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This 309 km route runs from Toki Messe to Ishikawa Prefectural Office Building, passing through Niigata, Ishikawa, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 107 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Tonami, Toyama.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
5 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Niigata, Ishikawa, Toyama.
A resident sighted one bear.
Tonami, Toyama
One bear sighted in front of a residence. Direction of escape unknown.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Witnessed an animal that looked like a cub crossing the road.
Kamiichi, Toyama
A single bear about 100 centimeters long was sighted at a point approximately 200 meters northeast of the Komabayashi neighborhood hall within the Oaza Komabayashi area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted heading west.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Found what appear to be bear tracks
Toyama, Toyama
Bear footprints were found in Ko-nagasawa, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was seen moving in Oumihokutocho, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Confirmed a bear moving westward
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Sighted a young bear (body length unknown). It ran away toward the mountains on the north side of the road.
Oyabe, Toyama
While traveling on Prefectural Route Kamimasuda–Yoshikawa, I sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.
Joetsu, Niigata
While driving on the municipal road east line of Itoigawa Junior High School, one bear was sighted. It was moving east.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear was sighted about 100 meters northwest of the campsite in the Oaza Gochi Kokubu area.
Joetsu, Niigata
One cub was sighted
Kurobe 若栗, Toyama
One cub was sighted in Wakaguri, Kurobe City.
Kurobe 若栗, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Gochikokubu, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kajiyashiki, Itoigawa City, Niigata, around 16:10 on June 26.
Itoigawa, Niigata
One bear was sighted near Kajiyashiki Community Center. It was moving southwest.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Bear feces confirmed on the premises
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
Observed one bear outside the baseball stadium.
Itoigawa, Niigata
One bear sighted near Nōu Ballpark (within the Ōheiji area of the Nōu region) attempting to climb a tree.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Observed one cub. Moving westward.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Confirmed feces in vacant lot approximately the size consistent with a bear.
Itoigawa 横町, Niigata
One bear was sighted. It was moving toward the mountains.
Itoigawa, Niigata
One adult bear and one cub were sighted near Suwa Shrine in the Hamakiura area; they moved south.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Observed one cub. It was moving toward the mountains.
Itoigawa, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Takakubo, Nanto City.
Nanto, Toyama
Discovered bear tracks while doing farm work.
Nagaoka, Niigata
Discovered bear tracks while on the way to cultivate the field
Nagaoka, Niigata
Around 3:15 PM on June 22, a bear-like animal was sighted in Funahashi.
Funahashi, Toyama
An adult bear was seen crossing the road and fleeing toward the north.
Oyabe, Toyama
Sighted one bear
Itoigawa, Niigata
One bear was culled by emergency shooting along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town.
Asahi, Toyama
A bear appeared along the coast in Yokozaki Shin, Asahi Town, and moved into a coastal windbreak forest.
Asahi, Toyama
One bear was sighted. It was moving north.
Itoigawa, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Motomachi 1-chome, Mitsuke City, Niigata.
Mitsuke, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in a parking lot in Motomachi 1, Mitsuke City, shortly after 6 a.m.
Mitsuke, Niigata
A single adult bear was observed crossing National Route 304.
Nanto, Toyama
Found flattened grass believed to be a bear’s lying-down spot
Uozu, Toyama
Witnessed an adult bear about 1 meter in length crossing the road.
Asahi, Toyama
One bear sighted near the bus stop in the Kyōgamines 2-chome area of Itoigawa City.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
A fully grown bear about 1 meter in size was seen crossing the river and climbing up into the mountains.
Asahi, Toyama
One adult bear was sighted in Motoyashiki, Asahi Town.
Asahi, Toyama
Bear-like tracks were found inside Chiharuhira Golf Course in Asaji, Oyabe City.
Oyabe, Toyama
Found what appear to be bear tracks inside the golf course.
Oyabe, Toyama
While driving, I sighted an animal about 1 m in length that appeared to be a bear. It ran off toward the southwest.
Oyabe, Toyama
While driving on prefectural Route Ogata–Takayanagi, I sighted one animal believed to be a bear. It was moving west.
Joetsu, Niigata
It was in the mountains. It ran off toward the mountains.
Joetsu, Niigata
Feces of a large mammal believed to be a bear or wild boar
Uozu, Toyama
Observed one bear in the field.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
An adult bear was captured on a security camera at Yuhidera Kenmin Nature Park in Kanazawa, leading to a temporary closure.
Kanazawa Yuhideramachi, Ishikawa
Witnessed an adult bear about 1 m in size crossing the road.
Asahi, Toyama
Around 6:30 on 2026-06-15, a bear was sighted in Sakuramachi, Asahi Town, Toyama Prefecture.
Asahi, Toyama
Sighted an adult bear about 1 meter in size
Asahi, Toyama
Sighted under the field's streetlight.
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
A bear was sighted on a prefectural road in Karuigawa, Kashiwazaki City.
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
Cub sighted on the Shōmyō Falls trail
Toyama, Toyama
A fisherman sighted one bear. It ran off to the south.
Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Terajima, Itoigawa City, around 4:10 AM on 2026-06-14.
Itoigawa 寺島, Niigata
Spotted one bear on the road about 100 meters east of Kenshin-ko Budokan.
Joetsu, Niigata
It appeared on the camera of a trap intended for wild boar.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear was sighted heading toward the mountains near Uta Shikan (Uta Community Center) in the Omi area of Itoigawa City.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Witnessed an adult approximately 100 cm in size crossing the road.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear was sighted in Anrakuji, Oyabe City.
Oyabe, Toyama
A resident reported seeing something bear-like in Hori, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
An animal believed to be a bear over 1 meter in size crossed the road.
Imizu, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City.
Imizu, Toyama
Witnessed a bear about 70–80 cm in size crossing the road. It ran off toward the southwest.
Oyabe, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Asaji, Oyabe City, Toyama.
Oyabe, Toyama
Sighted an animal believed to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Hori, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
I witnessed what appeared to be a bear running across the road.
Toyama, Toyama
While driving on National Route 8, one bear was sighted heading into the mountains near the Sandantaki-dōmon area.
Itoigawa, Niigata
A bear cub was sighted in an irrigation channel in Takidera, Joetsu City.
Joetsu, Niigata
Spotted one cub in an irrigation canal 250 m west of the University-mae South intersection.
Joetsu, Niigata
A bear was reportedly sighted in Kaharamachi area of Kanazawa City.
Kanazawa Kawaraichimachi, Ishikawa
An animal believed to be a bear about 50 cm in size crossed the road.
Imizu, Toyama
An animal believed to be a bear was sighted climbing a slope at Taikoyama Land in Imizu City.
Imizu, Toyama
An adult bear about 1 m in size was seen crossing the road.
Toyama, Toyama
Witnessed a bear about 100 cm in size.
Toyama, Toyama
An animal resembling a bear was sighted in the brush near Wakaguri Community Center.
Kurobe 若栗, Toyama
A single bear was sighted in the area of Hokuyodai 2-chome.
Kanazawa Narasemotomachi, Ishikawa
Scat observed at 8:00 AM on June 9. Scat and footprints observed at 7:00 AM on June 10.
Itoigawa, Niigata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted at the prefecture-managed Wild Bird Garden in Mikuma, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Around 3:00 PM in Wakaguri, Kurobe City, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted.
Kurobe 若栗, Toyama
At Kenmin Park Wild Bird Garden in Toyama City, a nearby resident came face-to-face with an adult bear about 1 meter long.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Kurokawa, Imizu City.
Imizu, Toyama
While driving, I saw something that looked like a bear in my rearview mirror.
Tateyama, Toyama
One bear sighted near the Fossa Magna Museum garden. It moved into the woods on the north side.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
One bear was sighted near the house. It moved off toward the northeast.
Joetsu, Niigata
One bear, about 1.2 meters long, was sighted in Maruta, Nadachi Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata.
Joetsu, Niigata
Witnessed one cub crossing National Route 27 northward just before the east entrance of Io Tunnel.
Nanto, Toyama
An animal resembling a bear was sighted.
Kurobe 神谷, Toyama
Bear traces (claw marks and broken branches) were confirmed on a persimmon tree within the grounds of a private residence in the Takayasu-ji area.
Sanjo, Niigata
An animal like a bear
Kurobe 新天, Toyama
A single bear over 100 centimeters in body length was sighted on the Yamate side of Tanihama Park dog run, near the public restrooms.
Joetsu, Niigata
A farmer discovered bear tracks in the rice paddy.
Asahi, Toyama
One bear was sighted on the farm road along the left bank of Shimamichigawa. It moved eastward.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Spotted one bear
Itoigawa, Niigata
An animal resembling a bear
Kurobe 荻生, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear.
Toyama, Toyama
A resident sighted one small bear walking along the road.
Kurobe 窪野, Toyama
While driving, a person spotted one bear running along a field path. It was moving west.
Joetsu, Niigata
Bear-like traces were found in Hane, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
In the afternoon of 2026-06-05, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ogyu, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture.
Kurobe 荻生, Toyama
One bear cub was sighted in Kubono, Kurobe City.
Kurobe 窪野, Toyama
Around 9:30 on 2026-06-05, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Mikuma, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Peak activity at 7:00 with 11 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 107 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Tonami, Toyama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 309 km route runs from Toki Messe to Ishikawa Prefectural Office Building, passing through Niigata, Ishikawa, and Toyama. In the past 30 days, 107 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Tonami, Toyama. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
