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This 153 km route runs from Toyama Castle to Takayama Castle, passing through Toyama, Nagano, and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 114 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 51 of them. The latest sighting was reported 13 hours ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
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 Toyama, Nagano, Gifu.
(It) was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Sightings of a bear cub
Toyama, Toyama
One cub was sighted in Igaya, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Found traces of a bear eating a watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was swimming
Matsumoto, Nagano
A trace was found in Yokouchi, Toyama City, showing watermelons had been eaten.
Toyama, 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
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
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
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
In Hirota, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, a resident saw an adult bear.
Toyama, Toyama
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Suspected bear droppings found
Toyama, Toyama
Bear droppings were found in front of a house entrance in Kosugi, Ninagawa district, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
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
In Hirota, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, a resident found bear footprints and traces of a watermelon being eaten.
Toyama, Toyama
Checked for bear tracks and signs of watermelon having been eaten.
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
In Hirota, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, three watermelons in a home garden were eaten by a bear and ruined.
Toyama, Toyama
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
Bear sighted
Toyama, Toyama
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
A resident spotted a bear in Hirota, Futakuchi-cho, Toyama City, and bear tracks were later confirmed.
Toyama, Toyama
Confirmed bear tracks
Toyama, Toyama
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Crossed by swimming across the river
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Climbed a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kamitakara-cho Kuzuyama, Takayama City, around 3:50 PM.
Takayama 上宝町葛山, Gifu
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was climbing a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stood still
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
was stripping the bark from a fallen tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
A vehicle operator passing over Shinbo Bridge spotted an animal resembling a bear on the Jintsu River floodplain.
Toyama, Toyama
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Parent-and-offspring bears / Walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
An animal resembling a bear was sighted on the Jinzu River riverbank in Fuchu-machi Aoshima, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto, Nagano
Hida 神岡町跡津川, Gifu
Stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Takayama 奥飛騨温泉郷赤桶, Gifu
At around 2:15 PM on July 3, one bear was sighted in Sasajima, Okuhidaonsengo, Takayama City.
Takayama 奥飛騨温泉郷笹嶋, Gifu
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 06:00 on 2026-07-30, one bear was sighted in Taki-machi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture.
Takayama 滝町, Gifu
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was swimming
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kitagata, Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City, around 6:00 PM on 2026-07-22.
Takayama 丹生川町北方, Gifu
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Crossed by swimming across the river
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Climbed a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was climbing a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hime, Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City.
Takayama 丹生川町日面, Gifu
Takayama 丹生川町芦谷, Gifu
was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
stood still
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
was stripping the bark from a fallen tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Parent-and-offspring bears / Walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Takayama 三福寺町, Gifu
Matsumoto, Nagano
Takayama 千島町, Gifu
Stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Takayama 丹生川町塩屋, Gifu
Near the upper part of the ski area Yesterday and today a mother bear and two cubs were sighted. Today a large adult, a different individual, was also sighted.
Takayama 丹生川町久手, Gifu
Takayama 丹生川町塩屋, Gifu
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Takayama 丹生川町日影, Gifu
Takayama 上岡本町, Gifu
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Peak activity at 8:00 with 14 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 114 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 51 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 13 hours ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 153 km route runs from Toyama Castle to Takayama Castle, passing through Toyama, Nagano, and Gifu. In the past 30 days, 114 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 51 of them. The latest sighting was reported 13 hours ago near Matsumoto, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
