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This 212 km route runs from Narusawa to Ren Kagaku, passing through Yamanashi and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 153 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 21 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Ōmachi Yasakashobu, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
10 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Yamanashi, Nagano.
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Yasakashobu, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Aizome, Ikeda Town.
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ikeda Aisome, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, Nagano, around 8:20 AM on June 29.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 明科光, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, on the afternoon of 2026-06-28.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hira Takaseiri, Omachi City, around 7:15 PM on June 27.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Matsumoto Hora, Nagano
Around 7 PM on 2026-06-27, a bear was sighted in Hara, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Hara, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Around 2026-06-26 00:00, a bear was sighted in Kitanono, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shiojiri Kitaono, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino, Nagano
Around 3:23 PM on June 24, a bear was sighted in Hiratakaseiri, Omachi City.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Gojo, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Otsuki Hatsukarimachi-Shimohatsukari, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Nakayama, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsukawa, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Otsuki Otsukimachi-Hanasaki, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Soga, Shiojiri City.
Shiojiri Daimon, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, Nagano on 2026-06-22.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Yashiro, Nagano
Size: adult
Fujimi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, around 6:55 a.m. on June 20.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Hino, Yamanashi
Around 2:50 PM on June 19, a bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, 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
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear believed to be an adult was sighted at Shiroyama Park in Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Nirasaki Okusamachiwakao, Yamanashi
Around 13:10 on 2026-06-16, a bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ōmachi, Nagano
There was bear scat.
Narusawa, Yamanashi
Narusawa, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Azumino 穂高, Nagano
Size: cub (juvenile)
Azumino, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Fujimi, Fujimi Town, Nagano around 6:40 a.m. on June 15.
Fujimi, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi Tokiwa, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: unknown
Fujimi, 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: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Matsumoto Shinbashi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Two bear sighting reports were received from residents in Miyabuchi 3, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Size: unknown
Matsumoto Miyabuchi-honmura, Nagano
Tsuru Ohata, Yamanashi
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, 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
Around 9:20 on 2026-06-12, a bear was sighted in Taira, Ōmachi City, Nagano Prefecture.
Ōmachi, Nagano
One bear was found trapped in a snare along a forest road in Kawagishi, Okaya City, and was culled.
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Fujikawaguchiko Funatsu, Yamanashi
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
Size: cub
Fujimi, 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: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Shiojiri Kaminishijo, Nagano
Kōfu Atagomachi, Yamanashi
Size: juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 三郷明盛, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Kōfu Ubaguchicho, Yamanashi
A bear was sighted in Shimmura, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Niimura, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: cub/juvenile
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Okaya Kawagishi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Wada, Matsumoto City.
Matsumoto Wada, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino, Nagano
Walked from Nagasaka Ushii Pond toward Kitz Nagasaka Factory.
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Hokuto Nagasakacho-Nagasakakamijo, Yamanashi
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Sasa-ga, Matsumoto City, around 5:30 a.m. on June 6.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsumoto Azusagawa-Yamato, Nagano
Size: Adult
Shiojiri Shimonishijo, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Taira, Omachi City, around 3:30 PM on 2026-06-05.
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: Adult
Matsukawa Kitahosono, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, 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
Discovered footprints in the field that appear to be from a bear-like animal.
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Hokuto Sutamacho-Wakamiko, Yamanashi
Peak activity at 14:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 153 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 21 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Ōmachi Yasakashobu, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 212 km route runs from Narusawa to Ren Kagaku, passing through Yamanashi and Nagano. In the past 30 days, 153 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 21 of them. The latest sighting was reported 3 days ago near Ōmachi Yasakashobu, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
