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This 134 km route runs from Hokuto to Hakuba, passing through Yamanashi and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 176 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 43 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
4 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamanashi, Nagano.
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: cub
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Sutama-cho Wakagami, Hokuto City.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko-shinmachi, Yamanashi
Hokuto Kobuchisawacho, Yamanashi
Size: adult (fully grown)
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Fujimi, Nagano
Around noon on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
In Soga, Shiojiri City, one adult Asian black bear caught in a trap for deer and other animals was captured and culled because houses were nearby.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
One bear was sighted in a residential area of Miyabuchi, Matsumoto City; police searched but did not find it.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Around 12:20 on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Shimauchi, Nagano
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Okada-Shimookada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Okada-Shimookada, Nagano
A 110 emergency call reported seeing a bear in Jōyama, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Kanai, Shiojiri City on 2026-06-11.
Shiojiri Kanai, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Joyama, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Shiojiri Midoriko, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 18:45 on 2026-06-04, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Sasaga, Matsumoto City, Nagano, around 08:50 on 2026-06-04.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
A 45-year-old farm worker woman nearby called 110 to report seeing a bear in Sasaga, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Kukohigashi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Hirooka-Harashinden, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 豊科光, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Tokiwanishiyama, Omachi City, around 11:30 on May 31.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-hachibancho, Nagano
Around 18:35 on 2026-05-29, one bear was sighted in Shimadachi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Shimadachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Aizome, Ikeda Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ikeda Rikugo, Nagano
Size: adult with cub
Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ikeda Rikugo, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Around 06:00 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 豊科田沢, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Daimon-nibancho, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Yasaka, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, and city staff also confirmed what appeared to be an adult bear and drove it toward the mountains.
Ōmachi Yasaka, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Miasa, Omachi City, around 07:30 on 2026-06-19.
Ōmachi Miasa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Miasa Futae, Omachi City, Nagano, around 16:55 on 2026-06-18.
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Tokiwa, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hokujo, Hakuba Village, around 4:04 PM on June 11.
Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano
Size: cub (young bear)
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano
Size: adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 5:55 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Miasa Futae, Omachi City.
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Tokiwanishiyama, Omachi City, around 11:30 on May 31.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 9:25 on May 30, a bear was sighted in Miwa, Omachi City.
Ōmachi Miasa, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: Cub
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Aizome, Ikeda Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
At around 12:20 on 2026-05-29, one bear was sighted in Miasa Futari, Omachi City.
Ōmachi 元ノ関, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ikeda Rikugo, Nagano
Around 11:00 on May 29, a bear was sighted in Shakanouchi, Omachi City.
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ikeda Rikugo, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
On National Route 406, about 10 minutes after entering Ogawa Village from Hakuba Village toward Togakushi Shrine, an apparently adult male bear came out in front of my car, ran about 20 meters along the roadway, slipped under the wire guard, and fled toward the river.
Hakuba, Nagano
Peak activity at 18:00 with 4 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 176 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 43 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 134 km route runs from Hokuto to Hakuba, passing through Yamanashi and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 176 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 43 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
