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This 492 km route runs from Cape Sōya to Nemuro within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 49 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
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22:00 Confirmed bear droppings
Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido
At around 10:40 on June 13, a bear was sighted in Ashino, Sarufutsu Village.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
June 13, 1996, around 14:00 — Bear tracks from one bear were confirmed on a municipal road and the national highway near the town-run ski area in Kitaokoppe.
Okoppe, Hokkaido
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Hokkō, Okoppe Town.
Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido
Sightings reported on 6/13 near Kimoma Marsh along the Sarufutsu–Kishibetsu Route (Hokkaido Route).
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
A flower guide at Beniy a Primeval Flower Garden sighted a brown bear near the facility. The bear headed southwest.
Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido
Around 1:00 a.m. on a road in Minamigaoka 7-chome, Monbetsu, a man driving a car saw one bear about 1 m long on the sidewalk of the opposite lane. The bear ran in the same direction as the car and accompanied it for about 1 km.
Monbetsu Shinko-cho, Hokkaido
Sighted at the midpoint of the uphill section from Onishibetsu toward Hama-Onishibetsu on Prefectural Route 138 (Toyotomi-Sarufutsu Line). It ran away toward the mountain side.
Sarufutsu Onishibetsu-higamachi, Hokkaido
Crossing toward the sea about 300 m from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge on the Dōdō Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line, heading from Sarufutsu to Onishibetsu.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted running alongside a car for about 1 km on a prefectural road in Minamigaoka-cho, Monbetsu.
Monbetsu Minamigaoka-cho, Hokkaido
In the early hours of 2026-06-08, one bear was sighted on a prefectural road in the residential area of Minamigaoka-cho 7, Monbetsu, Hokkaido.
Monbetsu Shinko-cho, Hokkaido
1:15, 1 bear, sighted
Monbetsu Minamigaoka-cho, Hokkaido
No. 17 — June 6, 2026: Time: 11:18 AM Location: Soya, Soya Village, Wakkanai City Details: Brown bear sighting
Wakkanai 宗谷村, Hokkaido
Sighted about 1 km from Sarubone Bridge on National Route 238 toward the Ashino area. Fled toward the mountains.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
Sighted in a grassy area about 200 m from National Route 238 toward the Ashino district.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
A driver traveling on National Route 238 spotted a brown bear on the road. The bear headed west.
Hamatonbetsu Yamagaru, Hokkaido
A driver traveling on the Esanuka Line spotted a brown bear in the woods on the south side.
Hamatonbetsu Yamagaru, Hokkaido
6:50, two bears sighted
Monbetsu Oyama-cho, Hokkaido
A bear was found crouching by the roadside in Tomushi, Saroma Town, Hokkaido, and was later culled.
Saroma, Hokkaido
Kitami, Hokkaido
A roughly 1-meter bear that was injured and crouching was sighted along a prefectural road in Tomibushi, Saroma Town.
Saroma, Hokkaido
Kitami, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Tomibushi, Saroma Town, Hokkaido, around 08:00 on 2026-05-29.
Saroma, Hokkaido
Bear scat (brown bear) was observed near Kamuito-numa.
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Wakasato, Saroma Town, Hokkaido.
Saroma Wakasato, Hokkaido
Sighted at about the 1 km mark from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward Onishibetsu on the Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line. Crossed the road.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
Sighted near Hounen Bridge on Village Road Ashino No. 6. Crossing the road.
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
On a local hunter association patrol, a brown bear was spotted in the wooded area via drone aerial imagery.
Hamatonbetsu Toyokanbetsu, Hokkaido
On a local hunter association patrol, a brown bear was spotted in the wooded area via drone aerial imagery.
Hamatonbetsu Toyokanbetsu, Hokkaido
Sightings reported at about 300 m from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward Onishibetsu area on Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line. The bear fled toward the mountains.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Wakasato, Saroma Town.
Saroma Wakasato, Hokkaido
18:55, one bear sighted
Monbetsu, Hokkaido
Sighted on Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line, 200 m from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward the Onishibetsu area. Crossed the road heading toward the sea.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
Two brown bears were sighted on National Route 238 in Kiyohama, Soya-mura, Wakkanai City.
Wakkanai 宗谷村, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Toyokawa, Tokorocho, Kitami City.
Kitami Tokoro-cho-Toyokawa, Hokkaido
[No.11] May 23, 2026: Time: 21:55 Location: Kiyohama, Soya Village, Soya District, Wakkanai City Details: Brown bear sighted
Wakkanai 宗谷村, Hokkaido
No.11 May 23, 2026: Time: 21:55 Location: Wakkanai City, So-ya Village, Kiyohama Witnessed a brown bear.
Wakkanai 宗谷村, Hokkaido
No.10 Incident — Sighted in pastures (2026-05-22) Around 10:20 a.m., sighted about 1 km from the Maki Cemetery toward Menashidomari.
Esashi Toimaki, Hokkaido
During a patrol by the local hunter association, tracks of a brown bear crossing National Route 275 were discovered.
Hamatonbetsu Kanegaoka, Hokkaido
Sighted on Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line, 1 km from Tenpoku Sarubone Bridge toward the Onishibetsu area. Crossed the road.
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
No. 9 — Capture location in Misaki Town (May 21, Reiwa 8) Around 4:25 p.m., captured on the coast approximately 650 m northwest of the Misaki Town community center.
Hokkaido
Sighted at the 800 m point from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward the Onishibetsu area on Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line. Crossed the road.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
Kitami, Hokkaido
No. 8 — Capture location of female mountain bear (captured May 20, 2016) Around 9:00 a.m., captured in forested area approximately 3.3 km south-southeast of Yamausu Community Center.
Esashi Yamausu, Hokkaido
No. 7 Observation of the bear in the Monmaki area (May 19, 1996) Around 9:45 a.m., the bear was sighted about 1.1 km from Monmaki Cemetery toward Menashidomari.
Esashi Toimaki, Hokkaido
A town resident sighted a brown bear on the raised soil of a buckwheat field. The bear moved northward along the windbreak trees.
Hamatonbetsu Chuo-kita, Hokkaido
While driving, a single bear about 2 meters in body length was on a slope about 50 meters off the road.
Kiyosato Kiyoizumi, Hokkaido
A town resident discovered brown bear droppings on a town road.
Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 1:00 with 1 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 49 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 1:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 492 km route runs from Cape Sōya to Nemuro within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 49 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
