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This 342 km route runs from Wakayama to Sumiyoshi Shrine, passing through Wakayama, Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Shiga, and Hyogo. In the past 30 days, 18 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Ide, Kyoto.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
24 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Wakayama, Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Shiga, Hyogo.
Around 18:40 on 2026-07-10, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Ideotsuka, Ide Town, Kyoto Prefecture.
Ide, Kyoto
Around 00:10 on 2026-06-19, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kawaraha-Hirata, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyotanabe, Kyoto
Kyotanabe, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.
Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka
Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town
Shimamoto, Osaka
Around 23:00 on 2026-06-28, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Oharano Minamikasuga-cho, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
6/17 around 21:00, Ōtani Town
Otsu Otanicho, Shiga
On 2026-06-15 around 18:50, a schoolchild reported seeing a 'black four-legged thing' in Misasagiminekadōchō, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
June 15, around 3:10 AM, Wakabadai
Otsu Wakabadai, Shiga
Kyoto, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
While running, I saw two bear cubs: one had stuck its head into a roadside gutter, and another was nearby.
Shimamoto Wakayamadai 1-chome, Osaka
Bear (Asian black bear) sighting reported in Shimamoto Town
Shimamoto, Osaka
Around 23:00 on 2026-06-28, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Oharano Minamikasuga-cho, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
On 2026-06-15 around 18:50, a schoolchild reported seeing a 'black four-legged thing' in Misasagiminekadōchō, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Bear sighting report (information provided)
Kobe Fujiwaradai-kitamachi, Hyogo
Two bear sighting reports were received in Nashiō, Nishinomiya City.
Nishinomiya Shiosecho-Najio, Hyogo
A bear was also reported sighted in Kihata Toriwaki, Takarazuka City.
Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo
On a city road in Nagioakasaka, Nishinomiya, a female passerby saw what appeared to be a bear late at night, and it fled toward the Chugoku Expressway.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
A woman saw a bear about 1 meter long walking on a city road in Nagisa Akasaka, Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
Peak activity at 16:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 18 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Ide, Kyoto.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 342 km route runs from Wakayama to Sumiyoshi Shrine, passing through Wakayama, Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Shiga, and Hyogo. In the past 30 days, 18 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Ide, Kyoto. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
