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This 53 km route runs from Inawashiro to Yonezawa Castle, passing through Fukushima and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Fukushima, Yamagata.
Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Tsunagi, Yamagata
On the Gold Line, a collision traffic accident occurred in which a passenger car in transit struck a bear that ran out from the roadside (approximately 1 meter in body length).
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
A vehicle collided with one bear on the Bandai Mountain Gold Line in Hibara, Kitashiobara Village.
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
One bear was inside a building lot in Dōmachi Minami, Inawashiro Town.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima
One bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted.
Inawashiro 字並杉西, Fukushima
Kitashiobara, Fukushima
Environment: Road / Size: Adult (full-grown)
Yonezawa Banseicho-Katako, Yamagata
Environment: Near houses / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Takei, Yamagata
Environment: Riverside / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
A single bear (approximately 1 meter in body length) was sighted on the paved road.
Inawashiro 字城南, Fukushima
Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata
A bear was sighted in Hanazawa, Yonezawa City, on the morning of 2026-07-14.
Yonezawa Hanazawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near human dwellings / Size: Juvenile (young bear)
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near dwellings / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: Riverbed / Size: Adult and cub
Yonezawa Hosenmachi, Yamagata
Three bears believed to be a mother and cubs were sighted in the Akakuzure area of Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Environment: road / Size: adult (fully grown)
Yonezawa Kiwada, Yamagata
One bear about 1 m long was sighted in a forest in Seki, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Environment: forest / Size: adult
Yonezawa Tateishi, Yamagata
Environment: Riverbanks / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: Agricultural land / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
A bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Seki, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near homes / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Sekimachi, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: railway / Size: adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Around residential houses / Size: Unknown
Yonezawa Sekine, Yamagata
Environment: On the tracks / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
A cub was sighted on the tracks in Tori-machi 1-chome, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
One bear was sighted in Higashiodori 1-chome, Yonezawa City.
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: On the railway tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: Near railway tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Banseicho-Tatsuzawa, Yamagata
Environment: Road / Size: Adult
Yonezawa Minamihara-Yokoborimachi, Yamagata
Environment: On the tracks / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata
Environment: Forest / Size: Juvenile
Yonezawa Tsunagi, Yamagata
Peak activity at 12:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 12:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 53 km route runs from Inawashiro to Yonezawa Castle, passing through Fukushima and Yamagata. In the past 30 days, 38 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Yonezawa Misawa, Yamagata. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
