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This 260 km route runs from Asahikawa to Cape Sōya within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 62 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Nayoro 字内淵, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hokkaido.
No. 34 (Sighted)
Nayoro 字内淵, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Otomi, Hokkaido
7/6 Higashioka — Along Town Road Higashi 19 Line (sighting)
Wassamu Higashioka, Hokkaido
July 6 — Higashioka — Along Town Road East No. 3 (sighted)
Wassamu Higashioka, Hokkaido
No. 33 (Sighted)
Nayoro 字内淵, Hokkaido
No.33 17:00 Sighting Kitamachi (near the opposite bank of Teshio River Park Golf Course)
Shibetsu 下士別町, Hokkaido
[No.23] July 5, 2026: Time: 17:45 Location: Wakkanai City, Oaza Koyabe Village, Aza Eboku Details: Brown bear sighted
Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Homare, Nakagawa Town.
Nakagawa Homare, Hokkaido
Nakagawa, Hokkaido
No. 31 (Footprints)
Nayoro, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Otomi, Hokkaido
[No.22] July 2, 2026: Time: 19:30 Location: Wakkanai City, Oaza Koetoi-mura, Azamekuma Incident: Brown bear sighting
Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido
No. 32 19:00 sighting: Tayoro Town Line 33 East No. 3 Road
Shibetsu 多寄町, Hokkaido
No.29 (Sighting)
Nayoro 風連町字旭, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Otomi, Hokkaido
No.30
Nayoro 風連町字東風連, Hokkaido
Around 7:05 PM on July 1, a bear was sighted in Ōtomi, Nakagawa Town, Hokkaido.
Nakagawa, Hokkaido
2026/07/01 Sighting (one bear)
Pippu 北八線, Hokkaido
6/30 Asahi National Route 40 (sighting)
Wassamu Shiokari, Hokkaido
No. 28
Nayoro 風連町字東風連, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Fūren-chō Asahi, Nayoro City.
Nayoro 風連町字旭, Hokkaido
No. 27 (sighting)
Nayoro 風連町字旭, Hokkaido
No. 26 (feces)
Nayoro, Hokkaido
No. 25 (Footprints)
Nayoro 風連町緑町, Hokkaido
No.24
Nayoro 風連町字東風連, Hokkaido
2026/06/26 Footprints (1 bear)
Pippu, Hokkaido
No. 26 (Droppings)
Nayoro 字徳田, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Kotohira, Hokkaido
A person driving by saw one Hokkaido brown bear crossing a prefectural road in Shimizu 6, Wakkanai, and reported it to Wakkanai police.
Wakkanai 緑, Hokkaido
[No.21] June 25, 2026: Time: 12:30 PM Location: Wakkanai City, Midori 6-chome Details: Brown bear sighting
Wakkanai 緑, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Otomi, Hokkaido
2026/6/25 Footprints (1 bear)
Pippu 北五線, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Homare, Hokkaido
[No.20] June 24, 2026: Time: 21:25 Location: Wakkanai City, Oaza Koetoi-mura, Aza Sarashikotomunai Content: Brown bear sighting
Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Utanai, Hokkaido
June 22 — Field near Route 4-23 — Footprints
Wassamu Minamioka, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Horonobe, Hokkaido.
Horonobe 字幌延, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Toyosato, Hokkaido
Nakagawa, Hokkaido
Around 5 PM on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Hō, Nakagawa Town, Hokkaido.
Nakagawa Homare, Hokkaido
In Kōfu, Nakagawa town, Hokkaido, a town resident spotted one bear near a field, and a drone later confirmed three bears, likely a mother bear and cubs.
Nakagawa Kokufu, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Kokufu, Hokkaido
No. 23 (Sighting)
Nayoro 字緑丘, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Utanai, Hokkaido
Nakagawa, Hokkaido
No. 22 (Footprints)
Nayoro 字緑丘, Hokkaido
2026/06/16 sighting (1 bear)
Pippu, Hokkaido
Nakagawa, Hokkaido
[No.19] June 15, 2026: Time: 10:30 AM Location: Masuhoro, Soya-mura, Soya District, Wakkanai City Details: Brown bear sighted
Wakkanai 宗谷村, Hokkaido
On the morning of 2026-06-14, one brown bear carrying a deer was spotted in pastureland in Chiebun, Nayoro, Hokkaido, and then left for the southern woodland.
Nayoro 字智恵文, Hokkaido
No. 21 (Sighting)
Nayoro, Hokkaido
Nakagawa, Hokkaido
Nakagawa, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Otomi, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Utanai, Hokkaido
No. 25 6:30 — Sighting — Nakashibetsu Town, 7-sen West No. 1
Shibetsu, Hokkaido
2026/06/11 sighting (1 bear)
Pippu 北十一線, Hokkaido
Nakagawa, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Kokufu, Hokkaido
2026/06/11 feces (1 animal)
Pippu 北十三線, Hokkaido
No. 20 (feces)
Nayoro, Hokkaido
[No.18] June 10, 2026: Time: 19:18 Location: Wakkanai City, Kozetomura, Sarekito-nai Content: Brown bear sighting
Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 18:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 62 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Nayoro 字内淵, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 260 km route runs from Asahikawa to Cape Sōya within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 62 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Nayoro 字内淵, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
