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This 280 km route runs from Ebetsu to Kitami within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 35 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kitami Rubeshibe-cho-Moto-machi, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hokkaido.
Kitami Rubeshibe-cho-Moto-machi, Hokkaido
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Kitami Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
One bear was seen crossing a city road in Kamui-cho Nishioka.
Asahikawa 神居町西丘, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Toyokan, Rubeshibe-cho, Kitami, Hokkaido on the evening of 2026-07-12.
Kitami, Hokkaido
sighting
Tohma 緑郷二区, Hokkaido
No. 23 Sighted on July 12, 1996
Asahikawa 神居町西丘, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kikusui, Kamikawa Town.
Kamikawa Kikusui, Hokkaido
No. 22 2026-07-09 Sighting (Security Camera)
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Ryokugo 3-ku, Touma Town.
Tohma, Hokkaido
sighting
Tohma 緑郷三区, Hokkaido
Around 15:00 on 2026-07-08, one bear was sighted in Fushiko, Aibetsu town, Hokkaido.
Aibetsu Fushiko, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Kosei, Hokkaido
sighting information
Kitami, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Wakamatsu, Kitami City, around 00:20 on July 7.
Kitami Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
On July 5 at around 19:55, a bear was sighted in Chuo, Shintotsukawa Town, Hokkaido.
Shintotsukawa 字中央, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Asahimachi, Kamikawa Town.
Kamikawa Asahimachi, Hokkaido
Central — sighting
Shintotsukawa 字中央, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Wakamatsu, Kitami City, on 2026-07-03 around 19:25.
Kitami Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
Sighting information
Kitami Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
2026/07/01 Sighting (one bear)
Pippu 北八線, Hokkaido
footprints
Tohma 緑郷四区, Hokkaido
Asahikawa 神居町西丘, Hokkaido
2026/06/26 Footprints (1 bear)
Pippu, Hokkaido
Sighting
Kitami Kawahigashi, Hokkaido
While river fishing at Kanetomi Bridge over the Aibetsu River in Kanetomi, Aibetsu Town, a person saw one brown bear swimming toward them from across the river and drove it away by shouting. No one was injured.
Aibetsu Kanatomi, Hokkaido
2026/6/25 Footprints (1 bear)
Pippu 北五線, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Kanatomi, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Toyosato, Hokkaido
sighting report
Kitami Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
Kitami Rubeshibe-cho-Otomi, Hokkaido
Kitami Rubeshibe-cho-Kanehana, Hokkaido
sighting information
Kitami, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kitamachi, Aibetsu Town, Hokkaido, around 17:40 on June 18.
Aibetsu Kitamachi, Hokkaido
sighting report
Kitami Honzawa, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Higashimachi, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 19:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 35 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kitami Rubeshibe-cho-Moto-machi, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 19:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 280 km route runs from Ebetsu to Kitami within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 35 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kitami Rubeshibe-cho-Moto-machi, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
