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This 58 km route runs from Tendo to Nanyo within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 25 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Nanyo 上野, Yamagata.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamagata.
Environment: Road / Size: Adult (fully grown)
Nanyo 上野, Yamagata
Sighted near the old Route 13 and the Route 13 Nakayama Bypass. / Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Kaminoyama 川口, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult (mature)
Takahata 大字安久津, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a wooded area in Sugisawa, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata
Moved down the slope toward the east / Environment: mixed broadleaf forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Sugesawa, Yamagata
An animal resembling a bear crossed the road. / Environment: Near residential area / Size: Unknown
Yamanobe 大字北垣, Yamagata
One bear about 1 m in body length was moving toward the mountain. / Environment: mixed broadleaf forest / Size: adult
Yamagata Murakizawa, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Murakizawa, Yamagata City, on June 12 in the morning.
Yamagata Minorigaoka, Yamagata
Observed one bear-like animal in the roadside drainage ditch. It ran east. / Environment: road / Size: unknown
Yamagata Jumonji, Yamagata
Fled toward the northeast / Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Kaminoyama 須田板, Yamagata
A bear about 1 m in length was sighted in a grove of mixed trees. / Environment: mixed woodland / Size: adult
Yamagata Matsubara, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Unknown
Takahata 大字竹森, Yamagata
Observed walking / Environment: Agricultural land / Size: Adult
Kaminoyama 金瓶, Yamagata
An animal like a bear moved from the farmland toward the mountains to the south. / Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult and cub
Yamagata Shiromori, Yamagata
Two bear-like animals were sighted in Togami-mae, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Togamimae, Yamagata
One bear-like animal was sighted on a road in Izumicho, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
Witnessed a bear-like animal on the road / Environment: near residences / Size: adult
Yamagata Ochiaimachi, Yamagata
Environment: Near residences / Size: Adult
Nanyo 宮内, Yamagata
Before 6:00 on 2026-05-27, a bear was reported sighted in Nagado, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Hasedo, Yamagata
Size: Adult
Nanyo 上野, Yamagata
At around 07:30 on May 21, 2026, an animal resembling a bear was sighted in Matsubara, Yamagata City. The article is partially behind a paywall and detailed information about the sighting was not provided.
Yamagata Matsubara, Yamagata
A bear-like animal was sighted on the mountain slope / Size: adult
Yamagata Matsubara, Yamagata
One bear-like animal was sighted in the scrub woodland beside the road (under the bridge) / Size: adult
Yamagata Kurosawa, Yamagata
One bear-like animal was sighted in a woodland in Miharashi no Oka, Yamagata City.
Yamagata Kurosawa, Yamagata
Around 06:30 on 2026-05-18, one bear-like animal was sighted in a grove in Miharaishi-no-oka, Yamagata City. The city closed a nearby observation deck and used public announcement vehicles to warn local residents.
Yamagata Kurosawa, Yamagata
Peak activity at 7:00 with 6 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 25 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Nanyo 上野, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 58 km route runs from Tendo to Nanyo within Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 25 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 9 hours ago near Nanyo 上野, Yamagata. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
