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This 37 km route starts and ends around Fukaura, passing through Aomori. In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Fukaura, Aomori.
With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
A witness, while traveling on a municipal road, saw the rear view of a bear entering the brush beside the road. Only a partial view was obtained, so the body length and other details are unknown.
Fukaura, Aomori
Around 6:00 on 2026-06-05, one bear was sighted in Kurosakikohama, Fukaura, Aomori.
Fukaura Kurosaki, Aomori
A witness was driving and, upon turning left at the intersection of a town road and a forest road, saw a single bear about 0.8 m in body length directly in front of them, and observed it enter the woods.
Fukaura Yokoiso, Aomori
While driving on a forest road, they spotted one bear about 0.8 m in body length in a field approximately 100 m away. Feces confirmed.
Fukaura Yokoiso, Aomori
While driving on a forest road, I observed one bear about 0.8 m in body length at the edge of a field along the road. The bear then entered the woodland behind the field.
Fukaura Yokoiso, Aomori
While driving on a town road near Tobugi Station, I saw a roughly 1-meter-tall bear cross the roadway and enter the bushes on the seaside.
Fukaura Todoroki, Aomori
One bear about 0.8 m in body length was observed entering the forest from a soybean field.
Fukaura Yokoiso, Aomori
A single adult bear about 1.2 m in body length was sighted crossing the national highway from the seaward side to the mountain side.
Fukaura Yokoiso, Aomori
Peak activity at 9:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Fukaura, Aomori.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 37 km route starts and ends around Fukaura, passing through Aomori. In the past 30 days, 8 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Fukaura, Aomori. With activity this close, make noise as you hike, carry bear spray, and avoid the forest at dawn and dusk.
