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This 131 km route runs from Toyama Castle to Hakuba, passing through Toyama, Nagano, and Niigata. In the past 30 days, 69 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Toyama, Toyama.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Toyama, Nagano, Niigata.
Confirmed bear footprints
Toyama, Toyama
Old footprints and signs of a bear eating watermelon were confirmed in Takayashiki, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear sighted near Tamasui bus stop. It was moving southwest.
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, around 06:00 on 2026-08-05.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear sighted near the highway overpass on Municipal Road Ono-Itoigawa No. 2
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear sighted near Tamamizu bus stop
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
Witnessed an animal believed to be a bear about 1 meter in length moving from the bushes beside a house to the bushes on the north side.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear sighted in the Tendai-ji 2-chome area
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
At around 07:40 on 2026-08-03, one bear was sighted in Renndaiji 2-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
One bear was sighted near the Teramachi 5-chome bus stop. It was moving south.
Itoigawa 寺町, Niigata
Bear tracks were found in Nishiashihara, Tateyama Town.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: cub (juvenile)
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Otari Kitaotari, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Otari, Nagano
Discovered bear tracks, droppings, etc.
Tateyama, Toyama
Discovered bear footprints, droppings, etc.
Tateyama, Toyama
Found traces of a bear eating a watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
Size: adult
Otari, Nagano
A trace was found in Yokouchi, Toyama City, showing watermelons had been eaten.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was sighted at a business in Noguchi, Tateyama Town, and after being confined inside the building, capture was completed around 8:40 a.m.
Tateyama, Toyama
In Ota, Toyama City, a bear damaged a field near a residential area and ate about eight watermelons.
Toyama, Toyama
Traces of a bear eating a watermelon were discovered
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, traces showed bear damage to home-garden watermelons.
Toyama, Toyama
In Ota, Toyama City, traces showed cucumbers?
Toyama, Toyama
Discovered bear tracks, droppings, and signs of a eaten watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
Tracks believed to have been made by a bear passing through a rice field were discovered.
Toyama, Toyama
In the morning of July 28, a bear sighting was reported in Oba, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
On the morning of July 28, traces were found in Yokouchi, Toyama City, showing a bear had trampled down rice plants in a paddy field and entered.
Toyama, Toyama
Bear tracks and signs of eaten watermelons were found in a home garden in Ota, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
On 2026-07-28, bear tracks/signs were confirmed in Yokouchi, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something believed to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
While driving on Prefectural Route 255, I sighted one cub. It was walking on the footpath; startled by the car, it fled up into the mountain.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Suspected bear droppings found
Toyama, Toyama
Bear droppings were found in front of a house entrance in Kosugi, Ninagawa district, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
While driving on Prefectural Route 225, I sighted one bear cub. It was moving southwest.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Suspected bear droppings discovered
Toyama, Toyama
Fresh bear droppings with signs of peach consumption were found in Shimohori, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
In Akadashinmachi, Toyama City, a report said there was suspected bear feces, but no bear was confirmed.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, a bear believed to be an adult was recorded on a dashcam running along a road and entering a residential lot.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was captured on a security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear crossing the road was captured on a security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
In Kosugi, Toyama City, a resident found a bear captured on a home security camera.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Kamishiro, Hakuba Village, around 1:00 PM on July 27.
Hakuba Kamishiro, Nagano
One adult bear was sighted in Saikakuji, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted an animal resembling a bear
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was sighted in Fuchu-machi Kamikuwata, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
one adult bear
Toyama, Toyama
Observed one adult bear
Toyama, Toyama
An adult bear was sighted in Fuchu-machi Araya, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult (full-grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Otari, Nagano
Around 19:40 on July 18, a bear-like animal was sighted in Kuramoto-shin, Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture.
Tateyama, Toyama
Witnessed while walking.
Tateyama, Toyama
One bear sighted
Itoigawa, Niigata
Around 5:05 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Hokujo, Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture.
Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Nakatsuchi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Nakaotari, Nagano
A vehicle operator passing over Shinbo Bridge spotted an animal resembling a bear on the Jintsu River floodplain.
Toyama, Toyama
Peak activity at 7:00 with 10 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 69 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Toyama, Toyama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 131 km route runs from Toyama Castle to Hakuba, passing through Toyama, Nagano, and Niigata. In the past 30 days, 69 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 23 hours ago near Toyama, Toyama. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
