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This 164 km route runs from Zenkō-ji Temple to Toyama Castle, passing through Nagano, Toyama, and Niigata. In the past 30 days, 58 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Toyama, Toyama.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Nagano, Toyama, Niigata.
Confirmed bear footprints
Toyama, Toyama
Old footprints and signs of a bear eating watermelon were confirmed in Takayashiki, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Size: adult (fully grown)
Nagano Shinonoi-Ishikawa, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ogawa 桐山, Nagano
One bear sighted near Tamasui bus stop. It was moving southwest.
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, around 06:00 on 2026-08-05.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
A bear was sighted in Kamikari 4-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata.
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear sighted near the highway overpass on Municipal Road Ono-Itoigawa No. 2
Itoigawa 中央, Niigata
One bear sighted near Tamamizu bus stop
Itoigawa 新鉄, Niigata
Witnessed an animal believed to be a bear about 1 meter in length moving from the bushes beside a house to the bushes on the north side.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear sighted in the Tendai-ji 2-chome area
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
At around 07:40 on 2026-08-03, one bear was sighted in Renndaiji 2-chome, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture.
Itoigawa 南寺町, Niigata
One bear was sighted near the Teramachi 5-chome bus stop. It was moving south.
Itoigawa 寺町, Niigata
Bear tracks were found in Nishiashihara, Tateyama Town.
Tateyama, Toyama
Size: cub (juvenile)
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: Unknown
Ogawa 桐山, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: Adult
Otari Kitaotari, Nagano
Size: Adult (fully grown)
Otari, Nagano
Size: Adult
Ogawa Oneyama, Nagano
Found traces of a bear eating a watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
Size: adult
Otari, Nagano
Traces of a bear eating a watermelon were discovered
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, traces showed bear damage to home-garden watermelons.
Toyama, Toyama
Discovered bear tracks, droppings, and signs of a eaten watermelon
Toyama, Toyama
Size: adult with cub(s)
Hakuba, Nagano
Sighted something believed to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
While driving on Prefectural Route 255, I sighted one cub. It was walking on the footpath; startled by the car, it fled up into the mountain.
Itoigawa, Niigata
While driving on Prefectural Route 225, I sighted one bear cub. It was moving southwest.
Itoigawa, Niigata
Suspected bear droppings discovered
Toyama, Toyama
Fresh bear droppings with signs of peach consumption were found in Shimohori, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
In Horikawa-cho, Toyama City, a bear believed to be an adult was recorded on a dashcam running along a road and entering a residential lot.
Toyama, Toyama
A bear was sighted in Kamishiro, Hakuba Village, around 1:00 PM on July 27.
Hakuba Kamishiro, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Sighted an animal resembling a bear
Toyama, Toyama
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: adult
Ogawa Oneyama, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Chikuni, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari, Nagano
Size: Adult
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult (full-grown)
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult with cubs
Otari, Nagano
Size: adult and cub
Ōmachi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: adult with cub(s)
Nagano Shinonoi-Utabi, Nagano
Sighted something that appeared to be a bear
Toyama, Toyama
A bear-like animal was sighted in Mizuhashishinbo, Toyama City.
Toyama, Toyama
One bear sighted
Itoigawa, Niigata
Around 5:05 on July 16, a bear was sighted in Hokujo, Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture.
Hakuba Hokujo, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Nakatsuchi, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari, Nagano
Size: Adult
Nagano Shobu-ko, Nagano
Size: Juvenile
Ōmachi 中ノ関, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Hakuba, Nagano
Size: juvenile
Otari Nakaotari, Nagano
Peak activity at 7:00 with 9 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 58 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Toyama, Toyama.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 164 km route runs from Zenkō-ji Temple to Toyama Castle, passing through Nagano, Toyama, and Niigata. In the past 30 days, 58 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 22 hours ago near Toyama, Toyama. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
