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This 335 km route starts and ends around Hamanaka, passing through Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 20 hours ago near Akkeshi Ota Ninotori, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hokkaido.
Ota area: On June 13, 1996 at approximately 7:35 AM, one brown bear was sighted near the intersection on Ota 2 Street.
Akkeshi Ota Ninotori, Hokkaido
Oboro, June 12, Reiwa 8 (2026) at about 5:10 PM — one brown bear sighted in a pasture about 900 meters west of the Oboro substation.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
Oboro, June 10, Reiwa 8 (2026), around 5:44 PM — One brown bear sighted in a pasture about 1.6 km west of Oboro Substation.
Akkeshi ルークシュポール, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Koei, Akkeshi Town, Hokkaido, around 4:45 p.m. on June 9.
Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido
Shirahama, June 9, Reiwa 8 (2026), around 2:20 p.m.: One brown bear sighted on National Route 44 near Ota railroad crossing.
Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido
Kōei, R8.6.9 (June 9, 1996) around 4:45 PM, one brown bear (Higuma) sighted near Oboro River.
Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in ShiraHama 1-chome, Akkeshi Town.
Akkeshi Miyazono, Hokkaido
Ota Minami: On June 6, 2023 (Reiwa 8), at about 9:50 AM, one brown bear was sighted on the slope from Koe toward Ota, near Atsuhabashi (Atsuha Bridge).
Akkeshi Otaminami, Hokkaido
Around 4:00 PM on a town road: two sets of footprints believed to belong to a pair of siblings were found on the roadway.
Kushiro 字別保, Hokkaido
Agebopporo, June 3, Reiwa 8, about 11:40 a.m.: Two brown bears sighted on the railway tracks about 1.5 km from Agebopporo Station toward Beppo Station.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
Oboro, June 2, Reiwa 8 (2026) around 9:30 AM — one cub sighted at the Kami-Oboro entrance.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
Hiroaki Ota sighted one brown bear at about 9:55 a.m. on June 1, Reiwa 8 (2026), approximately 400 meters south of the sanitation center.
Akkeshi Monshizu, Hokkaido
Itoizawa, May 31, Reiwa 8, around 5:15 p.m., one brown bear sighted in front of Itoizawa Sub post office
Akkeshi Itoizawa, Hokkaido
Shirahama, R8.5.21 around 10:00 AM, bear droppings presumed to be from a brown bear were found near the Ota railroad crossing in Shirahama 1-chome.
Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido
Suminoe 4-chome: On May 20, Reiwa 8 at about 9:25 a.m., one brown bear was sighted about 2 km from Akkeshi Station in the direction of Chanai Station.
Akkeshi Suminoe, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Rindowcho, Nakashibetsu Town, Hokkaido, around 06:15 on 2026-06-12.
Nakashibetsu りんどう町, Hokkaido
Shibecha, Hokkaido
May 27, 1996 — 1 brown bear
Shibecha 字コムケップ, Hokkaido
Around 5:15 PM on 2026-05-27, a bear was sighted in Rururan, Shibecha Town, Hokkaido.
Shibecha 字ルルラン, Hokkaido
mother and cub bear
Nakashibetsu りんどう町, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 6:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 20 hours ago near Akkeshi Ota Ninotori, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 6:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 335 km route starts and ends around Hamanaka, passing through Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 20 hours ago near Akkeshi Ota Ninotori, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
