nagano
Size: adult
Tatsuno 大字上島, 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
Iida, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Iida 大休, Nagano
Around 17:10 on June 11, a bear was sighted in Kami-shima, Tatsuno Town.
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: Adult
Iida, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Iida, Nagano
Size: young cub
Tatsuno 大字上島, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Minowa 大字中箕輪, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Iida, Nagano
At the bend in the mountain trail where vehicles meet head-on
Nakatsugawa, Gifu
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
It came down from the mountain side onto the road and crossed the road. Appeared to be a bear.
Ena 長島町正家, Gifu
Size: adult with cubs
Iida Takinosawa, Nagano
Ena 三郷町野井, Gifu
Size: Unknown
Iida 宮ノ上, Nagano
Size: adult
Ina Nishimachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ina Nishiminowa, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Iida 大休, Nagano
Peak activity at 6:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 47 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Uji, Kyoto.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 397 km route runs from Mount Tateshina to Shikanjimasumiyoshi Shrine (Konohana-ku), passing through Nagano, Osaka, Aichi, Gifu, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Shiga. In the past 30 days, 47 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 9 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Uji, Kyoto. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
