This 174 km route from Train and Bus Museum to Tsumagoi crosses Kanagawa, Gunma, Nagano, Saitama, and Tokyo. Over the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 2 days ago near Annaka, Gunma; the location sits about 142.2 km from the start of the route and 1.6 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 5 days ago at Annaka 松井田町五料, Gunma, sitting about 138.1 km from the start and 49 m off the route line.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
8 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Kanagawa, Gunma, Nagano, Saitama, Tokyo.
It was watching us from a distance along the Apt Trail.
Annaka, Gunma
Annaka 松井田町五料, Gunma
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Tsumagoi Omae, Gunma
Karuizawa Town in Kitasaku District has temporarily shifted its policy from releasing captured bears after 'learning' to euthanizing them for a limited period. The change responds to repeated human injuries and appearances of bears in residential areas across the prefecture and concerns that bears' wide-ranging movements could cause harm to neighboring municipalities.
Karuizawa 中軽井沢, Nagano
Size: Adult
Karuizawa, Nagano
Near Megane Bridge, walking on the slope along the national highway. Estimated size about 150–170 cm. A clean black body; I could even hear the sound of it crunching fallen leaves.
Annaka, Gunma
Shimonita Hakusan, Gunma
Peak activity at 14:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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Over the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku).
The most recent sighting was reported 2 days ago near Annaka, Gunma; the location sits about 142.2 km from the start of the route and 1.6 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 174 km route from Train and Bus Museum to Tsumagoi crosses Kanagawa, Gunma, Nagano, Saitama, and Tokyo. Over the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, including 2 in the past week. This route runs through Asian black bear habitat (native to Honshu and Shikoku). The most recent sighting was reported 2 days ago near Annaka, Gunma; the location sits about 142.2 km from the start of the route and 1.6 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 5 days ago at Annaka 松井田町五料, Gunma, sitting about 138.1 km from the start and 49 m off the route line. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
