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This 713 km route runs from Nikko to Lake Sagami, passing through Tochigi, Yamagata, Fukushima, Kanagawa, Chiba, Ibaraki, Niigata, Saitama, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 133 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 21 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
6 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tochigi, Yamagata, Fukushima, Kanagawa, Chiba, Ibaraki, Niigata, Saitama, Tokyo.
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Kuchitazawa, Yamagata
Environment: riverbed / Size: cub
Kawanishi 大字東大塚, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Takayama, Kawanishi Town, Yamagata, swimming downstream in the Mogami River.
Kawanishi 大字高山, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Itazawa, Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima, around 9:00 on July 11.
Minamiaizu Itozawa, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in a rice paddy in Shimohori, Aizumisato, and walked away.
Aizumisato 下堀, Fukushima
A bear was seen moving in Matsuzawa Maesawa, Aizumisato Town, Fukushima, around 07:47 on July 10.
Aizumisato 松沢, Fukushima
Environment: Park / Size: Adult
Nanyo 竹原, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Kawanishi 大字上奥田, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a farm field in Kamiokuda, Kawanishi Town.
Kawanishi 大字上奥田, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Kawanishi 大字朴沢, Yamagata
A bear was sighted moving in Takihara Fukuroguchi, Minamiaizu Town, around 19:37 on July 7.
Minamiaizu Takinohara, Fukushima
Around 12:14 on July 7, a bear was sighted in Itazawa Ōkura-do, Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.
Minamiaizu Itozawa, Fukushima
Environment: Near human habitation / Size: Adult
Kawanishi, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Kawanishi 大字上奥田, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Kuchitazawa, Yamagata
On Friday, July 3 at around 6:00 p.m., a single bear (about 50 cm in body length) was sighted on the railway tracks near Aizu-Kōgen-Ozeguchi Station, Haneko area, Takihara, Minamiaizu Town. The bear reportedly left the tracks and went into the forested area east of the tracks; its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu Takinohara, Fukushima
A bear was sighted moving in Nagai, Aizubange Town.
Aizubange 大字長井, Fukushima
On the evening of 2026-07-03 in Tamaniwa, Kawanishi Town, a potato field was damaged, and bear-like footprints were found nearby.
Kawanishi 大字玉庭, Yamagata
Environment: Riverbed / Size: Adult and juvenile
Nagai 五十川, Yamagata
On Wednesday, July 1 at approximately 6:43 p.m., in the Suwa area of Kitakata City, a witness (female, in her teens) observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) sitting on the grounds of a building while passing by. The subsequent whereabouts of the animal are unknown.
Kitakata 字寺町, Fukushima
Around 18:43 on 2026-07-01, a bear-like animal was seen in Suwa, Kitakata City, Fukushima.
Kitakata 塩川町窪, Fukushima
On Wednesday, July 1 at around 4:00 p.m., on National Route 121 in Jinja area, Itosawa, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (female in her 50s) driving a vehicle northbound on Route 121 toward Tochigi Prefecture saw one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from the river on the south side of the highway toward the forest on the north side. The bear entered the forest and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu, Fukushima
Around 8:00 on July 1, a bear about 1 meter long was seen in Kamishiobara, Nasushiobara.
Nasushiobara 上塩原, Tochigi
Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown
Kawanishi 大字下奥田, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult and juvenile
Kawanishi 大字上奥田, Yamagata
Around 11:40 PM on June 29, one bear was sighted in Itazawa Iidaira, Minamiaizu Town.
Minamiaizu Itozawa, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 27 at approximately 6:13 p.m., on National Route 121 in the Itasawayama area of Nagano, Minamiaizu Town, a passenger car driven by a woman in her 40s, while traveling east on Route 121, collided with a bear (about 1 m in length) that emerged from the forest to the north. After the collision, the bear left heading south toward the riverbank, and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 27 at around 4:10 p.m., in Ōashi area of Showa Village, west side of Funahana Tunnel, a witness (female) observed one bear (approximately 50 cm in body length) sticking its head out through a gap in the guard wire on the north side of the road while driving southbound on Route 400 toward Minamiaizu Town. The bear returned to the mountains and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Showa, Fukushima
On Friday, June 26 at around 8:30 a.m., a witness (age unknown) sighted three bears (body lengths unknown) near Gotemba Park in the Gotemba 4-chome area of Shiokawa-machi, Kitakata City. The bears’ whereabouts thereafter are unknown.
Kitakata 塩川町, Fukushima
Around 8:30 on 2026-06-26, three bears were sighted at Gotemba Park in Shiokawa-cho Gotemba 4-chome, Kitakata, Fukushima.
Kitakata 塩川町, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 25, at around 7:20 p.m., in the Fukuroguchi area of Takihara, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 60s) saw a bear about 50 cm in body length in nearby grasses when he stepped out of his home's entrance to go out. The bear noticed the witness and fled west into the forested area; its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu Takinohara, Fukushima
Environment: Around human residences / Size: Unknown
Nagai 成田, Yamagata
On Thursday, June 25 at about 6:00 p.m., an eyewitness (male, in his 80s) saw one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) crossing the road from the forest while doing farm work in the forested area of Nakata, Asahimuryo, Aizumisato Town. The bear ran back into the forest to the west, and its subsequent movements are unknown.
Aizumisato 旭三寄, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 25 at approximately 1:45 p.m., a witness (male, in his 50s) driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 50 cm in length) in the forested area of Hiwada, Higashiogi, Aizumisato Town. The bear left the area heading east into the forest, and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Aizumisato 東尾岐, Fukushima
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Iide Soegawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Kawanishi, Yamagata
On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 11:45 a.m., in Osandanchi, Nagano, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 70s) was doing weeding in a managed area of mountain cherry trees when he spotted one bear (about 1 m in length) walking on the west side of the managed area. The bear wandered through the managed area and entered the mountain forest; its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu Nagano, Fukushima
A man in his 70s spotted a bear about 1 meter long while doing weed removal at a Yamazakura-managed site in Naganoosandan, Minamiaizu Town; the bear then went into the forest.
Minamiaizu Nagano, Fukushima
On Monday, June 22, at around 1:43 p.m., in the Kanaizawa area of Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 40s) sighted a bear about 1 m in body length on the mountainside to the left of the road while driving east on a town road. The bear noticed the car and fled into the forest; its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu Kanaizawa, Fukushima
In Kanaizawa, Minamiaizu Town, one bear was on a mountain slope.
Minamiaizu Kanaizawa, Fukushima
Around 11:55 a.m. on Monday, June 22, a witness (a man in his 60s) spotted a bear (about 1 m in body length) climbing the slope of a mountain to the east while he was doing farm work in the Hachimammae area, Tabe, Minamiaizu Town. The bear continued up the slope into the forested mountain area and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu Tabe, Fukushima
One bear was sighted in Tabu Hachimanmae, Minamiaizu Town.
Minamiaizu Tabe, Fukushima
A man in his 60s working on farm tasks spotted one bear climbing a mountain slope in Tabu, Minamiaizu Town.
Minamiaizu Tabe, Fukushima
At Unai Nakakozan, Aizubange Town, one bear crossed the road.
Aizubange 大字見明, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 21 at approximately 5:52 p.m., in Uchiai, Nakagoyama area, Aizubange Town, a witness (female) driving on a town road observed one bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from north to south. The bear then went off to the south.
Aizubange 大字見明, Fukushima
On Friday, June 19 at around 4:25 p.m., in the Fukuroguchi area of Takihara, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 70s) saw a bear (about 50 cm in body length) when he went outside his home; the bear was in what used to be a rice field west of the house. The bear then entered brush to the west.
Minamiaizu Takinohara, Fukushima
Around 1:20 p.m. on Friday, June 19, in Tabebara, Tajima, Minamiaizu Town, a witness (male in his 50s) saw a bear about 50 cm in body length near a shrine to the north while mowing grass. The bear then ran toward the river to the north and its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Minamiaizu Tabe, Fukushima
On 2026-06-19 afternoon, one bear was seen moving in Tabebara, Tajima, Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima.
Minamiaizu Tabe, Fukushima
On Thursday, June 18 at approximately 5:30 PM, in a field in Nagao-michi, Tsurunobe, Aizumisato Town, a witness (male, in his 30s) walking his dog observed two bears emerge from the brush in the field (approximate body lengths: about 1 m and about 50 cm). The subsequent movements of the bears are unknown.
Aizumisato 立石田, Fukushima
At approximately 4:24 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, on National Route 121 in the Shimoozawa area of Nagano, Minamiaizu Town, a passenger car driven by a woman in her 70s, while traveling westbound, collided with a bear (about 50 cm in body length) that was crossing the road from south to north. After the collision, the bear continued north and entered the forest. The vehicle sustained minor damage. No human injuries or other property damage were confirmed.
Minamiaizu Tando, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Iizaka-machi Yunosakudō, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
A single bear (about 1.5 meters in body length) was sighted along National Route 399.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Takei, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Banseicho-Kariyasu, Yamagata
A single bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted along the riverbank.
Tamura Tokiwamachi-Sekimoto, Fukushima
Around 5:00 PM on 2026-07-16, two bears were sighted in Mansekimachi Kariyasu, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Kariyasu, Yamagata
Environment: riverbed / Size: cub
Kawanishi 大字東大塚, Yamagata
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Fukushima, Fukushima
Environment: Riverside / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Takayama, Kawanishi Town, Yamagata, swimming downstream in the Mogami River.
Kawanishi 大字高山, Yamagata
Around 7:30 a.m. on the 15th, one bear about 1 meter long was seen in Sekine district, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Hanazawa, Yonezawa City, on the morning of 2026-07-14.
Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Juvenile (young bear)
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Banseicho-Zusayama, Yamagata
Environment: Near dwellings / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
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 seen leaving into a forest in Iizakamachi Yuno Matoba, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Iizakamachi-Yuno, Fukushima
A bear was sighted in Shinyu, Yuno, Iizakamachi, Fukushima City around 16:40 on July 11.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
Environment: Riverbed / Size: Adult and cub
Yonezawa Hosenmachi, Yamagata
Environment: road / Size: adult (fully grown)
Yonezawa Kiwada, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Hirose-Hanmonba, Takine-machi, Tamura City around 12:50 on July 10.
Tamura, Fukushima
A bear was sighted around 18:00 in Takei, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yonezawa Takei, Yamagata
Environment: Riverbanks / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
One bear about 80 cm long was sighted in Sekine, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
One bear about 80 cm long was sighted in Sekine, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: Park / Size: Adult
Nanyo 竹原, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in a farm field in Kamiokuda, Kawanishi Town.
Kawanishi 大字上奥田, Yamagata
Around 1:00 PM, one bear about 80 cm long was sighted in Sekine, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Banseicho-Zusayama, Yamagata
Environment: Agricultural land / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Misawa, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Ogoya, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Ogoya, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Matsukawamachi Kanazawanagamine, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, on 2026-07-06.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Kanezawa, Fukushima
Around 11:30 on 2026-07-06, one bear about 70 cm long was sighted in a forest in the Misawa area of Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Banseicho-Kariyasu, Yamagata
Around 5:00 on 2026-07-05, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted near Yonezawa Ski Resort in the Bakasecho Kariyasu area of Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Kariyasu, Yamagata
Environment: railway / Size: adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: On the railroad tracks / Size: Adult animal
Yonezawa Itaya, Yamagata
Around 16:40 on 2026-07-04, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Itaya, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Itaya, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Shimonoji Tohara, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Shimonodera, Fukushima
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Riverbed / Size: Adult and juvenile
Nagai 五十川, Yamagata
Environment: Around residential houses / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Three bears of unknown size were sighted in Sekine, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: On the tracks / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
One bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Misawa, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
A cub was sighted on the tracks in Tori-machi 1-chome, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Higashiodori 1-chome, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: On the railway tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near railway tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
On 2026-07-01 in the morning, one bear cub was sighted in Misawa, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Minamihara-Yokoborimachi, Yamagata
In Kamiyomita, Nihonmatsu City, one bear was in fields and rice paddies.
Nihonmatsu 上蓬田, Fukushima
Environment: Near houses / Size: Unknown
Kawanishi 大字下奥田, Yamagata
On Monday, June 29 at about 5:30 p.m., in the Shukkan-uchi area of Haruyama, Funabiki Town, Tamura City, a male witness in a field, while driving nearby, observed one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) moving south.
Tamura Funehikimachi-Haruyama, Fukushima
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
One bear was seen moving in Haruyama, Funhiki-machi, Tamura City.
Tamura Funehikimachi-Haruyama, Fukushima
Around 4:00 PM on 2026-06-29, one bear was sighted in Sekine, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. The bear was estimated to be about 1 meter long.
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Hiranoboshita, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City, around 6:30 PM on June 28.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
On Sunday, June 28 at around 6:30 p.m., on the north-side walkway of Iizaka Cemetery in Hirano, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City, a witness (male, in his 40s) spotted three bears approaching from the opposite direction while he was walking west. One bear (A) was about 1 m in body length, and the other two (B and C) were about 50 cm each.
Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima
Environment: On the tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Around human residences / Size: Unknown
Nagai 成田, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Iide Soegawa, Yamagata
Around noon on Thursday, June 25, in the Ashiike area of Hiraishi, Fukushima City, on Prefectural Route 148, a witness (male in his 70s) observed one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing the road from east to west while driving.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima
A man in his 70s driving a car saw one bear crossing Route 148 in Hiraishi, Fukushima City, from east to west.
Fukushima Hiraishi, Fukushima
Around noon on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted at Hiraishi Ashiike, Fukushima City.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Minamihara-Yokoborimachi, Yamagata
One bear was seen crossing near the Fukushima-side entrance of the Higashi-Kurikoto Tunnel on National Route 13 in Iizaka-machi Nakano, Fukushima City.
Fukushima, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 24 at approximately 4:50 PM, near the Fukushima Prefecture-side entrance/exit of the Higashi-Kuriko Tunnel on National Route 13 in Nakano, Iizaka Town, Fukushima City, a witness (female, in her 30s) observed, while driving, one bear (about 50 cm in body length) crossing National Route 13 from north to south.
Fukushima, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 6:45 p.m., near the 245-kilometer post on the southbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway underpass in Akagai-Mori area, Matsukawa-machi, Fukushima City, a driver (male, in his 40s) traveling on the expressway observed a bear (one animal, about 50 cm in body length) attempting to cross the road from the shoulder into the lanes of the southbound Tohoku Expressway (toward Sendai). When the witness sounded his horn, the bear returned to the shoulder. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Fukushima Matsukawamachi-Sekiya, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 23 at around 6:25 p.m., on a town road in the Shioniwa area of Ono Town, a female witness driving north on the road saw one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 m in body length) crossing the road from east to west. The animal then ran off toward the mountains to the west.
Ono Shioniwa, Fukushima
An animal believed to be a bear crossed a town road in Shio-niwa.
Ono Shioniwa, Fukushima
On 2026-06-23 at about 18:22, a bear was sighted in Yui Kamekubo, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Nihonmatsu 油井, Fukushima
On Tuesday, June 23 at approximately 6:22 PM, in the Kabuko area of Yui, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 60s) driving a vehicle saw one bear (about 1 meter in body length) moving north through fields. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
Nihonmatsu 矢ノ戸, Fukushima
Environment: Railway / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: riverbank / Size: adult
Takahata 大字上平柳, Yamagata
On Sunday, June 28 at approximately 9:50 a.m., on the Joban Nakoso Line (major prefectural road) in Tsukada, Hiruno, Watanabe-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (a woman in her 20s) driving near the sighting location observed one bear (about 1 meter in body length) near the rice fields beside the road.
Iwaki 中部工業団地, Fukushima
Around 09:50 on 2026-06-28, a bear was sighted in Watanabe-cho Hiruno, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Iwaki 渡辺町昼野, Fukushima
On Wednesday, June 24 at around 10:00 p.m., on a road within the Iwaki City Yoshima Industrial Park, a witness (male in his 20s) while driving saw one bear (about 1.5 m in length) cross the road from south to north ahead of his vehicle. The bear’s subsequent movements are unknown.
Iwaki 好間工業団地, Fukushima
In Yoshima Industrial Park, Iwaki City, a man driving a vehicle saw one bear.
Iwaki 好間工業団地, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 20 at around 1:50 p.m., in the Yoshima Industrial Park area of Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 30s) observed, while driving, one animal believed to be a bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) crossing the road.
Iwaki 好間工業団地, Fukushima
One bear-like animal was seen crossing a road in the Yoshima Industrial Park area of Iwaki City.
Iwaki 好間工業団地, Fukushima
On Saturday, June 20 at approximately 5:20 a.m., in Mine-ne within Miyamachi, Uchigo, Iwaki City, a male witness driving a vehicle observed a bear (about 1 meter in body length) crossing the road and entering the mountains.
Iwaki 内郷宮町, Fukushima
One bear was seen crossing a road and entering the mountains in Mine, Uchigo-Miyamachi, Iwaki City.
Iwaki 内郷宮町, Fukushima
On Friday, June 19 at around 7:30 a.m., in the Minami area of Shiota, Ogawa-machi, Iwaki City, a witness (male in his 40s) while driving a vehicle observed one animal believed to be a bear (about 1 meter in body length) attempting to enter the mountains.
Iwaki 小川町福岡, Fukushima
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In the past 30 days, 133 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 21 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 713 km route runs from Nikko to Lake Sagami, passing through Tochigi, Yamagata, Fukushima, Kanagawa, Chiba, Ibaraki, Niigata, Saitama, and Tokyo. In the past 30 days, 133 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 21 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Fukushima Iizakamachi, Fukushima. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
