Kumamap - Bear Safety Japan

Danyel Koca

About this app

Track bear incidents across Japan with the most comprehensive sighting database available. Over 145,000 incidents mapped. Trusted by 3.8 million+ users with 10 million+ page views.

Plan safer hikes with real-time sighting data, AI-powered risk predictions, and detailed area safety guides covering 629 trails and all 47 prefectures.

FEATURES
- Interactive map with 145,000+ bear sighting locations
- AI risk predictions by area and season
- Detailed safety guides for 629 hiking trails
- Area-by-area incident data for all 47 prefectures
- GPS-based nearby incident alerts
- Trip planning with safety overlays
- Latest bear news from official sources
- Available in 6 languages

BUILT FOR
- Hikers and trail runners in Japan
- Tourists planning outdoor trips
- Residents in bear-prone areas
- Wildlife researchers and enthusiasts

Data sourced from Japanese government agencies, prefectural wildlife departments, police reports, and verified news sources. Updated daily.

What’s new

Alerts and saved places now stay with your account. Sign in once to follow areas and save spots, and they sync across all your devices, with email alerts as a backup. A live current-location indicator shows where you are on the map. The map opens faster and uses far less data, especially on cellular. Sighting cards in the map feed size cleanly to their content with no more clipping or empty gaps, and map markers are tidier.