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This 322 km route runs from Toyama to Shiki, passing through Toyama, Saitama, Gifu, Gunma, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 95 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 23 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Azumino, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
13 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Toyama, Saitama, Gifu, Gunma, Nagano.
Size: adult
Azumino, Nagano
A sighting of one bear in Kamisasahara, Yatsuo-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted one bear
Toyama, Toyama
One bear cub sighted
Tateyama, Toyama
A cub was sighted near the tracks at Chigaki Station.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: Unknown
Komoro Kamasu, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Gojo, Nagano
Annaka 松井田町上増田, Gunma
A bear was sighted in Kamimasuda, Matsuidamachi, Annaka City.
Annaka 松井田町上増田, Gunma
Around 11:30 on June 23, bear-like traces were found in Kamiiizawa, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Annaka 中秋間, Gunma
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
One bear was seen crossing the road.
Toyama, Toyama
Annaka 松井田町土塩, Gunma
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
One bear was sighted in Hongu, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Annaka 松井田町五料, Gunma
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ikusaka 上生坂, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Aoki 大字当郷, Nagano
Sightings of what appears to be a cub
Toyama, Toyama
Discovered what appears to be bear tracks.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano
Size: Adult
Karuizawa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Miyota 大字塩野, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: adult
Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano
Size: Adult
Karuizawa, Nagano
It was eating something by the roadside. When a car approached, it disappeared into the grass.
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Adult
Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Around 17:45 on 2026-06-14, a bear was sighted in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano
Observed a young adult approximately 40 kg in size.
Tateyama, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted at Yokoe Noka in Tateyama Town.
Tateyama, Toyama
Around 21:50 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Yokokawa, Matsuidamachi, Annaka, Gunma.
Annaka 松井田町横川, Gunma
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Anazawa, Nagano
While climbing a power line route, a creature suddenly ran away from the grassy verge about 2 meters away. It was about the size of a large dog, with short legs and coarse, jet-black hair on its back. This was the sixth time I had encountered a bear.
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Found bear scat.
Tateyama, Toyama
Around 8:00 on 2026-06-11, one bear was sighted in Fujiyama, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ueda Fujiyama, Nagano
Size: adult
Komoro Takibara, Nagano
Size: adult
Ueda Mitakedo, Nagano
Annaka 松井田町土塩, Gunma
Size: Unknown
Aoki 大字村松, Nagano
Annaka 松井田町土塩, Gunma
While driving, I saw something that looked like a bear in my rearview mirror.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: Adult
Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A cub was seen crossing the road.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: cub/juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Discovered what appeared to be bear tracks
Toyama, Toyama
Bear tracks were found around 6:00 on June 7 in Kano, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Size: adult (fully grown)
Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano
Size: Adult
Karuizawa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano
An animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Yokokawa, Matsuida-machi, Annaka City.
Annaka 松井田町横川, Gunma
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
An adult bear was sighted in the forest behind a house in Kamishiojiri, Ueda City.
Ueda Kamishiojiri, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, around 9:30 AM on June 5.
Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano
Size: Adult
Karuizawa, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A cub was found by the roadside
Tateyama, Toyama
A vehicle driver/passerby sighted one bear
Toyama, Toyama
One bear was sighted around noon at Yamada-Nakase in Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
A single adult bear was observed crossing the prefectural road.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: adult with cub
Karuizawa, Nagano
On 2026-06-02 around noon, a bear was sighted in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Karuizawa 大字軽井沢, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hotakamaki, Azumino City, around 17:05 on 2026-06-01.
Azumino, Nagano
Found what appears to be bear droppings near the entrance to the Togyama trailhead.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: adult
Azumino 豊科光, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Around 7:00 PM on May 31, a bear-like animal was spotted in Shimonote, Honjo City.
Honjo 小和瀬, Saitama
One bear was sighted in Oiwake, Karuizawa Town. A nearby resident reported seeing a large black object moving in the forest.
Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano
One bear was sighted in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town; the area has nearby homes and the bear was about 1 meter long.
Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano
Size: unknown
Karuizawa 大字追分, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult
Karuizawa 大字長倉, Nagano
Peak activity at 16:00 with 5 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 95 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 23 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Azumino, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 322 km route runs from Toyama to Shiki, passing through Toyama, Saitama, Gifu, Gunma, and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 95 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 23 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Azumino, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
