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This 447 km route runs from Wakayama to Sakuramoto-bō Temple, passing through Wakayama, Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Nara. In the past 30 days, 25 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 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, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara.
Bear sighting reported in Toyono Town (Asian black bear / moon bear)
Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka
At around 19:25 on July 4, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Aocho, Ono City, Hyogo.
Ono Aocho, Hyogo
Around 4:48 AM on July 4, a bear-like animal was sighted in Ikejiri-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Ikejiricho, Hyogo
Bear sighting report (information provided)
Kobe Fujiwaradai-kitamachi, Hyogo
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
Sightings of an Asiatic black bear (moon bear) in Toyono Town
Toyono Yoshikawa, Osaka
A bear-like animal was sighted in Manjōji-cho, Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Ono Manshojicho, Hyogo
Kameoka Higashibetsuincho-Yuya, Kyoto
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 2026-06-15 around 18:50, a schoolchild reported seeing a 'black four-legged thing' in Misasagiminekadōchō, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Kyoto, Kyoto
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
About an hour later, there was also a bear sighting report in Kihata, Takarazuka, while driving a car.
Takarazuka Kirihata, Hyogo
Kyoto, Kyoto
A woman saw a bear about 1 meter long walking on a city road in Nagisa Akasaka, Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Najio-akasaka, Hyogo
Kyoto, Kyoto
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
Around 18:40 on 2026-07-10, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Ideotsuka, Ide Town, Kyoto Prefecture.
Ide, Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyoto
Kyoto, 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
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
Peak activity at 16:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 25 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 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 447 km route runs from Wakayama to Sakuramoto-bō Temple, passing through Wakayama, Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Nara. In the past 30 days, 25 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 2 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.
