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This 57 km route runs from Chitose to Mount Eniwa within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Chitose, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hokkaido.
Suimeikyō — Around 10:43 a.m. — Approximately 500 m from the Suimeikyō parking area on Prefectural Route Shikotsuko Park Line (Route 16) toward the urban area — One bear sighted
Chitose, 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
Suimeikyo — Around 2:55 PM — Near the Suimeikyo parking area — Two bears sighted
Chitose, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Suimyogo, Chitose City, Hokkaido, on the afternoon of 2026-06-11.
Chitose, Hokkaido
[17] 6/6 18:20 — At a point 1.1 km from the intersection of National Route 276 and National Route 453 toward Tomakomai, one brown bear was sighted on the road. The bear was about 2 m in length and entered the woods on the west side and left.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[16] 6/6 13:00 A driver traveling toward Tomakomai who had turned right from Prefectural Route 141 onto National Route 276 sighted an approximately 1 m-long brown bear. The bear crossed the road from south to north and then left the area.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[15] 15:18 Shimomaruyama: On Route 276, 500 m toward Tomakomai from the intersection with Route 453, a driver traveling from Tomakomai toward Lake Shikotsu stopped when a bear appeared to cross. The bear crossed the road from west to east and then left the area.
Tomakomai, 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
A woman walking in Aoba Park in Izumisawa, Chitose, spotted one bear about 1 meter long at the soccer field.
Chitose, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Izumisawa, Chitose City.
Chitose, Hokkaido
[15] Izumisawa — Around 7:20 a.m. — Near Aoba Park soccer field — One bear sighted
Chitose, Hokkaido
Suimeikyō — Around 4:15 p.m.: One bear sighted on the road approximately 1.3 km toward Lake Shikotsu from the Chuo Bus Hatchery Entrance bus stop on Prefectural Route 16.
Chitose, Hokkaido
[10] 5/28 18:29 A driver traveling on National Route 36 from Chitose toward Tomakomai observed a brown bear about 1 m in body length crossing the road from west to east near the Penkenai Bridge (approximately 2.6 km from Moda Oil).
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Mashu, Chitose City, Hokkaido, around 9:56 PM on May 25.
Chitose, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 7:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Chitose, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 57 km route runs from Chitose to Mount Eniwa within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 1 week ago near Chitose, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
