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This 49 km route runs from Aomori to Ajigasawa within Aomori. In the past 30 days, 19 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Aomori, Aomori.
At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
Observed a mother bear and cub walking south along the north–south road between Santa Reservoir and Yoshinoda New Reservoir. The mother and cub entered a field and were not seen afterward.
Aomori, Aomori
A bear was sighted crossing a road in Shinjo Hiraoka, Aomori City.
Aomori Tokado, Aomori
One bear crossed the road and went west.
Aomori Shinjo, Aomori
A single cub about 50 cm in length was sighted in the apple orchard. It left the area heading north.
Tsuruta Nakano, Aomori
A bear cub crossed the road.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
A bear was seen moving in Iwatari, Aomori City.
Aomori Iwatari, Aomori
There was a sighting of a bear about 1 meter in length [Tsugaru City]
Tsugaru Kizukuri-Koshimizu, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Odate-Katsuyama, Morita-machi, Tsugaru City.
Tsugaru Moritacho-Odate, Aomori
[Additional information from Tsugaru City] A juvenile bear about 70 cm in body length has been sighted multiple times around Odate-Katsuyama in Morita Town.
Tsugaru Moritacho-Odate, Aomori
While working in the apple orchard, a fairly large cub crossed the field from south to north.
Aomori, Aomori
Around 6:00 on 2026-06-30, one relatively large cub was seen crossing an apple orchard from south to north in Yoshinoda, Namioka, Aomori City.
Aomori, Aomori
Found droppings about 20 cm in diameter in a small forest. I saw droppings here last year as well. They were still slightly moist, so probably from 2–3 days ago.
Goshogawara 大字持子沢, Aomori
Sighted near the former Kōjuen child care facility in Myōdōzaki district.
Tsuruta Myodozaki, Aomori
A bear about 1.3 meters long was sighted in a forest in Myodozaki Yoneyama, Tsuruta Town.
Tsuruta Myodozaki, Aomori
The same bear was seen moving downhill from the mountain forest to Myodozaki Sugimoto.
Tsuruta Mawarizeki, Aomori
Around 4:30 PM on June 16, a bear was sighted in Tokonai Nonaka, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, and was seen moving.
Hirosaki, Aomori
While heading from Goshogawara toward Daishaka, I saw one bear crossing the road just before the Daishaka snow shelter. It was a short distance away but appeared over 1 meter in size.
Goshogawara 大字前田野目, Aomori
On June 15 around 18:08, one bear was seen moving in Maeda Nomenumata, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture.
Goshogawara 大字前田野目, Aomori
One bear crossed National Route 101 from north to south.
Aomori, Aomori
Peak activity at 11:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 19 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Aomori, Aomori.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 11:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 49 km route runs from Aomori to Ajigasawa within Aomori. In the past 30 days, 19 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Aomori, Aomori. At this density of recent sightings, reroute or postpone your ride until activity quiets.
