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This 90 km route runs from Zenkō-ji Temple to Kasumizawa take within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 87 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 19 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
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Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Nagano Shinonoi-Ishikawa, Nagano
Size: adult
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Omi, Nagano
A bear entered the kitchen of a house in Azumi, Matsumoto City, damaging the back door and ransacking food baskets and trash bags.
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 2:30 PM on 2026-08-05, one bear was sighted in Shinonoi Ishikawa, Nagano City.
Nagano Shinonoi-Ishikawa, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Mother-and-cub bears / Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
One bear was sighted in Horigane Karasawa, Azumino City, around 10:35 on 2026-07-30.
Azumino 穂高柏原, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Akashina Nakagawate, Azumino City.
Azumino 明科中川手, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 穂高牧, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 明科中川手, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was swimming
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: adult (fully grown)
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
One bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 00:30 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Hotakaariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Crossed by swimming across the river
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Climbed a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
Around 21:00 on 2026-07-19, a bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Nagano Shinonoi-Utabi, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Azumino 明科七貴, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something.
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Details unknown
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Shobu-ko, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was climbing a tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
stayed still
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
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Matsumoto, Nagano
stood still
Matsumoto, Nagano
A bear was sighted in Hotaka Ariake, Azumino City, around 2:30 PM on July 11.
Azumino 穂高有明, Nagano
(It) was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
Was eating something
Matsumoto, Nagano
was running
Matsumoto, Nagano
was stripping the bark from a fallen tree
Matsumoto, Nagano
On July 10 around 8:20 a.m., one bear was sighted in Naka-U, Ikeda Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Ikeda Nakau, Nagano
Size: adult
Ikeda Nakau, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Parent-and-offspring bears / Walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
was walking
Matsumoto, Nagano
Peak activity at 14:00 with 9 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 87 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 19 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 14:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 90 km route runs from Zenkō-ji Temple to Kasumizawa take within Nagano. In the past 30 days, 87 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 19 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Matsumoto, Nagano. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
