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This 1294 km route runs from Chitose to Cape Chikiu within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 100 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 22 of them. The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Tomakomai, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
Asahikawa 神居町西丘, Hokkaido
[18] Bibi, around 5:00 PM — One bear sighted at a point about 1 kilometer from the Shinchitose Airport IC intersection on the Dodo Izumisawa–New Chitose Airport Line (Route 1091) toward New Chitose Airport.
Chitose, Hokkaido
A brown bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted in Higashiasahikawa-cho Sakuraoka, Asahikawa City.
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
No. 15 R8.6.11 Sighting
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
On 2026-06-03 around 16:40, one bear was sighted in Aoba Park, Shintomachi, Chitose City, Hokkaido.
Chitose, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Shinmachi, Chitose City.
Chitose, Hokkaido
[16] Mamachi, around 4:40 PM — A brown bear was sighted (one individual) about 100 m east from the Ohayou Bridge in Aoba Park, after entering the park path.
Chitose, Hokkaido
No.13 R8.6.2 Footprints
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
No. 12 R8.6.2 Sighting
Asahikawa 神居町神居古潭, Hokkaido
No.11 R8.6.1 feces
Asahikawa 東旭川町豊田, Hokkaido
Brown bear droppings were found in Higashiasahikawa-cho Toyoda, Asahikawa City, confirming an appearance.
Asahikawa 東旭川町豊田, Hokkaido
A woman walking in Aoba Park in Izumisawa, Chitose, spotted one bear about 1 meter long at the soccer field.
Chitose, Hokkaido
[15] Izumisawa — Around 7:20 a.m. — Near Aoba Park soccer field — One bear sighted
Chitose, Hokkaido
A brown bear was sighted around 8:30 on May 31 in Higashiasahikawa-cho Toyoda, Asahikawa City.
Asahikawa 東旭川町豊田, Hokkaido
A brown bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted in Higashiasahikawa-cho Sakuraoka, Asahikawa City.
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
No. 15 R8.6.11 Sighting
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
No.13 R8.6.2 Footprints
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
No.11 R8.6.1 feces
Asahikawa 東旭川町豊田, Hokkaido
Brown bear droppings were found in Higashiasahikawa-cho Toyoda, Asahikawa City, confirming an appearance.
Asahikawa 東旭川町豊田, Hokkaido
No.10 R8.5.31 Growling sound
Asahikawa 西神楽南, Hokkaido
A brown bear was sighted around 8:30 on May 31 in Higashiasahikawa-cho Toyoda, Asahikawa City.
Asahikawa 東旭川町豊田, Hokkaido
May 30, R8
Biei 字美田, Hokkaido
Sighting
Kitami Kawahigashi, Hokkaido
Two bears (parent and cub) sighted
Kunneppu Otani, Hokkaido
Two bears (mother and cub) sighted
Kunneppu Otani, Hokkaido
sighting report
Kitami Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
sighting information
Kitami, Hokkaido
One brown bear spotted; tracks found.
Kunneppu Tokiwa, Hokkaido
One brown bear (Higuma) sighted; footprints found
Kunneppu Toyosaka, Hokkaido
A few hundred metres down from the Mikuni Pass Observation Deck, a mama bear and her cub were on the side of the road when our car approached the baby ran up the tree and the mum ran off the road into the bushes
Kamishihoro, Hokkaido
Kunneppu Toyosaka, Hokkaido
R8.06.13 (sighting)
Biei 字上宇莫別, Hokkaido
signs / traces information
Kitami Hikarino, Hokkaido
A bear was seen moving in Memanbetsu Tomisawa, Ōzora town.
Ozora Memanbetsu-Tomoezawa, Hokkaido
At Daisetsuzan Asahidake Gensui Park in Yukomanbetsu, Higashikawa, a park manager saw one brown bear run across the parking lot.
Higashikawa, Hokkaido
sighting report
Oketo, Hokkaido
At around 7:50 PM on June 3, a man walking in Seseragi Park in Aoba 1, Bihoro Town, spotted a bear-like animal along the nearby Uonashi River.
Bihoro Aoyama-Minami, Hokkaido
May 30, R8
Biei 字美田, Hokkaido
Around 15:00 on 2026-06-25, a bear was sighted in Betsukai, Betsukai Town, Hokkaido.
Betsukai Betsukai-shineicho, Hokkaido
Around 7:05 PM on June 23, a bear was sighted in Churui, Shibetsu Town, Hokkaido.
Shibetsu Churui, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Tawara-bashi, Nakashibetsu Town, Hokkaido, around 2:20 PM on June 23.
Nakashibetsu 字俵橋, Hokkaido
Around 7:00 on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Meikyo, Nemuro City, Hokkaido.
Nemuro Akesato, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Nishiwada, Nemuro City, Hokkaido, on 2026-06-15.
Nemuro Nishi Wada, Hokkaido
On August 27, R8, at approximately 6:15 PM near Shirahama Bridge, one brown bear was sighted.
Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido
Ota Minami, June 27, Reiwa 8 (2026) around 4:00 PM — One brown bear was sighted near the entrance to the climb from Kōei toward the Ota area along Hokkaido Route 14 (Akkeshi–Shibecha Line).
Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido
Around 4:00 PM, a bear was seen poking its head out of the bushes on the Tōnohara town road. It immediately went back into the bushes.
Kushiro 字遠野原野, Hokkaido
Bekkambetsu: On August 24, Reiwa 8 (2026) at approximately 9:32 AM, one brown bear was sighted on the railway tracks about 5 km from Chanai Station toward Akkeshi Station.
Akkeshi チライカリベツ, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted on Ota 7-dori in Akkeshi Town, Hokkaido, around 9:10 a.m. on June 23.
Akkeshi Ota Nananotori, Hokkaido
Betsukambeushi: On June 23, Reiwa 8, at approximately 9:35 AM, one brown (grizzly) bear was sighted on the tracks about 4 km from Chanai Station toward Akkeshi Station.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
Ota, June 23, Reiwa 8 (2026) at approximately 9:10 AM, one brown bear (Higuma) was sighted about 1 km northeast of Ota Post Office.
Akkeshi Otahigashi, Hokkaido
Koei: On August 19, R8 (Reiwa 8) at approximately 9:45 AM, one brown bear was sighted on the right-side slope near the entrance to the ascent from Koei toward the Ota area along Prefectural Route 14 (Akkeshi–Shibecha line).
Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido
Around 9:00 a.m., I saw a bear poking its head out of bushes beside the road. It immediately went back into the bushes.
Kushiro 字床丹, Hokkaido
Around 9:00 on 2026-06-19, a bear was sighted in Betsuho, Kushiro Town, Hokkaido.
Kushiro 字オビラシケ, Hokkaido
At around 8:30 on June 18, a bear was sighted in Hamanaka Higashi 4-sen, Hamanaka Town, Hokkaido.
Hamanaka 浜中東四線, Hokkaido
Hiroaki Ota spotted one brown bear at approximately 10:40 a.m. on June 18, 1996 (Heisei 8) on the Oboro River about 400 meters south of the former Sanitation Center.
Akkeshi Monshizu, Hokkaido
Hiroaki Ota discovered brown bear tracks approximately 400 meters south of the sanitation center around 4:20 p.m. on June 17, Reiwa 8 (2026).
Akkeshi Otakoyo, Hokkaido
Hiroaki Ota, around 7:00 AM on June 16, 2023 (Reiwa 8), sighted one brown bear in the Oboro River about 400 meters south of the former Sanitation Center.
Akkeshi Monshizu, Hokkaido
Koei — On June 16, Reiwa 8 (2026) at approximately 7:15 PM, one brown bear was sighted near the trailhead leading from Koei to the Ota area along Hokkaido Route 14 (Akkeshi–Shibecha Line).
Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido
June 16, R8 — One brown bear
Shibecha 字阿歴内, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Nishiwada, Nemuro City, Hokkaido, on 2026-06-15.
Nemuro Nishi Wada, Hokkaido
Around 7:30 a.m., a bear approximately 1.5 m tall was sighted about 100 m inside from the forest park entrance gate.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Koei — On June 15, R8, at approximately 3:40 PM, one brown bear was sighted near the entrance to the ascent from Koei toward the Ota area along Prefectural Route 14 (Akkeshi-Shibecha Line).
Akkeshi Koei, 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
R8.6.11 Two brown bears (two cubs)
Shibecha, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Koei, Akkeshi Town, Hokkaido, around 4:45 p.m. on June 9.
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
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
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
Kushiro 音別町音別原野西四線, Hokkaido
(Tracks confirmed) Shoei area — confirmed 6/17 — inside the field
Ikeda, Hokkaido
Kushiro 音別町馬主来原野, Hokkaido
Kushiro 音別町音別原野西五線, Hokkaido
Kushiro 音別町音別原野西五線, Hokkaido
Kushiro 音別町音別原野西五線, Hokkaido
Kushiro 音別町音別原野西五線, Hokkaido
A man driving a car saw one brown bear crossing a city road in Shinkai-cho 1, Tomakomai.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
A cub was sighted in a residential area of Shinkai-cho 1-chome, Tomakomai, crossing from east to west about 15 meters ahead of a driver.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Mukawa, Hokkaido
Mukawa, Hokkaido
[26] 6/19 8:00 A pig farm employee discovered a deer carcass on the premises. Two municipal staff and police officers inspected the site. Because of the condition of the deer, it is highly likely it was attacked by a brown bear (Higuma), so surveillance cameras were installed.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[25] Nishikioka: At a point 700 m north of the Chuo Interchange, one brown bear moving from south to north, body length approximately 1.5 m, was observed. Subsequently it was exterminated.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Hanaoka, Mukawa Town, Hokkaido.
Mukawa, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Itoi, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, around 07:30 on June 15.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[23] 6/14 14:00 In a forested area located 300 m from a highway culvert, north along the municipal road (Koito-uo Road) in Miyanomori Town, a person who had come hiking and was eating a boxed lunch sighted an Ezo brown bear. The bear was about 1.5 m long and walked slowly westward.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Around 6:40 PM on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimizu-cho 3-chome, Tomakomai, Hokkaido.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted on a park walking path in Midorigaoka Park, Shimizu-cho, Tomakomai, with one front paw extended from the woods.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
One bear sighted on the park promenade — a recreational spot where citizens can barbecue in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido.
Tomakomai Kibacho 3-chome, Hokkaido
6/13 18:45 While walking around Kintaro Pond, I saw a brown bear in the shrubbery located southwest of the pond; only its upper body was visible. There was one bear, about 1.5 m long. It disappeared into the shrubs.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
One adult bear was sighted at the entrance of Haginosato Nature Park in Shiraoi Town, Hokkaido.
Shiraoi, Hokkaido
In Hagino, Shiraoi Town, a man driving a car saw one brown bear cross the road and move toward a residential area.
Shiraoi, Hokkaido
A resident saw a bear-like shadow while driving home in Meitoku-cho 3-chome, Tomakomai.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[21] 6/11 20:15 In Meitoku Town, about 100 m north from the Meitoku West Central municipal road, upon returning home I saw one animal resembling a brown bear in the neighbor’s parking area.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Around 09:00 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Nishikioka, Tomakomai, Hokkaido.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[20] Nishikinoka: One brown bear sighted within Hokkaido Golf Club.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
One bear was sighted in Nishikioka, Tomakomai City, Hokkaido.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
A person driving at night spotted one bear crossing Route 2 in Nakanoboribetsu Town, Noboribetsu City.
Noboribetsu, Hokkaido
A bear about 2 meters long was sighted on the premises of a confectionery manufacturer in Nishikioka, Tomakomai.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[14] 6/5 7:10 Nishikioka district — While driving on the Nozomi Nishikioka municipal road, a person spotted a brown bear in a vacant lot. The bear’s body length was about 1.5–2.0 m. Noticing the observer, it ran off toward the south. In a second report, a driver near Hokkaido Institute of Technology on Prefectural Route 141, driving toward Mount Tarumae, saw a brown bear crossing the road from west to east.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kojohama, Shiraoi Town.
Shiraoi, Hokkaido
[13] 1) 6/4 ~8:30 AM~ Around 8:30 on June 4 — At Nishikioka district, on the city road Nishiki-Ōnuma Park Street, about 50 m south from the Jumokuen Bridge, one brown bear (body length ~1.0 m) was observed crossing the road from west to east. 2) 6/4 ~9:05 AM~ Around 9:05 on June 4 — Near the outer fence at the down-line Tarumae Service Area, one brown bear (body length ~1.5 m) was observed.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Footprints found (one bear)
Memuro 坂の上七線, Hokkaido
[11] 6/3 1) 16:00 — One brown bear sighted about 2 km north of Kosei Bridge. 2) 17:33 — One brown bear about 1.5 m in body length seen clinging to a tree at a point 1.1 km north of Kosei Bridge. After that, it walked slowly west along the forest road.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Footprints found (one bear)
Memuro 新生南十二線, Hokkaido
Mukawa, Hokkaido
Mukawa, Hokkaido
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In the past 30 days, 100 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 22 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Tomakomai, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 1294 km route runs from Chitose to Cape Chikiu within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 100 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 22 of them. The latest sighting was reported 21 hours ago near Tomakomai, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
