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This 255 km route runs from Tokyo Fuji Art Museum to Kunitachi, passing through Tokyo, Tochigi, Ibaraki, and Saitama. In the past 30 days, 13 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi.
At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
10 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Tokyo, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama.
One bear was found and captured on a residential lot in Higashiyanaze, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
One Japanese black bear, believed to be a young adult male, was captured using a tranquilizer dart and box trap in the grounds of a house in Higashiyanaze 1-chome, Utsunomiya City.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
A veterinarian fired an anesthetic dart at a bear inside a residential property in Higashiyanase 1-chome, Utsunomiya City; the third shot may have hit the bear.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
One bear that fled into the grounds of a house in Higashiyanasé, Utsunomiya City, was captured by a hunters' association around 3:40 PM the same day.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
A bear sighting was reported in the residential area of Hiramatsumotocho, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi
A bear was sighted in Shiguracho, Utsunomiya City.
Utsunomiya 問屋町, Tochigi
A bear was captured on security camera at an apartment building in Hiramatsumoto-cho, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi
One bear was sighted in Hiramatsumotocho, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi
The bear was sighted again in Hiramatsu Honmachi, about 700 meters southwest of Utsunomiya University Mine Campus.
Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi
A bear was filmed swimming in the Natsube River in Higashi-Yanaze 1-chome, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya 宮みらい, Tochigi
One bear entered a residential lot in Higashi-Yanaze, Utsunomiya, and was later captured by a hunters' association.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
On June 8, a bear was sighted in Yanaze Town, Utsunomiya City.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
Around 6:00 PM on 2026-05-22, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Naranohara-cho, Hachioji City, Tokyo.
Hachioji, Tokyo
One bear was found and captured on a residential lot in Higashiyanaze, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
One Japanese black bear, believed to be a young adult male, was captured using a tranquilizer dart and box trap in the grounds of a house in Higashiyanaze 1-chome, Utsunomiya City.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
A veterinarian fired an anesthetic dart at a bear inside a residential property in Higashiyanase 1-chome, Utsunomiya City; the third shot may have hit the bear.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
One bear that fled into the grounds of a house in Higashiyanasé, Utsunomiya City, was captured by a hunters' association around 3:40 PM the same day.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
A bear sighting was reported in the residential area of Hiramatsumotocho, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi
A bear was sighted in Shiguracho, Utsunomiya City.
Utsunomiya 問屋町, Tochigi
A bear was captured on security camera at an apartment building in Hiramatsumoto-cho, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi
One bear was sighted in Hiramatsumotocho, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi
The bear was sighted again in Hiramatsu Honmachi, about 700 meters southwest of Utsunomiya University Mine Campus.
Utsunomiya 平松本町, Tochigi
A bear was filmed swimming in the Natsube River in Higashi-Yanaze 1-chome, Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya 宮みらい, Tochigi
One bear entered a residential lot in Higashi-Yanaze, Utsunomiya, and was later captured by a hunters' association.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
On June 8, a bear was sighted in Yanaze Town, Utsunomiya City.
Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi
Peak activity at 13:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 13 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 13:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 255 km route runs from Tokyo Fuji Art Museum to Kunitachi, passing through Tokyo, Tochigi, Ibaraki, and Saitama. In the past 30 days, 13 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Utsunomiya Yanazemachi, Tochigi. At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
